Simcha Rothman of Meshilut will be in Teaneck this Shabbat, discussing “Land Law and The Law of the Land: Settlement Regularization Law and Halacha.” Rothman will address Cong. Bnai Yeshurun at 9:15 on Shabbat morning and Cong. Beth Aaron at 3 p.m.

Simcha Rothman is an attorney and research manager for the Movement for Governability and Democracy (Meshilut), in which capacity he investigates the complex relations between appointed and elected officials; he represents Meshilut in appeals filed before the Israeli Supreme Court and in various Knesset committees.

The Settlement Regularization Law’s adherence to international law and Israel’s Basic Laws is being debated and discussed in many forums, but what does the real law of the land, the halacha, have to say about this legislation and other rules of eminent domain for public and private use?

Rothman earned his L.L.M. in public law in the joint program between Northwestern University and Tel Aviv University. He earned his L.L.B. from Bar Ilan University, studied in Yeshivat Kerem B’Yavneh and served as a chaplain in the Combat Engineering Corps of the Israel Defense Forces.

Rothman is the author of “The Settlement Law: A Defense” (http://mida.org.il/2017/01/29/the-settlement-law-a-defense/), and in his private practice, Rothman represents Benyamin Regional Council on The Settlement Regularization Law before Israel’s Supreme Court.