The onset of the current war has brought a temporary halt to the national debate in Israel over the Netanyahu government's proposed judicial reforms, and to the massive protests against them. What is next for this struggle over Israel's character? Examine a set of Israeli legal cases about everything from army service, Kashrut, and spousal infidelity to shed light on Israel's present legal framework, its self-identification as a secular nation, and potential future developments.

Taught by Nitsan Plitman. A former litigator on constitutional and administrative matters for the Israeli parliament (the Knesset), Nitsan is currently is currently an SJD candidate at Harvard Law School. She holds an M.A. in Jewish Thought from the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and a LL.B. and B.A. in Law and Jewish Studies from the Hebrew University.