Moot Beit Din
Weber School students recently returned from the 2025 Maimonides Moot Court Competition, held in Sleepy Hollow, NY, where they joined Jewish high schoolers from across the country for a weekend of deep learning, spirited debate, and thoughtful engagement with Jewish legal texts.
Organized by the Hadar Institute, the Maimonides Moot Court challenges students to act as a beit din (Jewish court of law), applying halakhic reasoning and Jewish ethical wisdom to contemporary dilemmas. This year’s case focused on the legalization and regulation of gambling, with particular attention to the rise of online sports betting. Students explored centuries of rabbinic debate alongside modern perspectives, crafting arguments that balanced personal autonomy, community responsibility, and moral hazard.
Weber’s teams competed in the Cardozo Division, where they demonstrated rigorous textual analysis, clear argumentation, and strong teamwork. Two teams earned second place in their respective divisions: Team 3 (pictured), with Shira Formey, Adrianna Castiglione, Adaya Malka, Miley Lev, and Rafael Saitowitz; and Team 4, with Moncie Cranman, Bethany Rydell, Jackson Powers, Liyel Margolias, and Nuriel Shimoni-Stoil.
Kol Hakavod to all of this year's Moot Beit Din participants:
Adrianna Castiglione, Moncie Cranman, Mollie Engler, Shira Formey, Ari Gordon, Haiden Jacoboff, Jordan Keilin, Micah Kopelman, Miley Lev, Einav Malka, Adaya Malka, Brooke Maman, Liyel Margolias, Jackson Powers, Adam Ress, Bethany Rydell, Rafael Saitowitz, Tahel Shantzer, Nuriel Shimoni-Stoil, Jillian Smith, and Jared Sturisky.
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The Felicia Penzell Weber Jewish Community High School admits students of any race, color, and national or ethnic origin.
The Felicia Penzell Weber Jewish Community High School admits students of any race, color, and national or ethnic origin.
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