BJC Welcomes Scholar-in-Residence Judge Dan Butler

Beth Joseph Congregation welcomes scholar-in-residence Judge Dan Butler for a keynote lecture.

What are the unique challenges of being a Shabbat observing Jew and a judge in the Pittsburg court system? Can we find ways to better appreciate the precious gifts of life and family?

Keynote Lecture Topic: 

Your Son Has a Half Hour to Live and They’re Towing Your Car: Making the Most of a Bad Day

About the Scholar-in-Residence:

Dan Butler is a District Judge in the Municipal Court of Pittsburgh, as well as on Pittsburgh’s specialized, Domestic Violence Court. He is also a judicial law clerk, a prosecutor, a family court hearing officer, and a family court mediator. Dan is an active Board Member of many charitable organizations and is Past Chairman of the Holocaust Commission of Greater Pittsburgh, and is an Executive Board Member of the Orthodox Union.

He has lectured thousands of times around the country from Radio City Music Hall to the Vermont legislature. He draws on his experiences as a father, grappling with the tragic loss of his son, a syndicated weekly columnist, a securities salesman, a college professor, a retail store manager, and a regional director for the NCSY.

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