Professor Michael is the Brenden Mann Foundation Chair in Law and Religion and Co-Director of the Nootbaar Institute for Law, Religion and Ethics at Pepperdine Caruso School of Law. During the Spring, he serves as the Florence Rogatz Visiting Professor at Yale Law School. In addition to his academic appointments, Professor Helfand serves as the Senior Legal Advisor to the Orthodox Union’s Teach Coalition and a Senior Fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute.
Helfand will serve as a critical guide, providing legal expertise on matters related to education, religious freedom and civil rights.
I’m thrilled to join Teach Coalition in its important mission to ensure that all students have access to the education they deserve. I look forward to advancing policies that support the rights of all students to a high-quality education and to ensure that no Jewish institutions are unconstitutionally excluded from government funding programs.