Kol HaLev stages a mock trial of Joseph's Brothers featuring The Honorable Dan Aaron Polster, U.S. District Court, as presiding Judge, Jonathan B. Leiken, Senior V.P, Chief Legal Counsel & Secretary, Diebold, Inc., representing the defense and Steven M. Dettlebach, U.S. Attorney, Northern District of Ohio, as the trail's prosecuting attorney. Andrew Edwards, MSW, M.Div., Ph.D., Assoc. Prof., CSU School of Social Work, and Deborah Isaak-Shapiro, LISW, MAJCS, Jewish Family Service Association, are also featured as expect witnesses.
Following the trial, a panel discussion presented as a City Club forum, featuring Rabbi Steve Segar, Kol HaLev, Cleveland’s Reconstructionist Jewish Community, The Rev. Leah C.K. Lewis, The Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd andCathleen A. Lewandowski, Ph.D., LSCSW, Cleveland State University School of Social Work, sheds light on the social and ethical implications of Joseph and his brothers. Moderated by Jill Miller Zimon, JD, MSSA, Attorney and Freelance Writer, Writes Like She Talks.