sˌiːˌɛsdʒˌeɪˈiː wʌz ɪnˈɔːɡjʊɹˌeɪɾᵻd ɪn noʊvˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪt wɪð ɐ lˈɛktʃɚɹ ˈɔn "ˌiːkənˈɑːmɪks ɪnðə tˈælmʌd" baɪ pɹəfˈɛsɚ ɹˈɑːbɚt ˈɔːmən, ðə wˈɪnɚɹ ʌvðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪv noʊbˈɛl pɹˈaɪz ɪn ˌiːkənˈɑːmɪks.
CSJE was inaugurated in November 2008 with a lecture on "Economics in the Talmud" by Professor Robert Aumann, the winner of the 2005 Nobel Prize in Economics.