Jews in Napoleon’s Realm: Artwork as a Medium for Communicating Legal Narrative

Summer 2016, The Jewish Law Association, Tel Aviv University, 19th Biennial Conference, “Impact of Technology, Science and Knowledge on Jewish Law and Ethics. Rabbi Dr. Levi Cooper presents the keynote on Jews in Napoleon’s Realm: Artwork as a Medium for Communicating Legal Narrative.

 

Levi Cooper

Rabbi Dr. Levi Cooper is Senior Faculty at Pardes, teaching Jewish Law and Hasidut. He holds an LL.B., LL.M. and Ph.D from Bar-Ilan University, where he currently teaches in their Faculty of Law. Levi has been awarded multiple post-doctoral research grants, held academic visitor and educational advisory roles in Europe and Asia, and written extensively for academic publications.

Known as the Maggid of Melbourne, Levi hails from Australia. He currently lives in Zur Hadassa, where he has served as rabbi since 2005, co-founded the Lavi Primary School, and spearheaded other communal initiatives.