A Shot of Torah: The Role of Women

Introduction

In the latest edition of A Shot of Torah, Rabbi Dr. Levi Cooper reports on the launch of a new book Nishmat HaBayit, and reflects on the biblical names for the first woman – Hava (Eve) and Isha (woman) – and on Rachel’s frustration at not having children (Genesis 30:1-2).

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Levi Cooper

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.