With all the current debates in Israel on Shabbat in public places, the Maggid of Melbourne, Rabbi Dr. Levi Cooper, reflects on what it means to to keep Shabbat, focusing on Pharoah’s words in Exodus 5:9.
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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.
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