9 days. 9 podcasts. Fasting during a pandemic

Posted by Levi Cooper on July 5, 2021
Topics: Pardes from Jerusalem, The 17th of Tammuz and The 9 Days, Tisha B'av

This was originally published in 2020.

9 days. 9 podcasts. Your Guide to Tisha B’Av with Pardes North America

Dive deep with 9 days of curated Tisha B’Av themed podcast by Pardes North America from the Pardes archive. In memory of Pardes students Marla Bennett, Ben Blutstein, Sara Duker, and Matt Eisenfeld ז”ל.

Should we fast on 17th Tammuz as a plague rages around us? Levi shares how he dealt with this question in his community in Zur Hadassa.

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Credits
Host: Levi Cooper; Levi teaches Hasidut, Maimonides, and Midrash at Pardes. To learn more with Levi, click here.
Producer: Amira Mintz-Morgenthau
Podcast Editor: Evan Feist
Lead Consultant and Producer; Adam Titcher

About Levi Cooper

Levi teaches Bible, Hasidut, Maimonides and Midrash at Pardes. Originally from Australia, Levi holds an LL.B., LL.M. and Ph.D. from the Law Faculty of Bar-Ilan University, and is a member of the Israel Bar Association. He is currently an adjunct professor in the Law Faculty of Bar-Ilan University and post-doctoral fellow in the Law Faculty of Tel Aviv University. Click here to read more. You can find books written by Levi by clicking here

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