A Shot of Torah: Praying After the Balfour Declaration

Posted by Levi Cooper on November 19, 2017
Topics: The Maggid of Melbourne

In this week’s episode, Levi shares words from Rabbi Khalfon Moshe Hakohen, who cites the Balfour Declaration when he discusses whether the Land of Israel should be mentioned in the words recited by the priests after the priestly blessing (birkat kohanim).

Click here to listen to more episodes in this series.

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

Keep Learning

Praying for peace

Posted by Levi Cooper on July 3, 2024

Why Are Your Mercies a Fist?

Posted by Levi Cooper on May 20, 2024

Extracting from Deep Cisterns

Posted by Levi Cooper on March 29, 2024