Rebecca J. Epstein-Levi
Assistant Professor of Jewish Studies and Gender & Sexuality Studies, Vanderbilt University
Rebecca J. Epstein-Levi is Assistant Professor of Jewish Studies and Gender & Sexuality Studies at Vanderbilt University. An expert on sexual ethics, she uses unconventional readings of classical rabbinic text to study the ethics of sex and sexuality, disability, and neurodiversity.
In 2025, Rebecca visited UVA to discuss her book When We Collide: Sex, Social Risk, and Jewish Ethics as the inaugural Jewish Studies Alumni Series Event. You can watch clips from the discussion on our YouTube channel.