Rebecca J. Esptein-Levi Rebecca J. Esptein-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. Recent Stories Aug 5, 2024 Like J.D. Vance, Jewish communities undervalue childless people