Research Interest: Classical Hebrew and Halacha Literature and German Culture

Ohad Fine Azoulay is a doctoral student at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He holds a B.A. in Talmud and German Literature and an M.A. in Jewish History, both from the Hebrew University. His master’s dissertation, supervised by Professor Ofer Ashkenazi, explored the figure of the “New Woman” in rabbinic writings from the Weimar Republic. Currently Ohad is also a fellow of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Mosse History Fellowship Program.

Building on this foundation, his doctoral research investigates discussions of gender and sexuality in rabbinic responsa of the Weimar period. Treating responsa not merely as legal rulings but as cultural texts, his work examines the interplay between Jewish tradition and the broader intellectual and social transformations of interwar Germany. In addition to his academic work, Ohad translates German literature and philosophy, with publications including translations of Heinrich Heine and Georg Simmel.

 

He particpated in the Annual Workshop for German Studies in 2022 and 2023 lecturing on 

- “'The Messiah does not come': On Hebrew and German Sources of the Messianic Image in the Work of Heinrich Heine" (2022)

- "Pride and Early Halacha: Gender, Sex and Sexuality in Halachic Literature of the Weimar Republic" (2023;  https://youtu.be/EDnkSXOILuc?si=Moy4vqabgmdEXtmO )