Born in Israel in 1957 to an observant Orthodox Jewish family; he was sent to Orthodox schools, then served in the army, studied at the Bezalel art college, and received a PhD in Talmud, the interpretation of Jewish law, ethics, customs, and history. After teaching at Bar Ilan University for many years, Kosman moved permanently to Berlin, where he is The author of Reconstruction (Am Oved), and the translator of Look There: New and Selected Poems of Agi Mishol (Graywolf). She teaches at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Holds degrees in philosophy and Hebrew literature from Hebrew University; she is an MA candidate in Creative Writing at Ben Gurion University and has worked in Jewish education for more than a decade.