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Jamaica Plain, MA

David Levy is the marketing director of Shalom Hartman Institute of North America. From 2010 to 2013, he was editor of JewishBoston.com. He is a member of the board of directors of Keshet, a Boston-based non-profit working for the full inclusion of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender Jews in Jewish life. He holds a bachelor's degree from Harvard University and masters' degrees in Jewish studies and Jewish education from Hebrew College.

 
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David Levy's Voice

Farewell from JewishBoston.com's Managing Editor
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01/29/2013 by David Levy

Farewell from JewishBoston.com's Managing Editor

About three and a half years ago, I got an email from Bonnie Rosenbaum, the Director of Communications at Keshet, where I sit on the... Read More
Posted in: Community News
Shamefully Simple Tzimmes
09/28/2012 by David Levy

Shamefully Simple Tzimmes

Tzimmes is an Ashkenazi specialty generally associated with Rosh Hashannah due to its sweetness. There are as many variations on tzimmes as there are Jews,... Read More
Posted in: Food
What's Jewish about Gay Pride?
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06/07/2012 by David Levy

What's Jewish about Gay Pride?

Last Shabbat, I was invited by Rav Claudia Kreiman to give the drash (sermon) at Temple Beth Zion in Brookline for the GLBTQ Pride Shabbat.... Read More
Posted in: Social Activism
Rushing to Give? Make Tzedakah a Year-Round Practice
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12/30/2011 by David Levy

Rushing to Give? Make Tzedakah a Year-Round Practice

If your inbox is anything like mine, the last two weeks have been a deluge of messages from well-meaning organizations helpfully reminding us that 2011... Read More
Posted in: Judaism & Spirituality
Review: CAPTORS at the Huntington
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12/05/2011 by David Levy

Review: CAPTORS at the Huntington

I will admit up front that I tend to approach "Holocaust art" with a bit of hesitation. The subject so readily lends itself to emotional... Read More
Posted in: Arts & Culture
He Made His Home in that Fish's Abdomen
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10/03/2011 by David Levy

He Made His Home in that Fish's Abdomen

The story of Jonah is one of those Bible stories that everyone thinks they know, in no small part thanks to the image of a... Read More
Posted in: Arts & Culture
Shofar Across Boston: Roni in Dover
09/19/2011 by David Levy

Shofar Across Boston: Roni in Dover

When we first put out the call for people to submit their own videos of the shofar being sounded around our community, I knew I... Read More
Posted in: Judaism & Spirituality
Shofar Across Boston Day Two: Children's Museum
09/01/2011 by David Levy

Shofar Across Boston Day Two: Children's Museum

Today is the second day of the month of Elul, the month leading up to Rosh Hashanah. There's a tradition to sound the shofar every... Read More
Posted in: Judaism & Spirituality
Fathers and Sons: A Special Blessing
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06/17/2011 by David Levy

Fathers and Sons: A Special Blessing

  As Fathers Day approaches on the secular calendar, I find myself thinking about the traditional Jewish blessing fathers bestow on their sons. This tradition... Read More
Posted in: Kids & Parenting
Complicated Emotions on Yom Yerushalayim
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06/01/2011 by David Levy

Complicated Emotions on Yom Yerushalayim

Today, June 1st, is Yom Yerushalayim, Jerusalem Day, marking the reunification of Jerusalem during the Six Day War in 1967. This is both an Israeli... Read More
Posted in: Israel & Overseas
 
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David Levy commented on A Song No One Else Has Heard: A Chanukah Tradition written by Dan Brosgol

David Levy commented on Confessions of a Yom Kippur Slacker: I Never Fast written by Jewish Muse

David Levy commented on Roast Chicken Surprise, A Rosh Hashanah Recipe written by Warren Hoffman

David Levy commented on Wines, Whines, and Amy Winehouse written by jewishboston

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David Levy commented on The People in Your Neighborhood: Rabbi Benjamin Shalva of Temple Reyim written by Dan Brosgol

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David Levy commented on Premiering a Brand-New Hip-Hop Jewish Love Song for Tu B'Av written by jewishboston

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