Rabbi Dr. Benji Levy
Dylan, Kierkegaard, and the Binding of Isaac
(First published in the Jerusalem Post on the 3rd of August 2022). However you slice it, the binding of Isaac is a story that begs for...
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Rabbi Dr. Benji Levy
- Jul 14
- 4 min
Modern ethical challenges to Judaism explored in new book
(First published in the Jerusalem Post on the 9th of July 2022). The tension between competing values forces most people today into one...
Rabbi Dr. Benji Levy
- Jul 12
- 5 min
Is There a Moral Code in a Virtual World?
(First published on aish.com on the 3rd of July 2022). Artificial intelligence is reshaping the world and our place in it. Are there any...
Rabbi Dr. Benji Levy
- Jun 29
- 5 min
Can a Moral Truth Ever Change?
(First published on aish.com on the 26th of June 2022). Can a moral truth ever change or does morality need constant upgrading to be...
Rabbi Dr. Benji Levy
- Jun 9
- 5 min
The Strange Face of Change
(First published on aish.com on the 23rd of May 2022). Many years before Aristotle fathered formal logic and Plato ruminated on his cave,...
Rabbi Dr. Benji Levy
- Apr 19
- 5 min
Free Will: The Choice to Choose
(First published on aish.com on the 31st of March 2022). Why are you reading this post? Can you control whether you read on? Aish have...
Rabbi Dr. Benji Levy
- Apr 13
- 3 min
"The Empathy of Exodus"
(First published in The Jerusalem Post on the 7th of April 2022). I listened to the radio in horror as Russian aggression continued to...
Rabbi Dr. Benji Levy
- Nov 25, 2021
- 1 min
Book Launch: Covenant and the Jewish Conversion Question
It is so special to finally be holding a copy of my new book, Covenant and the Jewish Conversion Question! The book explores some of the...
Rabbi Dr. Benji Levy
- Nov 19, 2021
- 3 min
Eswatini: A religious COVID-19 vaccine mission like no other
(First published in The Jerusalem Post on 17th November 2021) When Israel’s principal global development NGO, IsraAid, approached me and...
Rabbi Dr. Benji Levy
- Oct 12, 2021
- 1 min
The Happiest Man on Earth just ascended to Heaven at 101 years old
Eddie Jaku survived the Holocaust after he was interred multiple times, escaped to Belgium, escaped from a train en route to Auschwitz,...
Rabbi Dr. Benji Levy
- Sep 21, 2021
- 4 min
Taking care of mental well-being on a gap year in Israel
Written by Rabbi Dr. Benji Levy and Yonatan Sinclair As gap year programs in Israel get underway in earnest, staff and organizers have...
Rabbi Dr. Benji Levy
- Aug 13, 2021
- 1 min
Abraham Accords: One Amazing Year Later...
One year ago, the Middle East changed forever. The United Arab Emirates took the historic step of recognizing the State of Israel and...
Rabbi Dr. Benji Levy
- Jul 22, 2021
- 3 min
Good Sports: A New Era For The Middle East in The Olympics
Written by Dr. Rabbi Benji Levy and Aviva Klompas The much-anticipated opening to the Tokyo Summer Olympics kicks off this Friday....
Rabbi Dr. Benji Levy
- Jul 7, 2021
- 1 min
Mazal Tov, President Herzog!
It was an honour to wish my dear friend Isaac (Bougie) Herzog mazal tov as he assumes the position of President of Israel. Like his...
Rabbi Dr. Benji Levy
- Jun 13, 2021
- 3 min
A religious moment in Zionist history
The swearing-in of Israel's first religious prime minister marks the return of Religious Zionism as a transformative worldview anchored...
Rabbi Dr. Benji Levy
- Jun 10, 2021
- 3 min
The Desired Consequences of Unity
It was a groundbreaking moment in Israel’s history. The leader of the Islamist Party signed a deal with the secular son of an...
Rabbi Dr. Benji Levy
- May 29, 2021
- 3 min
Israel and Hamas may have had ceasefire, but online war still rages
A ceasefire may have ended the latest round of hostilities between Israel and Hamas on the ground, but the digital war of public opinion...
Rabbi Dr. Benji Levy
- May 12, 2021
- 5 min
Great Jewish Products – The Access and Distribution Needs Work
Judaism has great products, but not enough quality access or distribution and the ‘Jewish Americans in 2020’ Pew Report makes this clear....
Rabbi Dr. Benji Levy
- Apr 29, 2021
- 1 min
Speaking Tour in Johannesburg
I just returned from Johannesburg for my first in-person speaking tour since the onset of COVID-19. Having missed out on almost all...
Rabbi Dr. Benji Levy
- Apr 25, 2021
- 1 min
Violence in Jerusalem
I returned to troubling violence on the streets of Jerusalem over the last week. A disgusting TikTok trend glorifying unprovoked attacks...