Rabbi Dr. Benji Levy
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....
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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...
Rabbi Dr. Benji Levy
- Apr 4, 2021
- 3 min
Smart Tzedakah: Seven Processes That You Can Do
Written by Benji Levy and Michael Bloch In our first article of Smart Tzedakah, we outlined seven principles which can guide those...
Rabbi Dr. Benji Levy
- Mar 25, 2021
- 3 min
Once Slaves in Egypt, Now Servants of God
A pivotal moment in the story of Exodus is when Pharaoh agrees to free the Israelites from centuries of servitude. With their request...
Rabbi Dr. Benji Levy
- Mar 17, 2021
- 3 min
Smart Tzedakah: Seven Basic Principles
Written by Benji Levy and Michael Bloch Strategic giving and great philanthropy are not easy. While there are many different views and...
Rabbi Dr. Benji Levy
- Mar 14, 2021
- 1 min
Words Have Power
Words really do change the world. They can both heal and hurt. Right now, in Israel's election campaign, some politicians are once again...
Rabbi Dr. Benji Levy
- Feb 25, 2021
- 3 min
Killing Our Perception of God
The German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche famously declared that God is dead, and we have killed Him. Made redundant by science and...
Rabbi Dr. Benji Levy
- Feb 19, 2021
- 3 min
Coronavirus Provides Philanthropists With the Chance to Give More
Written by Benji Levy and Michael Bloch Israel has one of the highest numbers of nonprofits per capita in the world, active in every...
Rabbi Dr. Benji Levy
- Feb 1, 2021
- 3 min
Israel's Secret Weapon: its Reserve Forces
Written by Asher Sacks and Benji Levy We are both in our mid-30s, coming from a Commonwealth background, married with four children and...
Rabbi Dr. Benji Levy
- Jan 24, 2021
- 2 min
5 Inspiring Quotes on Education by Rav Sacks zt”l
Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks zt”l was a world-renowned educator. His teachings reached millions of people around the globe and changed...
Rabbi Dr. Benji Levy
- Jan 20, 2021
- 3 min
Inaugurating the People: Beyond the Politics of Personality
Today the United States will swear in a new President, as it has every four years since 1789. Tens of millions of Americans are excited,...
Rabbi Dr. Benji Levy
- Jan 7, 2021
- 3 min
The Destruction of America’s Temple of Democracy: A Global Citizen's Perspective
The images of an unruly mob occupying the hallowed halls of the Capitol building in Washington, DC have left a painful mark on the...
Rabbi Dr. Benji Levy
- Dec 27, 2020
- 4 min
Why I am drafting to the IDF at age 35
“You’re crazy.” That’s the first response I would get from senior IDF officials over the last few years when I requested the opportunity...
Rabbi Dr. Benji Levy
- Dec 10, 2020
- 7 min
Shirley Lowy OAM Eulogy
Delivered by Rabbi Dr Benji Levy on 24 Kislev 5781 (10/12/2020) Tel Aviv Israel Shirley Ann Lowy, Chosia Tzerl bat Yaakov v’Golda was...
Rabbi Dr. Benji Levy
- Nov 21, 2020
- 3 min
Forming Habits, New and Old
Sometimes forming habits requires no conscious effort at all. The implications of the COVID-19 pandemic have caused us to adopt ways of...
Rabbi Dr. Benji Levy
- Nov 8, 2020
- 10 min
Seven Lessons in the Leadership of Rabbi Sacks z'l
He was a moral beacon and giant among human beings. Like many of the greats, I have no doubt that his light has just begun to shine .
Rabbi Dr. Benji Levy
- Oct 23, 2020
- 9 min
Bobba: The Matriarch of our Family
And we hope that we can live up to the tremendous example that you, as our, matriarch set for us.
Rabbi Dr. Benji Levy
- Sep 17, 2020
- 3 min
What can we do together on Rosh Hashanah?
As parents and children, citizens and Jews, we need to consider how we will adapt to our surroundings. We need to focus on what we can...
Rabbi Dr. Benji Levy
- Jul 7, 2020
- 7 min
The Need For Jewish Educational Continuity
What lessons can we learn from this pandemic? Is there some collective meaning we can take away which will serve us beyond these times?