Meredith Levick

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Feb 1, 2024, 11:13 PM

It’s not all numbers (they don’t make sense)

Day 118 of the war (although it may be 119 by the time this is published). 136 hostages still in Gaza. The 22nd of Shevat 5784. I remember the days in grade school when we had to become skilled in all content...

Jan 24, 2024, 2:41 AM

The conflict within

I have a life in the US of A where people depend on me. I have responsibilities. I am needed and wanted - and I both need and want. My day to day life is situated in a framework...

Jan 20, 2024, 10:07 PM

And I Came in Too Hot – and I Know Why

I'm a relationship builder by nature. At my core, I love nothing more than to be in deep relationship with others - to get to know each other in a way so that our vulnerabilities become assets and our...

Jan 17, 2024, 9:02 AM

Some of what Laurie taught me

I am writing this missive of sorts on the evening of the 102nd day of the war from my exceedingly comfortable living room in a well-heated home north of New York City. It snowed here today, and I felt...

Nov 21, 2023, 4:46 AM

Don’t Turn Away From Me Now, No Not Now

You may want to turn away, you may not be able to look directly into the heart of things, It may sting your eyes, offend your being, slice you to the core. Your sensibilities may feel deeply wronged. Unfortunately that's simply not enough for...

Nov 8, 2023, 8:52 AM

We Simply Don’t Have the Luxury of Burning Out

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Like many of us in the Diaspora, I am holding multiple realities right now: I am both unsettled and focused, enraged and fervently calm, I am in love and in loathing at the same time. While I sometimes feel...

Nov 5, 2023, 8:10 PM

The Human Equation of War

The numbers don't add up. You feel messier than usual. Usually buttoned up, holding yourself together, keeping your emotions tucked behind a hand shake and pleasantries. And now, and now you are a bleeding heart, staining every shirt you wear, tumbling through every conversation you have, your humanity earthquaking...

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About Me

Meredith Levick is a senior program professional with a background in communications, client management, and organizational development. Her work experience spans the secular and the Jewish world, and she thrives on creating mutually rich cross-collaborations and supporting global Jewry. Currently she works as a consultant for a number of organizations, including Hakhel: The Jewish Intentional Communities Incubator and the Varda Institute, based in Israel. Additionally she is a non-fiction writer and poet and believes in the power of harnessing the shared nature of the human experience to relate more deeply to each other and to day to day life. Meredith holds a BA in English literature and Spanish from Northwestern University and an MA in Experiential Jewish Education from the Jewish Theological Seminary. Additionally, she received a graduate certification in Israel Education from the iCenter. Meredith is a proud graduate of the inaugural cohort of the Adaptive Leadership Lab, funded by the Jewish Agency for Israel.