Sarah Levy

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Apr 5, 2016, 5:16 AM

The Professional Jew: A New Way of Connecting to Judaism

For many people, what they do (as in their profession) defines them and consumes their waking (and often non-waking) time. They struggle to create work/life balance and are constantly connected to the office through modern technology. They often cannot...

Feb 17, 2016, 7:31 AM

I have attended many programs lately where, inevitably, someone from the audience asks the speaker or one of the panelists, “As a Jew, what should I believe about _____?” or “How should I vote about ______?,” or “What should...

Oct 30, 2014, 7:31 AM

Avoiding the Splattered Egg: The Power of Words

I am not a huge Jodi Picoult fan, but the contemporary American author was onto something when she wrote in her book Salem Falls, “Words are like eggs dropped from great heights; you can no more call them back...

Sep 24, 2014, 7:22 AM

One in 7 Billion

In 2013, there were an estimated 7.125 billion people in the world. That is 7,125,000,000 people…that’s a lot of zeros. Keeping this figure in mind, it is sometimes hard to think of myself as important to anyone other than my...

Aug 25, 2014, 7:49 AM

Don’t Mess with Mom

Having lived there for years and being married to an Israeli, I feel like I am fairly knowledgeable about Israel, which means, naturally, that I have a love/hate relationship with the State. I loved living there for a finite time...

Jul 24, 2014, 11:49 PM

Conflict in Israel: An Opportunity to Show Our True Colors

I am not a political person. I mean, I vote in the elections, and I have very strong feelings related to political issues, but I almost always keep my opinions to myself probably because I am also not a...

Jun 27, 2014, 6:04 AM

A few years ago, in honor of someone who had recently passed, my high school students and I studied Mishnah Avot together. For the first five minutes of each class, we would read and discuss one Mishnah, and I...

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About Me

Dr. Sarah Levy holds a Master of Jewish Education and Certificate in Day School Education from Hebrew College as well as a Certificate of Advanced Jewish Studies as a graduate of the Pardes Educators Program. She has also earned a Doctorate of Education from Northeastern University with a Certificate in Jewish Leadership Studies. She has over twelve years of experience in the field of Jewish education, including experiential, supplemental and day school education. After teaching for the Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School in Rockville, MD for the past three years, she now lives with her family in Denver, CO where she teaches for Denver Jewish Day School, coordinates a synagogue high school educational program, is the director of adult education for the Colorado Agency for Jewish Education, and develops Jewish Studies curriculum for different programs locally and virtually.