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Daniella Levy

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About Me

I’m Daniella Levy, author of Disengagement, By Light of Hidden Candles, and Letters to Josep: An Introduction to Judaism.

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My prose and poetry–in English, Hebrew, and Spanish–have been published in numerous literary magazines, anthologies, and online platforms, and I’ve been nominated for a Pushcart Prize for my short fiction. You can read more about my writing here.

To put food on the table, I’m a copy and content writer and Hebrew-English translator.

I also have more than a decade of experience as a empowerment self-defense instructor and I’m certified as a bridal counselor by Nishmat and the Religious Council of Gush Etzion.

I was born in New York, but the first home I remember was in Pittsburgh. I immigrated to Israel with my family as a child, and currently live at the edge of the Judean Desert with my husband, tour guide Rabbi Eitan Levy, and our four children.

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Disengagement

New release

Disengagement

“Brilliant and troubling…  Levy… has a deep understanding of the traumatic processes she writes about, and she is able to convey the heartache and disorientation in an engaging manner and with a sense of immediacy.” — Philip K. Jason, Washington Independent Review of Books “A thoroughly engaging novel, a quick but engrossing read… Levy’s writing […]

$12.95

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     #coronavirusfashion   #stayhome   #butifyouhavetogoout   #wearamask 
  • A very happy memory from the good old days when you could still travel to visit family and see stuff
    8 months ago
    A very happy memory from the good old days when you could still travel to visit family and see stuff
  • 3 clips (swipe⏩ to see all 3!) from yesterday
    11 months ago
    3 clips (swipe⏩ to see all 3!) from yesterday's FB Live virtual launch party for Disengagement! Full video is on
  • Just gonna take this #santjordi2020 opportunity to shamelessly brag that @carlespuigdemont, former president of Catalonia, has a copy of my
    10 months ago
    Just gonna take this  #santjordi2020  opportunity to shamelessly brag that  @carlespuigdemont , former president of Catalonia, has a copy of my
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    1 year ago
     @myheritage_official  just released a new feature that automatically colorizes black and white photos. Meet my great-great-grandmother Lena, a.k.a. Leah Gittel,
  • A week ago, just before Shabbat/Succot, I welcomed my fourth child--first daughter--into a crazy, upside-down world. Waiting for her arrival
    5 months ago
    A week ago, just before Shabbat/Succot, I welcomed my fourth child--first daughter--into a crazy, upside-down world. Waiting for her arrival
  • I was truly devastated to learn of the passing of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks זצ"ל yesterday. Rabbi Sacks was a
    4 months ago
    I was truly devastated to learn of the passing of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks זצ"ל yesterday. Rabbi Sacks was a
  • A message for our times, from The Rejection Survival Guide. Link to new post--"Hope in the Time of Coronavirus"--in bio.
    6 months ago
    A message for our times, from The Rejection Survival Guide. Link to new post--"Hope in the Time of Coronavirus"--in bio.
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    They always said I was a strange bird  #happypurim   #whenlifegivesyoumasks   #makeapurimcostume   #pandemicpurim 
  • Just sold the very last copy of #LetterstoJosep in my personal stock. Don
    7 months ago
    Just sold the very last copy of  #LetterstoJosep  in my personal stock. Don't worry, it's still freely available online, and
  • Yesterday, what is probably the loveliest, most touching "fan letter" I
    7 months ago
    Yesterday, what is probably the loveliest, most touching "fan letter" I've ever received arrived in my inbox. A reader happened
  • Coronavirus has forced us all into a new reality, and I have found myself facing it with uncharacteristic calm. I
    12 months ago
    Coronavirus has forced us all into a new reality, and I have found myself facing it with uncharacteristic calm. I'm
  • Mazel tov, it
    12 months ago
    Mazel tov, it's a book ❤️  #disengagement   #newbook   #secondnovel   #bookbirthday 
  • After some COVID-related delays, including the narrator getting stuck in another state (!) and having to set up a whole
    7 months ago
    After some COVID-related delays, including the narrator getting stuck in another state (!) and having to set up a whole
  • 15 years. What have we learned?⁣ ⁣ I don
    7 months ago
    15 years. What have we learned?⁣ ⁣ I don't know about the nation as a whole. But this book is
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    1 year ago
    Time to reconfigure my book charm necklace Many thanks to  @fromnewleaf  for the beautiful  #bookcharms  ❤️  #disengagement   #comingsoon 
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    6 months ago
    Sound on for a little taste of Lori's wonderful performance of  #ByLightofHiddenCandles . The  #audiobook  comes out on Audible and Amazon
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    2 days ago
    Dose 2 V for vaccine & victory against COVID-19! Blessed is He who has given us life and sustained us
  • Sound on to hear a preview from my conversation with Rav Mike Feuer on The Jewish Story about my new
    7 months ago
    Sound on to hear a preview from my conversation with Rav Mike Feuer on The Jewish Story about my new
  • #LetterstoJosep is being featured in the Zionist Book Festival at the University of Missouri next week, hosted by the MU
    5 months ago
     #LetterstoJosep  is being featured in the Zionist Book Festival at the University of Missouri next week, hosted by the MU

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