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My MyHeritage DNA Reveal

June 16, 2019 by Daniella Levy 3 Comments

I did a MyHeritage DNA test, and the results were not what I expected!

Filed Under: By Light of Hidden Candles, Inspirations Tagged With: by light of hidden candles, genealogy

My Short Story ‘Cockatoo Tears’ Published in Qu Literary Magazine

May 22, 2018 by Daniella Levy 3 Comments

Moluccan Cockatoo, photo courtesy of OpenCage.info

Greetings all! I’m very pleased to announce that my short story, Cockatoo Tears, was published in the Spring 2018 edition of Qu Literary Magazine, a contemporary journal from Queens University of Charlotte. Here’s the opening section: “Mom. We have to save the rainforests.” These were the seven words with which my seven-year-old greeted me as she […]

Filed Under: Inspirations, Short Fiction Tagged With: environmentalism, rainforest, short fiction, short story

Video of Maqlooba Ceremony from Scarf Sisters!

May 17, 2018 by Daniella Levy Leave a Comment

A few months ago I shared a short story of mine, Scarf Sisters, about an Israeli settler who bonds with a Palestinian woman over their identical headscarves. When I read the story to an audience in Jerusalem, I was asked by several people it was based on a true story. It wasn’t, but there were elements […]

Filed Under: Inspirations, Life in Israel, Short Fiction Tagged With: Israel, short fiction, short story

The Real-Life Experiences that Influenced By Light of Hidden Candles

December 4, 2017 by Daniella Levy 2 Comments

One of the questions I was asked during the FB Live session a few weeks ago was, “How much of the book is autobiographical?” Because of the time constraints, I answered broadly: “Ahhh… this is a complicated question to ask a fiction writer, because, you know… what does autobiographical mean? None of the… well, most of the […]

Filed Under: By Light of Hidden Candles, Inspirations Tagged With: barcelona, by light of hidden candles, interfaith, intermarriage, letters to josep

The Official By Light of Hidden Candles Playlist

October 29, 2017 by Daniella Levy Leave a Comment

Before I begin: don’t forget that I’m making a complete fool of myself hosting a Facebook Live launch event today–9pm Israel time (3pm EST; we just changed our clocks, so it’s 6 hours’ difference instead of 7)! Make sure to “like”  and follow my author page on Facebook to receive a notification when I go […]

Filed Under: By Light of Hidden Candles, Inspirations, Music Tagged With: book playlist, by light of hidden candles, music, playlist

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Disengagement

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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 […]

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  • 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
  • #coronavirusfashion #stayhome #butifyouhavetogoout #wearamask
    11 months ago
     #coronavirusfashion   #stayhome   #butifyouhavetogoout   #wearamask 
  • Sound on for a little taste of Lori
    6 months ago
    Sound on for a little taste of Lori's wonderful performance of  #ByLightofHiddenCandles . The  #audiobook  comes out on Audible and Amazon
  • 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
  • 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
  • Dose 2 V for vaccine & victory against COVID-19! Blessed is He who has given us life and sustained us
    2 days ago
    Dose 2 V for vaccine & victory against COVID-19! Blessed is He who has given us life and sustained us
  • Time to reconfigure my book charm necklace Many thanks to @fromnewleaf for the beautiful #bookcharms ❤️ #disengagement #comingsoon
    1 year ago
    Time to reconfigure my book charm necklace Many thanks to  @fromnewleaf  for the beautiful  #bookcharms  ❤️  #disengagement   #comingsoon 
  • Mazel tov, it
    12 months ago
    Mazel tov, it's a book ❤️  #disengagement   #newbook   #secondnovel   #bookbirthday 
  • #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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • @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,
    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
  • 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
  • They always said I was a strange bird #happypurim #whenlifegivesyoumasks #makeapurimcostume #pandemicpurim
    5 days ago
    They always said I was a strange bird  #happypurim   #whenlifegivesyoumasks   #makeapurimcostume   #pandemicpurim 
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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

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