Daniella Levy

Author, Translator, Educator

Writing

Books

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  • By Light of Hidden Candles (Kasva Press, 2017; historical fiction): A Jewish American and a Catholic Spaniard travel to Madrid together to research their family histories, and what they discover in the Spanish archives forces them to confront the truth about who they are and what their faiths mean to them…
  • Letters to Josep: An Introduction to Judaism (Guiding Light Press, 2016; nonfiction): A collection of letters from an Orthodox Jew (yours truly) to a Christian friend in Barcelona about Judaism

Blogs

  • Letters to Josep: A collection of letters to a Christian friend in Barcelona about Judaism and life in Israel
  • The Rejection Survival Guide: Meditations on cultivating “creative resilience”–resilience against the rejection, criticism, and self-doubt that are part and parcel of a creative life
  • My author blog: Writer ponderings, background information on my work, and general updates

Short Fiction

  • Scarf Sisters (arc-25, 2017): An Israeli settler and a Palestinian woman bond over their identical headscarves… until the political chaos around them intervenes
  • The Wedding Dress (Rathalla Review, 2017): An Ethiopian-Israeli terror survivor plans an elaborate wedding… unbeknownst to her distant husband
  • Shattered Glass (Newfound, 2017; nominated for the Pushcart Prize): A car crash and a paradigm shift on the road between Jerusalem and Hebron
  • The Olive Harvest (Reckoning, 2016): Violent conflict and seeds for peace in the Middle East, as told by an olive tree
  • Immersion (Jewish Literary Journal, 2016): A religious Jewish woman finds an unusual way to cope with heartbreak

Articles

  • Writer’s Digest: The 10 Stages of Receiving a Rejection Letter
  • Pnima Magazine (in Hebrew): Revealer of Secrets; Kicking Cancer
  • The Forward: Dear Spain: Want to Attract Jews? You’re Doing It Wrong; Sorry, Frum Fashion Police: We Orthodox Women Will Keep Wearing Whatever the Heck We Want; What Is the Jewish Obsession with Intermarriage Really About?
  • The Times of Israel: Why I Care About Catalan Independence; Catalonia’s Pacifist War of Independence; Who’s Afraid of Interfaith Dialogue?; Spanish Politics Stole My Mail
  • Ynet News (in Hebrew): It’s Safer to Give Birth at Home–Why Make It So Hard for Women?
  • Kveller: The Perfect Newborn Photo That Masked Something Terribly Wrong; What We Actually Need to Take Away from the Jerusalem Mom Who Murdered Her Children; My ‘Invisible Illness’ Makes Me Feel Different from Other Moms; This Is What My Highly Sensitive Son Taught Me About Self-Care
  • Aish.com: A Peek into the Jewish Prayer Book; Crash Course in Jewish Blessings
  • Hevria: When Standing with Us Is More Than Enough
  • J-Wire: The 5 Secrets of Israeli Resilience Against Terror
  • JewishMOM.com: My Blind Son’s Miracle
  • IngramSpark Blog: What You Need to Know About Translating Your Book
  • Bizness Magazine: Contributing editor, translator & writer

Poetry