Today is February 23, 2012 -
Senior Rabbi
Rabbi Mordechai Levin
Rabbi Mordechai Levin joined Beth El Synagogue in 2002. He received his rabbinic ordination from the Latin American Seminary (Seminario Rabinico Latinoamericano Marshall T. Meyer), and is a member of the Rabbinical Assembly. In 2010, Rabbi Levin was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Divinity from the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York City for his years of dedicated service to the Conservative movement and the Jewish community.
Since coming to Beth El, he has worked to strengthen the religious, educational and social life within the synagogue, to bring people closer to an understanding, appreciation and practice of Judaism, and to serve the pastoral needs of the congregants.
In addition to his synagogue responsibilities, he serves on the boards of the Jewish Federation of Omaha, the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home, the Friedel Jewish Academy and the Omaha Mayor’s Clergy Advisory Board. He is also a past board member of the World Council of Conservative Synagogues.
Prior to coming to Beth El Synagogue, Rabbi Levin served as senior rabbi of one of Buenos Aires’ most prominent Conservative synagogues. During that time, he distinguished himself as a leading rabbi in Argentina’s Jewish community. He is a past president, a past secretary and a founder of the Latin American region of the Rabbinical Assembly; a past secretary of the Board of Rabbis of Latin America (Union de Rabinos de America Latina), he is also a co-founder of the Association of Conservative Congregations in Argentina (FEDECC).
At the Latin American Rabbinical Seminary, Rabbi Levin held the position of Placement Director, and in this capacity he managed the placement process for rabbis; in addition, he served as the Director of the Institute for Conversion to Judaism, and taught rabbinical students courses in “Halakhah” and “Practical Rabbinics.”
Rabbi Levin has participated in Jewish-Christian conferences, has contributed as a consultant on interreligious affairs for the major Argentinean organization which represents all Jewish organizations, and was part of the Jewish delegation during the Latin American Jewish/Catholic Consultation, co-sponsored by the Latin American Council of Bishops and the Latin American Jewish Congress.
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Contact Rabbi Levin
Rabbi Levin would be happy to answer any questions you may have regarding brit milah, the naming ceremony for a baby girl, bar/bat mitzvah, conversion to Judaism, aufruf, wedding, Jewish divorce and funeral rituals. To schedule a life-cycle event, please contact him at rabbilevin@bethel-omaha.org, or 402.492.8550.
Rabbi Levin’s Pages
To learn more about about Rabbi Levin’s adult-education classes, lunches with congregants, interfaith activities, weekly online “Thought for Shabbat” column, Facebook page, and educational resources about a variety of Jewish topics, please click on the following links.
- Rabbi’s Classes
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- Rabbi’s Interfaith Activities
- Rabbi’s Weekly Thoughts for Shabbat
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Newspaper Articles
- Find a Treasure – Omaha World Herald – January 9, 2012
- Hanukkah – Omaha World Herald – December 17, 2011
- Words are Precious - Omaha World Herald - October 29, 2011
- Rosh Hashanah Message – Omaha World Herald – October 1, 2011
- A Time to Listen to the Shofar – Jewish Press – September 23, 2011
- Happiness Omaha World Herald - August 13, 2011
- Parents and Children Omaha World Herald - April 9, 2011
- Everyone’s Life is Unique Omaha World Herald - February 19, 2011
- Giving the Benefit of the Doubt Omaha World Herald - January 22, 2011
- A Second Chance Omaha World Herald - November 27, 2010
- Blessings and Thanks Omaha World Herald - November 20, 2010
- Prayers of Thanksgiving Omaha World Herald - November 20, 2010
- Life is a Temporary Dwelling Omaha World Herald - September 25, 2010
“A Thought for Shabbat” Weekly Email
- Torah Study - February 16, 2012
- What Judaism Can Teach Us - February 2, 2012
- Jewish Perspectives on Marriage - January 19, 2012
- Love Your Neighbor as Yourself - January 5, 2012
- A Day to Stop Running - December 1, 2011
- Should Moral Individuals Ever Lie? – November 17, 2011
- Every Person Has His Hour – November 3, 2011
- Yom Kippur – October 6, 2011
- Asking for Forgiveness – September 22, 2011
- Gentle Like Hillel – September 8, 2011
- What Children Owe Parents – August 18, 2011
- How Does One Attain Happiness? – August 4, 2011
- Parents and Children - June 16, 2011
- What is Torah? - June 2, 2011
- You Shall Eat Matzah - April 14, 2011
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Monthly Bulletin Articles
- Hanukkah: What Happened to the Menorah? - December 2011
- Who will Live? – September 2011
- Judaism in the Time of Twitter – August 2011
- The American-Israeli Friendship – June-July 2011
- Where Was God During the Holocaust? – May 2011
- Stating the Obvious: We did not Kill Jesus – April 2011
- Honoring Parents – March 2011
- Man’s Search for Meaning – February 2011
- How Important is Religious Literacy? – January 2011
