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Rabbi Gad Levy Tel: 720 315 4266
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I grew up in apartheid South Africa as the son of a community rabbi. From a young age, my parents instilled in me a strong sense of Jewish belief as well as the need to be accepting, sensitive and empathetic to the needs of others irrespective of the color of their skin. These very traits are the same ones, that I try instill in my own children.When I was 17 I moved Israel to advance my Torah studies in yeshiva. I subsequently spent the next 15 years studying from some of the most well known Torah scholars of today’s world. The individual whom I see as my personal Rebbe, and who guided my self development and encouraged me to take up a position as a rabbi is Harav Yitzchak Berkovits of The Jerusalem Kollel. In Israel I met my lovely wife Eve and we had four of our kids. After we were married both Eve and I took extensive courses on community development and pedagogue, and also began teaching classes on various Jewish values. It was then that I received my Rabbinic Ordination as well as trained and certified in the field of Jewish circumcision. In 1999 my Eve and I moved with our four kids to Denver Colorado. In Denver we focused on working in the field of community outreach and it was there that I developed a strong love for the outdoors. In 2014 Eve and I made the journey to Portland Oregon where we intially worked in Jewish Outreach under the umbrella of the Portland Kollel. In Portland I also became more well known as a Mohel and began traveling extensively doing circumcisions. In the summer of 2017 Oregon Kosher hired me to take on the position of Rabbinic Field Representative. In May 2018, after Rabbi Kaplan of Ahavath Achim announced his retirement from the pulpit and his subsequent Aliyah, Eve and I were invited to interview for the position as Rabbi and Rabbisa of Ahavath Achim. Since then we have been committed towards enabling an open inviting community to Jewish families of all backgrounds. Our goal is to enable a meaningful Judaism and to empower each individual to find the light within themselves. I grew up in apartheid South Africa as the son of a community rabbi. From a young age, my parents instilled in me a strong sense of Jewish belief as well as the need to be accepting, sensitive and empathetic to the needs of others irrespective of the color of their skin. These very traits are the same ones, that I try instill in my own children.When I was 17 I moved Israel to advance my Torah studies in yeshiva. I subsequently spent the next 15 years studying from some of the most well known Torah scholars of today’s world. The individual whom I see as my personal Rebbe, and who guided my self development and encouraged me to take up a position as a rabbi is Harav Yitzchak Berkovits of The Jerusalem Kollel. In Israel I met my lovely wife Eve and we had four of our kids. After we were married both Eve and I took extensive courses on community development and pedagogue, and also began teaching classes on various Jewish values. It was then that I received my Rabbinic Ordination as well as trained and certified in the field of Jewish circumcision. In 1999 my Eve and I moved with our four kids to Denver Colorado. In Denver we focused on working in the field of community outreach and it was there that I developed a strong love for the outdoors. In 2014 Eve and I made the journey to Portland Oregon where we intially worked in Jewish Outreach under the umbrella of the Portland Kollel. In Portland I also became more well known as a Mohel and began traveling extensively doing circumcisions. In the summer of 2017 Oregon Kosher hired me to take on the position of Rabbinic Field Representative. In May 2018, after Rabbi Kaplan of Ahavath Achim announced his retirement from the pulpit and his subsequent Aliyah, Eve and I were invited to interview for the position as Rabbi and Rabbisa of Ahavath Achim. Since then we have been committed towards enabling an open inviting community to Jewish families of all backgrounds. Our goal is to enable a meaningful Judaism and to empower each individual to find the light within themselves.
