Richard N. Levy, Rabbi, M.A.H.L., D.D.

Director of the School of Rabbinic Studies, Los Angeles;
Lecturer on Judaic Studies


Rabbi Levy is the Director of the School of Rabbinic Studies on the Los Angeles campus. He completed a two-year term as the President of the Central Conference of American Rabbis and was the architect of the Statement of Principles for Reform Judaism, the "Pittsburgh Principles," overwhelmingly passed at the May, 1999 CCAR Convention. Prior to joining the HUC-JIR administration, Rabbi Levy was Executive Director of the Los Angeles Hillel Council.

Areas of Expertise
  • Liturgy
  • Theology of Reform Judaism
  • Developing a Spiritual Life
  • The Book of Psalms
Education
  • D.D., HUC-HIR (1989)
  • Ordained, HUC-JIR (1964)
  • M.A.H.L., HUC-JIR (1964)
  • A.B., Harvard University (1959)
Publications Lecture Titles
  • Praying with Body and Soul
  • A Vision of Holiness: The Future of Reform Judaism
  • Is Reform Still a Prophetic Movement?
  • Spiritual Approaches to an Ordinary Day
  • Is There a Revolution in Reform?
  • Shabbat: An Encounter in the Apple Grove
  • Does God Care What We Eat?
Rabbinical Studies
Cantorial Studies
Jewish Educational Studies
Jewish Communal
Service Studies
Grad/Undergrad Studies
Continuing Education
& Youth Programs