About Rabbi Levine

Rabbi Menachem Levine is the CEO of JDBY-YTT, the largest Jewish school outside of the NY-NJ region. He relocated with his family to Chicago in July 2020 to take this position and contribute to Jewish education for the Chicago Jewish community.

Prior to his move, Rabbi Levine was the Rav of Kehillas Am Echad in San Jose, CA for thirteen years.

Originally from Miami Beach, Rabbi Levine studied in Yeshivas Mir-Yerushalayim, Shaar HaTorah-Grodno in Queens, and in Bais Medrash Govoha in Lakewood, NJ.

Rabbi Levine is passionate about Jewish education and outreach, and the importance of a strong Jewish identity. He is a dynamic speaker, and has spoken in Intel, Apple, Google, and for local and international non-profit organizations on various topics including Jewish viewpoints of current events, Assimilation and the Holocaust. Rabbi Levine gave the invocations at the San Jose City Council multiple times.

Rabbi Levine has written for numerous publications, including the Dallas Morning News, the Washington Times, The Jerusalem Post, Hamodia Magazine, Aish.com, and others. National television and radio shows have also interviewed Rabbi Levine.

Rabbi Levine has an undergraduate degree from Yeshiva University, where he received awards for outstanding performance in history and in Talmudic studies. He attended University of Pennsylvania Law School, and. graduated with his JD degree in 2007, and is a New Jersey State Bar member.

On the Think Torah website, Rabbi Levine shares his articles, audio and video lectures, and speeches .