Rabbi Levine served Congregation Shaare Emeth, St. Louis, Missouri as assistant rabbi for over 2 years (1971-1973) and he is listed along with other rabbis who served St. Louis congregations. The full list can be found at SAINT LOUIS RABBIS.
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** EDUCATIONAL and RABBINIC CHRONOLOGY **
1971
Ordained from the Hebrew Union College, Cincinnati, Ohio with a degree of Doctor of Hebrew Letters
1971-1973
Congregation Shaare Emeth, Saint Louis, Missouri
Assistant Rabbi
1974-1976
Temple Oheb Shalom, Baltimore, MD
Associate Rabbi
1976-1994
Congregation Beth El, Berkeley, California
Head Rabbi
2007-2011
Temple Sinai, Palm Desert, CA
2011
Passed Away in Palm Desert, California. Buried in Israel
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Obituary
November 5, 2011
The Desert Sun
Rabbi Arnold "Avi" Levine passed away on October 27, 2011. He was the Rabbi at Temple Sinai in Palm Desert, Calif. for the past four years. His prior congregations were in Pomona and Berkeley, Calif. Rabbi Avi is survived by his wife, Linda Levine; and his three children, Tal, Yael and Tamar Levine. Burial was in Israel this past Monday. There will be a Memorial Service at Temple Sinai on December, 4, 2011 at 3:00 PM. A fund has been established in his name at Temple Sinai. He will be greatly missed by all of the Temple family.
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In memoriam: Rabbi Arnold "Avi" Levine
January 4, 2012
http://www.berkeleyside.com
by Robinn Magid
Rabbi Arnold "Avi" Levine was honored Sunday, December 18, 2011 with a memorial study session given in his name at the home of Dr. Gary and Lois Marcus of Berkeley. Approximately 100 friends, former congregants and local rabbis gathered to pay tribute to Rabbi Levine who passed away in Palm Desert on October 27th 2011 at age 70 after a 12-year battle with cancer.
Rabbi Levine served as the spiritual leader of Congregation Beth El of Berkeley from 1976 to 1994. Under his leadership, the vibrant, liberal Jewish congregation grew from 250 families to more than 500, expanded Camp Kee Tov and the Beth El Nursery School, and forged a closer relationship with the State of Israel.
At the memorial, attendees fondly remembered the gentle man who loved running in Tilden Park and took time to provide personal attention to all those who required it. His attentiveness to pastoral duties, and his untiring emotional support and rabbinic guidance were recalled by those who spoke.
Roz Plishner of Kensington, who lost her teenage son in a 1989 car accident in the Berkeley hills, related that when she couldn't bear to part with the prayer shawl ("tallit") that her son, Aaron, had worn to his bar mitzvah, and which would traditionally be buried along with the deceased, Rabbi Levine offered his own tallit for the burial ritual. Rabbi Levine also suggested that the family purchase a sacred Torah scroll in memory of the boy, and it is that scroll which the Bar and Bat mitzvah candidates carry and read from at Congregation Beth El today.
The memorial study session, led by Rabbi Yoel Kahn, the current spiritual leader of Beth El, centered on the 17th century Rabbi Isaiah Hurwitz of Safed, who wrote a letter to his children in November 1621, recounting his journey to Israel. The letter contained biblical and poetic references paralleling the hopes and dreams of Rabbi Avi Levine.
Rabbi Levine's dream was to move to Israel and help build the Jewish State through social work. Lovingly referred to as "Rabbi Avi" in reference to his Hebrew connection, Rabbi Levine brought many tour groups of young people to Israel, but his family and career responsibilities prevented him from achieving his dream of living life as an Israeli.
He was buried in Jerusalem fulfilling an ancient and personal wish. Rabbi Levine is survived by his adoring wife Linda and their three children: Yael, Tal and Tamar.
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Obituary
February 8, 2011
St. Louis Jewish Light
Rabbi Arnold "Avi" Levine died October 27, 2011. From 1971-1973, he served as Assistant Rabbi at Congregation Shaare Emeth, St. Louis, Missouri and was known for his creative programming. He introduced the deaf program to the congregation and was an early force behind the drive to save Soviet Jewry. He earned his Masters in Social Work from the George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University while he was here.
His wife, the former Linda Bell, is a native St. Louisan; father of Yael, Tal, and Tamar. Born November 27, 1940, Rabbi Levine was ordained at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in 1971 and would later serve as rabbi of Congregation Beth El in Berkeley, California from 1976-1994; Temple Beth Israel in Pomona, California and Temple Sinai in Palm Desert, California. During his career, he also served as pulpit rabbi in Baltimore and Atlanta. A life-long lover and supporter of Israel, Rabbi Levine was buried in Israel. A memorial fund in his name has been established at City of Hope cancer center. Contributions may be sent to City of Hope, 5090 Shoreham Place, Suite 212, San Diego, California 92122
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Beth El Web Site
Rabbi Arnold (“Avi”) Levine (1976-1994) brought youth, energy and innovations to the services, raised expectations for Bar Mitzvah students and supported the new regional Midrasha (high school) program. His own two-year-old became a member of the newly formed Gan Katan class (ages 2-3), adding a third grouping to the already established Aleph (ages 3-4) and Bet (ages4-5) classes. During Rabbi Levine’s tenure, the Homeless Meal program was launched by a group of dedicated volunteers as a stop-gap measure until people found housing, jobs, got food stamps or other assistance.
_________________________
The rabbi featured on this Find A Grave page is one of many included in a "Virtual Cemetery" of rabbis who've passed but who served on St. Louis pulpits during their rabbinate. The complete "Virtual Cemetery" list can be found at SAINT LOUIS RABBIS. Questions about this "Virtual Cemetery" project may be directed to:
Steven Weinreich
Email: [email protected]
_______________________________
** EDUCATIONAL and RABBINIC CHRONOLOGY **
1971
Ordained from the Hebrew Union College, Cincinnati, Ohio with a degree of Doctor of Hebrew Letters
1971-1973
Congregation Shaare Emeth, Saint Louis, Missouri
Assistant Rabbi
1974-1976
Temple Oheb Shalom, Baltimore, MD
Associate Rabbi
1976-1994
Congregation Beth El, Berkeley, California
Head Rabbi
2007-2011
Temple Sinai, Palm Desert, CA
2011
Passed Away in Palm Desert, California. Buried in Israel
_______________________________
Obituary
November 5, 2011
The Desert Sun
Rabbi Arnold "Avi" Levine passed away on October 27, 2011. He was the Rabbi at Temple Sinai in Palm Desert, Calif. for the past four years. His prior congregations were in Pomona and Berkeley, Calif. Rabbi Avi is survived by his wife, Linda Levine; and his three children, Tal, Yael and Tamar Levine. Burial was in Israel this past Monday. There will be a Memorial Service at Temple Sinai on December, 4, 2011 at 3:00 PM. A fund has been established in his name at Temple Sinai. He will be greatly missed by all of the Temple family.
_______________________________
In memoriam: Rabbi Arnold "Avi" Levine
January 4, 2012
http://www.berkeleyside.com
by Robinn Magid
Rabbi Arnold "Avi" Levine was honored Sunday, December 18, 2011 with a memorial study session given in his name at the home of Dr. Gary and Lois Marcus of Berkeley. Approximately 100 friends, former congregants and local rabbis gathered to pay tribute to Rabbi Levine who passed away in Palm Desert on October 27th 2011 at age 70 after a 12-year battle with cancer.
Rabbi Levine served as the spiritual leader of Congregation Beth El of Berkeley from 1976 to 1994. Under his leadership, the vibrant, liberal Jewish congregation grew from 250 families to more than 500, expanded Camp Kee Tov and the Beth El Nursery School, and forged a closer relationship with the State of Israel.
At the memorial, attendees fondly remembered the gentle man who loved running in Tilden Park and took time to provide personal attention to all those who required it. His attentiveness to pastoral duties, and his untiring emotional support and rabbinic guidance were recalled by those who spoke.
Roz Plishner of Kensington, who lost her teenage son in a 1989 car accident in the Berkeley hills, related that when she couldn't bear to part with the prayer shawl ("tallit") that her son, Aaron, had worn to his bar mitzvah, and which would traditionally be buried along with the deceased, Rabbi Levine offered his own tallit for the burial ritual. Rabbi Levine also suggested that the family purchase a sacred Torah scroll in memory of the boy, and it is that scroll which the Bar and Bat mitzvah candidates carry and read from at Congregation Beth El today.
The memorial study session, led by Rabbi Yoel Kahn, the current spiritual leader of Beth El, centered on the 17th century Rabbi Isaiah Hurwitz of Safed, who wrote a letter to his children in November 1621, recounting his journey to Israel. The letter contained biblical and poetic references paralleling the hopes and dreams of Rabbi Avi Levine.
Rabbi Levine's dream was to move to Israel and help build the Jewish State through social work. Lovingly referred to as "Rabbi Avi" in reference to his Hebrew connection, Rabbi Levine brought many tour groups of young people to Israel, but his family and career responsibilities prevented him from achieving his dream of living life as an Israeli.
He was buried in Jerusalem fulfilling an ancient and personal wish. Rabbi Levine is survived by his adoring wife Linda and their three children: Yael, Tal and Tamar.
_______________________________
Obituary
February 8, 2011
St. Louis Jewish Light
Rabbi Arnold "Avi" Levine died October 27, 2011. From 1971-1973, he served as Assistant Rabbi at Congregation Shaare Emeth, St. Louis, Missouri and was known for his creative programming. He introduced the deaf program to the congregation and was an early force behind the drive to save Soviet Jewry. He earned his Masters in Social Work from the George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University while he was here.
His wife, the former Linda Bell, is a native St. Louisan; father of Yael, Tal, and Tamar. Born November 27, 1940, Rabbi Levine was ordained at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in 1971 and would later serve as rabbi of Congregation Beth El in Berkeley, California from 1976-1994; Temple Beth Israel in Pomona, California and Temple Sinai in Palm Desert, California. During his career, he also served as pulpit rabbi in Baltimore and Atlanta. A life-long lover and supporter of Israel, Rabbi Levine was buried in Israel. A memorial fund in his name has been established at City of Hope cancer center. Contributions may be sent to City of Hope, 5090 Shoreham Place, Suite 212, San Diego, California 92122
____________________
Beth El Web Site
Rabbi Arnold (“Avi”) Levine (1976-1994) brought youth, energy and innovations to the services, raised expectations for Bar Mitzvah students and supported the new regional Midrasha (high school) program. His own two-year-old became a member of the newly formed Gan Katan class (ages 2-3), adding a third grouping to the already established Aleph (ages 3-4) and Bet (ages4-5) classes. During Rabbi Levine’s tenure, the Homeless Meal program was launched by a group of dedicated volunteers as a stop-gap measure until people found housing, jobs, got food stamps or other assistance.
_________________________
The rabbi featured on this Find A Grave page is one of many included in a "Virtual Cemetery" of rabbis who've passed but who served on St. Louis pulpits during their rabbinate. The complete "Virtual Cemetery" list can be found at SAINT LOUIS RABBIS. Questions about this "Virtual Cemetery" project may be directed to:
Steven Weinreich
Email: [email protected]
Rabbi Levine served Congregation Shaare Emeth, St. Louis, Missouri as assistant rabbi for over 2 years (1971-1973) and he is listed along with other rabbis who served St. Louis congregations. The full list can be found at SAINT LOUIS RABBIS.
_______________________________
** EDUCATIONAL and RABBINIC CHRONOLOGY **
1971
Ordained from the Hebrew Union College, Cincinnati, Ohio with a degree of Doctor of Hebrew Letters
1971-1973
Congregation Shaare Emeth, Saint Louis, Missouri
Assistant Rabbi
1974-1976
Temple Oheb Shalom, Baltimore, MD
Associate Rabbi
1976-1994
Congregation Beth El, Berkeley, California
Head Rabbi
2007-2011
Temple Sinai, Palm Desert, CA
2011
Passed Away in Palm Desert, California. Buried in Israel
_______________________________
Obituary
November 5, 2011
The Desert Sun
Rabbi Arnold "Avi" Levine passed away on October 27, 2011. He was the Rabbi at Temple Sinai in Palm Desert, Calif. for the past four years. His prior congregations were in Pomona and Berkeley, Calif. Rabbi Avi is survived by his wife, Linda Levine; and his three children, Tal, Yael and Tamar Levine. Burial was in Israel this past Monday. There will be a Memorial Service at Temple Sinai on December, 4, 2011 at 3:00 PM. A fund has been established in his name at Temple Sinai. He will be greatly missed by all of the Temple family.
_______________________________
In memoriam: Rabbi Arnold "Avi" Levine
January 4, 2012
http://www.berkeleyside.com
by Robinn Magid
Rabbi Arnold "Avi" Levine was honored Sunday, December 18, 2011 with a memorial study session given in his name at the home of Dr. Gary and Lois Marcus of Berkeley. Approximately 100 friends, former congregants and local rabbis gathered to pay tribute to Rabbi Levine who passed away in Palm Desert on October 27th 2011 at age 70 after a 12-year battle with cancer.
Rabbi Levine served as the spiritual leader of Congregation Beth El of Berkeley from 1976 to 1994. Under his leadership, the vibrant, liberal Jewish congregation grew from 250 families to more than 500, expanded Camp Kee Tov and the Beth El Nursery School, and forged a closer relationship with the State of Israel.
At the memorial, attendees fondly remembered the gentle man who loved running in Tilden Park and took time to provide personal attention to all those who required it. His attentiveness to pastoral duties, and his untiring emotional support and rabbinic guidance were recalled by those who spoke.
Roz Plishner of Kensington, who lost her teenage son in a 1989 car accident in the Berkeley hills, related that when she couldn't bear to part with the prayer shawl ("tallit") that her son, Aaron, had worn to his bar mitzvah, and which would traditionally be buried along with the deceased, Rabbi Levine offered his own tallit for the burial ritual. Rabbi Levine also suggested that the family purchase a sacred Torah scroll in memory of the boy, and it is that scroll which the Bar and Bat mitzvah candidates carry and read from at Congregation Beth El today.
The memorial study session, led by Rabbi Yoel Kahn, the current spiritual leader of Beth El, centered on the 17th century Rabbi Isaiah Hurwitz of Safed, who wrote a letter to his children in November 1621, recounting his journey to Israel. The letter contained biblical and poetic references paralleling the hopes and dreams of Rabbi Avi Levine.
Rabbi Levine's dream was to move to Israel and help build the Jewish State through social work. Lovingly referred to as "Rabbi Avi" in reference to his Hebrew connection, Rabbi Levine brought many tour groups of young people to Israel, but his family and career responsibilities prevented him from achieving his dream of living life as an Israeli.
He was buried in Jerusalem fulfilling an ancient and personal wish. Rabbi Levine is survived by his adoring wife Linda and their three children: Yael, Tal and Tamar.
_______________________________
Obituary
February 8, 2011
St. Louis Jewish Light
Rabbi Arnold "Avi" Levine died October 27, 2011. From 1971-1973, he served as Assistant Rabbi at Congregation Shaare Emeth, St. Louis, Missouri and was known for his creative programming. He introduced the deaf program to the congregation and was an early force behind the drive to save Soviet Jewry. He earned his Masters in Social Work from the George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University while he was here.
His wife, the former Linda Bell, is a native St. Louisan; father of Yael, Tal, and Tamar. Born November 27, 1940, Rabbi Levine was ordained at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in 1971 and would later serve as rabbi of Congregation Beth El in Berkeley, California from 1976-1994; Temple Beth Israel in Pomona, California and Temple Sinai in Palm Desert, California. During his career, he also served as pulpit rabbi in Baltimore and Atlanta. A life-long lover and supporter of Israel, Rabbi Levine was buried in Israel. A memorial fund in his name has been established at City of Hope cancer center. Contributions may be sent to City of Hope, 5090 Shoreham Place, Suite 212, San Diego, California 92122
____________________
Beth El Web Site
Rabbi Arnold (“Avi”) Levine (1976-1994) brought youth, energy and innovations to the services, raised expectations for Bar Mitzvah students and supported the new regional Midrasha (high school) program. His own two-year-old became a member of the newly formed Gan Katan class (ages 2-3), adding a third grouping to the already established Aleph (ages 3-4) and Bet (ages4-5) classes. During Rabbi Levine’s tenure, the Homeless Meal program was launched by a group of dedicated volunteers as a stop-gap measure until people found housing, jobs, got food stamps or other assistance.
_________________________
The rabbi featured on this Find A Grave page is one of many included in a "Virtual Cemetery" of rabbis who've passed but who served on St. Louis pulpits during their rabbinate. The complete "Virtual Cemetery" list can be found at SAINT LOUIS RABBIS. Questions about this "Virtual Cemetery" project may be directed to:
Steven Weinreich
Email: [email protected]
_______________________________
** EDUCATIONAL and RABBINIC CHRONOLOGY **
1971
Ordained from the Hebrew Union College, Cincinnati, Ohio with a degree of Doctor of Hebrew Letters
1971-1973
Congregation Shaare Emeth, Saint Louis, Missouri
Assistant Rabbi
1974-1976
Temple Oheb Shalom, Baltimore, MD
Associate Rabbi
1976-1994
Congregation Beth El, Berkeley, California
Head Rabbi
2007-2011
Temple Sinai, Palm Desert, CA
2011
Passed Away in Palm Desert, California. Buried in Israel
_______________________________
Obituary
November 5, 2011
The Desert Sun
Rabbi Arnold "Avi" Levine passed away on October 27, 2011. He was the Rabbi at Temple Sinai in Palm Desert, Calif. for the past four years. His prior congregations were in Pomona and Berkeley, Calif. Rabbi Avi is survived by his wife, Linda Levine; and his three children, Tal, Yael and Tamar Levine. Burial was in Israel this past Monday. There will be a Memorial Service at Temple Sinai on December, 4, 2011 at 3:00 PM. A fund has been established in his name at Temple Sinai. He will be greatly missed by all of the Temple family.
_______________________________
In memoriam: Rabbi Arnold "Avi" Levine
January 4, 2012
http://www.berkeleyside.com
by Robinn Magid
Rabbi Arnold "Avi" Levine was honored Sunday, December 18, 2011 with a memorial study session given in his name at the home of Dr. Gary and Lois Marcus of Berkeley. Approximately 100 friends, former congregants and local rabbis gathered to pay tribute to Rabbi Levine who passed away in Palm Desert on October 27th 2011 at age 70 after a 12-year battle with cancer.
Rabbi Levine served as the spiritual leader of Congregation Beth El of Berkeley from 1976 to 1994. Under his leadership, the vibrant, liberal Jewish congregation grew from 250 families to more than 500, expanded Camp Kee Tov and the Beth El Nursery School, and forged a closer relationship with the State of Israel.
At the memorial, attendees fondly remembered the gentle man who loved running in Tilden Park and took time to provide personal attention to all those who required it. His attentiveness to pastoral duties, and his untiring emotional support and rabbinic guidance were recalled by those who spoke.
Roz Plishner of Kensington, who lost her teenage son in a 1989 car accident in the Berkeley hills, related that when she couldn't bear to part with the prayer shawl ("tallit") that her son, Aaron, had worn to his bar mitzvah, and which would traditionally be buried along with the deceased, Rabbi Levine offered his own tallit for the burial ritual. Rabbi Levine also suggested that the family purchase a sacred Torah scroll in memory of the boy, and it is that scroll which the Bar and Bat mitzvah candidates carry and read from at Congregation Beth El today.
The memorial study session, led by Rabbi Yoel Kahn, the current spiritual leader of Beth El, centered on the 17th century Rabbi Isaiah Hurwitz of Safed, who wrote a letter to his children in November 1621, recounting his journey to Israel. The letter contained biblical and poetic references paralleling the hopes and dreams of Rabbi Avi Levine.
Rabbi Levine's dream was to move to Israel and help build the Jewish State through social work. Lovingly referred to as "Rabbi Avi" in reference to his Hebrew connection, Rabbi Levine brought many tour groups of young people to Israel, but his family and career responsibilities prevented him from achieving his dream of living life as an Israeli.
He was buried in Jerusalem fulfilling an ancient and personal wish. Rabbi Levine is survived by his adoring wife Linda and their three children: Yael, Tal and Tamar.
_______________________________
Obituary
February 8, 2011
St. Louis Jewish Light
Rabbi Arnold "Avi" Levine died October 27, 2011. From 1971-1973, he served as Assistant Rabbi at Congregation Shaare Emeth, St. Louis, Missouri and was known for his creative programming. He introduced the deaf program to the congregation and was an early force behind the drive to save Soviet Jewry. He earned his Masters in Social Work from the George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University while he was here.
His wife, the former Linda Bell, is a native St. Louisan; father of Yael, Tal, and Tamar. Born November 27, 1940, Rabbi Levine was ordained at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in 1971 and would later serve as rabbi of Congregation Beth El in Berkeley, California from 1976-1994; Temple Beth Israel in Pomona, California and Temple Sinai in Palm Desert, California. During his career, he also served as pulpit rabbi in Baltimore and Atlanta. A life-long lover and supporter of Israel, Rabbi Levine was buried in Israel. A memorial fund in his name has been established at City of Hope cancer center. Contributions may be sent to City of Hope, 5090 Shoreham Place, Suite 212, San Diego, California 92122
____________________
Beth El Web Site
Rabbi Arnold (“Avi”) Levine (1976-1994) brought youth, energy and innovations to the services, raised expectations for Bar Mitzvah students and supported the new regional Midrasha (high school) program. His own two-year-old became a member of the newly formed Gan Katan class (ages 2-3), adding a third grouping to the already established Aleph (ages 3-4) and Bet (ages4-5) classes. During Rabbi Levine’s tenure, the Homeless Meal program was launched by a group of dedicated volunteers as a stop-gap measure until people found housing, jobs, got food stamps or other assistance.
_________________________
The rabbi featured on this Find A Grave page is one of many included in a "Virtual Cemetery" of rabbis who've passed but who served on St. Louis pulpits during their rabbinate. The complete "Virtual Cemetery" list can be found at SAINT LOUIS RABBIS. Questions about this "Virtual Cemetery" project may be directed to:
Steven Weinreich
Email: [email protected]
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