Rabbi Levy to Lead Congregation in NC

Rabbi RuthE Levy has been retained as rabbi and spiritual leader of Mountain Synagogue in Franklin, N.C.

Rabbi Levy is from California where she was educated at CSU Long Beach, CSU Fullerton, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, and National University in San Diego. As a teenager, she was a member of Temple Tikvah Teens, where she began her Jewish journey. As an adult, she became the vice president of religious education for the Sisterhood and joined the choir. She married and had two sons, Sam and Josh.

Rabbi Levy joined the Air Force in 1980 and served at various duty stations around the world. As part of her responsibilities, she served as a certified military Jewish lay leader, ensuring that Jewish activities were available at each base.

When she returned home to California in 1992, she rejoined Temple Beth Tikvah and its choir, becoming vice president of religious practices for four years. She also served as a rabbi at Villa Valencia, a senior living facility in Laguna Hills. In 1993, she met and married David Lombrozo, along with his three children: Joseph, Aaron, and Leon.

When Lombrozo was transferred to Atlanta, Rabbi Levy began her career as a Jewish educator, teaching religious school at Temple Emanu-El, serving as director of education at Temple Kehillat Chaim, and teaching middle school Judaics at Davis Academy. She also returned to her role as a rabbi at senior living communities.

Rabbi Levy was ordained in 2022 through the Jewish Spiritual Leaders’ Institute. She currently serves as the rabbi for Regal Pointe and Solana senior living communities and owns And Thou Shalt Read and Oy Toys, a Jewish book and toy web store. She leads Maariv services on Sim Shlom online and at Congregation Etz Chaim. She is involved with Shiva Circles, a new outreach program from the Shomer Collective, and the Interfaith Outreach Committee at Temple Emanu-El of Atlanta.

Along with her five sons, Rabbi RuthE Levy proudly has nine grandchildren.