Hannah Levy

Hannah Levy is a scholar of Jewish history, culture, and sacred texts who writes to solve the real problems Jewish people face every day.

With over a decade of studying Tanakh, Talmud, and Midrash, Hannah translates 3,000 years of Jewish wisdom into practical, compassionate guides for modern life. Her work focuses on the moments people feel lost, embarrassed, or overwhelmed by tradition — from saying Kaddish without Hebrew, to hosting Shabbat when you’re not sure of the rules, to answering your child’s impossible questions about God.

Hannah's approach is simple: Jewish texts weren’t written for academics. They were written for people navigating grief, family conflict, doubt, and joy. Her books bridge that gap, using sources like Midrash Rabbah, Pirkei Avot, and the Shulchan Aruch to address 2am anxieties with clarity and zero shame.

Readers describe her work as “the friend who knows all the rabbinic answers but never makes you feel judged.” She specializes in making dense concepts like Talmudic law and Kabbalistic ideas accessible for busy parents, newly observant Jews, converts, and anyone who’s ever thought, “Am I doing this wrong?”

Before writing, Hannah spent years teaching Jewish texts in community settings, where she saw the same questions come up again and again: How do I handle antisemitism with my kids? What do I do when I break Shabbat by accident? Why do I feel like an impostor at synagogue? Her books are her answer to those whispered, late-night questions.

When she isn’t writing, she’s probably answering reader emails about the one blessing everyone forgets.

Her mission is to help you feel at home in Jewish life — even when you feel like you don’t belong yet.