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Lev Metz is a native Angelino. He graduated with honors in American Studies from the University of California at Berkeley and spent several years working in the Jewish community of the Bay Area, leading retreats and youth group events as well as teaching elementary through high school level classes on Jewish spirituality, lifecycles and culture.
Lev graduated in 2008 from Hebrew Union College with degrees in Jewish Education and Jewish Communal Service. He has lived and traveled extensively around Israel and spent time exploring his family's roots in Belarus.
Lev developed curriculum and successfully taught 6th through 12th grade classes and programs in synagogues and Jewish Day Schools in Northern and Southern California. Lev was also the Director of Jewish Life at Hillel of Sonoma County. He grew up with his family attending the Library Minyan at Beth Am Synagogue in Los Angeles.
As an educational leader, Lev wants to help students peel back the layers of meaning embedded in Jewish text and symbols, and encourage them to find their own means of expression in a way that resonates with our ancient tradition.
Message from Lev Metz:
Dear Temple Beth Haverim families,
Planting a garden can sometimes feel like an act of faith. Crouching down among the soil, we sow seeds in the hopes that, several weeks later, our labor will be rewarded by the green signs of life will spring out, reaching towards sunlight and nourishment.
When talking about Noah and his responsibility to build an ark, the Torah notes that Noah was “righteous in his generation.” Wondering what Noah did to earn this title, our sages point to his vineyard and assert that he developed the tools to till and tend the soil.
Building a community often requires that same act of faith. As the incoming Director of Education for the Religious School I am lucky that the families, students and Temple professionals have already primed the soil for a fertile year of growth and learning.
As a new presence at Temple Beth Haverim, I would like your help to be a productive gardener. You can all help me to understand the composition of the community, and exactly what nutrients our students and teachers need to grow strong and bear fruit for years to come.
Sincerely, Lev Metz
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