[6] He then spent time living on a kibbutz in Israel before relocating to the United States to study at Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati.
[9] He was named as Rabbi Emeritus of Temple Beth Israel in 1997 Doctor of Laws (honoris causa) of Monash University.
[10] Levi helped found the Australian Council of Christians and Jews in 1985.
[11] Levi was created a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the 1981 Queen's Birthday Honours.
[13] He was given the award for "eminent service to Judaism through seminal roles with religious, community and historical organisations, to the advancement of interfaith understanding, tolerance and collaboration, and to education".