Ariel Levenson

Ariel Horn Levenson is the Middle School principal at Joseph Kushner Hebrew Academy (JKHA) in Livingston, New Jersey, where she also teaches American history. In her ten years at JKHA, she pioneered the school’s Mentoring Program, built the middle school advisory program, and spearheaded the school’s NJAIS Accreditation Self-Study committee. Prior to her tenure at JKHA, she was the Middle School English Chair at The Dalton School in New York City. In addition to her love of teaching, Ariel is also a writer who published her first novel with HarperCollins in 2004 and her first children’s book with Macmillan in 2020. As a teacher, she strives to push herself outside her comfort zone, re-inventing curriculum and collaborating with her colleagues to elevate the level of academic discourse. Ariel earned her B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania and her M.A. from NYU. She lives in Livingston, NJ with her husband and three children.