About
Chayala Levy
Chayala’s Story
The mikva will be lovingly dedicated in the name of Chaya Moussia,
“Chayala” Levy. One of 12 children, Chaya’la was born to Rabbi Moshe and Rechil Levy of London, England.
Her personality was an incredibly lively one and she was a very positive person. Chaya’le never complained, she took her life’s challenges as G-d’s unique plan. Her challenges never scared her and she found beauty in every moment. Her moral compass was amazing. She was very kind hearted and compassionate. She always brought a sense of fun and joy to life and made light her difficult circumstances. Uplifting her friends and family in the process.
Tragically, she passed away in the year 1999 at the young age of seventeen. She is sorely missed. Since she was unable to fulfil the mitzvah of Taharas Hamishpacha, it’s our honor is to build a mikva so other women can enjoy this mitzvah in a beautiful way.
In Loving Memory of My Dear Sister Chayala
Written by Sorella Abrahams
It’s almost 26 years since our beloved Chayala passed away — and, in her memory, this beautiful new women’s mikvah is being dedicated. It feels so right. Because everything the mikvah represents — renewal, purity, light, and inner beauty — this is exactly what Chayale brought into the world.
Chayala had a spark. She sang her way through life — literally. Whether she was making up jingles that had everyone in stitches or harmonizing with her siblings on car rides, there was always music around her. Even in her toughest moments, she found her strength through song. It was as if she knew instinctively that music is the pen of the soul.
Chayala lived with epilepsy from a young age, but she refused to let it define her. She didn’t walk through life as “the girl with a condition” — she was the girl with the radiant smile, the one who lit up a room, the one who made you laugh until your stomach hurt. She taught everyone around her what it means to live fully, joyfully, and without apology. To see the person, not the problem. To dance, to laugh, to keep moving — even when things are hard.
Chayala felt deeply — she laughed loudly, cried freely, and loved wholly. There was no halfway with her. If she cared about you, you knew it. If something moved her, she said so. And somehow, that gave the people around her permission to feel deeply too. To be real. To be human.
Everyone was welcome in Chayala’s world. She had a natural way of including people — the new girl, the quiet one, the outsider — no one stayed on the edges when she was around. She saw the good in others and made you feel seen too. Her friendships were loyal and full of laughter, the kind that leave echoes long after the person is gone. And she is missed dearly by her friends (and family) till today!
There’s one memory that always makes us smile. Chayala once showed me how to put on perfume properly — “You don’t spray it on yourself,” she said, giggling, “you spray it in the air and walk into it!” And she did exactly that — walked through life leaving behind this invisible trail of sweetness and light that still lingers all these years later.
The new mikvah dedicated in her memory couldn’t be more fitting. It’s a place of renewal, purity, and light — just like Chayala. A space where women emerge refreshed, reconnected, and uplifted. That’s what she did for others — she lifted up others.
So as this mikvah opens, and as we remember our dear Chayala, we celebrate her life — her song, her laughter, her courage, and her pure heart.
Her light continues to shine, gently and beautifully, in every soul she touched.
