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imageRabbi Shimshon (Seth) Nadel is an educator, musician, and author. He lives with his family in Jerusalem where he writes, studies and teaches Torah, inspired by the land and its people. He is the host of the popular radio program Soul Matters, on Israel National Radio.

Before making aliyah, Rabbi Nadel served as a Synagogue Rabbi in Nebraska and Connecticut. He studied at Yeshiva University’s Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary under HaRav Moshe Dovid Tendler. An accomplished musician, Rabbi Nadel toured nationally as a solo act and along with his band inspiring Jewish communities across North America. His highly acclaimed CD album, Achat Shoalti- One Thing I Ask, a high-energy hybrid of rock, pop, folk, and blues has been called by critics, “passionate rock n’ roll for the soul.”

A sought after lecturer, he has served as scholar in residence for communities across the world and has over a thousand readers of his weekly divrei Torah. Culling from sources throughout our rich literature, his classes display his depth of thought and breadth of scholarship, and are always full of wit, wisdom and inspiration.

Invite Rabbi Nadel to your community!

“Thank you very much for coming and inspiring our community. The members of the community and students all enjoyed you immensely. I would recommend you to any community!”
- Rabbi Uriel Rivkin, Young Israel of Tampa, FL & Chabad of University of South Florida

“We had a great Shabbos with Rabbi Nadel. His divrei torah and song elevated our minds and our souls.”
- Ellie Schlanger, Carlebach Minyan of Teaneck