Rabbi Shimshon HaKohen Nadel lives and teaches in Jerusalem, where he serves as rabbi of Kehilat Zichron Yosef. His articles on Jewish Law & History have appeared in Tehumin, Hakirah, The Journal of Halacha & Contemporary Society, Segula, Kol ha-Torah, Kolmus, the Jerusalem Post, and the Jewish Press. He is also the author of “Medina & Halacha – Exploring the Jewish State through the lens of Jewish Law,” a popular weekly column looking at contemporary issues in Israel. A regular guest on Kol Yisrael, Rabbi Nadel offers up inspiration for the Israeli FM radio listening audience. Before moving to Israel...
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Rabbi Shimshon HaKohen Nadel lives and teaches in Jerusalem, where he serves as rabbi of Kehilat Zichron Yosef
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Rabbi Shimshon HaKohen Nadel lives and teaches in Jerusalem, where he serves as rabbi of Kehilat Zichron Yosef.
His articles on Jewish Law & History have appeared in Tehumin, Hakirah, The Journal of Halacha & Contemporary Society, Segula, Kol ha-Torah, Kolmus, the Jerusalem Post, and the Jewish Press. He is also the author of “Medina & Halacha – Exploring the Jewish State through the lens of Jewish Law,” a popular weekly column looking at contemporary issues in Israel. A regular guest on Kol Yisrael, Rabbi Nadel offers up inspiration for the Israeli FM radio listening audience.
Before moving to Israel in 2009, Rabbi Nadel served as a rabbi in Nebraska and Connecticut. He studied at Yeshiva University’s Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary under his rebbe and mentor, HaRav Moshe Dovid Tendler.
A sought after lecturer, Rabbi Nadel has served as scholar in residence for communities all over the world. 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.
An accomplished musician, Rabbi Nadel has toured internationally as a solo act and along with his band. His highly acclaimed CD, Achas 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.”
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Is the Siren ‘Jewish’?
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Is your Maror too Strong?
The Jerusalem Post
April 2, 2018
Korban Pesach Today: A Survey of Halacha and History
The Journal of Halacha & Contemporary Society, Vol. 71
Spring, 2016
Mourning the Hurban in a Rebuilt Jerusalem: Qeria, a Case Study
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Summer, 2015
From a Place of Purity to a Place of Peace
The Jerusalem Post
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Aliyah L’Regel Today: A Survey of Halakha & History (Hebrew)
Tehumin, Vol. 34
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Physician-Assisted Suicide and the Struggle for the Soul of the State of Israel
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The Audacity of Redemption
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Mt Sinai: Consent or Coercion? (Hebrew)
Shabbaton
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From Athens to Vilna to Jerusalem
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The Journal of Halacha & Contemporary Society, Vol. 66
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The Religious Significance of the Israeli Flag
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Unmasking the Purim Story
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Tefillah L’Shlom Medinat Yisrael: A Plea For Prayer
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The Succa: A Divine Embrace
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The Book of Jonah and our Concern for Humanity
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Rejoicing and Trembling
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Aish HaTorah: The Vow of Rabbi Yaakov Yehoshua Falk (Hebrew)
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The Tal Law and Jewish Law – In Conflict?
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Kolmus: Mishpacha Magazine’s Journal of Jewish Thought
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Drinking on Purim: Holy or Wholly Irresponsible?
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February 28th, 2012
Minimum Wage in Halakha (Hebrew)
Shabbaton
14 Kislev, 5772
Who Wrote the Last Eight Psukim of the Torah?
Kolmus: Mishpacha Magazine’s Journal of Jewish Thought
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A Rabbi Reflects on Steve Jobs
The Jewish Week
October 6th, 2011
Amidst a Freeze
Israel National News
February 1st, 2010
