Featuring Rabbi Yaakov Nadler

On Parshat Chayei Sarah

Avraham is a man with vision,  ראיה, he learns about deep listening from Ephron. We need to learn to dig deeper

On Israel 

I want to live in Israel..I dream of it, I am always trying to come up with a plan but until I am there, I need to make Israel here….by becoming more comfortable with just being.

On Jewish education and Messianic times

The prophet Jeremiah tells us about the Torah of messianic times, where a teacher will not stand in the way  לא יכנף עוד מוריך to the individual connecting to his or her personal Torah.

On Biking:

On the bike I am able to think, rejuvenate, and become one with nature.

On Covid

People often say, we need to get back to how it was before Covid but

…we should never return to the same as before… we need to keep the slower smaller connections.

On Tefillah

Tefillah is the time to connect to our inner light… The Mishna Berurah tells us to meditate on the name of G-d as we enter Shul… meditation helps me transcend the everyday.

On the Matrix

You should see the Matrix if you want to get to some of the deepest Torah of Rebbe Nachman. Totally influenced by Jewish mysticism.

On Rabbi Nadler

Rabbi Yaakov Nadler serves as  the Director of Student Engagement at Yeshivat Noam His mother was the Lubavitcher Rebbe’s personal chef, and he has led the world’s highest prayer service at Everest Base Camp.

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