About Me

Hi, I'm Rael Blumenthal. Thanks for stopping by my blog.

This site is an attempt to organize and collect some of my thoughts, drashos, articles and ideas. Over the years, it has expanded to include links to my podcasts and youtube shiurim.

Truthfully, I'm nervous to publish anything. Neither the written word nor a video can convey the warmth, empathy and emotion of a conversation, and I would much rather be sitting down with you and schmoozing.

Everything here is an attempt to connect our minds, hearts and souls to the Ribono Shel Olam, to His Torah, to Klal Yisrael and to each other. I hope I am successful, and that if I'm not, you'll be kind about it 😊, and let me know.

I have the honor of being husband of my incredible wife Aliza, and Abba to four wonderful children. I also have the privilege of serving as the Rabbi of Boca Raton Synagogue West, where we have seen our community grow from a humble Shabbos minyan to a community of 200+ member families since our arrival in 2015.

In addition to serving as Rabbi of BRS West, I'm a Rebbe at Katz Yeshiva High School.

Feel free to follow me on Youtube and Facebook. For the runners out there, I'm on Strava as well.

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