Rabbi Ari Hart

Rabbi Ari Hart is the spiritual leader of Skokie Valley Agudath Jacob in Skokie, Illinois. He previously served as associate rabbi at the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale and director of admissions at Yeshivat Chovevei Torah. He is the co-founder or Uri L’Tzedek (Awaken to Justice): The Orthodox Social Justice Movement. Rabbi Hart was ordained at Yeshivat Chovevei Torah and studied at Yeshivat Hakotel and the Pardes Kollel.


Articles by Rabbi Ari Hart

Rabbi Art Hart

Watch a Yom Kippur sermon from the spiritual leader of Skokie Valley Agudath Jacob Synagogue, Skokie, IL

Rabbi Ari Hart

Watch a Rosh Hashanah sermon from the spiritual leader of Skokie Valley Agudath Jacob Synagogue, Skokie, IL.

Intimacy, Awe, and the Binding Thread of Love

The two blessings recited prior to the Shema illustrate a fundamental duality in how Jewish spirituality relates to God.