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Shiurim

• The Art of ReJEWvenation (Vayera 5781)

  Rabbi Nir Menussi

  The Jewish art of rejuvenation resides in being both old and young simultaneously. Learn how Abraham and Sarah did it.

• Helping Others Help Themselves (Points to Ponder #9: Vayeshev)

  Rabbi Nir Menussi

  Read episode text: https://nirmenussi.substack.com/ Receive regular updates: https://menussim.ravpage.co.il/follow-rabbi-nir Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nirmenussi Donate a hakdasha : https://secure.cardcom.solutions/e/xRJD

• The Paradoxes of Freedom

  Rabbi Nir Menussi

  When we make freedom the highest ideal, it stops being our servant and becomes our master. What are the three paradoxes of freedom that plague our society today? Points to Ponder #18 for the Torah portion of Mishpatim from the book of Exodu

• The Five Sisters Who Changed Jewish Law Forever

  Rabbi Nir Menussi

  Who were the original progenitors of the "feminine uprising"? In this episode of Torah Comes to Life, Rabbi Nir Menussi explores the profound story of the Daughters of Zelophehad—five sisters who challenged the status quo and, in doing so,

• Embracing Our Halfness: Facing the Amalek Within

  Rabbi Nir Menussi

  In this special class we explore the deep spiritual meaning of Amalek. Far beyond a historical enemy, Amalek represents a cosmic energy of radical doubt ( safek ) that attacks us right before we reach our spiritual destinations or make majo

• Points to Ponder #2 Noach: The Will to Disbelieve

  Rabbi Nir Menussi

  Read on Medium: https://medium.com/torah/the-will-to-disbelieve-fd9760381a58 Receive regular updates on WhatsApp: https://rebrand.ly/nirmenussi-eng On Telegram: https://t.me/nirmenussi

• Why so many prohibitions?

  Rabbi Nir Menussi

  Don't do THIS and don't to THAT... Many people perceive the Torah as one long list of DON'Ts. Is it possible to gain a deeper understanding of the meaning of prohibitions? Points to Ponder for the Torah portion of Shemini, from the book of

• Redemption from Below (Tazria-Metzora)

  Rabbi Nir Menussi

  Bringing redemption depends on "awakening from below" - becoming co-creators of the world with God. But this is trickier than it sounds...

• Shabbat Consciousness (Vayakhel-Pekudei)

  Rabbi Nir Menussi

  What is Shabbat consciousness, and how can we maintain it throughout the week?

• A Date at the Palace: What the Scroll of Esther can Teach Us About Femininity and Masculinity

  Rabbi Nir Menussi

  A hidden story-within-a-story in the Scroll of Esther teaches us about the rise of femininity--and how it's vital to the rise of masculinity too.

• "I Will Fear No Evil...": The AMAZING Secrets of PSALM #23

  Rabbi Nir Menussi

  Psalm 23 is the most beloved and quoted of all Psalms. But almost no one knows the amazing secrets hidden behind its Hebrew words... // MY UPCOMING USA TEACHING TOUR // March 27-28: Los Angeles, CA March 29-31: Houston, TX April 1-3: Miami,

• Royalty Becomes Her: Queen Esther and the Rise of the Feminine

  Rabbi Nir Menussi

  Vashti and Esther represent two modes of Feminism, one working against masculine tradition and one working with it.

• The Messianic vision of world peace goes much deeper than you realize

  Rabbi Nir Menussi

  "The wolf shall dwell with the lamb and the leopard shell lie down with the kid..." Think you understand this verse? Think again. Isaiah enumerates seven pairs of predator and prey who are destined to dwell in peace in Messianic times. What

• Four Jewish Dating Tips That Can Change Your Life

  Rabbi Nir Menussi

  Isaac and Rebbeca are the first Jewish matchmaking couple. Their story can teach us a great deal about dating and relationships.

• Things to Learn From Trump Winning the Elections

  Rabbi Nir Menussi

  Listen to Things to Learn From Trump Winning the Elections by Rabbi Nir Menussi, from Torah Comes to Life | Jewish Wisdom for Our Time.

• Beyond the Gender Binary: The Incredible Untold Story of Abraham & Sarah

  Rabbi Nir Menussi

  Abraham and Sarah are trying to go beyond the gender binary, to transcend their gender roles. They suceed, but only after accepting their innate differences.

• Jewish Rabbi: The attack on Iran is not only JUST WAR, but necessary for PEACE

  Rabbi Nir Menussi

  Israel never aspired to spread war and violence. But when faced with an explicit threat of annihilation from a self-proclaimed genocidal state will rise to the occasion and preemptively strike. The current strike is not just a blessing for

• Is God an Anarchist?

  Rabbi Nir Menussi

  In this episode of Torah Comes to Life, Rabbi Nir Menussi explores a fresh, revolutionary teaching from Rabbi Yitzchak Ginsburgh on the inner spiritual dynamics driving Jewish history. By mapping the 10 historical eras onto the Kabbalistic

• How to choose your spiritual path?

  Rabbi Nir Menussi

  There are so many paths to the Torah -- how can one choose? Must one choose? Are these two options contradictory?

• Rahab: The Forgotten Biblican Heroine Who Defied an Empire

  Rabbi Nir Menussi

  She appeared a lowly prostitute from Jericho, but her external facade hid depths of faith and courage, enough to defy an empire and change the course of history. Her name was Rahab, and this is her story. // SUPPORT THE CHANNEL // Patreon:

• God is in the Details: A Spiritual Reading of a Jacob's Family Saga

  Rabbi Nir Menussi

  Jacob marries four women and fathers thirteen children. The Torah chronicles this in detail, and the details contain many secrets we can implement in our lives.

• Points to Ponder#1 Bereshit: The Wheel and the Arrow

  Rabbi Nir Menussi

  Read on Medium: https://medium.com/torah/the-wheel-and-the-arrow-f6f6c1053259 Receive regular updates on WhatsApp: https://rebrand.ly/nirmenussi-eng On Telegram: https://t.me/nirmenussi

• Don't fight the chaos in your soul (Isaiah's World Peace, Part 2)

  Rabbi Nir Menussi

  Part 2 of our in-depth study of the 7 pairs of predator and prey who will coexist peacefully in the Messianic age listed in Isaiah 11. This week we delve deep into the final 4 pairs, exploring how each one demonstrates a version of what it

• What makes a tzaddik? The Lubavitscher Rebbe and the role of the tzaddik in Judaism

  Rabbi Nir Menussi

  Why do we need Tzaddikim? In this special Gimmel Tammuz class, we explore the profound concept of the Tzaddik and the monumental legacy of the Lubavitcher Rebbe. How did one man revolutionize the modern Jewish world by transforming an insul

• A Little Light Dispels Much Darkness: Facing the New Antisemitisms

  Rabbi Nir Menussi

  In this fascinating talk, Rabbi Nir Menussi discusses the global resurgence of antisemitism, describing it as a "light sleeper" that has fully awakened in both classical right-wing nationalism and modern left-wing anti-Zionism. Drawing on t

• Redemption as Dialogue: The inner meaning of the fast of Tisha b’Av

  Rabbi Nir Menussi

  The destruction of the Temple is rooted in baseless hatred, which begins with not being able to listen to each other. Similarly, redemption begins when we learn to hold dialogue…

• Mashiach Will Be a Couple (Chayei Sarah 5781)

  Rabbi Nir Menussi

  Abraham and Sarah are likened in the Zohar to the soul and the body--but who's who? And how does this teach us about Mashiach being a husband and wife ruling together?

• The Stages of Love's Growth According to Kabbalah

  Rabbi Nir Menussi

  Listen to The Stages of Love's Growth According to Kabbalah by Rabbi Nir Menussi, from Torah Comes to Life | Jewish Wisdom for Our Time.

• Israel Rising: How Israel unintentionally became a regional superpower—and what's next?

  Rabbi Nir Menussi

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• Discover Your Inner Monarch (Shemot 5781)

  Rabbi Nir Menussi

  Each one of us is the king/queen of our own private kingdom. How should we go about building our palace?

• Your Enemy is Your Future Self (Vayishlach 5781)

  Rabbi Nir Menussi

  Get ready for a heady ride: while you body is moving forward in time your soul is moving backwards in time, assuming the form of enemies and rivals...

• Managing Time (Miketz 5781)

  Rabbi Nir Menussi

  Joseph's ability to interpret the Egyptians' dreams resided in his sensitivity to time and timing -- a lesson he teaches us all.

• Trans Olympics: What it means for the West?

  Rabbi Nir Menussi

  The 2024 Olympics opening ceremony including a long segment featuring transgender performers reenacting Christian symbols. What does this teach us about the state of Western culture and where it's heading? JOIN THE WEEKLY CLASS: https://mai

• Sabbatai Zevi: How to smell a false messiah

  Rabbi Nir Menussi

  Listen to Sabbatai Zevi: How to smell a false messiah by Rabbi Nir Menussi, from Torah Comes to Life | Jewish Wisdom for Our Time.

• Holy Heroes: A Hanukkah Meditation

  Rabbi Nir Menussi

  The tender flames of the Hanukkah menorah teach us a deep and timely lesson: how to be both down-to-earth fighters and holy spiritual seekers.

• Fathers and Sons (Toldot 5781)

  Rabbi Nir Menussi

  Why did Judaism take three generations to coalesce, and what does this teach us about intergenerational gaps?

• The Hole at the Heart of the Haggadah / A Passover Class

  Rabbi Nir Menussi

  The Haggadah seems to be very structured and orderly, but there's a hole at the heart of it which unravels it from within... Purchase the ebook "Fifty Shades of Light": https://bit.ly/50-Shades-of-Light // SUPPORT THE CHANNEL // Patreon: ht

• Holiness and Rectified Speech (Pinchas)

  Rabbi Nir Menussi

  Faced with extreme promiscuity and sacrilege, Pinchas responded with zealousness. This kind of response has become irrelevant, but that doesn't mean Pinchas still can't serve as a role model for our times. We just need to update his work fo

• Embracing the Irrational (Mishpatim)

  Rabbi Nir Menussi

  The transition from the lofty revelation at Mt. Sinai to the detailed letters of the law teaches us about bridging the mystical and the rational in Judaism - and embracing the irrational element in our lives.

• Who's afraid of the NEW JEW?

  Rabbi Nir Menussi

  The new Jew is the Jew who wields political and military power. Is he the fulfillment of Judaism, an aberration of it, or something inbetween? Join the class, sign up for free: https://mailchi.mp/bcb28960eed8/weekly-class-subscribe

• Zionism 2.0: The Future of Israel

  Rabbi Nir Menussi

  The worlds of Rav Joseph B. Soloveitchik and Rabbi Yitzchak Ginsburgh come together to give us an in-depth understanding of the current state of Zionism and its future. JOIN THE WEEKLY CLASS: https://mailchi.mp/bcb28960eed8/weekly-class-sub

• The Secret Behind the First of the Ten Commandments

  Rabbi Nir Menussi

  For Jews the first of the ten commandments is "I am the Lord your G-d". But Christians don't count this as a commandment, rather as a prelude to the ten commandments (which they count differently). What is the deeper meaning of this interpr

• Is it ok to rejoice when our enemies die?

  Rabbi Nir Menussi

  Listen to Is it ok to rejoice when our enemies die? by Rabbi Nir Menussi, from Torah Comes to Life | Jewish Wisdom for Our Time.

• The Inner Conflict Within Israel | with Former Ambassador David Friedman

  Rabbi Nir Menussi

  A few weeks ago I had the joy and privilege of sitting down with the fascinating David Friedman, former US ambassador to Israel and one of the masterminds behind the Abraham Accords. I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I have. Dav

• The Ten Plagues Reconsidered: Rising Above the Worship of Nature

  Rabbi Nir Menussi

  The Ten Plagues are considered to be an intermediate station between the TEn Utterances with Which the World was created, and the Ten Commandments with which the Torah was given. But why do we need to go through plagues to receive G-d's com

• The Secret of Jewish Progress (Points to Ponder #8: Vayishlach)

  Rabbi Nir Menussi

  Read episode text: https://nirmenussi.substack.com/ Receive regular updates: https://menussim.ravpage.co.il/follow-rabbi-nir Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nirmenussi Donate a hakdasha : https://secure.cardcom.solutions/e/xRJD

• The spiritual lesson of the Nasrallah assassination

  Rabbi Nir Menussi

  Every event in our private and public lives invites us to learn a spiritual lesson. The latest amazing achievement by the IDF is no exception...

• The Secret of Rebirth (Beshalach & Tu BiShvat 5781)

  Rabbi Nir Menussi

  A land of exile serves as both womb and tomb -- a place of rebirth and elevation of all the holy sparks buried within it.

• Second Innocence: How to Recover From a Loss of Innocence

  Rabbi Nir Menussi

  Innocence is bound to shatter, but hope lives in a second, more sober and mature kind of innocence. Points to Ponder #21 for the weekly Torah portion of Ki Tissa, from the book of Exodus. In memory of Hili bat Raphael

• Lose Yourself, Find Your SELF (Lech Lecha 5781)

  Rabbi Nir Menussi

  Abraham travels both outwards and inwards, and his journey is a lesson for us all.

• The Secret of PSALM #1

  Rabbi Nir Menussi

  Blessed is the man... Thus opens Psalm #1 and the entire book of Psalms. Beneath its ostensibly simple verses hide deep life lessons which can totally transform the way you read Scripture... // SUPPORT THE CHANNEL // Patreon: https://www.pa

• Points to Ponder #5 - Chayei Sarah: Marrying out of Love or Loving out of Marriage?

  Rabbi Nir Menussi

  Read on Medium: https://medium.com/torah/marrying-out-of-love-or-loving-out-of-marriage-hint-you-need-to-do-both-5f427ec2e3fhttps://medium.com/torah/the-divine-tragicomedy-ebbf54e853d2 Receive regular updates Email: https://menussim.ravpage

• Reenchanting Intimacy: A Spiritual Response to the Sexual Revolution

  Rabbi Nir Menussi

  The sexual revolution dismantled a sacred structure millennia in the making. What can take its place? In this revelatory lecture, Rabbi Nir Menussi explores how intimacy can be reenchanted through a four-level Kabbalistic framework that bri

• Christianity and Islam from a Jewish Perspective (Ishmael, Esau & Us, Episode 2)

  Rabbi Nir Menussi

  From Judaism's perspective, Christianity and Islam are both false religions, aberrations of the original, pristine Torah. On the other hand, two undoubtadly great civilizations emerged from them, that have not only advanced mankind in diffe

• Loving Your Neighbor (Let the Light in #1 | Passover 2024)

  Rabbi Nir Menussi

  Join the weekly class: https://mailchi.mp/bcb28960eed8/weekly-class-subscribe Follow Rabbi Nir: https://linktr.ee/menussi

• The Day After the War: A Jewish Message to the World

  Rabbi Nir Menussi

  In this class, Rabbi Nir Menussi explores what universal messages are hidden in the festival of Purim, which this year co-incided with the joint US-Israeli preemptive strike on Iran. JOIN THE SUNDAY CLASSES: https://www.torahcomestolife.com

• Holy Politics: A Jewish Guide to Bridging the Political Divide

  Rabbi Nir Menussi

  Is God a liberal or a conservative? Could he both at the same time? Could we? The inner dimension of Torah offers a unique approach to politics, which just might help us bridge the ever-widening divide between us... This class was given in

• The Perks of Being Human (Noach 5781)

  Rabbi Nir Menussi

  What is the role of humanism in the context of serving God?

• Is God Our Heavenly Father, Our King — or Something Else?

  Rabbi Nir Menussi

  In this teaching, we explore the profound spiritual journey of returning to the Divine and, in the process, rediscovering our truest selves. By examining the three primary metaphors for our relationship with God—as a Father, a King, and a S

• Authority vs. Trust (Shoftim)

  Rabbi Nir Menussi

  What should you convey to our children most—the authority of their parents and teachers, or trust in their own innate good will? On the special Hasidic formula for education, which integrates Right and Left. Join our weekly Zoom class: http