Reb Shaya Guttman
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Reb Shaya Guttman, founder of Nekudah Institute Inc, mashpiah and lecturer in Tzfat, Israel, speaks on a variety of topics centering on living the Jewish experience in its totality, 24/7 and 360 degrees, with the totality of our being. In addition to his lectures, Reb Shaya is also recognized as an inspiring musician and composer, having produced 4 CDs of traditional Jewish music and his own.
Reb Shaya Guttman
1w ago
This parshah reveals Hashem's instructions regarding the building of the Mishkan, detailing how the physical world can become a vessel for holiness and a place for the Divine Presence to dwell. It even includes a description of the Cruvim, the angels who look like babies, and whose wings are spread over the Holy Ark ..read more
Reb Shaya Guttman
2w ago
Find out the true meaning of carrying out justice according to Jewish law, which involves the participation of both the earthly court and the heavenly court to rebalance scales which sometimes span multiple lifetimes ..read more
Reb Shaya Guttman
2w ago
The judgement process culminating in Yom Kippur (and ultimately Hoshana Rabba) can seem scary. But maybe it's exactly the opposite: an opportunity to bring us closer to the Geulah and demonstrate Hashem's love and conern for us ..read more
Reb Shaya Guttman
3w ago
This fascinating discussion focuses on the Ramak's explanation of why Hashem gave us the Torah, which we connect with the holiday of Tu Bishvat to reach a higher level of appreciation of the connection of Torah to life itself ..read more
Reb Shaya Guttman
3w ago
In this parshah, we see how difficult it is to get people, especially leaders, to have the courage to admit their failures and change their ideologies accordingly. The attempt of Hamas, for example, to make their defeat look like a victory, simply mirrors Paraoh's inability to allow the Jews to leave Egypt, despite the fact that even his advisers had already accepted the truth ..read more
Reb Shaya Guttman
3w ago
This parsha begins the series dealing with the enslavement of the Jewish People in Egypt and their ultimate redemption, leading to receiving the Torah on Har Sinai. We attempt to identify the pattern of exile and Geulah, and how it plays out in our own lives ..read more
Reb Shaya Guttman
3w ago
This parsha begins the series dealing with the saga of Yosef and his brothers. This complicated story is presented with brutal honesty, and demands that we learn important lessons from it that we can apply to our own experience ..read more