Kabbalah, Shalom Bayit & the Avot
In this course join Rabbi Avraham Shira as he explores the relationships of the Patriarchs and Matriarchs, the holy couples that God used to create Am Yisrael. Through the Kabbalah we will discover what the Zohar means when it says that the Avot ‘are The Chariots of the Divine Presence.’
Rabbi Avraham Shira received smicha from Rabbi Benayahu Shmueli, Rosh Yeshivat HaMekubalim, Nahar Shalom, in Jerusalem. He has been a student and teacher in the Yeshiva since 1993. Since 1996 he has taught for twelve years at the Berot Bat Ayin Seminary, specializing in Likutei Moharan, and conducting workshops in meditation, and spiritual creative writing. He has also received a Masters Degree in Clinical Sociology & Family Therapy from the University of North Texas, Neve Yerushalayim Campus. Rabbi Shira has published a novel and translates a newsletter for Nahar Shalom. He lives with his wife, Elisheva and their five children in Bat Ayin, Gush Etzion.