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Welcome to the Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai Academy

Weekly Schedule for Current Lectures and Videos

MONDAY 12:00 PM
Skype
Daat & Tevouna in Farsi
MONDAY 4:00 PM
Facebook
Weekly portion from Torah in Farsi
MONDAY 6:30 PM
Zoom
Weekly portion from Torah in English
TUESDAY 6:30 PM
Zoom
Opening to the Solam (Zohar) in English
WEDNESDAY 6:30 PM
Zoom
Talmoud Esser Serfirot in Farsi
about us

Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai Academy is a Jewish Torah study center.

RSBYA is built on the faith that life is precious and that every individual has a unique and indispensable contribution to make to the world. RSBYA provides services to help you explore spirituality, empower yourself, attain your goals, break barriers, build character and develop self-awareness so you can take charge of yourself and your world.

We teach Jewish character, Torah, mitzvoth, the weekly Torah portion, and kabbalah. Our classes are available online, through CDs, or by attending our Los Angeles lectures.

We stand at the threshold of a new time, a time of heightened spiritual awareness and consciousness, and as Jews we need to unite more than ever in order to bring love and unity not only to us, but also to all mankind.

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Our Mission

The Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai Academy is a non-profit organization established in 1989. Torah study and Jewish education form the core of our classes. 

studies

Torah Study

Torah study is the study of the Tanach – the Hebrew Bible, Prophets, and Writings – as well as Talmud and similar works. Studying Torah includes studying all commentary and rabbinic literature based on the above sources.

Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai

Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai was a holy Jewish sage and mystic who lived in Israel after the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 CE. Rabbi Shimon was forced to go into hiding for criticizing the Roman government, fleeing to a deserted cave.

Lectures

Listen to the lectures in English, Hebrew and Persian