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Rav Johnny Solomon is a Posek, Spiritual Coach and International Lecturer who is the Chief Learning Officer for WebYeshiva.org and who also works as #theVirtualRabbi – providing online spiritual coaching and halachic consultations to men, women & couples. Additionally, Rav Johnny delivers regular classes and courses on Tanach, Machshava, Emuna and Halacha for WebYeshiva, Matan, Herzog College, Melton & Ma’aglei Nefesh. Rav Johnny is a volunteer Rabbi for Tzohar, and he serves as a posek for his local shul in Even Shmuel. Rav Johnny is married to Donna, and they have five daughters.
Field / Profession: Educator, Community/Synagogue Rabbi, Leadership & Motivation
Educator at: Midrasha, Other
Recent Places Spoken/Recommendations:
Bushey United Synagogue (Scholar-in-residence, Shavuot 2018) - Rabbi Elchonon Feldman
Matan, Jerusalem (Summer Programme 2017, 2018) - Shulie Mishkin
Yeshivat HaKotel Leadership Programme (Shabbatonim & Events) - Rabbi Ari Cutler
Speaking Topics: Torah, Israel, Community, Eretz Yisrael, Inspirational, Mussar/Character Development, Jewish Education, Family Education, Halacha & the Modern World
Sample Topics - General:
• Bereishit – The ultimate halachic question
• What custom should you follow when you were brought up without customs?
• Rupture, Reconstruction & Modern Attitudes to Halacha
• Trends in Contemporary Modern Orthodox Responsa
• Ethiopian Jewish Law & the Shulchan Aruch
• Fate Or Faith? Philosophical reflections on modern conversion controversies
• The laws and meaning of the Shehecheyanu bracha
• Responsa & Rabbinic decision-making in our digital, post-modern, world.
• What internet responsa teach us about changes in the modern Jewish world
• Chief Rabbis, Church Services & Royal Weddings
• Should Jews be promoting moral behaviour to non-Jews?
• The Prohibition of Hukat HaGoy and the use of Flowers at a Jewish Funeral Service
• The 13 Principles of Prayer (including short movie)
• Chizuk: What is it? And why do we all need it?
• Is there a mitzvah of Chinuch, and if so, does it ever end?
• Jewish Educational Perspectives on Teaching National Tragedies
• Compromise and Frustration in the Jewish Studies Classroom
• I am just a melamed – The role of a teacher in the thought of Rav Soloveitchik
• How to write an Ethical will and why every parent should
• The ‘stickiness factor’: Six principles to turn great ideas into memorable teaching moments
• Helping our children & students negotiate the challenges and opportunities afforded by smartphone technology
Sample Topics - Israel Related:
• Nusach Achid and Am Echad – The story of Rabbi Shlomo Goren and his attempt to unify Jewish liturgy
• Rav Goren, Rav Herzog and why the IDF does not use the Biblically sanctioned ‘War Get’?
• The halachic ruling that fractured the Modern State of Israel
• The blessing on new communities in Israel
• The Menorah as the symbol of the Modern State of Israel
Links to sample audio or videos:
Youtube
The Meaning of the Modeh Ani - https://youtu.be/aqRXYHHxRrs
The Meaning of the word Shema - https://youtu.be/OGACO8ZM7y0
Shehecheyanu - https://youtu.be/IHnZZBxSdm8
Tribute to Rabbi Sacks (Faith is a Marriage) - https://youtu.be/viX3q7ZakWg
Tribute to Rabbi Sacks (LSJS) - https://youtu.be/SHp-v1iQd7w
Daf Yomi Pesachim Siyum video - https://youtu.be/5OpQybwBO8Q
YUTorah
Heartfelt Brachot - https://www.yutorah.org/sidebar/lecture.cfm/952785/rabbi-jonny-solomon/heartfelt-brachot-part-1/
Why do we keep Shemittah - https://www.yutorah.org/sidebar/lecture.cfm/804625/rabbi-jonny-solomon/why-do-we-keep-shemitah-/
The Loss of a Teacher - https://www.yutorah.org/sidebar/lecture.cfm/835643/rabbi-jonny-solomon/-the-loss-of-a-teacher-is-like-the-giving-of-the-torah-thought-about-lag-b-omer-and-the-passing-of-gedolim/
The Relationship between Megillah and Hallel - https://www.yutorah.org/sidebar/lecture.cfm/790428/rabbi-jonny-solomon/the-relationship-between-megillah-and-hallel/
Personal website: rabbijohnnysolomon.com
Languages: English, Hebrew
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