What will you gain from Torah Unlocked?
Teachers
You will teach with a grand framework in which everything interconnects and becomes relevant and empowering.
Seekers
You'll find meaning and clarity and will feel confident, connected and anchored in Torah truths.
Parents
You'll have a solid, thoughtful approach to chinuch that will help your children connect to their Judaism.
The Jaded
You'll encounter Torah in a fresh, new way, reigniting the curiosity and excitement you thought you'd lost.
FOUNDER And Teacher
Hi, I’m Esther Wein
I grew up in a family of great Torah personalities who felt a deep responsibility for the spiritual wellbeing of Am Yisrael. My grandfather, Rav Shimon Schwab, is renowned for his courageous leadership and his profound yet practical teachings that have greatly influenced communities worldwide. My parents had an open home, and my father, who was a jeweler by day, spent all his extra time teaching Torah to our non-stop guests with legendary enthusiasm and energy.
After seminary, I trained to be an ultrasound technician. The time I spent observing the miracle of a baby's gestation in the womb, became my inspiration for the "baby in the mother" mashal we use throughout the Reishis course and beyond.
My vision and sense of mission were shaped by my close relationship with my Opa, my esteemed father's dedication to Torah learning and his creative Torah insights, my father-in-law, Reb Zalman Wein, who became my personal teacher and was a cherished talmid of Rav Hutner zt"l, my brilliant husband Heshy, "the secret weapon" who steadily enlightens me with his breadth and depth of Torah knowledge.
Additionally, my approach is also deeply influenced by the mehalech/worldview of Rav Moshe Shapiro and other exceptional talmidei chachamim who reliably transmitted the profound understandings of the greatest minds of our nation: the Rambam, Ramban, and more recently, Ramchal, Tanya, Rav Tzadok, and more.
For over 35 years now, I have had the privilege of teaching Torah to Jewish students of all ages and backgrounds. After decades of teaching, speaking, and learning privately with students, I noticed that I was repeatedly hearing the same questions that revealed basic gaps or confusions in understanding the big picture of Judaism. In response, I created Torah Unlocked and its flagship course - Reishis.
Torah Unlocked is the product of years of learning, relearning, research, pilot courses and feedback. It is my hope that the novel way in which Torah ideas are explained and placed in context will enrich every aspect of your life, as it has enriched mine.
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