Presenting the Scholar in Residence event of the Season
Rabbi Manis Friedman
Probably the most highly sought after and respected 
lecturer, author, producer and philosopher in the Jewish World today

Read about him below

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Movie Screening
The Lost Key to Intimacy
Produced by Rabbi Manis Friedman
Saturday Night January 9, 2016 730pm

Friday Night Community Dinner
with Manis Friedman:
645pm 
Is sex killing your marriage?
How to stop having sex and starting making love

7pm Saturday Night 
Candlight Soirée with Manis Friedman
Behind Closed Doors: The Lost Key to Intimacy and Sexuality
Your bedroom is your castle

RSVP:

www.JewishGardens.com/RSVP 

or call Ashley at 561 624 2223
Limited seating available

World-renowned author, counselor, lecturer, movie producer and philosopher, Rabbi Manis Friedman uses ancient wisdom and modern wit as he captivates audiences around the country and around the world. He hosts his own critically acclaimed cable television series, Torah Forum with Manis Friedman, syndicated throughout North America. Over 150,000 copies of his provocative yet entertaining CD's and Mp3's, both audio and video have been sold.

Rabbi Friedman’s first book, DOESN’T ANYONE BLUSH ANYMORE?, published by Harper San Francisco in 1990, was widely praised by the media. BLUSH is currently in its fourth printing. Following the publication of the book, he was featured internationally in over 200 print articles, and interviewed on more than 50 television and radio talk shows. He has appeared on CNN, A&E Reviews, PBS, and BBC Worldwide, and has been the subject of articles in the New York Times, Rolling Stone, Seventeen, Guideposts, Insight, Publisher’s Weekly and others.

In an effort to empower women in Judaism, he founded the world’s first yeshiva exclusively for women, Bais Chana Institute of Jewish Studies in Minnesota, where he continues to serve as dean. Since its opening in 1971, 22,000 women of all ages, backgrounds, and from all over the world attended the institute.

His most recent film:  'The Lost Key to Intimacy' was voted the winner of the Best Documentary at the Houston International Film Festival in 2015. The film is being released to the public in January. 

Rabbi Friedman is a noted Biblical scholar, recognized for his sagacious grasp of Jewish mysticism. From 1984-1990 he served as simultaneous translator for the Lubavitcher Rebbe’s televised talks.

Rabbi Friedman is a professionally ranked member of the National Speakers Association. His speaking tours take him to every part of this country as well as Israel, England, The Netherlands, South Africa, Australia, Brazil, Venezuela, Peru, Canada, and Hong Kong.

Rabbi Friedman was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia in 1946 and immigrated with his family to the United States in 1950. He received his rabbinic ordination from the Rabbinical College of Canada in 1969.

Rabbi Manis Friedman enthuses each of his listeners and readers with a sense of purpose and definite direction.

Married for 45 years to his wife, Chana, Rabbi Friedman is a father of 14 children ages 27-45.

What the International Media and Celebrities
have to say about Manis Friedman

"[Friedman's] Television show, "Torah Forum" promotes ethical thinking in cable markets across the U.S."
-- Rolling Stone

"Anyone who is either married or thinking of getting married would do well to read [Friedman's] book." 
--Bob Dylan

"A superstar... eloquent and witty."
-- New York Times Magazine

"The message in Friedman's folksy and fascinating book is simple: It's good to be good."
-- Seventeen Magazine

"With wit and originality, Manis Friedman makes us take a fresh look at our own morality." 
-- Guideposts

"I recommend that every person in America go out and buy [Friedman's] book." 
-- Paul Harvey 

Gentle, sensitive, wise, and sometimes crack-up funny."
-- Lifestyles In Recovery 

Links:

• Rabbi Friedman's Lecture to 10,000 South African Jews at the Sinai Indaba is one of the most viewed Jewish Lectures on the internet with almost 160,000 views! 
  Topic: The Soul and the Afterlife- Where do we go from here?
  https://youtu.be/YzFUXKk2B4I
•  Patterns of Evidence Movie:  Click here
• Rabbi Friedman's website:  http://www.itsgoodtoknow.org/

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Movie Screening Event: 
The Lost Key to Intimacy:
Saturday Evening- January 9, 2016

A little about the film: After a traumatic divorce, Ricardo Adler sets out to discover how to achieve a fulfilling and lasting marriage. His search takes him to Rabbi Manis Friedman, who introduces him to Kabbalah´s ancient secrets to attain the highest form of intimacy. The film portrays the dramatic transformation of Ricardo's new marriage, and the reactions of other couples to this revolutionary way to sexual connection. The Lost Key reveals forgotten wisdom that could inspire society to rediscover intimacy, one bedroom at a time.

Please visit our website to watch the trailer or learn more: http://thelostkey.com/