Rabbi Pinchas Winston is an international lecturer and acclaimed author, having published more than 25 works about Judaism

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Life and career

Rabbi Winston was born in 1959 in Toronto

Toronto

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, Canada

Canada

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. His professional field, prior to attending yeshiva

Yeshiva

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, was architecture

Architecture

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 and graphic design

Graphic design

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. He attended Yeshiva Aish HaTorah

Aish HaTorah

Aish HaTorah is a Jewish Orthodox organization and yeshiva. Aish HaTorah is actively pro-Israel and encourages Jewish people to visit Israel and connect to the land and its history. Some consider the organisation to reflect a more Religious Zionist philosophy in its attachment to Israel, promoting...

 in the Old City of Jerusalem from 1982–1988. He received his rabbinic ordination

Semicha

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 in 1988 from Rabbi Avraham Kofshitz and Rabbi Noach Weinberg

Noah Weinberg

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 (Aish HaTorah, Jerusalem).

Rabbi Winston has taught in a variety of yeshivot and seminaries: Aish HaTorah Toronto, Aish HaTorah Jerusalem, Neve Yerushalayim Seminary

Neve Yerushalayim

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, Neve Tzion (Telzstone). He is sought out around the world for his Torah

Torah

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 wisdom. He has lectured in Canada, the United States, England, and gives regular weekly classes in Jerusalem and Ramat Bet Shemesh.

Over the last 20 years, his works have become very focused on the topic "The End of Days" (as evinced by the titles of his later works). He includes Kabbalah

Kabbalah

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, Gemarah and Midrash

Midrash

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im in his works; thus, intertwining "ancient texts" with modern issues. He has published more than 25 works and many online articles. He sporadically writes for Aish.com and writes a weekly publication called "Perceptions" on the parsha.

Books

• The Unbroken Chain of Jewish Tradition, 1986 ISBN 9780961208813
• The Eternal Link, 1988
• If Only I Were Wealthy, 1993 ISBN 9780969674801
• If Only I Understood Why, 1993 ISBN 9780969674818
• If Only I Could See Trees, 1993
• If Only I Could Stay, 1993 ISBN 9780969674832
• If Only Great Was Greater, 1993
• The Y Factor, 1994 ISBN 9780969674863
• Life’s A Thrill, 1994
• No Atheists In A Foxhole, 1994
• Bible Basics, 1994
• Changes That Last Forever, 1994 ISBN 9780969803225
• A Great Jewish Leader, 1994 ISBN 9780969803201
• Bereishis: With No End, 1995 ISBN 9780969803232
• Chanukah & World Of Thirty-six, 1995
• Redemption To Redemption, 1997 ISBN 978-0-9784025-6-3
• The Big Picture, 1998 ISBN 978-0-9784025-3-2
• The Light of Thirty-six, 2001 ISBN 978-0-9784025-5-6
• Not Just Another Scenario, 2001 ISBN 9780969803256
• Anticipating Redemption, 2002
• Gate of The Reincarnations (Translation), 2002
• Talking About End Of Days, 2003
• Talking About Eretz Yisroel (2005)
• The Physics of Kabbalah, (2007) ISBN 978-0-9698032-8-1
• Be Positive Is Not Just A Blood Type, (2007)ISBN 978-0-9698032-9-4
• Just Passing Through, (2007)ISBN 978-0-9784025-0-1
• Geulah b’Rachamamim, (2008)ISBN 978-0-9784025-4-9
• The Equation of Life/13 Principles of Jewish History (2009)ISBN 978-0-9784025-7-0

Audio

• The Big Picture (12 Tapes)
• Redemption to Redemption (5 Tapes)
• Talking About The End of Days (2 Disks)
• Be Positive Is Not Just A Blood Type (Online)
• Survival in 10 Easy Steps

Videos

• The Tenth Hour: Coming Full Circle
• Approaching The Threshold
• At The Threshold
• Divine Providence & The Historical Ramifications of The Story of Yosef and
• His Brothers
• Anticipating Redemption
• Geulah b’Rachamim
• Survival in 10 Easy Steps ISBN 978-0-9784025-9-4

External links

• Rabbi Winston's homepage - ThirtySix.org