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The Best Advice for Wise Children by Rabbi Shmueli, Shlit"a

By Yeshivat Nahar Shalom Staff•August 12, 2026
adviceopening intellectreciting the zoharRabbi Ben Zion Abba Shaulimproving the child's understanding

After half a year he saw me. What can I tell you? "This advice opened up my children's intellect! Today they study, they understand, they are happy!"

Rabbi Shmueli, Shlit"a

One of my sons studied at Yakiri Jerusalem.

He was in 7th grade, I remember.

They called me in.

Some matter — the teacher needed to see me.

I went.

What does he speak to me about? The Rabbi was a great man.

He says to me: "Look..."

He has two sons, good children of his .

(He was speaking about himself).

"But their minds are like a wall; they don't absorb.

I don't know what to do. I am constantly in great pain over this".

I gave him advice, good advice:

"Every day, let them read the Zohar for twenty minutes" .

He said: "What are you talking about? These are children, how will they read Zohar?"

I said to him: "Try it, it will open up their mind" .

After half a year he saw me.

What can I tell you?

"This advice opened up my children's intellect!

Today they study, they understand, they are happy!"

This advice is not mine .

We studied in Porat Yosef, and our teacher and Rabbi was Rabbi Ben Zion Abba Shaul.

He used to tell us: "If you want to understand what I am saying, read a few pages of the Zohar every day, and then you will understand what I am telling you".

That's what he told us.

This is good advice for every Jew — for the aspect of his soul, for the body, for everything!