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Rabbi Shimon Gruen
Understanding People. Improving Relationships.
For over a decade, Rabbi Shimon Gruen has helped individuals and families navigate marriage, parenting, and challenging relationships through a deep understanding of human nature and practical, Torah-based guidance.
His work focuses on helping people see their situations more clearly, understand what is and isn't working, and find realistic ways to move forward.
How Rabbi Gruen helps
Private guidance, books and shiurim
Private Guidance
Personal consultations for marriage, parenting and difficult relationships, in person or by phone, and advisory for businesses. Choose a time and pay online.
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Books & Articles
The Fragile Factor, Get Along With Everyone, his weekly essays, and complete shiur sets on chinuch and shalom bayis in English and Yiddish.
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Shiurim & Lectures
A new shiur every week in English and Yiddish, and every shiur from past years. Rabbi Gruen also speaks at shuls, schools and community events.
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About Rabbi Shimon Gruen
הרב שמעון גרין
Rabbi Shimon Gruen is an experienced relationship counselor, author, and speaker who has spent over a decade helping individuals, couples, and families navigate the challenges of marriage, parenting, and interpersonal relationships.
Known for his deep understanding of human nature and personality, Rabbi Gruen brings a practical, Torah-based approach to addressing complex situations. His work focuses on understanding the people involved, identifying what is really causing difficulties, and finding realistic, effective ways to improve relationships and resolve conflicts.
Drawing on his extensive counseling experience, he also shares his insights through books, articles, and widely followed weekly shiurim in English and Yiddish.
New this week
This week's shiur
Listen by phone or online
Call (718) 841-8400 any time to hear Rabbi Gruen's shiurim on the phone line. Online, every shiur is on TorahAnytime and on the shiurim page of this website.
Books & courses
Read and learn at home
The Fragile Factor
How Parents, Teachers, and Rabbis Can Prevent and Reverse OTD Behavior $9.99 download · $12.99 printed
Get Along With Everyone
Especially Those You Find Most Challenging $9.99 download · $12.99 printed
Chinuch Lana'ar Al Pi Darko
חנוך לנער על פי דרכו Classes in Yiddish · 13 parts $10In their words
What Others Are Saying
R. Shimon's insights are wise and inspirational, but even more importantly, they are down-to-earth, practical, and realistic.
A deep and penetrating grasp of people and of the kochot hanefesh with which HaKadosh Baruch Hu endowed each individual.
Reading it is like looking over the shoulder of a wise therapist as he guides couples through a wide range of marital challenges.
A smart and realistic guide for parents, filled with valuable insights and practical advice for optimizing our most important relationships.
Rabbi Gruen has done a masterful job of explaining a complicated topic in a way that makes it easy to understand.
If only more people would take Rabbi Gruen's message of understanding other people to heart, there would be less marital conflict and so many more happy children!
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