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Sefiras HaOmer (From the Archive)
Season 1
The Sefer HaChinuch explains that the joy of leaving Mitzrayim wasn’t even the main event- the real excitement was receiving the Torah.
That’s a stri…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
At the Foot of Har Sinai: Part 2: Standing at the Foot of the Mountain
Season 1
As we journey towards Shavuos, Rabbi Shafier weaves together the events of Matan Torah with major concepts in Jewish thought. Tune in and discover wh…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
The Shmuz on the Parsha: Kedoshim: Holy Pleasure
Season 1
Are you a slave to your appetite? Love pleasure a little too much? Or what about the opposite? Are you too afraid to enjoy any of the pleasures of th…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
The Shmuz on Sefira
Season 1
Why would 24,000 talmidim of Rabbi Akiva — great men of Torah — be lost over something that seems so simple: a lack of respect?
This powerful shiur u…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
The Shmuz on the Parsha: Tazria Metzora
Season 1
Shiurim on shmiras haloshon aren’t popular. Like exercise or keeping healthy, most think, “yep. I know this. Shouldn’t do it. Not sure I need to list…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
At the Foot of Har Sinai: Part 1: A Monumental Moment for Mankind
Season 1
We have a mitzvah to remember Har Sinai, but to do that, we first need to understand what happened on that momentous day. At the Foot of Har Sinai br…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
Living Through the Makkos: Part Four: The Sea Splits
Season 1
In the fourth session of Living Through the Makos, Rabbi Shafier guides you through the final makos, describing how we were brought out of Mitzrayim …
4 months, 1 week ago
Pre-Pesach Shmuz (from the archive)
Season 1
We like to think that if we witnessed one clear miracle, everything would fall into place; our emunah, our davening, our clarity. This shiur dismantl…
4 months, 1 week ago
Pesach: People Believe What They Want to Believe
Season 1
Most people assume that one open miracle would change everything. Rabbi Shafier dismantles that illusion.
In this gripping shiur, he takes you into M…
4 months, 1 week ago
The Shmuz Live #307 I Know it's True, So Why Don't I Feel It?
Season 1
This week’s Shmuz is about Mitzrayim.
It’s about what Mitzrayim looks like in your life right now.
The places you feel stuck. The things you’ve just…
4 months, 1 week ago