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The Shmuz is a 45 minute Torah lecture that focuses on major issues of life. Issues ranging from "working on anger" to "learning to be a better spouse" -- from "understanding the reason behind davening" to "what my purpose is in this world". So many of concepts that we take as given - yet somehow we may not have focused on of late.
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Mitzvah to blow the Shofar on Yovel
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Parshas Bahar Mitzvah to blow the Shofar on Yovel On Yom Kippur, at the start of the Yovel year, we are commanded to publicly blow the Shofa...
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Sunday, May 4, 2008
Rebuke - The malpractice of a Mitzvah
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ספר ויקרא פרק יט
(יז) לא תשנא את אחיך בלבבך הוכח תוכיח את עמיתך ולא תשא עליו חטא:
Do not hate your brother in your heart, rebuke your nati...
Sunday, April 6, 2008
A Leopard can’t change its spots - but a man can…
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Parshas Shmini ספר ויקרא פרק יב ב) דבר אל בני ישראל לאמר אשה כי תזריע וילדה זכר וטמאה שבעת ימים כימי נדת דותה תטמא: ג) וביום השמיני ימול בשר...
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Purim -- I’ve got Yichus
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ספר אסתר פרק א א) ויהי בימי אחשורוש הוא אחשורוש המלך מהדו ועד כוש שבע ועשרים ומאה מדינה: And it was in the days of Achasverosh, he was Acha...
When HASHEM took the Jewish People--Torah Shiur
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Parshas Zachor HASHEM’s People When HASHEM took the Jewish People out of Mitzraim, He did it in a highly visible manner. The word quickly s...
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Torah Online--Columbus Discovered America –HASHEM Invented it
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Parshas Pikudei It wasn’t Moshe’s action- It was a Miracle When all of the various parts of the Mishkan had been fashioned, they were brough...
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Torah Shiur -- The Power of Speech
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We know that the Torah is very exacting in regards to Loshon Horah: there are 17 negative and 14 positive commandments concerning disparagi...
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Learn Torah Onlie--The Potential & The Present
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"Considering where I come from and what I've been through, I'm doing pretty well..." While this may be a comforting posit...
Monday, January 28, 2008
Study Torah --- Being Sensitive
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Almost all of the people that we deal with are reasonable, well intentioned individuals. And so too, am I. Yet, in the course of life, there...
Sunday, January 27, 2008
I'm Never Wrong -- Shiur Torah
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There is much truth in the adage: There are three sides to every story, your side, my side and the truth. And, even though I fully understa...
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Torah Online --- Imagination: The Devil's Playground
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Eleanor Roosevelt has been credited with saying, "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent." The reality is that mos...
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
PURIM: Being Human--The Torah
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One of the most difficult character traits to work on is humility. Not only is it considered the most pervasive of the all of the middos, i...
Tuesday, May 1, 2007
Torah and Parenting 103: Setting Limits
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If you were to poll our community, the average parent would admit “we probably give our children too much.” And while this sentiment may not...
ReJEWvinate -- Jewish Torah Shiurim
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One of the tools of a highly successful person is the ability to stay focused and motivated over long periods of time. Whether in sports, a...
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Working For A Living -- Torah Lesson
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We know that we were put on this planet for a few short years, to shape ourselves into who we will be for eternity. HASHEM has created this ...
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Living With Bitachon -- Online Shiur Torah
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We know that everything is from HASHEM. We also know that we must do our part-- our Hishtadlus. In theory it is easy to find the balance-- I...
HaKaras HaTov – Recognizing the Good --- Torah Jewish Life
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Shmuz Info Coming Soon... Click Here to Stream, Download, or Podcast Shmuz #129 & come back to blog!
Wednesday, February 7, 2007
DAVENING - Making It Real -- The Torah Bible
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Unfortunately, there was no Shmuz this week. Please enjoy this classic Shmuz on Davening. Of course we daven. Three times a day. Everyday. ...
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
"Kiruv - The Message and the Medium" Jewish Life
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In 1996 Gordon and Horowitz published a study entitled Will your grandchildren be Jewish? Their conclusion: if one were to view the Jewish N...
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Breaking The Forces of Habits -- The Jewish Torah
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We are creatures of habit -- we act by habit, we react by habit and, to a large extent, we even think by habit. And, in truth, it has to be ...
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Congratulations! The Shmuz is awarded "Best of the Best in Jewish Outreach"
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At the recent AJOP Convention, The Shmuz was chosen to receive the coveted award of the "Best of the Best in Jewish Outreach." (...
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
Shiur Torah-- Dignity of Man
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While there is much talk today about the importance of self esteem and its effect on a person's attitudes and accomplishments, there is ...
Monday, January 8, 2007
Sunday, December 31, 2006
Life is Like a Box of Chocolates -- Torah Lesson
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This is the latest of Shmuzin given by Rabbi Shafier...Go to Shmuz #124 to Stream, Download, Podcast or Watch Free and come back here to ...