The Shmuz

Reality check. How much do you really understand? (Ok, so I don’t know a lot of things. So what?) Because it’s only through humility that you have any chance of growth.   This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donatio...

We just had a month of kedusha. Do you know what you did? What you achieved in the Upper Worlds? Do you realize how great you are?   This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpod...

Now here’s a life skill that most of us lack: *How to control the chatter* Watch this and think about it- if you could control your thoughts, how much better would your life be? Didn’t get the book yet? Go here: https://book.theshmuz.com/first-step1643379519788   This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us...

I’m a baal bitachon! I know that every single thing Hashem does is for the best. Until...until the slightest little curve ball has me screaming. Can you relate? This clip is taken from Shmuz on the Parsha. Watch or download the full version here: https://theshmuz.com/series/ted-talk-on-the-parsha/   This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to mai...

Confused about the whole gadlus ha adam/ anavah dynamic? Not sure whether your sense of self is coming from a healthy place? Rav Aharon Kotler ztl has the answer... Check it out!   This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with...

Does Elsie the cow ever wonder what she’s doing with her life, out on that field, chewing the cud? Funny isn’t it, how only humans have these sort of existential questions. You can try and push them away, but your soul wants answers. Do you know how to respond to your neshama’s demands?   This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this...

“I wish I’d had the money for a luxury succah…designer clothes for the kids…fabulous food like my neighbors did.” If you’re feeling bad about your finances motzei yt, this clip may help.   This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support...

At this time of year, there are NO LIMITS The only question is- Are you willing to embrace your unlimited potential? The Owner’s Guide to the Soul will resume after Succos iyH.   This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a...

This short clip will show you how to tap into the wonder and opportunity of Yom Kippur. May we all be sealed in the book of life!   This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodc...

Gain clarity and understanding about Sefer Yonah, as the story of the opens up in front of you! Sefer Yonah brings powerful lessons about teshuvah and about life—lessons that can be enduring, meaningful and serve as a powerful bonding tool between us and Hashem. Gain answers to these fundamental questions: Why was HASHEM so concerned that Ninveh do Teshuvah? What was the real reason that Yonah run...

Do you want to feel inspired, feel prepared and feel connected with Hashem this Yom Kippur?  On Sunday night Rabbi Shafier shared how Hashem is waiting for your teshuva. It’s time to stop being bored in davening, feeling uncomfortably disconnected and waiting for it to be over!  This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this servi...

Without this single understanding, it’s very difficult to do a real teshuvah. Looking for a full teshuvah Shmuz? Go here: https://vimeo.com/603872242 https://jewishpodcasts.fm/theshmuz/22634   This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and sup...

Gain clarity and understanding about Sefer Yonah, as the story of the opens up in front of you! Sefer Yonah brings powerful lessons about teshuvah and about life—lessons that can be enduring, meaningful and serve as a powerful bonding tool between us and Hashem. Gain answers to these fundamental questions: Why was HASHEM so concerned that Ninveh do Teshuvah? What was the real reason that Yonah run...

Stuck on what to say to Hashem on Yom Kippur? This short clip can help.   This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate

Gain clarity and understanding about Sefer Yonah, as the story of the opens up in front of you! Sefer Yonah brings powerful lessons about teshuvah and about life—lessons that can be enduring, meaningful and serve as a powerful bonding tool between us and Hashem. Gain answers to these fundamental questions: Why was HASHEM so concerned that Ninveh do Teshuvah? What was the real reason that Yonah run...

Listen now to make your Shabbos Shuva a little more AWEsome   This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate

Gain clarity and understanding about Sefer Yonah, as the story of the opens up in front of you! Sefer Yonah brings powerful lessons about teshuvah and about life—lessons that can be enduring, meaningful and serve as a powerful bonding tool between us and Hashem. Gain answers to these fundamental questions: Why was HASHEM so concerned that Ninveh do Teshuvah? What was the real reason that Yonah run...

“At this time of year I try to connect…I’m just not sure how.” You’re not the only one who feels that way. If you want more meaning and connection during the Aseres Yemei Teshuvah, listen to this.   This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters a...

Gain clarity and understanding about Sefer Yonah, as the story of the opens up in front of you! Sefer Yonah brings powerful lessons about teshuvah and about life—lessons that can be enduring, meaningful and serve as a powerful bonding tool between us and Hashem. Gain answers to these fundamental questions: Why was HASHEM so concerned that Ninveh do Teshuvah? What was the real reason that Yonah run...

The highest form of pleasure in this world can be yours. And right now, it’s even easier to access.   This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate

Wishing you a kesiva v’chasima tova and a gut gebentched yor. Rabbi Shafier and the Shmuz team   This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate

So many issues are decided on Rosh Hashanah: who will live; who will die; who will be healthy; who will be sick; who will be successful; who won’t. . . Since we accept and understand this, one would assume that we would be deeply moved by the davening on Rosh Hashanah. Logically, we should spend the day in reverence and awe. Yet that seems to be very far from what actually happens. Why is it so di...

As an honored member of Klal Yisroel you don’t need to spend time groping in the darkness trying to figure out who you are. Baruch Hashem, we have an array of mind-blowing sefarim that give us the answers to life's most challenging questions.  And that’s what this new weekly shiur is focused on. It’s a compilation of the Derech Hashem and the Mesilas Yesharim, along with other seforim that will ge...

Are you ready to recognize the opportunity called LIFE?   This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate

'I know I should be doing teshuvah but thinking about how bad I am isn't good for me' If you’re thinking this way, listen to this.   This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpod...