Rav Ben's Shmoozem

By Mordy Aryeh

Shiurim by Rav Ben Leybovich at Yeshivat Sha’arei Mevaseret Zion are honest, clear, and real. Rav Ben tells it how it is, helps you see things straight, and gives practical direction for real life. Th... more

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Rav Ben's Shmoozem episodes:

March 16, 2026 Fighting To The Final Song
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31min
March 16, 2026 Living A World Of מיעוט
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26min
March 05, 2026 Tune Into Reality
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29min
February 22, 2026 Frat Boys With Davening Jackets
Recorded on February 22, 2026.
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44min
January 19, 2026 Connections Not Skills
In this powerful and deeply honest shiur, we confront a question that quietly sits beneath almost every conversation in yeshiva today: Why does Torah sometimes feel academic instead of transformative?
Drawing from Yetzias Mitzrayim, tefillin, Birchas HaTorah, and the haunting Gemara in Nedarim explaining why Klal Yisrael lost Eretz Yisrael, this shiur exposes a timeless danger: learning Torah as information, skills, or intellectual achievement, rather than as a living relationship with the Ribbono Shel Olam.
We explore the shocking idea that Torah learned without inner value, without awareness of Hashem’s presence, can lead to disconnection rather than growth. The shiur revisits the meaning of “למען תהיה תורת ה׳ בפיך” and the Mishnah that says “שנים שיושבים ועוסקים בתורה – שכינה ביניהם”, asking why so many learners no longer feel that Shechinah.
With clarity and passion, this shiur challenges the language of “skills,” “academics,” and “performance,” and reframes yeshiva as what it was always meant to be: a place of kedushah, connection, and spiritual transformation. It offers a practical, age-old solution refreshed for our generation—how to actively bring Hashem back into our learning, tefillah, and daily avodah.
This is a shiur for anyone who learns seriously, davens sincerely, and still feels something is missing—and wants Torah to once again be Toras Hashem.
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42min
December 30, 2025 Jews Aren't Sheep Who Eat Grass
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36min
December 15, 2025 After the Attacks in Australia: Don’t Waste the Tefillah
Recorded on December 14, 2025 in YSMZ.
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13min

FAQs about Rav Ben's Shmoozem:

How many episodes does Rav Ben's Shmoozem have?

The podcast currently has 7 episodes available.