The Shmuz

HASHEM said: If i assure him of bread, he will have NOTHING TO ASK FROM ME.

Guard Your Tongue is a practical and engaging guide to the laws of shmiras halashon. Using gripping cases from Chazal and powerful examples from everyday life, this series will inform and inspire you to guard your tongue. 

Eisav was a lover of luxuries. But what’s that got to do with me? Am I not entitled to spoil myself a little?

Uncover fresh insights and groundbreaking ideas against the backdrop of the weekly parsha. Watch the full Shmuz on Parshas Toldos here: https://vimeo.com/375262685

By the age of fifteen, Eisav had already killed a man, lived with a married woman, denied the Torah and renounced mitzvos, techias hameisim and olam haba. Devoid of morality, it seems puzzling that he was so careful to honor his father Yitzchak. In this captivating Shmuz, Rabbi Shafier tackles the subject of appreciation, analysing why kibud av was so instinctive to Eisav, how we can get better at it in our own lives and why genuine hakaras hatov is our ticket to a happy and meaningful life. 

Guard Your Tongue is a practical and engaging guide to the laws of shmiras halashon. Using gripping cases from Chazal and powerful examples from everyday life, this series will inform and inspire you to guard your tongue. 

If you’re determined to be perfect, you may just be missing out on your mission in this