Rav Ben's Shmoozem

Mordy Aryeh
  • 5.0 (2)
  • JUDAISM
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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. The goal isn’t just inspiration, it’s steady growth, clarity, and becoming better, one step at a time.

Episodes

  1. 14H AGO

    Frat Boys With Davening Jackets

    Recorded on February 22, 2026. Subscribe! SPOTIFY https://open.spotify.com/show/7uQsIHFNlV6AGNMi8QMUYH?si=cB7CWWTqQwWdCCBJTBfck APPLE https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rav-bens-shmoozem/id1861385357

    44 min

  2. JAN 19

    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.

    42 min

  3. 12/30/2025

    Jews Aren't Sheep Who Eat Grass

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    36 min

  4. 12/15/2025

    After the Attacks in Australia: Don’t Waste the Tefillah

    Recorded on December 14, 2025 in YSMZ.

    12 min
  • 4 Episodes

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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. The goal isn’t just inspiration, it’s steady growth, clarity, and becoming better, one step at a time.

Information

  • Creator
    Mordy Aryeh
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    4
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Mordy Aryeh
  • Show Website
    Rav Ben's Shmoozem

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