Category: Chumash Shemot
Chief Criterion
Posted onParshat Yitro: Riveting Reminders
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In this class (shiur) Mrs. Shira Smiles discusses Parshat Yitro and the message contained in the names Moshe gave his sons, Gershom and Eliezer.
Silencing the Supplicant: Parshat Beshalach
Posted onIn this class (shiur) on Parshat Beshalach, Mrs. Shira Smiles discusses the dynamics of prayer and why Hashem silenced the Jews’ supplication at the Yam Suf.
Darkness Deciphered: Parshat Bo
Posted onIn this class (shiur) on Parshat Bo, Mrs. Shira Smiles discusses the plague of darkness.
Why was this plague necessary? What purpose did it serve? What was the nature of this darkness that made it different from our standard definition of darkness as the absence of light?
Careful Consideration: Parshat Va’eira
Posted onIn this Torah shiur (class) on Parshat Va’eira, Mrs. Shira Smiles discusses the seventh plague and why some Egyptians disregarded the warning to save their livestock by bringing them in.
Names Of Nobility: Parshat Shemot
Posted onIn this class (shiur) on Parshat Mrs. Shira Smiles discusses Parshat Pinchas
Omer Parshat Emor
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In this class (shiur) on Parshat Emor, Mrs. Shira Smiles discusses the connection between the omer offering and counting the days leading up to receiving the Torah on Shavuot
Accounting And Accountable: Parshat Pekudai
Posted onIn this class (Shiur) on Parshat Pekudai, Mrs. Shira Smiles discusses the accounting made of each aspect and vessel of the Mishkan and the deeper meaning behind it.
Different Dimension Parshat Shekalim – Vayakhel
Posted onIn this class (Shiur) Mrs. Shira Smiles discusses one of the 4 Parshiyot
this week Mrs. Shira Smiles discusses Parshat Shekalim
Stubbornness Parshat
Posted onIn this class (shiur) on Parshat Ki Tisa, Mrs. Shira Smiles discusses the trait of stubbornness as it relates to the sin of the Golden Calf.
Revealing The Revealed
Posted onIn this class (shiur) on Parshat Tezaveh, Mrs. Shira Smiles discusses the mishkan and how we can continue to feel Hashem’s presence among us
Tribute To The Tachash
Posted onin this class (shiur) on Parshat Terumah, Mrs. Shira Smiles discusses the lesson and significance of the multi-hued Tachash
Double Desire
Posted onin this class (shiur) on Parshat Mishpatim, Mrs. Shira Smiles discusses the question of why the Torah obligates a thief to pay back double the value of what he stole
Beracha Broadened
Posted onIn this class (shiur) on Parshat Yitro, Mrs. Shira Smiles discusses the significance of Yitro’s expression of gratitude, “Baruch Hashem.”
Transcendental Trio
Posted onIn this class (shiur) on Parshat Beshalach, Mrs. Shira Smiles discusses the ongoing battle of the Jewish nation against Amalek
Loyal Legion
Posted onIn this class (shiur) Rebbetzin Shira Smiles discusses Parshat Bo
Diversion And Defensiveness
Posted onIn this class (shiur) Rebbetzin Shira Smiles discusses Parshat Vaeira
Wondrous Watching
Posted onIn this class (shiur) Rebbetzin Shira Smiles discusses Parshat Shemot
The Book Of Shemot Class 8
Posted onThe Book Of Shemot Class 7
Posted onInspired Intentions
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In this class (shiur) on Parshiyot Vayakhel and Pekudai, Mrs. Shira Smiles discusses how Hashem values our inspired intentions, whether in building the communal Mikdash or in building the personal Mikdash within our hearts.
Unraveling The Urim and Tumim
Posted onIn this class (shiur) on Parshat Tetzaveh, Mrs. Shira Smiles discusses the Urim V’tumim, the holy breastplate, worn by the high priest that contained the Divine Name. The class further explains that although Hashem took away the tangible medium through which He spoke to us, He left us with the Torah through which He speaks to us constantly.
Cornerstone Of Commitment
Posted onIn this class (shiur) on Parshat Teruma Mrs. Shira Smiles discusses the keruvim and what they represent.
The Book Of Shemot Class 6
Posted onBlood And Bonding
Posted onIn this class (shiur) on Parshat Mishpatim Mrs. Shira Smiles discusses the enigmatic incident of the blood that Moshe sprinkled on the Jewish people and how this cemented the relationship between them and Hashem.
Feminine Forte
Posted onIn this class (shiur) Mrs. Shira Smiles discusses the role of women in building a Torah home, as understood from the recounting of Matan Torah, the giving of the Torah, in Parshat Yitro.
Revelation And Rulership
Posted onIn this class (shiur) on Parshat Beshalach, Mrs. Shira Smiles discusses the Song of the Sea focusing on the verse, “Hashem shall reign for all eternity.”
Matzah Mindset
Posted onIn this class (shiur) on Parshat Bo, Mrs. Shira Smiles explains the verse, “They baked the dough that they took out of Egypt into cakes of matzot.” This class discusses how matzah is both the bread of affliction and a symbol of redemption.
Catalyst And Character
Posted onIn this class (shiur) on Parshat Vaeira, Mrs. Shira Smiles analyzes the verse, “They did not heed Moshe because of shortness of breath and hard work.” The class further discusses how Moshe and Aharon were commanded to display respect to Pharaoh and patience to the Jewish people.