{"podcast":{"title":"The Shmuz","slug":"the-shmuz-1072930","podcast_index_feed_id":1072930,"rss_url":"https://rss.jewishpodcasts.fm:443/rss/313","website_url":"https://jewishpodcasts.fm/theshmuz","image_url":"https://s3.jewishpodcasts.fm/img/2/1626284547026__WhatsApp_Image_2021-07-14_at_1.42.00_PM.jpeg","author":"JewishPodcasts.fm","episode_count":1329,"summary":"Welcome to The Shmuz Podcast! Here’s your chance to infuse an inspiring dose of ruchnius, encouragement and positivity into your day. But don’t just stop here. Go to TheShmuz.com and gain access to hundreds of motivational Shmuzin that are guaranteed to accelerate your spiritual growth","last_synced_at":"2026-07-12T20:18:00.019778+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-shmuz-1072930"},"episode":{"title":"Pesach: People Believe What They Want to Believe","slug":"pesach-people-believe-what-they-want-to-believe","published_at":"2026-03-29T15:56:45+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-shmuz-1072930/pesach-people-believe-what-they-want-to-believe","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-shmuz-1072930","url":"https://jewishpodcasts.fm/theshmuz/116276","audio_url":"https://records.jewishpodcasts.fm/protected/1037/1774800022885.mp3?show_id=313&episode_id=116276","summary":"Most people assume that one open miracle would change everything. Rabbi Shafier dismantles that illusion. In this gripping shiur, he takes you into Mitzrayim not from the Jewish side, but from the Egyptian side, and asks a startling question: how could people live through blood, frogs, lice, darkness, and Krias Yam Suf and still refuse to believe? The answer is a penetrating look at free will, self-interest, and the human ability to explain away even the most obvious truth. If you want a sharper, more honest understanding of emunah, this shiur will force you to rethink what really keeps a person spiritually stuck.  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","meta_description":"Most people assume that one open miracle would change everything. Rabbi Shafier dismantles that illusion. In this gripping shiur, he takes you into Mitzra…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2855,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-shmuz-1072930/episodes/pesach-people-believe-what-they-want-to-believe/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-shmuz-1072930/pesach-people-believe-what-they-want-to-believe.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}