{"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":"Pre-Pesach Shmuz (from the archive)","slug":"pre-pesach-shmuz-from-the-archive","published_at":"2026-03-29T16:04:35+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-shmuz-1072930/pre-pesach-shmuz-from-the-archive","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-shmuz-1072930","url":"https://jewishpodcasts.fm/theshmuz/116277","audio_url":"https://records.jewishpodcasts.fm/protected/1037/1774800471486.mp3?show_id=313&episode_id=116277","summary":"We like to think that if we witnessed one clear miracle, everything would fall into place; our emunah, our davening, our clarity. This shiur dismantles that assumption. Through a vivid, almost unsettling reconstruction of Mitzrayim from the Egyptian perspective, Rabbi Shafier exposes a deeper truth: belief is not driven by evidence, but by honesty. Even those who lived through open miracles found ways to explain it away. Why? Because they didn’t want to see. This is a shiur about intellectual integrity, self-deception, and the real barrier to emunah. Listen carefully, and you’ll gain a sharper lens on your own thinking and a far more demanding, but real, path to genuine belief.  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":"We like to think that if we witnessed one clear miracle, everything would fall into place; our emunah, our davening, our clarity. This shiur dismantles th…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2562,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-shmuz-1072930/episodes/pre-pesach-shmuz-from-the-archive/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/pre-pesach-shmuz-from-the-archive.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}