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About The Author


Born and bred in Kew Gardens Hills, NY, Rabbi Shafier joined the Chofetz Chaim Yeshiva after high school. Shortly after he married, he and his new family moved to Rochester, NY, where he was a high school rebbe for twelve years. It was there that the Shmuz was born. He then moved to Monsey, NY where he was a rebbe in the new Chofetz Chaim branch for three years. Upon the Rosh Yeshiva’s request, he stopped teaching to devote his time to running Tiferes Bnei Torah and the Shmuz. Rabbi Shafier, a happily married father of six children, currently resides in Monsey, NY.

What is the
Shmuz?

The Shmuz is engaging, motivating Torah lecture that focuses on major issues of life. Issues ranging from “working on anger” to “learning to be a better spouse,” from “understanding the reason behind davening” to “what my purpose is in this world.” So many of those concepts that we take as given — yet somehow we may not have focused on of late.