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Maariv

This week, we turn our attention to

3 shiurim1 hr 50 minReb Chaim Davies

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2025-06-27

136 A Day in the Life: Maariv, the Prayer of Emunah

Full episode00:36:31

About this shiur & source links
This week, we turn our attention to
Maariv
, the quietest and most mysterious of the tefillos. We explore its origin story — how a
reshus
became a
chovah
— and what that teaches us about our relationship to nighttime, uncertainty, and Divine closeness. From the Zohar’s cosmic framing of nightfall to the Avudraham’s pshat in
hashkiveinu
, we uncover how
Maariv
holds space for faith in the dark and presence after the day has ended. It’s a series that reclaims
Maariv
as more than an afterthought — as a tefillah with depth, strength, and quiet confidence.
This series, "A Day in the Life of a Yid", explores the Practical Laws and Deeper Dimensions of daily Avodas Hashem.
Source sheets for Shiurim 136-138:
https://bit.ly/maariv-tefillah
02

2025-06-29

137 A Day in the Life: Maariv, the Unstructured Encounter

Full episode00:30:48

About this shiur & source links
This week, we turn our attention to
Maariv
, the quietest and most mysterious of the tefillos. We explore its origin story — how a
reshus
became a
chovah
— and what that teaches us about our relationship to nighttime, uncertainty, and Divine closeness. From the Zohar’s cosmic framing of nightfall to the Avudraham’s pshat in
hashkiveinu
, we uncover how
Maariv
holds space for faith in the dark and presence after the day has ended. It’s a series that reclaims
Maariv
as more than an afterthought — as a tefillah with depth, strength, and quiet confidence.
This series, "A Day in the Life of a Yid", explores the Practical Laws and Deeper Dimensions of daily Avodas Hashem.
Source sheets for Shiurim 136-138:
https://bit.ly/maariv-tefillah
03

2025-06-30

138 A Day in the Life: To Daven Maariv Like a Free Man

Full episode00:43:20

About this shiur & source links
This week, we turn our attention to
Maariv
, the quietest and most mysterious of the tefillos. We explore its origin story — how a
reshus
became a
chovah
— and what that teaches us about our relationship to nighttime, uncertainty, and Divine closeness. From the Zohar’s cosmic framing of nightfall to the Avudraham’s pshat in
hashkiveinu
, we uncover how
Maariv
holds space for faith in the dark and presence after the day has ended. It’s a series that reclaims
Maariv
as more than an afterthought — as a tefillah with depth, strength, and quiet confidence.
This series, "A Day in the Life of a Yid", explores the Practical Laws and Deeper Dimensions of daily Avodas Hashem.
Source sheets for Shiurim 136-138:
https://bit.ly/maariv-tefillah
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