In this shiur (Torah class) on Shavuot, Mrs. Shira Smiles points out that the Torah was supposed to be given on Friday, the fiftieth day of the omer, but was in fact given on Shabbat, the fifty-first. Mrs. Shira Smiles discusses some of the questions regarding this reality. Why did Moshe add an extra day of preparation at har sinai? If the world was waiting since creation for the acceptance of the Torah on Friday, how could Moshe push it off? If the Torah was given on the seventh day of Sivan, then why is the sixth day of Sivan referred to as the day we received the Torah?

In this class (shiur) Mrs. Shira Smiles discusses the Holiday Of Shavout.

In this Torah shiur (class), Mrs. Shira Smiles explains that Lag BaOmer awakens within us a passion to understand the significance of our personal importance to G-d, and recognize His Love and Devotion to us. She urges us to use this time of intimacy with G-d to pour out our hearts through supplication, prayer and Torah.

In this class (shiur) Rebbetzin Shira Smiles discusses the Holiday of Shavuot.

In this class (shiur) Rebbetzin Shira Smiles discusses the time between Pesach and Shavuot.

In this class (shiur) Rebbetzin Shira Smiles discusses Shavuot.

In this class (shiur) Rebbetzin Shira Smiles discusses the Holiday of Shavout.

In this class (shiur) Mrs. Shira Smiles discusses why the holiday of Shavuot is called Atzeret.

In this class, Mrs. Shira Smiles discusses a great Torah lesson to be learned from the story of Rabbi Akiva’s students, who were illustrious scholars and who perished during Sefirat HaOmer.

Mrs. Shira Smiles discusses that G-d commands us in the Torah to count 50 days from Pesach until Shavuot. There is intense preparation for this holiday, for everything spiritual is determined that day