Know someone who would love this shiur?
Ask this shiur
Ask in your own words — the answer is the exact moment this shiur speaks to it.
What’s said in this shiur
The opening of this shiur, in Rabbi Eli Scheller’s own words — taken from the captions, so names and Hebrew terms may be approximate.
[Music] It was my mother's birthday and me and my siblings wanted to do something special for my mother, but my mother said she doesn't want anybody to do anything. I said, "How could we not do something? It's my mother's birthday and she calls me on every single one of my children's birthday to wish them happy birthday." I said, "We got to do something. I'm gonna surprise my mother. My mother works in a toy store in Brooklyn. Toys to discover. Whenever she Brooklyn. Toys to discover. Whenever she comes to my house, she tells my kids stories about homeless people that hang out near the store. It drives her crazy. I figure, you know what? What if I dress up as a homeless person? I'll scare her a little bit and then I'll surprise her. But is that the right thing to do? Scaring my mother? I asked my RV if it's the proper thing. He said, "If you think the outcome will be positive, if you think at the end she'll be happy that you did it, then it's okay." I asked my wife and kids. They said they think wife and kids. They said they think it'll have a positive outcome. Here it is. Okay. The manager of Kosher West gave me permission to take a wagon from over here. And just make sure I bring it back. These are like the broken wagons over here. So, if we could find a wagon over here. All right. Okay. Little broken, but hey, this could work. I'll get my kids in this wagon. Put a blanket over it. Put some stuff in it that could look like a homeless
Jump to a moment
- 0:05[Music] It was my mother's birthday and me and my siblings wanted to do something special…
- 0:36Brooklyn. Toys to discover. Whenever she comes to my house, she tells my kids stories about…
- 1:07wife and kids. They said they think it'll have a positive outcome. Here it is. Okay.…
- 1:42person. Gave me a big enough van to hold this wagon inside. Let's get it inside…
- 2:13face, no matter what I wear, she'll recognize me right away. But if I give off…
- 2:50And that's my mother. Heat. Heat.…
- 3:32[Music] Heat. Heat. [Music]…
- 4:07Hello. Get out. Get out. Get out of my mouth. Get out of my mouth. Happy…
- 4:40were. I can't believe you. I can't believe I can't. Wa, that was intense. My mother…
- 5:10nicely. What could you do for your mother? [Music]…
Every second of this shiur plays inside Lehallel — a filtered YouTube library where each video was reviewed against one written standard before it could appear. No ads, no comments, no autoplay into anything unapproved.
Why is this here?
Before this shiur could appear, it was reviewed against one written standard — the same standard for every video in the library, no exceptions and no algorithm deciding on its own. It is listed under Torah. If you believe something here does not belong, tell us — every challenge is read by a person.
Get the week’s best, by email
One email a week — a handful of approved shiurim and music. No account needed.
Know a family who would use this? Give a Lehallel membership.