The Shoemaker Report: Connecting Worlds

The deepest exile isn’t physical — it begins inside the mind. When emunah weakens, our thoughts scatter, anxiety grows, and we slip into a quiet galut where nothing feels possible. Return to emunah, and the mind comes home. Clarity returns. Strength returns. Because the opposite of galut isn’t geography — it’s faith. I’m Rav Hoshea Allen, and you’ve been watching The Shoemaker Minute. Subscribe for more Torah that brings you home. https://www.youtube.com/@TheShoemakerReport?sub_confirmation=1 #emunah #faith #galut #exile #innerexile #JewishWisdom #ShoemakerReport #ShoemakerMinute #spiritualgrowth #bitachon #clarity #mindset #torahshorts #simplywalking
The Silent Exile No One Talks About
In the darkest place on earth, a Jewish prisoner looked straight at a Nazi guard and said, “If you shoot me, you’re only doing Hashem’s will.” The guard lowered his gun. Because even there—in that nightmare—Hashem was the only One acting. Every moment, every person, every event… is Him alone. That’s what "ein od milvado" means. I’m Rav Hoshea Allen, and you’ve been watching The Shoemaker Minute. #Emunah #Faith #ShoemakerReport #Hashem #EinOdMilvado #JewishWisdom #RebbeNachman #HolocaustStories #Bitachon #Shorts #JewishInspiration #Emet #TorahShorts
When a Nazi Refused to Shoot
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    Avraham saw a mountain, Yitzchak a field, but Ya'akov a house—and with it, the secret of universal tefillah. Learn how the Patriarchs built a living pathway to Hashem and why only Ya'akov’s vision turns prayer into a home for all peoples.
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    Avraham’s eishel in Be’er Sheva was more than a guesthouse—it was the first spiritual retreat. Through food, drink, and heartfelt accompaniment, he repaired the sins of Adam, Noach, and S'dom, teaching the world how to eat, speak, and walk with Hashem through hitbodedut—personal prayer and living connection.
  • The Level of Not Caring
    When Avraham was cast into Nimrod’s fiery furnace, he wasn’t proving courage—he was revealing perfect bitachon, trust beyond outcomes. Why was Avraham saved while Haran perished? Discover how absolute surrender to Hashem lifts a soul above nature itself—and what it means to truly let go.
  • The Anatomy of Modesty
    The act of Shem and Yefet covering their father reveals a map of modesty: body, will, and soul aligning to guard the tzelem Elokim. From instinctive awe to conscious mitzvah to divine stillness, the Torah shows how true tzniut radiates holiness from within.
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My hope is that, as you read, you’ll find yourself slowing down. You’ll begin to notice the thread of Hashem’s presence running through your own story. And you’ll discover that you are not merely a reader of these essays—you are included in them. Because in the end, this isn’t really my book at all. It’s ours.

– Rav Hoshea Allen
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