Friday, 10 April 2015

how to - How to approach saying divrei torah at the shabbos table


I face a few difficulties with saying divrei torah at a Shabbos table and advice on how best to approach would be much appreciated.




  1. People often seem uninterested, especially after they have just gluttonously stuffed themselves with food. How do you engage these people?

  2. How do you find significant and profound ideas that can be eloquently presented within the attention span of the smartphone generation?

  3. When everyone has to stop what they are doing in the meal and briefly be quiet for a dvar torah, it gives the impression that torah is apart from normal living. How do you avoid the presentation of the dvar torah as something separate to real life?

  4. In a slightly different vein, how do you approach attempting to interweave divrei torah into normal conversation, in an attempt to mitigate the previous issue?


In summary, what measures can one take to deliver meaningful words of Torah at a Shabbos table, contending with the various distractions and other challenges that naturally come with that environment?




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