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Some Thoughts on the Seudah ha'Mafsekes (Hilchos Taaniyos 5:7-9)
Length: 21 minutes 24 seconds Synopsis: I was originally going to record an episode for tomorrow, Tishah b'Av itself, but I ended up discussing the halachos of seudah ha'mafsekes (the concluding meal before the fast) with my chavrusa this afternoon, and decided to record an episode about that instead, hoping that some people will be able to hear it before Tishah b'Av starts for them. These thoughts are somewhat scattered, but even if you don't like the answers, hopefully you'll at least appreciate the questions! ----- מקורות: רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר זמנים, הלכות תעניות ה:ז-ט שיעורי הרב על עניני תשעה באב (אליקים קניגסברג), סימן יב: גדר סעודה המפסקת רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר שופטים, הלכול אבל יג:יב ----- The second month of the newly relaunched Rambam Bekius Podcast has been sponsored by Joey and Estee Lichter. Dedicatory message to follow! ----- If you've gained from what you've learned here, please consider contributing to my Patreon at www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss. Alternatively, if you would like to make a direct contribution to the "Rabbi Schneeweiss Torah Content Fund," my Venmo is @Matt-Schneeweiss, and my Zelle and PayPal are mattschneeweiss at gmail. Even a small contribution goes a long way to covering the costs of my podcasts, and will provide me with the financial freedom to produce even more Torah content for you.
Length: 12 minutes 23 seconds Synopsis: We conclude the fifth chapter of Hilchos Taaniyos with the halachos of tearing our garments when we encounter the Cities of Judah, Jerusalem, and the Mikdash in their states of destruction. The final halacha is about the status of these fast days in the time of Moshiach. I share a beautiful article from Rabbi Joshua Maroof on this topic and apply his insight to this final halacha in the Rambam. ----- מקורות: רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר זמנים, הלכות תעניות ה:טז-יח Rabbi Joshua Maroof, Is the Ninth of Av a Holiday? ----- The second month of the newly relaunched Rambam Bekius Podcast has been sponsored by Joey and Estee Lichter. Dedicatory message to follow! ----- If you've gained from what you've learned here, please consider contributing to my Patreon at www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss. Alternatively, if you would like to make a direct contribution to the "Rabbi Schneeweiss Torah Content Fund," my Venmo is @Matt-Schneeweiss, and my Zelle and PayPal are mattschneeweiss at gmail. Even a small contribution goes a long way to covering the costs of my podcasts, and will provide me with the financial freedom to produce even more Torah content for you.
Length: 6 minutes 26 seconds Synopsis: We conclude this examination of women's obligation in tefilah by reading the Mishnah Berurah, who arrives at a similar conclusion to the Aruch ha'Shulchan but spells out a few more details in terms of practicality. Note: I recorded this late into the taanis and I had just woken up from a taanis nap; I apologize for the grogginess. ----- מקורות: שולחן ערוך אורח חיים קו:א-ב משנה ברורה שם ס"ק ד ----- The first month of the newly relaunched Rambam Bekius Podcast has been sponsored anonymously. May the merit of our learning make us worthy of Hashem's salvation, and may He deliver acheinu kol Beis Yisrael from all our enemies, in Israel and around the world. ----- If you've gained from what you've learned here, please consider contributing to my Patreon at www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss. Alternatively, if you would like to make a direct contribution to the "Rabbi Schneeweiss Torah Content Fund," my Venmo is @Matt-Schneeweiss, and my Zelle and PayPal are mattschneeweiss at gmail. Even a small contribution goes a long way to covering the costs of my podcasts, and will provide me with the financial freedom to produce even more Torah content for you.
This afternoon (12/7/22), in our Rambam Bekius mini-shiur, we returned to the topic of tzedakah with the goal of completeting Hilchos Matnos Aniyim Chapter 7 by the end of the week so that we can begin learning Hilchos Chanukah next week. We encountered some difficulties with the pshat of these halachos which we'll attempt to unravel tomorrow. ----- מקורות: רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר זרעים, הלכות מתנות עניים ז:יד רדב"ז שם רש"י - מגילה דף כז עמוד א Footnotes of R' Eliyahu Touger, https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/986708/jewish/Matnot-Aniyim-Chapter-7.htm ----- The Torah content for the month of Kislev has been sponsored by Serena and Paul Koppel, who want to be makir tov and express gratitude. ----- Please feel free to leave your questions, insights, and feedback in the comments! ----- If you've gained from what you've learned here, please consider contributing to my Patreon at www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss. Alternatively, if you would like to make a direct contribution to the "Rabbi Schneeweiss Torah Content Fund," my Venmo is @Matt-Schneeweiss, and my Zelle and PayPal are mattschneeweiss at gmail.com. Even a small contribution goes a long way to covering the costs of my podcasts, and will provide me with the financial freedom to produce even more Torah content for you.
If you would like to sponsor a day's or a week's worth of content, or if you are interested in enlisting my services as a teacher or tutor, you can reach me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.com. Thank you to my listeners for listening, thank you to my readers for reading, and thank you to my supporters for supporting my efforts to make Torah ideas available and accessible to everyone. ----- Substack: rabbischneeweiss.substack.com/ Patreon: patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss YouTube Channel: youtube.com/rabbischneeweiss Blog: kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/ "The Mishlei Podcast": mishlei.buzzsprout.com "The Stoic Jew" Podcast: thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com "Rambam Bekius" Podcast: rambambekius.buzzsprout.com "Machshavah Lab" Podcast: machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com "The Tefilah Podcast": tefilah.buzzsprout.com WhatsApp Group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/GEB1EPIAarsELfHWuI2k0H Amazon Wishlist: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/Y72CSP86S24W?ref_=wl_sharel
Meat and Wine on Shabbos: An Approach (Hilchos Shabbos 30:7-11)
This afternoon (12/6/22), in our Rambam Bekius mini-shiur, we began by going through a few more facts - in the Rambam, the Gemara, and the Aruch ha'Shulchan - before attempting to answer the general question we raised yesterday. We concluded with one of my favorite statements from the Meiri on how talmidei chachamim should relate to Shabbos, as well as a statement from the Radak on the purpose of Shabbos. ----- מקורות: רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר זמנים, הלכות שבת ל:ז-י,יד מאירי - בית הבחירה: שבת דף קיח עמוד ב ערוך השולחן - אורח חיים רמב:מב תלמוד בבלי שבת דף קיח:-קיט. רד"ק - בראשית ב:ג ----- The Torah content for the month of Kislev has been sponsored by Serena and Paul Koppel, who want to be makir tov and express gratitude. ----- If you have questions, comments, or feedback, I would love to hear from you! Please feel free to contact me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail. ----- If you've gained from what you've learned here, please consider contributing to my Patreon at www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss. Alternatively, if you would like to make a direct contribution to the "Rabbi Schneeweiss Torah Content Fund," my Venmo is @Matt-Schneeweiss, and my Zelle and PayPal are mattschneeweiss at gmail.com. Even a small contribution goes a long way to covering the costs of my podcasts, and will provide me with the financial freedom to produce even more Torah content for you.
This afternoon (12/5/22), in our Rambam Bekius mini-shiur, we paused Hilchos Matnos Aniyim to take up a question I was asked in a Q&A this past Friday: Is there any sort of obligation to eat meat and drink wine on Shabbos? The Rambam codifies a halacha about meat and wine on Shabbos, but it's not entirely clear what the nature of the halacha is. Stranger yet is how/where the Rambam codifies it. We spent today going over the facts and questions. Tomorrow (בג"ה) we'll see if we can come up with answers. ----- מקורות: רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר זמנים, הלכות שבת ל:ז-יא ----- The Torah content for the month of Kislev has been sponsored by Serena and Paul Koppel, who want to be makir tov and express gratitude. ----- If you have questions, comments, or feedback, I would love to hear from you! Please feel free to contact me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail. ----- If you've gained from what you've learned here, please consider contributing to my Patreon at www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss. Alternatively, if you would like to make a direct contribution to the "Rabbi Schneeweiss Torah Content Fund," my Venmo is @Matt-Schneeweiss, and my Zelle and PayPal are mattschneeweiss at gmail.com. Even a small contribution goes a long way to covering the costs of my podcasts, and will provide me with the financial freedom to produce even more Torah content for you.
This afternoon (12/1/22), in our Rambam Bekius mini-shiur, we learned the halacha l'maaseh of tzedakah prioritization from the Aruch ha'Shulchan. He argues that you can't read this halacha on a superficial level, and he presents an alternative understanding which we found to be compelling. Next week we'll return to the Rambam (בג"ה). ----- מקורות: רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר זרעים, הלכות מתנות עניים ז:יג ערוך השולחן יורה דעה רנא:ד-ה ----- The Torah content for the month of Kislev has been sponsored by Serena and Paul Koppel, who want to be makir tov and express gratitude. ----- If you have questions, comments, or feedback, I would love to hear from you! Please feel free to contact me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail. ----- If you've gained from what you've learned here, please consider contributing to my Patreon at www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss. Alternatively, if you would like to make a direct contribution to the "Rabbi Schneeweiss Torah Content Fund," my Venmo is @Matt-Schneeweiss, and my Zelle and PayPal are mattschneeweiss at gmail.com. Even a small contribution goes a long way to covering the costs of my podcasts, and will provide me with the financial freedom to produce even more Torah content for you.
This afternoon (11/30/22), in our Rambam Bekius mini-shiur, we delved into the halacha l'maaseh of what we've been learning in the Rambam, beginning with the particulars of what it means to prioritize tzedakah for your family. We only managed to get through our initial reading of the Shulchan Aruch and Rema, which we'll follow up with tomorrow (בג"ה) with the Aruch ha'Shulchan. ----- מקורות: רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר זרעים, הלכות מתנות עניים ז:יג שולחן ערוך יורה דעה רנא:ג בית יוסף שם הקדמת הרלב"ג לתורה כתובות דף סה עמוד ב מלבי"ם - דברים טו:ז-יא ----- The Torah content for the month of Kislev has been sponsored by Serena and Paul Koppel, who want to be makir tov and express gratitude. ----- If you have questions, comments, or feedback, I would love to hear from you! Please feel free to contact me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail. ----- If you've gained from what you've learned here, please consider contributing to my Patreon at www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss. Alternatively, if you would like to make a direct contribution to the "Rabbi Schneeweiss Torah Content Fund," my Venmo is @Matt-Schneeweiss, and my Zelle and PayPal are mattschneeweiss at gmail.com. Even a small contribution goes a long way to covering the costs of my podcasts, and will provide me with the financial freedom to produce even more Torah content for you.
This afternoon (11/29/22), in our Rambam Bekius mini-shiur, we continued yesterday's sub-detour and delved further into the topic of what is now a word I can't get out of my head: "avunculate marriage." We began by reviewing the Gemara and three shitos we learned yesterday, and then we focused on the Rambam's view as interpreted by the Maggid Mishnah, which we connected to the Rambam's explanation of arayos in the Moreh ha'Nevuchim. We concluded with a modern consideration raised by R' Makbili and surprising law which is still on the books from 19th century Rhode Island. ----- מקורות: תלמוד בבלי יבמות דף סב עמוד ב https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avunculate_marriage#History רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר קדושה, הלכות איסורי ביאה ב:יד מגיד משנה שם הערת ר' מקבילי שם רמב"ם - מורה הנבוכים ג:מט Rhode Island General Laws § 15-1-4 ----- The Torah content for the month of Kislev has been sponsored by Serena and Paul Koppel, who want to be makir tov and express gratitude. ----- If you have questions, comments, or feedback, I would love to hear from you! Please feel free to contact me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail. ----- If you've gained from what you've learned here, please consider contributing to my Patreon at www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss. Alternatively, if you would like to make a direct contribution to the "Rabbi Schneeweiss Torah Content Fund," my Venmo is @Matt-Schneeweiss, and my Zelle and PayPal are mattschneeweiss at gmail.com. Even a small contribution goes a long way to covering the costs of my podcasts, and will provide me with the financial freedom to produce even more Torah content for you.
This afternoon (11/28/22), in our Rambam Bekius mini-shiur, we took a brief detour - based on R' Makbili's recommendation - into the Moreh ha'Nevuchim, where the Rambam discusses the importance of caring for our relatives. This, in turn, led to a sub-detour about a halacha pertaining to what is now a very socially unacceptable type of relationship. Tomorrow we'll look into the practical halachos on both these topics. ----- מקורות: רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר זרעים, הלכות מתנות עניים ז:יג רמב"ם - מורה הנבוכים ג:מב תלמוד בבלי יבמות דף סב עמוד א רש"י שם תוספות ד"ה והנושא את בת אחותו ----- The Torah content for the month of Kislev has been sponsored by Serena and Paul Koppel, who want to be makir tov and express gratitude. ----- If you have questions, comments, or feedback, I would love to hear from you! Please feel free to contact me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail. ----- If you've gained from what you've learned here, please consider contributing to my Patreon at www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss. Alternatively, if you would like to make a direct contribution to the "Rabbi Schneeweiss Torah Content Fund," my Venmo is @Matt-Schneeweiss, and my Zelle and PayPal are mattschneeweiss at gmail.com. Even a small contribution goes a long way to covering the costs of my podcasts, and will provide me with the financial freedom to produce even more Torah content for you.
This afternoon (11/23/22), in our Rambam Bekius mini-shiur, we learned a very short halacha about the hierarchy of tzedakah recipients - a topic that might be viewed as controversial in the "woke" climate of 2022, which is all the more reason why we should learn it. Most of what we discussed was our own speculations. Next time (בג"ה) we'll learn the Rambam's explanation for this hierarchy. ----- מקורות: רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר זרעים, הלכות מתנות עניים ז:יג ----- This week's Torah content has been sponsored anonymously, by a listener who always manages to find me supplemental sources which enhance my shiurim. ----- If you have questions, comments, or feedback, I would love to hear from you! Please feel free to contact me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail. ----- If you've gained from what you've learned here, please consider contributing to my Patreon at www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss. Alternatively, if you would like to make a direct contribution to the "Rabbi Schneeweiss Torah Content Fund," my Venmo is @Matt-Schneeweiss, and my Zelle and PayPal are mattschneeweiss at gmail.com. Even a small contribution goes a long way to covering the costs of my podcasts, and will provide me with the financial freedom to produce even more Torah content for you.
This afternoon (11/22/22), in our Rambam Bekius mini-shiur, we reexamined the halacha that shocked us yesterday, in which the Rambam SEEMED to imply that women are to be suspected of thievery. After examining the issue as codified in the poskim, we saw that this is not the case. We also clarified whether/how the Rambam's halacha applies to the women of today. ----- מקורות: רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר זרעים, הלכות מתנות עניים ז:יב ערוך השולחן יורה דעה רמח:יא-יב שו"ת שבט הלוי חלק ב סימן קיח רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר נזקים, הלכות גניבה ו:ד ----- This week's Torah content has been sponsored anonymously, by a listener who always manages to find me supplemental sources which enhance my shiurim. ----- If you have questions, comments, or feedback, I would love to hear from you! Please feel free to contact me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail. ----- If you've gained from what you've learned here, please consider contributing to my Patreon at www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss. Alternatively, if you would like to make a direct contribution to the "Rabbi Schneeweiss Torah Content Fund," my Venmo is @Matt-Schneeweiss, and my Zelle and PayPal are mattschneeweiss at gmail.com. Even a small contribution goes a long way to covering the costs of my podcasts, and will provide me with the financial freedom to produce even more Torah content for you.
This afternoon (11/21/22), in our Rambam Bekius mini-shiur, we reviewed what we did last time in an attempt to understand the Rambam's support from the Navi (which failed). We then read the next two halachos: one about collecting tzedakah from orphans and the other about collecting tzedakah from women and girls. The latter astounded us enough to warrant further examination tomorrow. ----- מקורות: רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר זרעים, הלכות מתנות עניים ז:יא-יב ירמיהו ל:כ בבא בתרא דף ח עמוד ב רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר משפטים, הלכות נחלות יא:י ----- This week's Torah content has been sponsored anonymously, by a listener who always manages to find me supplemental sources which enhance my shiurim. ----- If you have questions, comments, or feedback, I would love to hear from you! Please feel free to contact me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail. ----- If you've gained from what you've learned here, please consider contributing to my Patreon at www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss. Alternatively, if you would like to make a direct contribution to the "Rabbi Schneeweiss Torah Content Fund," my Venmo is @Matt-Schneeweiss, and my Zelle and PayPal are mattschneeweiss at gmail.com. Even a small contribution goes a long way to covering the costs of my podcasts, and will provide me with the financial freedom to produce even more Torah content for you.
Length: 11 minutes 45 seconds Synopsis: Today we finish the Aruch ha'Shulchan's analysis of how the machlokess on the mitzvah of tefilah de'oraisa plays itself out for women. After taking up the positions of Rashi, Tosafos, Ramban, and Talmidei Rabbeinu Yonah, the Aruch ha'Shulchan arrives at his practical conclusion. Note: I recorded this late into the taanis and I had just woken up from a taanis nap; I apologize for the grogginess. ----- מקורות: ערוך השולחן אורח חיים קו:ו-ז ----- The first month of the newly relaunched Rambam Bekius Podcast has been sponsored anonymously. May the merit of our learning make us worthy of Hashem's salvation, and may He deliver acheinu kol Beis Yisrael from all our enemies, in Israel and around the world. ----- If you've gained from what you've learned here, please consider contributing to my Patreon at www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss. Alternatively, if you would like to make a direct contribution to the "Rabbi Schneeweiss Torah Content Fund," my Venmo is @Matt-Schneeweiss, and my Zelle and PayPal are mattschneeweiss at gmail. Even a small contribution goes a long way to covering the costs of my podcasts, and will provide me with the financial freedom to produce even more Torah content for you.
This afternoon (11/17/22), in our Rambam Bekius mini-shiur, we began by answering the question we left off with yesterday on the person who refuses to give tzedakah. We then read the halach about how we deal with the person who gives too much tzedakah. Very interesting to see how this pair of extremes from Hilchos Deios plays itself out in Hilchos Matnos Aniyim. ----- מקורות: רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר זרעים, הלכות מתנות עניים ז:י-יא ערוך השולחן יורה דעה רמח:ד ----- This week's Torah content has been sponsored anonymously, in gratitude for making my Torah available and accessible to everyone. May Hashem send a Refuah shleimah to Tzvi ha'Kohen ben Shoshanah Geylah. ----- Please feel free to leave your questions, insights, and feedback in the comments! ----- If you've gained from what you've learned here, please consider contributing to my Patreon at www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss. Alternatively, if you would like to make a direct contribution to the "Rabbi Schneeweiss Torah Content Fund," my Venmo is @Matt-Schneeweiss, and my Zelle and PayPal are mattschneeweiss at gmail.com. Even a small contribution goes a long way to covering the costs of my podcasts, and will provide me with the financial freedom to produce even more Torah content for you.
If you would like to sponsor a day's or a week's worth of content, or if you are interested in enlisting my services as a teacher or tutor, you can reach me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.com. Thank you to my listeners for listening, thank you to my readers for reading, and thank you to my supporters for supporting my efforts to make Torah ideas available and accessible to everyone. ----- Substack: rabbischneeweiss.substack.com/ Patreon: patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss YouTube Channel: youtube.com/rabbischneeweiss Blog: kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/ "The Mishlei Podcast": mishlei.buzzsprout.com "The Stoic Jew" Podcast: thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com "Rambam Bekius" Podcast: rambambekius.buzzsprout.com "Machshavah Lab" Podcast: machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com "The Tefilah Podcast": tefilah.buzzsprout.com WhatsApp Group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/GEB1EPIAarsELfHWuI2k0H Amazon Wishlist: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/Y72CSP86S24W?ref_=wl_sharel
Refusing to Take and Refusing to Give Tzedakah (Hilchos Matnos Aniyim 7:9-10)
This afternoon (11/16/22), in our Rambam Bekius mini-shiur, we reviewed yesterday's case of a person who refuses to accept tzedakah and compared it to the next case of a person who refuses to give tzedakah. We left off with a question about how Beis Din is allowed to force a person to give tzedakah "according to their assessment of him" as opposed to forcing him to give the minimal amount. We'll try to find an answer by tomorrow. ----- מקורות: רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר זרעים, הלכות מתנות עניים ז:ט-י ערוך השולחן יורה דעה רנג:יז רדב"ז https://twitter.com/jewinthecity/status/1589799465380347904 ----- This week's Torah content has been sponsored anonymously, in gratitude for making my Torah available and accessible to everyone. May Hashem send a refuah shleimah to Tzvi ha'Kohen ben Shoshanah Geylah. ----- If you have questions, comments, or feedback, I would love to hear from you! Please feel free to contact me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail. ----- If you've gained from what you've learned here, please consider contributing to my Patreon at www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss. Alternatively, if you would like to make a direct contribution to the "Rabbi Schneeweiss Torah Content Fund," my Venmo is @Matt-Schneeweiss, and my Zelle and PayPal are mattschneeweiss at gmail.com. Even a small contribution goes a long way to covering the costs of my podcasts, and will provide me with the financial freedom to produce even more Torah content for you.
This afternoon (11/15/22), in our Rambam Bekius mini-shiur, we moved on to the next halacha about how much to give aniyim who are passing through town - either on a weekday or on Shabbos. We couldn't figure out what the deal is with "beans and oil," nor did we know whether halacha acknowledges the dangers of allowing a total stranger to spend the night in your home, so if anyone has any insights into that, please let me know! ----- מקורות: רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר זרעים, הלכות מתנות עניים ז:ז-ט רדב"ז ----- This week's Torah content has been sponsored anonymously, in gratitude for making my Torah available and accessible to everyone. May Hashem send a refuah shleimah to Tzvi ha'Kohen ben Shoshanah Geylah. ----- If you have questions, comments, or feedback, I would love to hear from you! Please feel free to contact me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail. ----- If you've gained from what you've learned here, please consider contributing to my Patreon at www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss. Alternatively, if you would like to make a direct contribution to the "Rabbi Schneeweiss Torah Content Fund," my Venmo is @Matt-Schneeweiss, and my Zelle and PayPal are mattschneeweiss at gmail.com. Even a small contribution goes a long way to covering the costs of my podcasts, and will provide me with the financial freedom to produce even more Torah content for you.
This afternoon (11/14/22), in our Rambam Bekius mini-shiur, we revisited a halacha from last week on what to do if a poor person asks you for money and you don't have enough to give them. We compared this with a similar halacha in chapter 10, and although we couldn't explain why the Rambam didn't codify the two halachos together, we were able to gain insight into the underlying nature of the halacha there. ----- מקורות: רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר זרעים, הלכות מתנות עניים ז:ז; י:ה רמב"ם - ספר המצוות לא תעשה רל"ב שולחן ערוך יורה דעה רמט:ד רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר שופטים, הלכות מלכים ומלחמות ב:יז ----- This week's Torah content has been sponsored anonymously, in gratitude for making my Torah available and accessible to everyone. May Hashem send a Refuah shleimah to Tzvi ha'Kohen ben Shoshanah Geylah. ----- If you have questions, comments, or feedback, I would love to hear from you! Please feel free to contact me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail. ----- If you've gained from what you've learned here, please consider contributing to my Patreon at www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss. Alternatively, if you would like to make a direct contribution to the "Rabbi Schneeweiss Torah Content Fund," my Venmo is @Matt-Schneeweiss, and my Zelle and PayPal are mattschneeweiss at gmail.com. Even a small contribution goes a long way to covering the costs of my podcasts, and will provide me with the financial freedom to produce even more Torah content for you.
This afternoon (11/10/22), in our Rambam Bekius mini-shiur, we continued the Rambam's halachos about the recipients of tzedakah. We noted at the beginning of our topic that according to the Rambam, the mitzvah de'Oraisa is ONLY to give tzedakah to Jews. Today we learned where and how he codifies the obligation to give tzedakah to non-Jews - and why. ----- מקורות: רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר זרעים, הלכות מתנות עניים ז:א,ז רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר שופטים, הלכות מלכים ומלחמות י:יב דברים יד:כא רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר המדע, הלכות עבודה זרה וחוקות הגויים ט:טז; י:ב,ה ----- This week's Torah content has been sponsored anonymously. May Hashem grant a refuah shleimah to Rachel bas Rivka Chana. ----- If you have questions, comments, or feedback, I would love to hear from you! Please feel free to contact me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail. ----- If you've gained from what you've learned here, please consider contributing to my Patreon at www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss. Alternatively, if you would like to make a direct contribution to the "Rabbi Schneeweiss Torah Content Fund," my Venmo is @Matt-Schneeweiss, and my Zelle and PayPal are mattschneeweiss at gmail.com. Even a small contribution goes a long way to covering the costs of my podcasts, and will provide me with the financial freedom to produce even more Torah content for you.
This afternoon (11/9/22), in our Rambam Bekius mini-shiur, we took a brief detour to actually learn the premises we were all quoting from vague memory about kavod ha'briyos and public nakedness, in light of the tshuvah from R' Avraham ben ha'Rambam that we learned yesterday. We also raised a question about the berachah of malbish arumim. Tomorrow (בג"ה) we'll return to the halachos of tzedakah. ----- מקורות: רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר זרעים, הלכות כלאים י:כט רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר אהבה, הלכות תפילה וברכת כהנים ז:ד,ז,ח ----- This week's Torah content has been sponsored anonymously. May Hashem grant a refuah shleimah to Rachel bas Rivka Chana. ----- If you have questions, comments, or feedback, I would love to hear from you! Please feel free to contact me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail. ----- If you've gained from what you've learned here, please consider contributing to my Patreon at www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss. Alternatively, if you would like to make a direct contribution to the "Rabbi Schneeweiss Torah Content Fund," my Venmo is @Matt-Schneeweiss, and my Zelle and PayPal are mattschneeweiss at gmail.com. Even a small contribution goes a long way to covering the costs of my podcasts, and will provide me with the financial freedom to produce even more Torah content for you.
This afternoon (11/8/22), in our Rambam Bekius mini-shiur, we continued on in the Rambam with the halachos about whether it is necessary to investigate the financial circumstances of the poor person before giving him what he asks for. We raised a few questions, but our only solid take-away was that "naked" doesn't always mean naked. ----- מקורות: רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר זרעים, הלכות מתנות עניים ז:ו ר' אברהם בן הרמב"ם - שו"ת סימן כד ----- This week's Torah content has been sponsored anonymously. May Hashem grant a refuah shleimah to Rachel bas Rivka Chana. ----- If you have questions, comments, or feedback, I would love to hear from you! Please feel free to contact me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail. ----- If you've gained from what you've learned here, please consider contributing to my Patreon at www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss. Alternatively, if you would like to make a direct contribution to the "Rabbi Schneeweiss Torah Content Fund," my Venmo is @Matt-Schneeweiss, and my Zelle and PayPal are mattschneeweiss at gmail.com. Even a small contribution goes a long way to covering the costs of my podcasts, and will provide me with the financial freedom to produce even more Torah content for you.
This afternoon (11/7/22), in our Rambam Bekius mini-shiur, we turned to the Aruch ha'Shulchan for answers to yesterday's questions. Not only did he clarify our understanding of the principles in the Rambam, but he also brought things down to the level of halacha l'maaseh, which is why we turned to the Aruch ha'Shulchan in the first place. ----- מקורות: רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר זרעים, הלכות מתנות עניים ז:ה ערוך השולחן יורה דעה רמט:ה-ז https://download.yutorah.org/2019/1053/Rosh_Hashanah_To-Go_-_5780_Rabbi_Stein.pdf ----- This week's Torah content has been sponsored anonymously. May Hashem grant a refuah shleimah to Rachel bas Rivka Chana. ----- Please feel free to leave your questions, insights, and feedback in the comments! ----- If you've gained from what you've learned here, please consider contributing to my Patreon at www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss. Alternatively, if you would like to make a direct contribution to the "Rabbi Schneeweiss Torah Content Fund," my Venmo is @Matt-Schneeweiss, and my Zelle and PayPal are mattschneeweiss at gmail.com. Even a small contribution goes a long way to covering the costs of my podcasts, and will provide me with the financial freedom to produce even more Torah content for you.
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How Much Tzedakah One Must Give mi'de'Oraisa and mi'de'Rabbanan (Hilchos Matnos Aniyim 7:5)
This afternoon (11/3/22), in our Rambam Bekius mini-shiur, we turned to the Aruch ha'Shulchan for answers to yesterday's questions. Not only did he clarify our understanding of the principles in the Rambam, but he also brought things down to the level of halacha l'maaseh, which is why we turned to the Aruch ha'Shulchan in the first place. ----- מקורות: רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר זרעים, הלכות מתנות עניים ז:ה ערוך השולחן יורה דעה רמט:א-ד ----- This week's Torah content has been sponsored by my friend and colleague, Rabbi Dr. Elie Feder. Rabbi Feder recently published a book called Gematria Refigured: A New Look at How the Torah Conveys Ideas Through Numbers (2022, Mosaica Press). The approach to gematria he presents in this book is neither fluffy nor fanciful, but rational. If you're interested in some sample chapters, click here. If you have a social media platform and are interested in promoting or reviewing Rabbi Feder's book, let me know and I'll put the two of you in touch. The book is available for purchase at https://mosaicapress.com/product/gematria-refigured/. ----- If you have questions, comments, or feedback, I would love to hear from you! Please feel free to contact me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail. ----- If you've gained from what you've learned here, please consider contributing to my Patreon at www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss. Alternatively, if you would like to make a direct contribution to the "Rabbi Schneeweiss Torah Content Fund," my Venmo is @Matt-Schneeweiss, and my Zelle and PayPal are mattschneeweiss at gmail.com. Even a small contribution goes a long way to covering the costs of my podcasts, and will provide me with the financial freedom to produce even more Torah content for you.
This afternoon (11/2/22), in our Rambam Bekius mini-shiur, we covered two separate topics: (1) how to help an orphan get married, including a review of the halachic definition of "orphan," and (2) how much money we're supposed to give - a topic which raises a NUMBER of questions which we will likely discuss tomorrow and into next week. ----- מקורות: רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר זרעים, הלכות מתנות עניים ז:ד-ה רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר המדע, הלכות דעות ה:יא; ו:י רמב"ם - שו"ת שיג רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר הפלאה, הלכות ערכים וחרמים ח:יג ----- This week's Torah content has been sponsored by my friend and colleague, Rabbi Dr. Elie Feder. Rabbi Feder recently published a book called Gematria Refigured: A New Look at How the Torah Conveys Ideas Through Numbers (2022, Mosaica Press). The approach to gematria he presents in this book is neither fluffy nor fanciful, but rational. If you're interested in some sample chapters, click here. If you have a social media platform and are interested in promoting or reviewing Rabbi Feder's book, let me know and I'll put the two of you in touch. The book is available for purchase at https://mosaicapress.com/product/gematria-refigured/. ----- If you have questions, comments, or feedback, I would love to hear from you! Please feel free to contact me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail. ----- If you've gained from what you've learned here, please consider contributing to my Patreon at www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss. Alternatively, if you would like to make a direct contribution to the "Rabbi Schneeweiss Torah Content Fund," my Venmo is @Matt-Schneeweiss, and my Zelle and PayPal are mattschneeweiss at gmail.com. Even a small contribution goes a long way to covering the costs of my podcasts, and will provide me with the financial freedom to produce even more Torah content for you.
Length: 20 minutes Synopsis: Because today is the 17th of Tammuz, I wanted to take a brief pause in our topic to address inyanei d'yoma, and what better way to do so than to review one thing that the Rambam and the Ramban both agree on: that zaakah b'eis tzarah (crying out to Hashem at a time of trouble) is a mitzvah from the Torah. In this episode we review some of the major ideas, as guided by the Yad Peshuta (R' Nachum Rabinovitch). ----- מקורות: רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר זמנים, הלכות תעניות - הקדמה; א:א-ב; ה:ב יד פשוטה שם רמב"ם - מורה הנבוכים ג:לו רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר המדע, הלכות תשובה ב:ו ספרי - בהעלותך פיסקא עו משנה - תענית ב:א ;ג:א-ב ב' דברי הימים ז:יג-יד ראש השנה דף יח עמוד א ----- The first month of the newly relaunched Rambam Bekius Podcast has been sponsored anonymously. May the merit of our learning make us worthy of Hashem's salvation, and may He deliver acheinu kol Beis Yisrael from all our enemies, in Israel and around the world. ----- If you've gained from what you've learned here, please consider contributing to my Patreon at www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss. Alternatively, if you would like to make a direct contribution to the "Rabbi Schneeweiss Torah Content Fund," my Venmo is @Matt-Schneeweiss, and my Zelle and PayPal are mattschneeweiss at gmail. Even a small contribution goes a long way to covering the costs of my podcasts, and will provide me with the financial freedom to produce even more Torah content for you.
This afternoon (11/1/22), in our Rambam Bekius mini-shiur, we did something a little different. Because our ultimate goal is to translate our learning of the Rambam into practical terms, we looked at how the Shulchan Aruch, Rema, and Aruch ha'Shulchan codified these first halachos in the Rambam. We might do this more as we proceed through this topic. ----- מקורות: רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר זרעים, הלכות מתנות עניים ז:א-ג שולחן ערוך יורה דעה רנ:א ערוך השולחן יורה דעה רנ:א,ד-ה רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר האבה, הלכות תפילה וברכת כהנים א:ב ----- This week's Torah content has been sponsored by my friend and colleague, Rabbi Dr. Elie Feder. Rabbi Feder recently published a book called Gematria Refigured: A New Look at How the Torah Conveys Ideas Through Numbers (2022, Mosaica Press). The approach to gematria he presents in this book is neither fluffy nor fanciful, but rational. If you're interested in some sample chapters, check out the link below. If you have a social media platform and are interested in promoting or reviewing Rabbi Feder's book, let me know and I'll put the two of you in touch. The book is available for purchase at https://mosaicapress.com/product/gematria-refigured/.
Link to sample chapters: https://tinyurl.com/3xmrufuv ----- If you have questions, comments, or feedback, I would love to hear from you! Please feel free to contact me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail. ----- If you've gained from what you've learned here, please consider contributing to my Patreon at www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss. Alternatively, if you would like to make a direct contribution to the "Rabbi Schneeweiss Torah Content Fund," my Venmo is @Matt-Schneeweiss, and my Zelle and PayPal are mattschneeweiss at gmail.com. Even a small contribution goes a long way to covering the costs of my podcasts, and will provide me with the financial freedom to produce even more Torah content for you.
This afternoon (10/31/22), in our Rambam Bekius mini-shiur, we began by thinking about the interrelationship between the three pesukim cited by the Rambam as the source of the mitzvas aseh of tzedakah. Next, we read the halacha about what (NOT how much) we are commanded to give. We then analyzed the case in which we are commanded to restore an impoverished person back to his prior standard of living, even if it was extremely high. ----- מקורות: רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר זרעים, הלכות מתנות עניים ז:א-ג ----- This week's Torah content has been sponsored by my friend and colleague, Rabbi Dr. Elie Feder. Rabbi Feder recently published a book called Gematria Refigured: A New Look at How the Torah Conveys Ideas Through Numbers (2022, Mosaica Press). The approach to gematria he presents in this book is neither fluffy nor fanciful, but rational. If you're interested in some sample chapters, check out the link below. If you have a social media platform and are interested in promoting or reviewing Rabbi Feder's book, let me know and I'll put the two of you in touch. The book is available for purchase at mosaicapress.com.
Link to sample chapters: https://tinyurl.com/3xmrufuv ----- If you have questions, comments, or feedback, I would love to hear from you! Please feel free to contact me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail. ----- If you've gained from what you've learned here, please consider contributing to my Patreon at www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss. Alternatively, if you would like to make a direct contribution to the "Rabbi Schneeweiss Torah Content Fund," my Venmo is @Matt-Schneeweiss, and my Zelle and PayPal are mattschneeweiss at gmail.com. Even a small contribution goes a long way to covering the costs of my podcasts, and will provide me with the financial freedom to produce even more Torah content for you.
This afternoon (10/27/22), in our Rambam Bekius mini-shiur, we revisited and attempted to answer the question we left off with yesterday (about how the placement of the halachos of tzedakah in Sefer Zera'im changes our view of tzedakah). We then read the first halacha in Hilchos Matnos Aniyim, taking a brief detour to review the Rambam's definitions of chesed and tzedakah in the Moreh ha'Nevuchim. ----- מקורות: רמב"ם - משנה תורה: הקדמה, חלוקת הספרים רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר זרעים, הלכות מתנות עניים ז:א רמב"ם - משנה תורה דפוס (שהוא ספר אחר לגמרי): ספר זרעים, הלכות מתנות עניים ז:א מורה הנבוכים ג:נג ----- This week's Torah learning has been sponsored by Vanessa, the first person who offered to cover the costs of my Zoom account for the year. Thank you, Vanessa! ----- Please feel free to leave your questions, insights, and feedback in the comments! ----- If you've gained from what you've learned here, please consider contributing to my Patreon at www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss. Alternatively, if you would like to make a direct contribution to the "Rabbi Schneeweiss Torah Content Fund," my Venmo is @Matt-Schneeweiss, and my Zelle and PayPal are mattschneeweiss at gmail.com. Even a small contribution goes a long way to covering the costs of my podcasts, and will provide me with the financial freedom to produce even more Torah content for you.
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The Mitzvos of Tzedakah (Hilchos Matnos Aniyim Minyan ha'Mitzvos + Koseres)
This afternoon (10/26/22), in our Rambam Bekius mini-shiur, after reviewing what we did yesterday, we attempted to answer our question on the Rambam's anomalous formulation in the minyan ha'mitzvos - and even though our answer failed, it nevertheless exhibited good methodology. We then played the "If YOU wrote the Mishneh Torah" game in an effort to appreciate why the Rambam placed the halachos of tzedakah where he did. We left off with a question about the Rambam's classification which we will revisit tomorrow, when we read his formulation of the mitzvah in the opening halachos. ----- מקורות: רמב"ם - ספר המצוות, עשה קצ"ה ולא תעשה רל"ב רמב"ם - משנה תורה: הקדמה, מנין המצוות, עשה קצ"ה ולא תעשה רל"ב דברים טו:ז-ח,יב-יד רמב"ם - משנה תורה: הקדמה, חלוקת הספרים ----- This week's Torah learning has been sponsored by Vanessa, the first person who offered to cover the costs of my Zoom account for the year. Thank you, Vanessa! ----- If you've gained from what you've learned here, please consider contributing to my Patreon at www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss. Alternatively, if you would like to make a direct contribution to the "Rabbi Schneeweiss Torah Content Fund," my Venmo is @Matt-Schneeweiss, and my Zelle and PayPal are mattschneeweiss at gmail.com. Even a small contribution goes a long way to covering the costs of my podcasts, and will provide me with the financial freedom to produce even more Torah content for you.
This afternoon (10/25/22), in our Rambam Bekius mini-shiur, we began the topic of tzedakah, starting with the Rambam's formulations in the Sefer ha'Mitzvos and the minyan ha'mitzvos in the Mishneh Torah. We raised a few questions, and we plan to go over his other two formulations tomorrow before making any moves. ----- מקורות: רמב"ם - ספר המצוות, עשה קצ"ה ולא תעשה רל"ב דברים טו:ז-ח ויקרא כה:לה-לו רמב"ם - משנה תורה: הקדמה, מנין המצוות, עשה קצ"ה ולא תעשה רל"ב ----- This week's Torah learning has been sponsored by Vanessa, the first person who offered to cover the costs of my Zoom account for the year. Thank you, Vanessa! ----- If you've gained from what you've learned here, please consider contributing to my Patreon at www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss. Alternatively, if you would like to make a direct contribution to the "Rabbi Schneeweiss Torah Content Fund," my Venmo is @Matt-Schneeweiss, and my Zelle and PayPal are mattschneeweiss at gmail.com. Even a small contribution goes a long way to covering the costs of my podcasts, and will provide me with the financial freedom to produce even more Torah content for you.
This afternoon (10/24/22), in our Rambam Bekius mini-shiur, we learned another beautiful idea from The Kuntress on the Rambam's view of mashiv ha'ruach u'morid ha'geshem. Not only is the idea beautiful, but it also helps mitigate the pain of repeating shemoneh esrei if you forget and say the wrong thing. ----- מקורות: למקדח ולמחרוז במשנה תורה להרמב"ם - משיב הרוח ומוריד הגשם רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר אהבה, הלכות תפילה וברכת כהנים ב:טו; י:ח תענית דף ד עמוד ב ----- This week's Torah learning has been sponsored by Vanessa, the first person who offered to cover the costs of my Zoom account for the year. Thank you, Vanessa! ----- If you've gained from what you've learned here, please consider contributing to my Patreon at www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss. Alternatively, if you would like to make a direct contribution to the "Rabbi Schneeweiss Torah Content Fund," my Venmo is @Matt-Schneeweiss, and my Zelle and PayPal are mattschneeweiss at gmail.com. Even a small contribution goes a long way to covering the costs of my podcasts, and will provide me with the financial freedom to produce even more Torah content for you.
This morning (10/4/22), in a special Erev Yom ha'Kippurim shiur, we went through around half of a shiur from The Kuntress on Karapah and Teshuvah. Although we didn't get a chance to answer all the questions, we did succeed in getting to the main idea, which was a theory of kaparah. Towards the end we discussed at least one approach to dealing with the pre-Yom ha'Kippurim anxiety which is so common at this time of year. ----- מקורות: למקדח ולמחרוז במשנה תורה להרמב"ם ----- This week's Torah learning has been sponsored by Joey and Estee, whom I'd like to thank for being such an important part of my life. ----- Please feel free to leave your questions, insights, and feedback in the comments! ----- If you've gained from what you've learned here, please consider contributing to my Patreon at www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss. Alternatively, if you would like to make a direct contribution to the "Rabbi Schneeweiss Torah Content Fund," my Venmo is @Matt-Schneeweiss, and my Zelle and PayPal are mattschneeweiss at gmail.com. Even a small contribution goes a long way to covering the costs of my podcasts, and will provide me with the financial freedom to produce even more Torah content for you.
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Teshuvah on Deios vs. Ve'Halachta bi'Drachav - Another Answer (Hilchos Teshuvah 7:2)
This afternoon (10/3/22), in our last Rambam Bekius mini-shiur before the break, we reviewed the major questions from last week and then offered a new answer - one which gets to the heart of what deios are, and why we are commanded in ve'halachta bi'drachav. ----- מקורות: רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר המדע, הלכות תשובה ז:ג רמב"ם - מורה הנבוכים ג:נד ----- This week's Torah learning has been sponsored by Joey and Estee, whom I'd like to thank for being such an important part of my life. ----- If you've gained from what you've learned here, please consider contributing to my Patreon at www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss. Alternatively, if you would like to make a direct contribution to the "Rabbi Schneeweiss Torah Content Fund," my Venmo is @Matt-Schneeweiss, and my Zelle and PayPal are mattschneeweiss at gmail.com. Even a small contribution goes a long way to covering the costs of my podcasts, and will provide me with the financial freedom to produce even more Torah content for you.
This afternoon (9/29/22), in our Rambam Bekius mini-shiur, we reviewed the major questions from yesterday, then offered an answer based on my limited understanding of what my Rosh ha'Yeshiva said when we asked him right before maariv last night. On Monday (בג"ה) I'll share my own answer. ----- מקורות: רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר המדע, הלכות תשובה ז:ג,ו רמב"ם - ספר המצות, עשה ח רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר המדע, הלכות דעות א:ב ----- This week's Torah learning has been sponsored by Joey and Estee, whom I'd like to thank for being such an important part of my life. ----- If you've gained from what you've learned here, please consider contributing to my Patreon at www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss. Alternatively, if you would like to make a direct contribution to the "Rabbi Schneeweiss Torah Content Fund," my Venmo is @Matt-Schneeweiss, and my Zelle and PayPal are mattschneeweiss at gmail.com. Even a small contribution goes a long way to covering the costs of my podcasts, and will provide me with the financial freedom to produce even more Torah content for you.
This afternoon (9/28/22), in our Rambam Bekius mini-shiur, we raised a number of thorny questions on the seventh chapter of Hilchos Teshuvah, the biggest of which is about the difference between the teshuvah described by the Rambam in 7:3 and the entire mitzvah of ve'Halachta bi'Drachav described in Hilchos Deios. ----- מקורות: רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר המדע, הלכות תשובה פרק ז רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר המדע, הלכות דעות א:ה-ו ----- This week's Torah learning has been sponsored by Joey and Estee, whom I'd like to thank for being such an important part of my life. ----- If you've gained from what you've learned here, please consider contributing to my Patreon at www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss. Alternatively, if you would like to make a direct contribution to the "Rabbi Schneeweiss Torah Content Fund," my Venmo is @Matt-Schneeweiss, and my Zelle and PayPal are mattschneeweiss at gmail.com. Even a small contribution goes a long way to covering the costs of my podcasts, and will provide me with the financial freedom to produce even more Torah content for you.
Length: 10 minutes 49 seconds Synopsis: The next step in our analysis of the machlokess between the Rambam and Ramban and its impact on women's obligation in tefilah is to learn Gemara according to both sides. Turns out, this issue is complicated by the fact that there are three different girsaos (textual versions) of the Gemara. Using the Aruch ha'Shulchan as our guide, we'll begin with comparing Rambam's version of the Gemara with Rashi's. ----- מקורות: ברכות דף כ עמוד א-ב ערוך השולחן אורח חיים קו:ה ----- The first month of the newly relaunched Rambam Bekius Podcast has been sponsored anonymously. May the merit of our learning make us worthy of Hashem's salvation, and may He deliver acheinu kol Beis Yisrael from all our enemies, in Israel and around the world. ----- If you've gained from what you've learned here, please consider contributing to my Patreon at www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss. Alternatively, if you would like to make a direct contribution to the "Rabbi Schneeweiss Torah Content Fund," my Venmo is @Matt-Schneeweiss, and my Zelle and PayPal are mattschneeweiss at gmail. Even a small contribution goes a long way to covering the costs of my podcasts, and will provide me with the financial freedom to produce even more Torah content for you.
This afternoon (9/22/22), in our Rambam Bekius mini-shiur, we refined yesterday's approach and attempted to explain what is added by the pasuk in Mishlei. We didn't manage to develop a complete approach, but we did come up with a few insights. ----- מקורות: רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר המדע, הלכות תשובה ב:ג רלב"ג - משלי כח:יג ----- This week's Torah learning has been sponsored anonymously, and is dedicated to Yehudit Malka bat Ronit Elisheva, in the zechus that Hashem may help her find what she's looking for. ----- Please feel free to leave your questions, insights, and feedback in the comments! ----- If you've gained from what you've learned here, please consider contributing to my Patreon at www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss. Alternatively, if you would like to make a direct contribution to the "Rabbi Schneeweiss Torah Content Fund," my Venmo is @Matt-Schneeweiss, and my Zelle and PayPal are mattschneeweiss at gmail.com. Even a small contribution goes a long way to covering the costs of my podcasts, and will provide me with the financial freedom to produce even more Torah content for you.
This afternoon (9/21/22), in our Rambam Bekius mini-shiur, we reviewed yesterday's two approaches, refined them, and attempted to unify them. We then raised two more questions: one about the other way of learning the Gemara about tovel v'sheretz b'yado, and another about the pasuk in Mishlei. We'll attempt to answer these questions tomorrow, which will be our last Rambam Bekius shiur before the Aseres Ymei Teshuvah commence. ----- מקורות: רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר המדע, הלכות תשובה ב:ג רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר נשים, הלכות אישות ח:ה מיוחס לרש"י - תלמוד בבלי תענית דף טז עמוד א משלי כח:יג ----- This week's Torah learning has been sponsored anonymously, and is dedicated to Yehudit Malka bat Ronit Elisheva, in the zechus that Hashem may help her find what she's looking for. ----- Please feel free to leave your questions, insights, and feedback in the comments! ----- If you've gained from what you've learned here, please consider contributing to my Patreon at www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss. Alternatively, if you would like to make a direct contribution to the "Rabbi Schneeweiss Torah Content Fund," my Venmo is @Matt-Schneeweiss, and my Zelle and PayPal are mattschneeweiss at gmail.com. Even a small contribution goes a long way to covering the costs of my podcasts, and will provide me with the financial freedom to produce even more Torah content for you.
This afternoon (9/20/22), in our Rambam Bekius mini-shiur, we began by reviewing the five questions we raised yesterday, then started two approaches to answering them: one based on a sound methodological principle in the Mishneh Torah, and the other based on the Rambam's explanation of vidui in the Moreh ha'Nevuchim, combined with an excerpt from The Kuntress. ----- מקורות: רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר המדע, הלכות תשובה א:אב; ב:ג רמב"ם - מורה הנבוכים ג:לו סברות במשנה תורה להרמב"ם, תשובה ווידוי ----- This week's Torah learning has been sponsored anonymously, and is dedicated to Yehudit Malka bat Ronit Elisheva, in the zechus that Hashem may help her find what she's looking for. ----- Please feel free to leave your questions, insights, and feedback in the comments! ----- If you've gained from what you've learned here, please consider contributing to my Patreon at www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss. Alternatively, if you would like to make a direct contribution to the "Rabbi Schneeweiss Torah Content Fund," my Venmo is @Matt-Schneeweiss, and my Zelle and PayPal are mattschneeweiss at gmail.com. Even a small contribution goes a long way to covering the costs of my podcasts, and will provide me with the financial freedom to produce even more Torah content for you.
This afternoon (9/19/22), in our Rambam Bekius mini-shiur, we moved on to the next halacha in the Rambam which posed several difficulties. We learned through the facts and set up all the questions, and we'll attempt to answer them tomorrow. ----- מקורות: רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר המדע, הלכות תשובה ב:ג רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר טהרה, הלכות מקוות יא:יב ----- This week's Torah learning has been sponsored anonymously, and is dedicated to Yehudit Malka bat Ronit Elisheva, in the zechus that Hashem may help her find what she's looking for. ----- Please feel free to leave your questions, insights, and feedback in the comments! ----- If you've gained from what you've learned here, please consider contributing to my Patreon at www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss. Alternatively, if you would like to make a direct contribution to the "Rabbi Schneeweiss Torah Content Fund," my Venmo is @Matt-Schneeweiss, and my Zelle and PayPal are mattschneeweiss at gmail.com. Even a small contribution goes a long way to covering the costs of my podcasts, and will provide me with the financial freedom to produce even more Torah content for you.
This afternoon (9/15/22), in our Rambam Bekius mini-shiur, we attempted to answer two of the many questions we raised this week: (1) Why does nechamah (regret) come AFTER teshuvah instead of at the outset? (2) Why does the Rambam define teshuvah gemurah BEFORE defining teshuvah? ----- מקורות: רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר המדע, הלכות תשובה ב:א-ב ירמיהו לא:טו-יט רש"י - יומא דף פו עמוד ב ----- The Torah content for the first two weeks of yeshiva has been sponsored anonymously. May Hashem send a refuah shleimah to Moshe Gavriel Ben Malka. ----- Please feel free to leave your questions, insights, and feedback in the comments! ----- If you've gained from what you've learned here, please consider contributing to my Patreon at www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss. Alternatively, if you would like to make a direct contribution to the "Rabbi Schneeweiss Torah Content Fund," my Venmo is @Matt-Schneeweiss, and my Zelle and PayPal are mattschneeweiss at gmail.com. Even a small contribution goes a long way to covering the costs of my podcasts, and will provide me with the financial freedom to produce even more Torah content for you.
This afternoon (9/14/22), in our Rambam Bekius mini-shiur, we answered one of the questions we left off with yesterday: How is it possible to require The One Who Knows Hidden Things (i.e. God) to testify about you that you will never return to your sin? That seems to be an impossibly high standard! David Fischbein, a friend of mine, gave an amazing answer to this question, which I did a rather inadequate job of expressing in shiur today. If you're interested in the voice note on WhatsApp, let me know and I'll send it to you. ----- מקורות: רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר המדע, הלכות תשובה ב:ב רמב"ם - מורה הנבוכים ג:לו יד פשוטה מלבי"ם - הושע יד:ב-י ----- The Torah content for the first two weeks of yeshiva has been sponsored anonymously. May Hashem send a refuah shleimah to Moshe Gavriel Ben Malka. ----- Please feel free to leave your questions, insights, and feedback in the comments! ----- If you've gained from what you've learned here, please consider contributing to my Patreon at www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss. Alternatively, if you would like to make a direct contribution to the "Rabbi Schneeweiss Torah Content Fund," my Venmo is @Matt-Schneeweiss, and my Zelle and PayPal are mattschneeweiss at gmail.com. Even a small contribution goes a long way to covering the costs of my podcasts, and will provide me with the financial freedom to produce even more Torah content for you.
This afternoon (9/13/22), in our Rambam Bekius mini-shiur, we read through the Rambam's definition of regular teshuvah (as opposed to yesterday's teshuvah gemurah) and attempted to get pshat. We ended with a few questions, which will be added to our list of questions from yesterday. The plan tomorrow is to read the pesukim cited by the Rambam, in their proper context, and then attempt to answer our questions. ----- מקורות: רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר המדע, הלכות תשובה ב:ב ----- The Torah content for the first two weeks of yeshiva has been sponsored anonymously. May Hashem send a refuah shleimah to Moshe Gavriel Ben Malka. ----- Please feel free to leave your questions, insights, and feedback in the comments! ----- If you've gained from what you've learned here, please consider contributing to my Patreon at www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss. Alternatively, if you would like to make a direct contribution to the "Rabbi Schneeweiss Torah Content Fund," my Venmo is @Matt-Schneeweiss, and my Zelle and PayPal are mattschneeweiss at gmail.com. Even a small contribution goes a long way to covering the costs of my podcasts, and will provide me with the financial freedom to produce even more Torah content for you.
This afternoon (9/12/22), in our Rambam Bekius mini-shiur, we read through the Rambam's definition of teshuvah gemurah and started raising questions ... questions which we hope to answer over the course of this week. ----- מקורות: רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר המדע, הלכות תשובה ב:א-ב ----- The Torah content for the first two weeks of yeshiva has been sponsored anonymously. May Hashem send a refuah shleimah to Moshe Gavriel Ben Malka. ----- Please feel free to leave your questions, insights, and feedback in the comments! ----- If you've gained from what you've learned here, please consider contributing to my Patreon at www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss. Alternatively, if you would like to make a direct contribution to the "Rabbi Schneeweiss Torah Content Fund," my Venmo is @Matt-Schneeweiss, and my Zelle and PayPal are mattschneeweiss at gmail.com. Even a small contribution goes a long way to covering the costs of my podcasts, and will provide me with the financial freedom to produce even more Torah content for you.
If you would like to sponsor a day's or a week's worth of content, or if you are interested in enlisting my services as a teacher or tutor, you can reach me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.com. Thank you to my listeners for listening, thank you to my readers for reading, and thank you to my supporters for supporting my efforts to make Torah ideas available and accessible to everyone. ----- Patreon: patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss YouTube Channel: youtube.com/rabbischneeweiss Blog: kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/ "The Mishlei Podcast": mishlei.buzzsprout.com "The Stoic Jew" Podcast: thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com "Rambam Bekius" Podcast: rambambekius.buzzsprout.com "Machshavah Lab" Podcast: machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com "The Tefilah Podcast": tefilah.buzzsprout.com Amazon Wishlist: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/Y72CSP86S24W?ref_=wl_sharel
Rambam's Formulations of Mitzvas Vidui/Teshuvah - Part 2 (Aseh #73, Hilchos Teshuvah - Koseres, 1:1)
This afternoon (9/8/22), in our Rambam Bekius mini-shiur, we began by reviewing what we covered yesterday, then finished reading the Yad Peshutah's heuristic principles for understanding the Rambam's mitzvah formulations in the Sefer ha'Mitzvos and the Minyan ha'Mitzvos. REALLY useful stuff! It makes me want to go back and review everything we did in the first year of Rambam Bekius shiur. ----- מקורות: רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר המדע, הלכות תשובה כותרת, א:א רמב"ם - משנה תורה: הקדמה, מנין המצות, עשה עג רמב"ם - ספר המצוות, עשה עג יד פשוטה - כותרת להלכות תשובה ----- The Torah content for the first two weeks of yeshiva has been sponsored anonymously. May Hashem send a refuah shleimah to Moshe Gavriel Ben Malka. ----- Please feel free to leave your questions, insights, and feedback in the comments! ----- If you've gained from what you've learned here, please consider contributing to my Patreon at www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss. Alternatively, if you would like to make a direct contribution to the "Rabbi Schneeweiss Torah Content Fund," my Venmo is @Matt-Schneeweiss, and my Zelle and PayPal are mattschneeweiss at gmail.com. Even a small contribution goes a long way to covering the costs of my podcasts, and will provide me with the financial freedom to produce even more Torah content for you.
This afternoon (9/7/22), in our inaugural Rambam Bekius mini-shiur, we reviewed the Rambam's four formulations of the mitzvah of teshuvah and vidui, noting their similarities and difference. Then we found a HUGE methodological principal, as revealed by Rav Nachum Rabinovitch in his Yad Peshutah commentary, which not only helped us with our question here, but might answer dozens of other questions we've had over the years on the discrepancies in the Rambam's formulations of different mitzvos. We didn't quite finish this insight today, and will plan on revisiting it tomorrow. ----- מקורות: רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר המדע, הלכות תשובה כותרת, א:א רמב"ם - משנה תורה: הקדמה, מנין המצות, עשה עג רמב"ם - ספר המצוות, עשה עג יד פשוטה - כותרת להלכות תשובה ----- The Torah content for the first two weeks of yeshiva has been sponsored by Avital H. May Hashem send a refuah shleimah to Moshe Gavriel Ben Malka. ----- Please feel free to leave your questions, insights, and feedback in the comments! ----- The Torah content for the first two weeks of yeshiva has been sponsored by Avital H. May Hashem send a refuah shleimah to Moshe Gavriel Ben Malka. ----- Please feel free to leave your questions, insights, and feedback in the comments! ----- If you've gained from what you've learned here, please consider contributing to my Patreon at www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss. Alternatively, if you would like to make a direct contribution to the "Rabbi Schneeweiss Torah Content Fund," my Venmo is @Matt-Schneeweiss, and my Zelle and PayPal are mattschneeweiss at gmail.com. Even a small contribution goes a long way to covering the costs of my podcasts, and will provide me with the financial freedom to produce even more Torah content for you.
Length: 7 minutes 26 seconds Synopsis: Instead of continuing what we started yesterday, we're gonna slow down. After three weeks of Rambam Bekius, there's one change I'd like to make. ----- The Torah Content for the remainder of July has been sponsored by the Lichters in honor of Jonny Schneeweiss, just "for being Jonny." ----- If you've gained from what you've learned here, please consider contributing to my Patreon at www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss. Alternatively, if you would like to make a direct contribution to the "Rabbi Schneeweiss Torah Content Fund," my Venmo is @Matt-Schneeweiss, and my Zelle and PayPal are mattschneeweiss at gmail. Even a small contribution goes a long way to covering the costs of my podcasts, and will provide me with the financial freedom to produce even more Torah content for you.
This afternoon (9/6/22), in our inaugural Rambam Bekius mini-shiur, we took a cold plunge into Hilchos Teshuvah, noting some of the "classic questions" on the Rambam's initial formulations of this mitzvah. Next time we will aim to answer some of them and/or move on to the Rambam's definition of teshuvah, which is the topic I'd like to focus on. ---------- מקורות: רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר המדע, הלכות תשובה כותרת, א:א רמב"ם - משנה תורה: הקדמה, מנין המצות, עשה עג ----- The Torah content for the first two weeks of yeshiva has been sponsored by Avital H. May Hashem send a refuah shleimah to Moshe Gavriel Ben Malka. ----- Please feel free to leave your questions, insights, and feedback in the comments! ----- If you've gained from what you've learned here, please consider contributing to my Patreon at www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss. Alternatively, if you would like to make a direct contribution to the "Rabbi Schneeweiss Torah Content Fund," my Venmo is @Matt-Schneeweiss, and my Zelle and PayPal are mattschneeweiss at gmail.com. Even a small contribution goes a long way to covering the costs of my podcasts, and will provide me with the financial freedom to produce even more Torah content for you.
Synopsis: This is the audio version of the 1-page article I wrote entitled, On Reading the Rambam's Mishneh Torah Like a Love Letter, which is part PSA and part rant regarding the widespread practice to favor the standard printed editions of the Mishneh Torah over the critical editions. ---------- This week's Torah content has been sponsored by Naomi Mann in honor of Rabbi Moskowitz zt"l, whose shloshim is this week. ---------- If you have questions, comments, or feedback, I would love to hear from you! Please feel free to contact me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail. ---------- If you've gained from what you've learned here, please consider contributing to my Patreon at www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss. Alternatively, if you would like to make a direct contribution to the "Rabbi Schneeweiss Torah Content Fund," my Venmo is @Matt-Schneeweiss, and my Zelle and PayPal are mattschneeweiss at gmail.com. Even a small contribution goes a long way to covering the costs of my podcasts, and will provide me with the financial freedom to produce even more Torah content for you.
This afternoon (6/16/22), in our last Rambam Bekius chavurah of the season, we continued reading Halbertal's analysis of the intended purpose and role of the Mishneh Torah, weighing in with our own views and supplementing his sources with sources of our own. The conclusion he reached was quite fitting for a final Rambam Bekius chavurah of the year. בג"ה, we will continue next year with more exciting adventures in our learning of the Rambam!
בריך רחמנא דסייען ---------- מקורות: Moshe Halbertal, "Maimonides Life and Thought" pp.184-194 רמב"ם - משנה תורה: הקדמה, א, לב-לג רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר המדע, הלכות תלמוד תורה א:יא ----- This week's Torah content has been sponsored by Rachayl, who says: "in honor of the end of school, I want to say thank you for making my commutes a time for learning and thinking," to which I say: "Thank YOU, Rachayl, for listening!" ----- Bekius Disclaimer: Note that this is a bekius chavurah - as opposed to an iyun shiur. Each session consists of us reading through the Rambam's writings together without much preparation on my part, and without going into depth by consulting commentaries or primary sources. For all these reasons, there are bound to be inaccuracies, errors, and other types of shortcomings which would not be acceptable in a prepared shiur, butare quite typical of a bekius chavurah. ----- If you have questions, comments, or feedback, I can be reached at rabbischneeweiss at gmail. ----- If you've gained from what you've learned here, please consider contributing to my Patreon at www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss. Alternatively, if you would like to make a direct contribution to the "Rabbi Schneeweiss Torah Content Fund," my Venmo is @Matt-Schneeweiss, and my Zelle and PayPal are mattschneeweiss at gmail.com. Even a small contribution goes a long way to covering the costs of my podcasts, and will provide me with the financial freedom to produce even more Torah content for you.