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Mishlei 15:30 - Happy Hearts and Fat Bones (Part 2)
Length: 47 minutes Synopsis: This morning (6/12/25), in our last morning Mishlei shiur of the season, we began by reviewing yesterday's approaches, then delved into the peshat approach given by Rashi (!) and the Rid (!!), supported by the Rambam (!!!). After that, we took another swing at Metzudas David, and concluded with a quick read-through of the Malbim and some final words from Aristotle's Metaphysics.
I can't believe it's been FIVE YEARS since I started giving regular post-HS Mishlei shiurim and recording them! Unlike the past few years, I'm going to take a break from Mishlei shiurim over the summer. God willing, we'll resume in September. I hope you keep learning Mishlei on your own, and if you do, I'm always game to discuss a pasuk! ----- מקורות: משלי טו:ל רש"י רי"ד רמב"ם - שמונה פרקים: פרק חמישי מצודת דוד מלבי"ם Aristotle - Metaphysics 1:1 ----- ----- Summer is almost here, and I’m planning to level up my Substack game. In addition to my weekly article on the parashah, I’ve got a ton of other topics I want to write about, many of which are experimental (or spicy) enough to keep behind the paywall. I’m looking for sponsors and I'm willing to offer an insane deal: for every WEEK of Torah content you sponsor, I’ll comp you a full YEAR of paid subscriber access to my Substack. This offer is good through the end of June or until all my summer content is sponsored, whichever comes first. ----- 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: 46 minutes Synopsis: This morning (6/11/25), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we took up a pasuk which I anticipated to be difficult, due to the unfamiliar (and possibly outdated) references in the pasuk. Fortunately, we were able to develop at least one nice approach. We concluded by reading Metzudas David and Rabbeinu Yonah in preparation for tomorrow, which will be our final shiur of the 2024-2025 season. ----- מקורות: משלי טו:ל מצודת ציון/דוד תרגום רס"ג רמב"ם - פירוש המשניות לברכות ט:ג,ה רבינו יונה ----- Summer is almost here, and I’m planning to level up my Substack game. In addition to my weekly article on the parashah, I’ve got a ton of other topics I want to write about, many of which are experimental (or spicy) enough to keep behind the paywall. I’m looking for sponsors and I'm willing to offer an insane deal: for every WEEK of Torah content you sponsor, I’ll comp you a full YEAR of paid subscriber access to my Substack. This offer is good through the end of June or until all my summer content is sponsored, whichever comes first. ----- 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: 46 minutes Synopsis: This morning (5/8/25), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we continued analyzing yesterday's pasuk. Our main focus was on the Malbim's creative read, which led us into a topic in this week's parashah: "Do not hate your brother in your heart" (Vayikra 19:17). After discussing the halachos and applications, as codified by the Rambam, we returned to our pasuk and learned the commentary of two Geronans: Rabbeinu Yonah and Rabbeinu Sheishes ben Yitzchak. Another great haul! ----- מקורות: משלי טו:כו מצודת דוד הואיל משה מלבי"ם ויקרא יט:יז רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר המדע, הלכות דעות ב:ו; ו:ה-ו שמות כד:י ר' ששת בן יצחק גרונדי רבינו יונה ----- Yeshivat Migdal HaTorah is holding its annual scholarship fundraising campaign. Migdal has provided a top-quality yeshiva education for many of my top talmidim. My student, Shmuel Brackman, has been learning there this year and has found Migdal's Torah to be transformative. If you value high-level learning and want to support it, please donate through his page today: https://causematch.com/migdal25/shmuelb/
----- 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: 46 minutes Synopsis: This morning (5/30/24), in our morning Mishlei shiur, turned out to be one of the most amazing days of Mishlei learning in recent memory! We spent the first half hour refining each of the already-excellent approaches from yesterday, then we read Rabbeinu Yonah, who gave us three more! Really practical, fundamental stuff and fun discussions! ----- מקורות: משלי יד:לג מצודת דוד רבינו יונה ----- The Torah content this week has been dedicated by me in honor of Ann with gratitude for her monthly support of my Torah content and in celebration of her engagement to Ben. Mazal tov!
In other news, I am considering relaunching my Rambam Bekius podcast. My goal is to cover the entirety of the Rambam’s Hilchos Tefilah, halacha by halacha, in short (5-10 minute) daily episodes. If you are interested in sponsoring my Rambam content specifically, please let me know! I’m eager to make this project a reality, and I’m ready when you are! ----- 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. 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. 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: youtube.com/rabbischneeweiss Instagram: instagram.com/rabbischneeweiss/ "The Stoic Jew" Podcast: thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com "Machshavah Lab" Podcast: machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com "The Mishlei Podcast": mishlei.buzzsprout.com "Rambam Bekius" Podcast: rambambekius.buzzsprout.com "The Tefilah Podcast": tefilah.buzzsprout.com Old Blog: kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/ WhatsApp Content Hub (where I post all my content and announce my public classes): https://chat.whatsapp.com/GEB1EPIAarsELfHWuI2k0H Amazon Wishlist: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/Y72CSP86S24W?ref_
Mishlei 14:33 - How the Navon and the Ksil Relate to Chochmah (Part 1)
Length: 45 minutes Synopsis: This morning (5/29/24), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we began a pasuk filled with "Mishleic knowledge terminology": chochmah, navon, ksil, yediah. I thought we'd get bogged down in the jargon, but instead, we developed several really nice ideas! The biggest question on all of our ideas was: "What is the practical application?" - a question I'd like to return to tomorrow, when we review what we learned, finish analyzing Metzudas David, and move on to the other meforshim. ----- מקורות: משלי יד:לג תרגום רס"ג מצודת דוד משלי יח:ב ----- The Torah content this week has been dedicated by me in honor of Ann with gratitude for her monthly support of my Torah content and in celebration of her engagement to Ben. Mazal tov!
In other news, I am considering relaunching my Rambam Bekius podcast. My goal is to cover the entirety of the Rambam’s Hilchos Tefilah, halacha by halacha, in short (5-10 minute) daily episodes. If you are interested in sponsoring my Rambam content specifically, please let me know! I’m eager to make this project a reality, and I’m ready when you are! ----- 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. 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. 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: youtube.com/rabbischneeweiss Instagram: instagram.com/rabbischneeweiss/ "The Stoic Jew" Podcast: thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com "Machshavah Lab" Podcast: machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com "The Mishlei Podcast": mishlei.buzzsprout.com "Rambam Bekius" Podcast: rambambekius.buzzsprout.com "The Tefilah Podcast": tefilah.buzzsprout.com Old Blog: kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/ WhatsApp Content Hub (where I post all my content and announce my public classes): https://chat.whatsapp.com/GEB1EPIAarsELfHWuI2k0H Amazon Wishlist: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/Y72CSP86S24W?ref_
Mishlei 14:32 - How the Tzadik and Rasha Handle Adversity (Part 2)
Length: 47 minutes Synopsis: This morning (5/23/24), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we continued analyzing yesterday's pasuk. You know the expression, "you win some, you lose some"? Well, that doesn't apply in Mishlei EVEN when you don't emerge from a learning session with a clear, succinct, satisfactory explanation. Why not? Because so much of the benefit of learning Mishlei comes from the analysis and discussion itself. Today, we pretty much ended up where we were yesterday as far as a conclusive understanding goes. Sure, we made some NICE moves and explored some intriguing possibilities, but this was one of the few Mishlei shiurim (out of the 530+ shiurim I've recorded over the past four years) in which I felt like we NEEDED a third session. Tzarich iyun, as they say! ----- מקורות: משלי יד:לב מצודת דוד רבינו יונה מאירי מלבי"ם רלב"ג הואיל משה אבן עזרא כת"י מיוחס לרד"ק ר"י נחמיאש ----- The Torah content from now through Lag ba'Omer has been generously sponsored by Malky M. June is less than a month away which means that I'll soon be transitioning into "summer writing mode," with more substack articles and fewer recorded shiurim. The bulk of these articles will remain free. However, if you would like to support my Torah AND gain access to additional spicy written content, consider becoming a paid subscriber by going to rabbischneeweiss.substack.com. ----- 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. 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. 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: youtube.com/rabbischneeweiss Instagram: instagram.com/rabbischneeweiss/ "The Stoic Jew" Podcast: thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com "Machshavah Lab" Podcast: machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com "The Mishlei Podcast": mishlei.buzzsprout.com "Rambam Bekius" Podcast: rambambekius.buzzsprout.com "The Tefilah Podcast": tefilah.buzzsprout.com Old Blog: kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/ WhatsApp Content Hub (where I post all my content and announce my public classes): https://chat.whatsapp.com/GEB1EPIAarsELfHWuI2k0H Amazon Wishlist:
Mishlei 14:32 - How the Tzadik and Rasha Handle Adversity (Part 1)
Length: 45 minutes Synopsis: This morning (5/22/24), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we began learning what initially seemed to be a cryptic pasuk. We quickly developed a few approaches, all of which were fruitful. We began learning the Metzudas David which we'll continue working on tomorrow before learning some other meforshim. Based on what we've seen so far, it looks like this is yet another pasuk which highlights how Mishleic development (or lack thereof) directly affects a person's relationship with Hashem. ----- מקורות: משלי יד:לב תרגום רס"ג מצודת דוד איוב א:א-יא ----- The Torah content from now through Lag ba'Omer has been generously sponsored by Malky M. June is less than a month away which means that I'll soon be transitioning into "summer writing mode," with more substack articles and fewer recorded shiurim. The bulk of these articles will remain free. However, if you would like to support my Torah AND gain access to additional spicy written content, consider becoming a paid subscriber by going to rabbischneeweiss.substack.com. ----- 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. 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. 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: youtube.com/rabbischneeweiss Instagram: instagram.com/rabbischneeweiss/ "The Stoic Jew" Podcast: thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com "Machshavah Lab" Podcast: machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com "The Mishlei Podcast": mishlei.buzzsprout.com "Rambam Bekius" Podcast: rambambekius.buzzsprout.com "The Tefilah Podcast": tefilah.buzzsprout.com Old Blog: kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/ WhatsApp Content Hub (where I post all my content and announce my public classes): https://chat.whatsapp.com/GEB1EPIAarsELfHWuI2k0H Amazon Wishlist: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/Y72CSP86S24W?ref_
Mishlei 13:22 - How to Make Sure Your Grandkids Enjoy Their Money
Length: 1 hour 38 minutes Synopsis: Tonight (5/20/24), in our Monday Night Mishlei shiur, we learned a pasuk which fell into three problematic categories: (1) "quasi-non-sequitur," (2) "Is this really true?!" and (3) "Oh no - the meforshim barely say anything!" Thankfully, we were able to come up with one major approach on our own (supported by Metzudas David) and a second approach based on Rabbeinu Yonah and the Meiri. We were even able to crack the Meiri's derech nistar approach! ----- מקורות: משלי יג:כב תרגום רס"ג מצודת ציון/דוד רבינו יונה מאירי קהלת ב:כד-כו רש"י - קהלת ד:יג-יד ----- The Torah content from now through Lag ba'Omer has been generously sponsored by Malky M. June is less than a month away which means that I'll soon be transitioning into "summer writing mode," with more substack articles and fewer recorded shiurim. The bulk of these articles will remain free. However, if you would like to support my Torah AND gain access to additional spicy written content, consider becoming a paid subscriber by going to rabbischneeweiss.substack.com. ----- 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. 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. 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: youtube.com/rabbischneeweiss Instagram: instagram.com/rabbischneeweiss/ "The Stoic Jew" Podcast: thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com "Machshavah Lab" Podcast: machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com "The Mishlei Podcast": mishlei.buzzsprout.com "Rambam Bekius" Podcast: rambambekius.buzzsprout.com "The Tefilah Podcast": tefilah.buzzsprout.com Old Blog: kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/ WhatsApp Content Hub (where I post all my content and announce my public classes): https://chat.whatsapp.com/GEB1EPIAarsELfHWuI2k0H Amazon Wishlist: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/Y72CSP86S24W?ref_
Mishlei 14:31 - Dissing the Creator by Mistreating the Poor (Part 2)
Length: 45 minutes Synopsis: This morning (5/16/24), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we supported yesterday's two approaches with explanations from the meforshim. Next, we learned the Malbim's idea, which took us into my favorite comments from the Malbim on Iyov in which he spells out his views on hashgachah. At the very end, we speculated on what type of derech nistar idea the Meiri might give, but we'll have to wait until next week (בג"ה) because the Meiri learns this week's pasuk as connected to next week's. All in all, we walked away with a LOT of nice ideas this week! ----- מקורות: משלי יד:לא רלב"ג מאירי ספר חוקה מלבי"ם מלבי"ם - איוב לה:ח-יד רש"י - קהלת ד:יג-יד ----- The Torah content from now through Lag ba'Omer has been generously sponsored by Malky M. June is less than a month away which means that I'll soon be transitioning into "summer writing mode," with more substack articles and fewer recorded shiurim. The bulk of these articles will remain free. However, if you would like to support my Torah AND gain access to additional spicy written content, consider becoming a paid subscriber by going to rabbischneeweiss.substack.com. ----- 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. 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. 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: youtube.com/rabbischneeweiss Instagram: instagram.com/rabbischneeweiss/ "The Stoic Jew" Podcast: thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com "Machshavah Lab" Podcast: machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com "The Mishlei Podcast": mishlei.buzzsprout.com "Rambam Bekius" Podcast: rambambekius.buzzsprout.com "The Tefilah Podcast": tefilah.buzzsprout.com Old Blog: kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/ WhatsApp Content Hub (where I post all my content and announce my public classes): https://chat.whatsapp.com/GEB1EPIAarsELfHWuI2k0H Amazon Wishlist: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/Y72CSP86S24W?ref_
Mishlei 14:31 - Dissing the Creator by Mistreating the Poor (Part 1)
Length: 45 minutes Synopsis: This morning (5/15/24), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we began learning a pasuk which exemplifies the interrelationship between mussar and our relationship with God. We developed two approaches, found one of them acknowledged by Metzudas David, and were then blindsided by Rabbeinu Yonah. Tomorrow (בג"ה) we'll review, learn some other meforshim, and try to understand what made Rabbeinu Yonah explain the pasuk as he did. ----- מקורות: משלי יד:לא תרגום אונקלוס - ויקרא כ:יז מצודת ציון/דוד בראשית ט:ו ויקרא רבינו יונה יד:ל; יז:ה תענית דף כ עמוד ב ----- The Torah content from now through Lag ba'Omer has been generously sponsored by Malky M. June is less than a month away which means that I'll soon be transitioning into "summer writing mode," with more substack articles and fewer recorded shiurim. The bulk of these articles will remain free. However, if you would like to support my Torah AND gain access to additional spicy written content, consider becoming a paid subscriber by going to rabbischneeweiss.substack.com. ----- 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. 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. 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: youtube.com/rabbischneeweiss Instagram: instagram.com/rabbischneeweiss/ "The Stoic Jew" Podcast: thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com "Machshavah Lab" Podcast: machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com "The Mishlei Podcast": mishlei.buzzsprout.com "Rambam Bekius" Podcast: rambambekius.buzzsprout.com "The Tefilah Podcast": tefilah.buzzsprout.com Old Blog: kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/ WhatsApp Content Hub (where I post all my content and announce my public classes): https://chat.whatsapp.com/GEB1EPIAarsELfHWuI2k0H Amazon Wishlist: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/Y72CSP86S24W?ref_
Mishlei 13:21 - Self-Punishing Sinners and Their Opposite
Length: 1 hour 38 minutes Synopsis: Tonight (5/13/24), in our Monday Night Mishlei shiur, we learned an oddly phrased asymmetrical pasuk about the fate of sinners and tzadikim. Using these clues, we were able to develop four approaches, one of which was widely supported and fleshed out by the meforshim. The ideas ended up being practical for decision-makers of all ages, but especially for those who are still young. ----- מקורות: משלי יג:כא תרגום רס"ג רבינו יונה - משלי יב:כא; יג:כא מאירי https://kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/2015/07/angelic-advocates-and-accusers.html ----- The Torah content from now through Lag ba'Omer has been generously sponsored by Malky M. June is less than a month away which means that I'll soon be transitioning into "summer writing mode," with more substack articles and fewer recorded shiurim. The bulk of these articles will remain free. However, if you would like to support my Torah AND gain access to additional spicy written content, consider becoming a paid subscriber by going to rabbischneeweiss.substack.com. ----- 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. 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. 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: youtube.com/rabbischneeweiss Instagram: instagram.com/rabbischneeweiss/ "The Stoic Jew" Podcast: thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com "Machshavah Lab" Podcast: machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com "The Mishlei Podcast": mishlei.buzzsprout.com "Rambam Bekius" Podcast: rambambekius.buzzsprout.com "The Tefilah Podcast": tefilah.buzzsprout.com Old Blog: kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/ WhatsApp Content Hub (where I post all my content and announce my public classes): https://chat.whatsapp.com/GEB1EPIAarsELfHWuI2k0H Amazon Wishlist: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/Y72CSP86S24W?ref_
Mishlei 14:30: The Effects of Envy/Anger on Mental and Physical Health (Part 2)
Length: 45 minutes Synopsis: This morning (5/9/24), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we had PLANNED to look into other meforshim in search of new explanations of our pasuk. Instead, we ended up going FAR deeper into the approach of the Metzudas David we learned yesterday. This led us from the Rambam to Aristotle, and we spent a significant amount of time delving into a SEEMINGLY unrelated mitzvah in this week's parashah. It ended up being a great shiur, and I'm glad we prioritized depth over breadth. ----- מקורות: משלי יד:ל ר' יוסף קמחי - ספר חוקה מצודת ציון/דוד רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר שופטים, הלכות סנהדרין והעונשים המסורין להן כו:א רמב"ם - ספר המצוות: לא תעשה שי"ז Aristotle, Rhetoric 2:2 ----- I'd like to thank Aaron K. for sponsoring this week's Torah content. June is less than a month away which means that I'll soon be transitioning into "summer writing mode," with more substack articles and fewer recorded shiurim. The bulk of these articles will remain free. However, if you would like to support my Torah AND access to additional spicy written content, consider becoming a paid subscriber by going to rabbischneeweiss.substack.com. ----- 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. 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. 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: youtube.com/rabbischneeweiss Instagram: instagram.com/rabbischneeweiss/ "The Stoic Jew" Podcast: thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com "Machshavah Lab" Podcast: machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com "The Mishlei Podcast": mishlei.buzzsprout.com "Rambam Bekius" Podcast: rambambekius.buzzsprout.com "The Tefilah Podcast": tefilah.buzzsprout.com Old Blog: kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/ WhatsApp Content Hub (where I post all my content and announce my public classes): https://chat.whatsapp.com/GEB1EPIAarsELfHWuI2k0H Amazon Wishlist: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/Y72CSP86S24W?ref_
Mishlei 14:30: The Effects of Envy/Anger on Mental and Physical Health (Part 1)
Length: 40 minutes Synopsis: This morning (5/8/24), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we started learning a mystifying pasuk. Thankfully, we were able to take the ONE hint Shlomo ha'Melech gave us and develop several approaches from that. We then read the Metzudas David and Rabbeinu Yonah, which we will review tomorrow before learning the other meforshim. ----- מקורות: משלי יד:ל תרגום רס"ג מצודת ציון/דוד רבינו יונה ----- I'd like to thank Aaron K. for sponsoring this week's Torah content. June is less than a month away which means that I'll soon be transitioning into "summer writing mode," with more substack articles and fewer recorded shiurim. The bulk of these articles will remain free. However, if you would like to support my Torah AND access to additional spicy written content, consider becoming a paid subscriber by going to rabbischneeweiss.substack.com. ----- 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. 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. 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: youtube.com/rabbischneeweiss Instagram: instagram.com/rabbischneeweiss/ "The Stoic Jew" Podcast: thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com "Machshavah Lab" Podcast: machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com "The Mishlei Podcast": mishlei.buzzsprout.com "Rambam Bekius" Podcast: rambambekius.buzzsprout.com "The Tefilah Podcast": tefilah.buzzsprout.com Old Blog: kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/ WhatsApp Content Hub (where I post all my content and announce my public classes): https://chat.whatsapp.com/GEB1EPIAarsELfHWuI2k0H Amazon Wishlist: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/Y72CSP86S24W?ref_
Mishlei 15:26 - Abominably Evil Thoughts and Purely Pleasant Statements (Part 1)
Length: 43 minutes Synopsis: This morning (5/7/25), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we learned a pasuk which SOME people thought was obvious. We raised a bunch of questions, came up with several approaches, discussed their real world applications, then read Metzudas David, who seems to support our approaches. Looking forward to seeing what the other meforshim have to say! ----- מקורות: משלי טו:כו תרגום רס"ג Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 2:1 מצודת דוד ----- The total cost of producing my five podcasts in 2024 came to $1,455—an expense I would have otherwise had to cover myself. I’m deeply grateful to the generous sponsors who helped shoulder that cost and supported my efforts to make Torah ideas available and accessible to everyone. ----- 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: 1 hour 25 minutes Synopsis: Tonight (5/6/24), in our Monday Night Mishlei shiur, we learned a really nice "starter pasuk" which is perfect for both the newcomer to Mishlei and for seasoned veterans. We came up with three approaches, each of which was further developed with the help of the meforshim, and we came up with plenty of real-world examples for each approach. It's great to be back to our regular Mishlei schedule! ----- מקורות: משלי יג:כ מצודת ציון/דוד מלבי"ם רמב"ם - ספר המצוות: עשה ו,יא רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר המדע, הלכות דעות ו:א רבינו יונה מדרש משלי ר' עובדיה מברטנורא - אבות א:יב ----- I'd like to thank Aaron K. for sponsoring this week's Torah content. June is less than a month away which means that I'll soon be transitioning into "summer writing mode," with more substack articles and fewer recorded shiurim. The bulk of these articles will remain free. However, if you would like to support my Torah AND access to additional spicy written content, consider becoming a paid subscriber by going to rabbischneeweiss.substack.com. ----- 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. 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. 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: youtube.com/rabbischneeweiss Instagram: instagram.com/rabbischneeweiss/ "The Stoic Jew" Podcast: thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com "Machshavah Lab" Podcast: machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com "The Mishlei Podcast": mishlei.buzzsprout.com "Rambam Bekius" Podcast: rambambekius.buzzsprout.com "The Tefilah Podcast": tefilah.buzzsprout.com Old Blog: kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/ WhatsApp Content Hub (where I post all my content and announce my public classes): https://chat.whatsapp.com/GEB1EPIAarsELfHWuI2k0H Amazon Wishlist: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/Y72CSP86S24W?ref_
Mishlei 14:29: The Relationship Between Anger and Understanding (Part 2)
Length: 47 minutes Synopsis: This morning (4/16/24), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we began by recapping yesterday's ideas and refining our understanding of Metzudas David. Then we tackled the amazing Rabbeinu Yonah, which was just as good as I remembered it! We concluded with one of my favorite Rambams in the Peirush ha'Mishnayos, plus a tie-in to this week's Monday Night Mishlei pasuk, and even a little Haggadah reference. All in a day's work! This shiur will resume the second week of May (בג"ה). ----- מקורות: משלי יד:כט מצודת דוד רבינו יונה רמב"ם - פירוש המשניות ט:ה ריטב"א - הגדה של פסח: בן רשע ----- The Torah content from now through Pesach has been sponsored by the Koffsky family, in loving memory of Adira (a"h), who loved big ideas and asking big questions. ----- 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. 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. 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: youtube.com/rabbischneeweiss Instagram: instagram.com/rabbischneeweiss/ "The Stoic Jew" Podcast: thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com "Machshavah Lab" Podcast: machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com "The Mishlei Podcast": mishlei.buzzsprout.com "Rambam Bekius" Podcast: rambambekius.buzzsprout.com "The Tefilah Podcast": tefilah.buzzsprout.com Old Blog: kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/ WhatsApp Content Hub (where I post all my content and announce my public classes): https://chat.whatsapp.com/GEB1EPIAarsELfHWuI2k0H Amazon Wishlist: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/Y72CSP86S24W?ref_
Mishlei 13:19 - The Psychology of the Pleasure-Seeking Life
Length: 1 hour 33 minutes Synopsis: Last night (4/15/24), in our Monday Night Mishlei shiur, we learned a difficult-to-translate pasuk which was explicitly about the psychology of pleasure-seeking. Despite the difficutlies, we were rewarded (a) with several of our own interpretations of the pasuk, (b) some fundamental but nuanced insights into psychology from Metzudas David and Rabbeinu Yonah, and (c) a guest appearance by Shadal whose commentary dovetailed nicely with one of the major themes of Pesach! ----- מקורות: משלי יג:יט תרגום רס"ג מצודת דוד רבינו יונה שד"ל אברבנאל - אבות ו:ב ריטב"א - הגדה של פסח, בן רשע ----- The Torah content from now through Pesach has been sponsored by the Koffsky family, in loving memory of Adira (a"h), who loved big ideas and asking big questions. ----- 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. 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. 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: youtube.com/rabbischneeweiss Instagram: instagram.com/rabbischneeweiss/ "The Stoic Jew" Podcast: thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com "Machshavah Lab" Podcast: machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com "The Mishlei Podcast": mishlei.buzzsprout.com "Rambam Bekius" Podcast: rambambekius.buzzsprout.com "The Tefilah Podcast": tefilah.buzzsprout.com Old Blog: kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/ WhatsApp Content Hub (where I post all my content and announce my public classes): https://chat.whatsapp.com/GEB1EPIAarsELfHWuI2k0H Amazon Wishlist: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/Y72CSP86S24W?ref_
Mishlei 14:29: The Relationship Between Anger and Understanding (Part 1)
Length: 45 minutes Synopsis: This morning (4/15/24), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we began our analysis of one of my favorite pesukim about anger. We developed a few approaches on our own and concluded by reading Metzudas David. Tomorrow (בג"ה), after a review, we'll learn an AMAZING Rabbeinu Yonah and then see what the other meforshim have to say. ----- מקורות: משלי יד:כט רס"ג תרגום כתובים תרגום השבעים Robert Alter רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר המדע, הלכות דעות ב:ג מצודת דוד ----- The Torah content from now through Pesach has been sponsored by the Koffsky family, in loving memory of Adira (a"h), who loved big ideas and asking big questions. ----- 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. 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. 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: youtube.com/rabbischneeweiss Instagram: instagram.com/rabbischneeweiss/ "The Stoic Jew" Podcast: thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com "Machshavah Lab" Podcast: machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com "The Mishlei Podcast": mishlei.buzzsprout.com "Rambam Bekius" Podcast: rambambekius.buzzsprout.com "The Tefilah Podcast": tefilah.buzzsprout.com Old Blog: kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/ WhatsApp Content Hub (where I post all my content and announce my public classes): https://chat.whatsapp.com/GEB1EPIAarsELfHWuI2k0H Amazon Wishlist: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/Y72CSP86S24W?ref_
Length: 36 minutes (last 9 minutes were spliced off) Synopsis: This morning (4/11/24), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we began analyzing a pasuk with a famous first half and a difficult-to-translate second half. We came up with some nice ideas, too. Not sure whether a Part 2 of this shiur will be fortcoming or whether this is it for now.
Note: for some weird reason, Zoom split the recording, resulting in the last 9 minutes being made into a separate file. Since I don't know the first thing about video editing, and since the last 9 minutes didn't contain any earth-shattering insights, I'm not even going to upload it. If someone wants to volunteer to stitch the two recordings together, they can let me know and i'll send them the files. ----- מקורות: משלי יד:כח תרגום רס"ג מצודת ציון/דוד מאירי ----- The Torah content from now through Pesach has been sponsored by the Koffsky family, in loving memory of Adira (a"h), who loved big ideas and asking big questions. ----- 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. 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. 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: youtube.com/rabbischneeweiss Instagram: instagram.com/rabbischneeweiss/ "The Stoic Jew" Podcast: thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com "Machshavah Lab" Podcast: machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com "The Mishlei Podcast": mishlei.buzzsprout.com "Rambam Bekius" Podcast: rambambekius.buzzsprout.com "The Tefilah Podcast": tefilah.buzzsprout.com Old Blog: kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/ WhatsApp Content Hub (where I post all my content and announce my public classes): https://chat.whatsapp.com/GEB1EPIAarsELfHWuI2k0H Amazon Wishlist: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/Y72CSP86S24W?ref_=wl_sharel
Mishlei 14:26-27: The Benefits of Mishleic Fear of Hashem (Part 2)
Length: 44 minutes Synopsis: This morning (4/5/24), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we reviewed yesterday's pesukim and ideas, and then learned the meforshim. Turns out, Rabbeinu Yonah took a similar approach to us. We gleaned insights from the Meiri and Malbim as well. Didn't quite crack the Metzudas David, though. Still, fundamental ideas, as predicted! ----- מקורות: משלי יד:כו-כז מצודת דוד רבינו יונה מאירי מלבי"ם ----- Once upon a time, there was a podcast called The Stoic Jew. Its creator made episodes every weekday for the entirety of its first year. The frequency switched to weekly, then monthly, until eventually, the flow trickled to a stop. I know I'm not the only one who has missed this podcast and would like it to continue. I have a modest goal for getting it going again: one episode each week for the month of April. For starters. If you, too, were a fan of TSJ and are willing to be a sponsor, I have a feeling that a sponsorship might provide just the right measure of accountability to help me get the podcast back on its feet. ----- 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. 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. 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: youtube.com/rabbischneeweiss Instagram: instagram.com/rabbischneeweiss/ "The Stoic Jew" Podcast: thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com "Machshavah Lab" Podcast: machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com "The Mishlei Podcast": mishlei.buzzsprout.com "Rambam Bekius" Podcast: rambambekius.buzzsprout.com "The Tefilah Podcast": tefilah.buzzsprout.com Old Blog: kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/ WhatsApp Content Hub (where I post all my content and announce my public classes): https://chat.whatsapp.com/GEB1EPIAarsELfHWuI2k0H Amazon Wishlist: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/Y72CSP86S24W?ref_=wl_sharel
Mishlei 14:26-27: The Benefits of Mishleic Fear of Hashem (Part 1)
Length: 41 minutes Synopsis: This morning (4/3/24), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we learned two pesukim - on account of the small size of the shiur and because the two pesukim are clearly related. We came up with nice approaches for both and started working on the Metzudas David. Tomorrow we'll see what the meforshim have to say (בג"ה). ----- מקורות: משלי יד:כו-כז תרגום כתובים מצודת דוד משלי א:ז; כ-לג; טו:לג; לא:ל ----- Once upon a time, there was a podcast called The Stoic Jew. Its creator made episodes every weekday for the entirety of its first year. The frequency switched to weekly, then monthly, until eventually, the flow trickled to a stop. I know I'm not the only one who has missed this podcast and would like it to continue. I have a modest goal for getting it going again: one episode each week for the month of April. For starters. If you, too, were a fan of TSJ and are willing to be a sponsor, I have a feeling that a sponsorship might provide just the right measure of accountability to help me get the podcast back on its feet. ----- 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. 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. 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: youtube.com/rabbischneeweiss Instagram: instagram.com/rabbischneeweiss/ "The Stoic Jew" Podcast: thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com "Machshavah Lab" Podcast: machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com "The Mishlei Podcast": mishlei.buzzsprout.com "Rambam Bekius" Podcast: rambambekius.buzzsprout.com "The Tefilah Podcast": tefilah.buzzsprout.com Old Blog: kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/ WhatsApp Content Hub (where I post all my content and announce my public classes): https://chat.whatsapp.com/GEB1EPIAarsELfHWuI2k0H Amazon Wishlist: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/Y72CSP86S24W?ref_=wl_sharel
Length: 1 hour 33 minutes Synopsis: Tonight (4/1/24), in our Monday Night Mishlei shiur, we learned a pasuk which seemed like one of those "Shlomo ha'Melecch reached into a bag filled with Mishlei words and randomly picked seven of them to make into a pasuk" pesukim. I had my doubts about what we might learn, but we ended up learning five nuanced ideas about mussar and tochachah! I'm pleased with our haul, and I have a feeling that these ideas will stick with me ... at least, if I implement the pasuk properly! ----- מקורות: משלי יג:יח מצודת ציון/דוד מאירי מלבי"ם - ביאור הענין ----- Once upon a time, there was a podcast called The Stoic Jew. Its creator made episodes every weekday for the entirety of its first year. The frequency switched to weekly, then monthly, until eventually, the flow trickled to a stop. I know I'm not the only one who has missed this podcast and would like it to continue. I have a modest goal for getting it going again: one episode each week for the month of April. For starters. If you, too, were a fan of TSJ and are willing to be a sponsor, I have a feeling that a sponsorship might provide just the right measure of accountability to help me get the podcast back on its feet. ----- 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. 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. 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: youtube.com/rabbischneeweiss Instagram: instagram.com/rabbischneeweiss/ "The Stoic Jew" Podcast: thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com "Machshavah Lab" Podcast: machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com "The Mishlei Podcast": mishlei.buzzsprout.com "Rambam Bekius" Podcast: rambambekius.buzzsprout.com "The Tefilah Podcast": tefilah.buzzsprout.com Old Blog: kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/ WhatsApp Content Hub (where I post all my content and announce my public classes): https://chat.whatsapp.com/GEB1EPIAarsELfHWuI2k0H Amazon Wishlist: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/Y72CSP86S24W?ref_=wl_sharel
Mishlei 14:25 - Saving Lives and Saying Lies (Part 2)
Length: 45 minutes Synopsis: This morning (3/28/24), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we came back for another attempt at yesterday's difficult pasuk - and this time, we managed to get ideas! Three really nice ideas, in fact: one original interpretation, one beautiful idea from Rabbeinu Yonah, and one idea inspired by the first half of Metzudas David's commentary. I'm glad we stuck to it and were rewarded!
Please feel free to leave your questions, insights, and feedback in the comments! ----- מקורות: משלי יד:כה רבינו יונה מצודת דוד מלבי"ם רש"י - בראשית כז:יט רמב"ן - דברים יח:ו ----- This week's Torah content has been sponsored anonymously. When I asked the donor what they'd like their dedicatory message to say, they responded: "You can say it was because of your Dennis Rodman breakthrough" (referring to a point I made in a recent Megilah shiur). I love feedback like this because it shows me that people enjoy and gain from the sometimes eclectic Torah I share. Thank you for your support! ----- 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.
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. 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 Instagram: instagram.com/rabbischneeweiss/ "The Stoic Jew" Podcast: thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com "Machshavah Lab" Podcast: machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com "The Mishlei Podcast": mishlei.buzzsprout.com "Rambam Bekius" Podcast: rambambekius.buzzsprout.com "The Tefilah Podcast": tefilah.buzzsprout.com Old Blog: kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/ WhatsApp Content Hub (where I post all my content and announce my public classes): https://chat.whatsapp.com/GEB1EPIAarsELfHWuI2k0H Amazon Wishlist: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/Y72CSP86S24W?ref_=wl_sharel
Mishlei 14:25 - Saving Lives and Saying Lies (Part 1)
Length: 45 minutes Synopsis: This morning (3/27/24), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we started a new and difficult pasuk. Not only was it similar to a pasuk we learned earlier this year, but the syntax was awkward and the two halves didn't match up. In what has become a surprisingly rare occurrence, we weren't able to come up with any full explanations today. We got very close - close enough to feel like the ideas are within reach - but didn't quite make it there. We're going to attempt again tomorrow. ----- מקורות: משלי יד:כה תרגום רס"ג מצודת דוד רבינו יונה ----- This week's Torah content has been sponsored anonymously. When I asked the donor what they'd like their dedicatory message to say, they responded: "You can say it was because of your Dennis Rodman breakthrough" (referring to a point I made in a recent Megilah shiur). I love feedback like this because it shows me that people enjoy and gain from the sometimes eclectic Torah I share. Thank you for your support! ----- 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. 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. 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: youtube.com/rabbischneeweiss Instagram: instagram.com/rabbischneeweiss/ "The Stoic Jew" Podcast: thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com "Machshavah Lab" Podcast: machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com "The Mishlei Podcast": mishlei.buzzsprout.com "Rambam Bekius" Podcast: rambambekius.buzzsprout.com "The Tefilah Podcast": tefilah.buzzsprout.com Old Blog: kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/ WhatsApp Content Hub (where I post all my content and announce my public classes): https://chat.whatsapp.com/GEB1EPIAarsELfHWuI2k0H Amazon Wishlist: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/Y72CSP86S24W?ref_=wl_sharel
Mishlei 16:31 - How to Earn a Splendorous Hoary Crown
Length: 1 hour 25 minutes Synopsis: This evening (5/5/25), in our Monday Night Mishlei shiur, we learned an unusual pasuk - unusual both in its structure and in the specificity of its message. Our analysis flowed smoothly, and we came away with four or five solid ideas. If you plan on getting old - and want it to go well - this pasuk is for you! ----- מקורות: משלי טז:לא Seneca - On the Shortness of Life מצודת דוד רבינו יונה מאירי ----- The total cost of producing my five podcasts in 2024 came to $1,455—an expense I would have otherwise had to cover myself. I’m deeply grateful to the generous sponsors who helped shoulder that cost and supported my efforts to make Torah ideas available and accessible to everyone. ----- 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: 50 minutes Synopsis: This morning (3/22/24), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we continued working on the pasuk we started on Wednesday. We spent most of the time developing other ideas in the pshat - which ended up being great! - and then we attempted to understand the midrashic application to Megilas Esther. We came up with an approach, but it still needs work. Something to think about for Purim! ----- מקורות: משלי כט:יא מאירי רלב"ג עץ יוסף - אסתר רבה ב:א ----- The Torah content from now through Shushan Purim has been sponsored by Yael. Thank you, Yael, and thank you to all those who support my free shiurim, podcasts, videos, and articles through your sponsorships, Patreon memberships, and paid Substack subscriptions. May Hashem grant the entire Jewish people a happy Purim and a complete redemption from all our enemies! ----- 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: 46 minutes Synopsis: This morning (3/20/24), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we took a break from our chapter to learn a pasuk which is used as an introduction to Megilas Esther. The connection is less obvious than you might think. We came up with an approach (or two) on our own and gave LOTS of examples. Tomorrow we'll check out the meforshim and attempt to understand the midrash. ----- מקורות: משלי כט:יא אסתר רבה ב:א מצודת ציון/דוד תרגום רס"ג תרגום כתובים The Tim Ferriss Show: Master Negotiator William Ury — Proven Strategies and Amazing Stories from Warren Buffett, Nelson Mandela, Kim Jong Un, Hugo Chávez, and More (#721) ----- The Torah content from now through Shushan Purim has been sponsored by Yael. Thank you, Yael, and thank you to all those who support my free shiurim, podcasts, videos, and articles through your sponsorships, Patreon memberships, and paid Substack subscriptions. May Hashem grant the entire Jewish people a happy Purim and a complete redemption from all our enemies! ----- 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: 1 hour 36 minutes Synopsis: Tonight (3/18/24), in our Monday Night Mishlei shiur, we learned a puzzling pasuk about a niche topic: agents. Like many pesukim, this one was cryptically worded, and the opposite halves didn't quite line up. That, of course, is where the ideas come from! We came up with several approaches ourselves and learned a couple from the meforshim. Now we all have a much better sense of what to look for in selecting (or being) an agent! ----- מקורות: משלי יג:יז תרגום רס"ג מצודת ציון/דוד מלבי"ם - ביאור הענין רבינו יונה מאירי ----- The Torah content from now through Shushan Purim has been sponsored by Yael. Thank you, Yael, and thank you to all those who support my free shiurim, podcasts, videos, and articles through your sponsorships, Patreon memberships, and paid Substack subscriptions. May Hashem grant the entire Jewish people a happy Purim and a complete redemption from all our enemies!
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Length: 46 minutes Synopsis: This morning (3/14/24), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we learned a VERY strange pasuk. The first half seems false (or, at the very least, misleading) and the second half reads like a tautology. Nevertheless, we were able to come up with several approaches of our own, and we learned through a few approaches from the meforshim. To the surprise of nobody, it ended up being a great pasuk with a lot of practical insight to offer! ----- מקורות: משלי יד:כד תרגום רס"ג תרגום כתובים מצודת דוד ר"י אבן כספי פירוש ראשון - משלי יח:יא רבינו יונה מאירי ----- This week's Torah content has been sponsored by the Fischbeins (who enjoy reading the sponsorship messages every week) in honor of Chen and Max's wedding and with a tefilah for lasting peace in Israel. ----- 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: 46 minutes Synopsis: This morning (3/13/24), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we learned the next pasuk which we rendered into rhyming English as follows: "In every pain there is gain, but speech-of-the-lips is just a miss." We came up with two of our own approaches and learned two approaches from the meforshim. Nice ideas!
Please feel free to leave your questions, insights, and feedback in the comments! ----- מקורות: משלי יד:כג תרגום רס"ג מצודת ציון/דוד תרגום כתובים Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 4:1 רבינו יונה מאירי ----- This week's Torah content has been sponsored by the Fischbeins (who enjoy reading the sponsorship messages every week) in honor of Chen and Max's wedding and with a tefilah for lasting peace in Israel. ----- 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: 1 hour 44 minutes Synopsis: Tonight (3/11/24), in our Monday Night Mishlei shiur, we learned a pasuk that looked like a ton of Mishlei terms were just randomly tossed together and assembled into a full pasuk. I was a little nervous, since the meforshim didn't seem like they had a lot to say, but we ended up with several ideas - some from us and some from the meforshim - and we refined our understanding of one of the main Mishleic archetypes. ----- מקורות: משלי יג:טז תרגום רס"ג הואיל משה מצודת דוד רש"י אסתר ב:ב-ד; ו:א-י מאירי - משלי יב:כג ----- This week's Torah content has been sponsored by the Fischbeins (who enjoy reading the sponsorship messages every week) in honor of Chen and Max's wedding and with a tefilah for lasting peace in Israel. ----- 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: 45 minutes Synopsis: This morning (3/6/24), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we learned the next pasuk, which is one of the most symmetrical Mishlei pesukim I've seen ... and yet, not. We utilized this asymmetry-which-was-so-close-to-symmetry to come up with a good pshat which happens to be exemplified in Megilas Esther! We read through some commentaries at the end, but didn't have time to delve into any of them in depth, since we're planning to move on to a new pasuk tomorrow. ----- מקורות: משלי יד:כב מצודת דוד רבינו יונה מאירי רלב"ג ----- This week's Torah content has been sponsored by the Fischbeins (who enjoy reading the sponsorship messages every week) in honor of Chen and Max's wedding and with a tefilah for lasting peace in Israel. ----- 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: 1 hour 22 minutes Synopsis: Tonight (3/4/24), in our Monday Night Mishlei shiur, I was nervous about our prospects. The first half of the pasuk looked easy, but the second half mentioned the elusive Mishleic archetype of the bogeid - a definition that's given us trouble in the past. Thankfully, we came up with four nice approaches on our own, then learned three additional ideas from Metudas David and Rabbeinu Yonah. To my mind, the fact that these ideas share a common denominator is a good sign. ----- מקורות: משלי יג:טו מצודת דוד רבינו יונה מאירי ----- This week's Torah content has been sponsored by the Fischbeins (who enjoy reading the sponsorship messages every week) in honor of Chen and Max's wedding and with a tefilah for lasting peace in Israel. ----- 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: 45 minutes Synopsis: This morning (2/29/24), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we learned the next pasuk, which some meforshim connect to the previous one. We came up with a few approaches and half-approaches, then learned the Meiri's commentary on both pesukim. ----- מקורות: משלי יד:כ-כא רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר זרעים, הלכות מתנות עניים י:ד מאירי ----- This week's Torah content has been sponsored by Jonah Mishaan with appreciation for Rabbi Schneeweiss, who gathers wisdom from various disciplines.
Shlomo Ha'Melech highlights the importance of mental health in Mishlei 18:14: "The spirit of a person sustains him in his illness, but who can lift a broken spirit?" My rebbi, Rabbi Moskowitz zt"l, emphasized that while a person can accomplish much on their own, there comes a point when one should seek professional help. Jonah is a psychotherapist who offers services in person in Upper Manhattan and virtually. For more information, visit his website at mishaanpsychotherapy.com.
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Length: 45 minutes Synopsis: This morning (2/28/24), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we learned yet another full pasuk in one session! It was unclear at first whether this one was about wealth/poverty or love/hate, but it ended up being about the intersection between the two: the effects of a person's success and failure on their relationships. Some meforshim learn that tomorrow's pasuk is connected to this one, so we'll move onto that tomorrow. ----- מקורות: משלי יד:כ מדרש משלי - יג:כ רבינו יונה מצודת דוד רלב"ג רש"י מיוחס לרד"ק "Nixon" (1995) ----- This week's Torah content has been sponsored by Jonah Mishaan with appreciation for Rabbi Schneeweiss, who gathers wisdom from various disciplines.
Shlomo Ha'Melech highlights the importance of mental health in Mishlei 18:14: "The spirit of a person sustains him in his illness, but who can lift a broken spirit?" My rebbi, Rabbi Moskowitz zt"l, emphasized that while a person can accomplish much on their own, there comes a point when one should seek professional help. Jonah is a psychotherapist who offers services in person in Upper Manhattan and virtually. For more information, visit his website at mishaanpsychotherapy.com.
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Length: 45 minutes Synopsis: This morning (5/1/25), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we began by reviewing what we covered yesterday, with some new facts, observations, and insights sprinkled in. After an attempt at a new original interpretation, we turned to the meforshim: first, Metzudas David, then Rabbeinu Yonah, and then the Meiri's derech nistar (which we didn't have time to analyze). Although we got a nice new idea from Rabbeinu Yonah, I think what we came up with yesterday was the ikkar. Great pasuk all around! ----- מקורות: משלי טו:כה רש"י - ברכות דף נח עמוד ב מצודת ציון/דוד רבינו יונה מאירי ----- The total cost of producing my five podcasts in 2024 came to $1,455—an expense I would have otherwise had to cover myself. I’m deeply grateful to the generous sponsors who helped shoulder that cost and supported my efforts to make Torah ideas available and accessible to everyone. ----- 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: 1 hour 32 minutes Synopsis: Tonight (2/26/24), in our Monday Night Mishlei shiur, we learned a pasuk that seemed a bit trite or bland with relatively few meforshim. Our two leads were a syntactical quirk and the fact that the Rambam inexplicably used this as the "crowning pasuk" of Sefer Nashim in the MIshneh Torah. Thankfully, we were able to work out several ideas - and several more from Rabbeinu Yonah and the Meiri! ----- מקורות: משלי יג:יד רמב"ם - משנה תורה: הקדמה; הקדמה לספר נשים רבינו יונה מאירי - משלי ד:ב; יג:יד ----- This week's Torah content has been sponsored by Jonah Mishaan with appreciation for Rabbi Schneeweiss, who gathers wisdom from various disciplines.
Shlomo Ha'Melech highlights the importance of mental health in Mishlei 18:14: "The spirit of a person sustains him in his illness, but who can lift a broken spirit?" My rebbi, Rabbi Moskowitz zt"l, emphasized that while a person can accomplish much on their own, there comes a point when one should seek professional help. Jonah is a psychotherapist who offers services in person in Upper Manhattan and virtually. For more information, visit his website at mishaanpsychotherapy.com.
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Length: 46 minutes Synopsis: This morning (2/22/24), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we learned another full pasuk in one session! We were immediately confronted with the classic "Is this really true?" question, and it was that question which dictated the various directions our analyses took. We came up with several ideas on our own, then learned several from the meforshim, some of which connected back to yesterday's pasuk. Really nice ideas, once again! ----- מקורות: משלי יד:יט תרגום רס"ג מצודת דוד רבינו יונה מלבי"ם רלב"ג ----- This week's Torah content has been made possible by my Patrons on Patreon. Thank you so much for your generosity! If you read, watch, listen to, or participate in my Torah and would like to support it for as low as $3 a month, go to www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss. If you would like to sponsor a week's worth of Torah content (or more), contact me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.com. ----- 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: 47 minutes Synopsis: This morning (2/21/24), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we learned another fundamental pasuk about how the pesi makes decisions. Since we had a smaller crowd than usual, we were able to proceed through our analysis quickly. We came up with seven approaches, depending on how you count. Nice ideas, if I may say so myself! ----- מקורות: משלי יד:יח רבינו יונה - משלי א:כב; יד:יח תרגום רס"ג תרגום כתובים מצודת דוד רלב"ג הואיל משה מלבי"ם ----- This week's Torah content has been made possible by my Patrons on Patreon. Thank you so much for your generosity! If you read, watch, listen to, or participate in my Torah and would like to support it for as low as $3 a month, go to www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss. If you would like to sponsor a week's worth of Torah content (or more), contact me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.com. ----- 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: 1 hour 18 minutes Synopsis: Tonight (2/19/24), in our Monday Night Mishlei shiur, we learned a pasuk that seemed all over the place at first glance. What followed was one of the smoothest Mishlei analyses in memory: three of our own interpretations followed by three interpretations of the Meiri, all of which are critical for strengthening our decision-making and our relationship with the observance of halacha. The Meiri's second explanation, in particular, stands out to my mind for its revolutionary advice on how to solve a certain species of religious crisis to which certain types of people are prone. If you're looking for six practical and powerful ideas, then this pasuk is for you! ----- מקורות: משלי יג:יג רס"ג מצודת ציון רלב"ג מאירי שולחן ערוך אורח חיים א:ד אבות ב:א; ד:ב-ג מאירי - אבות ב-ג ----- This week's Torah content has been made possible by my Patrons on Patreon. Thank you so much for your generosity! If you read, watch, listen to, or participate in my Torah and would like to support it for as low as $3 a month, go to www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss. If you would like to sponsor a week's worth of Torah content (or more), contact me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.com. ----- 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: 47 minutes Synopsis: This morning (2/7/24), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we learned a perplexing pasuk which seemed to issue a warning of a negative consequence for a positive Mishleic archetype. We came up with several approaches on our own, then read Saadia Gaon's commentary which supported the way we were thinking. Unfortunately, I realized that we might only be able to spend one day on this pasuk, so we didn't have time to go through our usual meforshim. Still came away with some nice ideas, though! ----- מקורות: משלי יד:יז ר"י אבן כספי פירוש שני - משלי י:א, משלי א:ד בראשית יא:ו תרגום ופירוש רס"ג רבינו יונה ----- The Torah content for this week has been sponsored by Uncle Isaac, on the occasion of the birth of his nephew — and in honor of Tamar and Isaiah on the birth of their son — Ezra Raphael. ----- 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: 1 hour 22 minutes Synopsis: Tonight (2/5/24), in our Monday Night Mishlei shiur, we learned a pasuk that, on the surface, seems to advocate the pursuit of תאוה (desire, lust, instinctual pleasure) and goes so far as to refer to it as an עץ חיים (tree of life). What could Shlomo ha'Melech possibly mean? We came up with two of our own approaches, and then learned a nice approach from the combined forces of the Malbim and the Meiri. ----- מקורות: משלי יג:יב משלי ג:יג-יח קהלת ה:ד תרגום רס"ג מצודת ציון/דוד רש"י מלבי"ם מאירי ----- The Torah content for this week has been sponsored by Uncle Isaac, on the occasion of the birth of his nephew — and in honor of Tamar and Isaiah on the birth of their son — Ezra Raphael. ----- 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.
Mishlei 13:11 - How to Get Money, Middos, and Wisdom FAST! ... Well, Slow
הוֹן מֵהֶבֶל יִמְעָט, וְקֹבֵץ עַל יָד יַרְבֶּה:
Length: 1 hour 28 minutes Synopsis: Tonight (1/29/24), in our Monday Night Mishlei shiur, we learned a pasuk that looks super simple and super cliche ... not just Mishlei cliché, but CLICHÉ cliché. Nevertheless, I am pleased to say we got 6-7 nice ideas! And you'll get money, middos, AND chochmah on top of that! ----- מקורות: משלי יג:יא תרגום רס"ג תרגום כתובים מאירי אבן עזרא - שמות כ:א https://rabbischneeweiss.substack.com/p/parashas-vaeschanan-methodology-battle ----- The Torah content for the remainder of January has been sponsored by someone who would like to remain anonymous, in honor of Hashem and all His kindness! ----- 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: 1 hour 28 minutes Synopsis: Tonight (1/22/24), in our Monday Night Mishlei shiur, we learned a pasuk I had never learned before. The syntax of this pasuk was somewhat odd, as was the juxtaposition of seemingly disparate topics - yet, we were able to learn three nice ideas: one which we developed on our own, and two from the meforshim. I was pleased to see how universally applicable two of the three ideas are, as you can tell from the title. As always, I'm interested to hear any other approaches you have to the pasuk! ----- מקורות: משלי יג:י משלי יא:ב; טו:א; כב:יג קהלת ט:יז ----- The Torah content for the remainder of January has been sponsored by someone who would like to remain anonymous, in honor of Hashem and all His kindness! ----- 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: 1 hour 29 minutes Synopsis: Tonight (1/15/24), in our Monday Night Mishlei shiur, we learned a pasuk which looked really easy and turned out to be super difficult! Unlike most of our Monday Night Mishlei shiurim, when we typically come up with 6-10 approaches to the pasuk, tonight we only came up with 2-3. They ended up being good, but it took a while to get there! ----- מקורות: משלי יג:ט מצודת ציון/דוד תרגום ופירוש רס"ג https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masoretes רבינו יונה מאירי - משלי יג:ט; כד:יט-כ ----- The Torah content for the remainder of January has been sponsored by someone who would like to remain anonymous, in honor of Hashem and all His kindness! ----- 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: 45 minutes Synopsis: This morning (1/10/23), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we began by reviewing yesterday's (MANY) questions and two approaches. We then learned a bunch of meforshim and gained a bunch of new insights into the pesi and the arum. This just goes to show that even a well-trodden pasuk still has the potential to yield chidushim. ----- מקורות: משלי יד:טו רד"ק רלב"ג מאירי מצודת ציון/דוד רש"י רבינו יונה - משלי א:ד,כב; יד:טו מלבי"ם - ביאור הענין ----- The Torah content for this week has been sponsored by Avital as a way of saying "thank you for your teaching advice and philosophy." Thank YOU, Avital, for continuing to learn Torah with me for seven years and counting! ----- 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: 44 minutes Synopsis: This morning (4/30/25), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we returned to chapter 15 after nearly a month's break! Of the many questions we raised on this morning's pasuk, the main ones had to do with the incongruity and the mechanics. We developed some really nice approaches which we fleshed out with real-world examples, and picked up on some nice methodology along the way. Tomorrow (בג"ה) we'll delve into the meforshim. ----- מקורות: משלי טו:כה מצודת ציון/דוד תרגום רס"ג רמב"ם - מורה הנבוכים ב:מח מאירי - משלי י:ג ----- The total cost of producing my five podcasts in 2024 came to $1,455—an expense I would have otherwise had to cover myself. I’m deeply grateful to the generous sponsors who helped shoulder that cost and supported my efforts to make Torah ideas available and accessible to everyone. ----- 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: 44 minutes Synopsis: This morning (1/9/23), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we learned the quintessential pasuk about the pesi and the arum. It's always a unique challenge to learn pesukim which define the classic Mishleic archetypes which are so much a part of our Mishleic vocabulary. I was worried we would have a difficult time coming up with new insights, but even our first day brought us new insights, so I'm optimistic about tomorrow when we consult the meforshim! ----- מקורות: משלי יד:טו מצודת ציון/דוד ----- The Torah content for this week has been sponsored by Avital as a way of saying "thank you for your teaching advice and philosophy." Thank YOU, Avital, for continuing to learn Torah with me for seven years and counting! ----- 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: 1 hour 20 minutes Synopsis: Tonight (1/8/24), in our Monday Night Mishlei shiur, we learned a pasuk which seemed quite difficult to understand on the surface - especially because it seemed to criticize poor people for something they shouldn't automatically be criticized for. Nevertheless, we ended up with some great ideas. As a bonus, we even heard a good idea from the (relatively new) ChatGPT voice interface, which we were able to extract after a brief conversation. ----- מקורות: משלי יג:ח מצודת ציון/דוד תרגום רס"ג מאירי רב הירש ----- The Torah content for this week has been sponsored anonymously “in honor of Moshe Zucker, friend extraordinaire.” ----- 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: 44 minutes Synopsis: This morning (1/4/23), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we reviewed yesterday's ideas, then learned two amazing and practical interpretations from the Metzudas David and the Rabbeinu Yonah. I was particularly happy that the Rabbeinu Yonah introduced us to a totally new Mishleic archetype - one which (unfortunately) many of us contend with at some point in our lives. ----- מקורות: משלי יד:יד תרגום רס"ג תרגום כתובים רב הירש מצודת דוד ----- The Torah content for this week has been sponsored anonymously “in honor of Moshe Zucker, friend extraordinaire.” ----- 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.