The Mishlei Podcast Rabbi Matt Schneeweiss
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- Religion & Spirituality
My name is Rabbi Matt Schneeweiss, and this is the hub for all of my shiurim (classes) on Sefer Mishlei, a.k.a. The Book of Proverbs! Generally speaking we will follow the approach to Mishlei outlined by Saadia Gaon who views Mishlei as a guide for intelligent decision-making in everyday life with the goal of maximizing long-term pleasure and minimizing long-term pain. Each shiur will typically focus on one pasuk (verse), which we will attempt to analyze on our own before turning to the meforshim (commentators). If you have any questions feel free to email me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail. Thanks for listening!
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Mishlei 13:23 - Poor Victims of Injustice or Mishleic Fools?
Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!Mishlei 13:23 - Poor Victims of Injustice or Mishleic Fools?רׇב אֹכֶל נִיר רָאשִׁים וְיֵשׁ נִסְפֶּה בְּלֹא מִשְׁפָּט:Length: 1 hour 38 minutesSynopsis: Tonight (6/3/24), in our Monday Night Mishlei shiur, we analyzed what LOOKED like it was going to be the most difficult pasuk we've learned all year. The questions kept mounting, and I was nervous about whether we were going to emerge with any ideas. Well, much to my surprise, we came ...
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Mishlei 14:33 - How the Navon and the Ksil Relate to Chochmah (Part 2)
Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!Mishlei 14:33 - How the Navon and the Ksil Relate to Chochmah (Part 2)בְּלֵב נָבוֹן תָּנוּחַ חׇכְמָה, וּבְקֶרֶב כְּסִילִים תִּוָּדֵעַ:Length: 46 minutesSynopsis: 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 th...
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Mishlei 14:33 - How the Navon and the Ksil Relate to Chochmah (Part 1)
Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!Mishlei 14:33 - How the Navon and the Ksil Relate to Chochmah (Part 1)בְּלֵב נָבוֹן תָּנוּחַ חׇכְמָה, וּבְקֶרֶב כְּסִילִים תִּוָּדֵעַ:Length: 45 minutesSynopsis: 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 o...
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Mishlei 14:32 - How the Tzadik and Rasha Handle Adversity (Part 2)
Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!Mishlei 14:32 - How the Tzadik and Rasha Handle Adversity (Part 2)בְּרָעָתוֹ יִדָּחֶה רָשָׁע, וְחֹסֶה בְמוֹתוֹ צַדִּיק:Length: 47 minutesSynopsis: 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. Wh...
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Mishlei 14:32 - How the Tzadik and Rasha Handle Adversity (Part 1)
Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!Mishlei 14:32 - How the Tzadik and Rasha Handle Adversity (Part 1)בְּרָעָתוֹ יִדָּחֶה רָשָׁע, וְחֹסֶה בְמוֹתוֹ צַדִּיק:Length: 45 minutesSynopsis: 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 me...
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Mishlei 13:22 - How to Make Sure Your Grandkids Enjoy Their Money
Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!Mishlei 13:22 - How to Make Sure Your Grandkids Enjoy Their Moneyטוֹב יַנְחִיל בְּנֵי בָנִים, וְצָפוּן לַצַּדִּיק חֵיל חוֹטֵא:Length: 1 hour 38 minutesSynopsis: 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 ...