The Mishlei Podcast

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 22:6 - Mishlei's Approach to Chinuch ... Whatever That Term Means (Part 2) חֲנֹךְ לַנַּעַר עַל פִּי דַרְכּוֹ גַּם כִּי יַזְקִין לֹא יָסוּר מִמֶּנָּה: This morning (5/19/22), in our Morning Mishlei shiur, we continued learning yesterday's pasuk - and boy did we get a TON of ideas about teaching and parenting! After reviewi...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 22:6 - Mishlei's Approach to Chinuch ... Whatever That Term Means (Part 1) חֲנֹךְ לַנַּעַר עַל פִּי דַרְכּוֹ גַּם כִּי יַזְקִין לֹא יָסוּר מִמֶּנָּה: This morning (5/18/22), in our Morning Mishlei shiur, we began learning one of the most frequently quoted pesukim in all of Mishlei. Because this pasuk lends itself to "fire...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 22:5 - The Perilous Path of the Crooked (Part 2) צִנִּים פַּחִים בְּדֶרֶךְ עִקֵּשׁ שׁוֹמֵר נַפְשׁוֹ יִרְחַק מֵהֶם: This morning (5/17/22), in our Morning Mishlei shiur, we continued learning yesterday's pasuk. After reviewing what we did yesterday, we were delighted to see that Rabbeinu Yonah said almost EXACTLY what we said....

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 11:20 - Hashem Hates Crooked Hearts תּוֹעֲבַת י"י עִקְּשֵׁי לֵב וּרְצוֹנוֹ תְּמִימֵי דָרֶךְ: This evening (5/16/22), in our Monday Night Mishlei Shiur, we learned a difficult pasuk which several of our "go to" meforshim deemed to be so obvious that they felt they didn't need to comment. Thankfully, we were able...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 22:5 - The Perilous Path of the Crooked (Part 1) צִנִּים פַּחִים בְּדֶרֶךְ עִקֵּשׁ שׁוֹמֵר נַפְשׁוֹ יִרְחַק מֵהֶם: This morning (5/16/22), in our Morning Mishlei shiur, we began learning a very strange-sounding pasuk. Despite having only three people in shiur, we came up with a really good explanation which answered all of our ques...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 15:31-33 - The Developmental Trajectory of One Who Listens to Tochachah (לא) אֹזֶן שֹׁמַעַת תּוֹכַחַת חַיִּים בְּקֶרֶב חֲכָמִים תָּלִין. (לב) פּוֹרֵעַ מוּסָר מוֹאֵס נַפְשׁוֹ וְשׁוֹמֵעַ תּוֹכַחַת קוֹנֶה לֵּב. (לג) יִרְאַת י"י מוּסַר חׇכְמָה וְלִפְנֵי כָבוֹד עֲנָוָה: This morning (5/12/22), in our Morning Mishlei shiur, we (ambi...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 22:4 - The Benefits of Humility (Part 3) עֵקֶב עֲנָוָה יִרְאַת י"י עֹשֶׁר וְכָבוֹד וְחַיִּים: This morning (5/11/22), in our Morning Mishlei shiur, we continued working on yesterday's pasuk. We learned three similar approaches from Metzudas David, Ralbag, and the Malbim, then attempted to synthesize what we learned into a...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 22:4 - The Benefits of Humility (Part 2) עֵקֶב עֲנָוָה יִרְאַת י"י עֹשֶׁר וְכָבוֹד וְחַיִּים: This morning (5/10/22), in our Morning Mishlei shiur, we continued working on yesterday's pasuk. If Mishleic fruitfulness is measured by how many finalized ideas we arrive at, then today's session was fruitless. Thankfully,...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 11:19 - True Tzedakah and Its Opposite כֵּן צְדָקָה לְחַיִּים וּמְרַדֵּף רָעָה לְמוֹתוֹ: Last night (5/9/22), in our Monday Night Mishlei Shiur, we learned a tough pasuk - tough because of its wording, and because of its generality. It took us a little while to find our footing, but when we did, we ended up developing three (or, at...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 22:4 - The Benefits of Humility (Part 1) עֵקֶב עֲנָוָה יִרְאַת י"י עֹשֶׁר וְכָבוֹד וְחַיִּים: This morning (5/9/22), in our Morning Mishlei shiur, we began learning what looks to be a foundational pasuk about two important qualities: humility and fear of Hashem. The fact that the pasuk speaks in such generalities makes it diff...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 22:3 - The Opposite of Seeing Evil and Hiding (Part 2) עָרוּם רָאָה רָעָה [וְנִסְתָּר] (ויסתר) וּפְתָיִים עָבְרוּ וְנֶעֱנָשׁוּ: This morning (5/5/22), in our Morning Mishlei shiur, we continued working on our pasuk from yesterday and we came up with three (or four, depending on who you ask) nice ideas! More importantly, we emerged...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 22:3 - The Opposite of Seeing Evil and Hiding (Part 1) עָרוּם רָאָה רָעָה [וְנִסְתָּר] (ויסתר) וּפְתָיִים עָבְרוּ וְנֶעֱנָשׁוּ: This morning (5/4/22), in our Morning Mishlei shiur, we began a rather tricky pasuk. Lots of questions and ambiguity. We made a few moves and discussed some nice methodology, but we're going to need t...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 22:2 - Hashem Makes the Rich and the Poor (Part 2) עָשִׁיר וָרָשׁ נִפְגָּשׁוּ עֹשֵׂה כֻלָּם יי: This morning (5/3/22), in our Morning Mishlei shiur, we continued our analysis of yesterday's pasuk, and learned through not one, not two, but SIX meforshim! We didn't manage to define how each one was learning the pasuk, but g...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 11:18 - False Deeds and True Seeds רָשָׁע עֹשֶׂה פְעֻלַּת שָׁקֶר וְזֹרֵעַ צְדָקָה שֶׂכֶר אֱמֶת: This evening (5/2/22), in our Monday Night Mishlei Shiur, we learned another pasuk about reshaim and tzadikim ... or at least, those who do tzedakah. The questions we came up with pointed us in some clear directions, and we were able to...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 22:2 - Hashem Makes the Rich and the Poor (Part 1) עָשִׁיר וָרָשׁ נִפְגָּשׁוּ עֹשֵׂה כֻלָּם יי: This morning (4/29/22), in our Morning Mishlei shiur (which was slightly shorter than usual, due to Rosh Chodesh davening), we began learning a pasuk whose translation, questions, and problems were quite clear. We developed several fruit...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 22:1 - A Good Name is Preferable to Wealth (Part 2) נִבְחָר שֵׁם מֵעֹשֶׁר רָב מִכֶּסֶף וּמִזָּהָב חֵן טוֹב: This morning (4/29/22), in our Morning Mishlei shiur, we revisited the pasuk we learned yesterday. In contrast to yesterday, not only did we come up with several ideas on our own, but we also learned some ideas from the mefor...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 22:1 - A Good Name is Preferable to Wealth (Part 1) נִבְחָר שֵׁם מֵעֹשֶׁר רָב מִכֶּסֶף וּמִזָּהָב חֵן טוֹב: This morning (4/28/22), in our Morning Mishlei shiur, we began a new pasuk comparing wealth with a good name and good favor. The good news is that the pasuk is fairly straightforward. The bad news ... is that the pasuk is fai...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 21:30-31 - You Can't Outsmart Hashem (Part 2) אֵין חׇכְמָה וְאֵין תְּבוּנָה וְאֵין עֵצָה לְנֶגֶד יְיָ: סוּס מוּכָן לְיוֹם מִלְחָמָה וְלַיְיָ הַתְּשׁוּעָה: This morning (4/7/22), in our Morning Mishlei shiur, we began by reviewing yesterday's pasuk and learning Saadia Gaon's commentary which generously furnished us wi...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 21:30 - You Can't Outsmart Hashem אֵין חׇכְמָה וְאֵין תְּבוּנָה וְאֵין עֵצָה לְנֶגֶד יְיָ: This morning (4/6/22), in our Morning Mishlei shiur, we began learning a pasuk which we knew would be either very straightforward or very technical. It ended up being the former. We learned several different but related approaches on thi...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 21:29 - The Visible Brazenness of the Rasha (Part 2) הֵעֵז אִישׁ רָשָׁע בְּפָנָיו וְיָשָׁר הוּא [יָבִין] (יכין) [דַּרְכּוֹ] (דרכיו): This morning (4/5/22), in our Morning Mishlei shiur, we continued our analysis of yesterday's pasuk. After reviewing our explanation of Saadia Gaon yesterday, we learned two more approaches: that...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 11:17 - Mishlei on Kindness and Cruelty גֹּמֵל נַפְשׁוֹ אִישׁ חָסֶד וְעֹכֵר שְׁאֵרוֹ אַכְזָרִי: Last night (4/4/22), in our Monday Night Mishlei Shiur, we learned one of the few pesukim in Sefer Mishlei about chesed. This one was a real doozy to translate! Thankfully, we came up with six or seven of our own approaches to the pasuk...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 21:29 - The Visible Brazenness of the Rasha (Part 1) הֵעֵז אִישׁ רָשָׁע בְּפָנָיו וְיָשָׁר הוּא [יָבִין] (יכין) [דַּרְכּוֹ] (דרכיו): This morning (4/4/22), in our Morning Mishlei shiur, we began a new pasuk which seems to be about how to read reshaim. After a brief intro about kre/ksiv in Tanach, we analyzed the pasuk and arrived a...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 21:28 - The Fate of the Lying Witness (Part 2) עֵד כְּזָבִים יֹאבֵד וְאִישׁ שׁוֹמֵעַ לָנֶצַח יְדַבֵּר: This morning (3/31/22), in our Morning Mishlei shiur, we continued our analysis of yesterday's pasuk. After refining our understanding of Metzudas David, we learned Rabbeinu Yonah's approach, followed by the Meiri's...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 21:28 - The Fate of the Lying Witness (Part 1) עֵד כְּזָבִים יֹאבֵד וְאִישׁ שׁוֹמֵעַ לָנֶצַח יְדַבֵּר: This morning (3/30/22), in our Morning Mishlei shiur, we began working on a new pasuk. The first half is clearly about a witness who tells lies. The second half is decidedly less clear. We developed three approaches, then began wo...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 21:27 - The Offering of the Rasha (Part 2) זֶבַח רְשָׁעִים תּוֹעֵבָה אַף כִּי בְזִמָּה יְבִיאֶנּוּ: This morning (3/29/22), in our Morning Mishlei shiur, we continued working on yesterday's pasuk. Instead of developing the approaches we started yesterday, we devoted the full force of our minds to the commentary of the Metzudas...