The Mishlei Podcast

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 25:24 - Strife-Wife Gonna Strife ... Again (Part 1) טוֹב שֶׁבֶת עַל פִּנַּת גָּג מֵאֵשֶׁת [מִדְיָנִים] (מדונים) וּבֵית חָבֶר: Length: 46 minutes Synopsis: This morning (4/29/26), in our Morning Mishlei shiur, we took up a pasuk that we already learned over four years ago, when it made its first appearance in 21:9. Fortunately, I do...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 17:23 - Bribes from Bad Bosoms שֹׁחַד מֵחֵק רָשָׁע יִקָּח לְהַטּוֹת אׇרְחוֹת מִשְׁפָּט: Length: 1 hour 28 minutes Synopsis: This evening (4/27/26), in our Monday Night Mishlei shiur, we took up a pasuk that appeared to be obvious that it didn't even sound like it was saying anything at all. But our Monday Night Mishlei crew is...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 25:23 - The Relationship Between Secretive Speech and Anger (Part 2) רוּחַ צָפוֹן תְּחוֹלֵל גָּשֶׁם וּפָנִים נִזְעָמִים לְשׁוֹן סָתֶר: Length: 31 minutes Synopsis: This morning (4/23/26), in our Morning Mishlei shiur, we began with a quick review of the translation, the questions, and the approaches from yesterday, adding a few poi...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 25:23 - The Relationship Between Secretive Speech and Anger (Part 1) רוּחַ צָפוֹן תְּחוֹלֵל גָּשֶׁם וּפָנִים נִזְעָמִים לְשׁוֹן סָתֶר: Length: 45 minutes Synopsis: This morning (4/22/26), in our Morning Mishlei shiur, we learned another cryptic "straight-up mashal" pasuk. Although we weren't quite sure what to assume...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 17:22 - The Relationship Between Physical Health and State of Mind לֵב שָׂמֵחַ יֵיטִיב גֵּהָה וְרוּחַ נְכֵאָה תְּיַבֶּשׁ גָּרֶם: Length: 1 hour 22 minutes Synopsis: This evening (4/20/26), in our Monday Night Mishlei shiur, we learned a pasuk that I was worried would be too obvious. But thanks to the Monday Night Mishlei Crew and t...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 25:21-22 - Mishleic Revenge is a Dish Best Served (Part 2) (כא) אִם רָעֵב שֹׂנַאֲךָ הַאֲכִלֵהוּ לָחֶם וְאִם צָמֵא הַשְׁקֵהוּ מָיִם. (כב) כִּי גֶחָלִים אַתָּה חֹתֶה עַל רֹאשׁוֹ וַיְיָ יְשַׁלֶּם לָךְ: Length: 31 minutes Synopsis: This morning (3/26/26), in our Morning Mishlei shiur, we began with a quick review of the questions, then...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 25:21-22 - Mishleic Revenge is a Dish Best Served (Part 1) (כא) אִם רָעֵב שֹׂנַאֲךָ הַאֲכִלֵהוּ לָחֶם וְאִם צָמֵא הַשְׁקֵהוּ מָיִם. (כב) כִּי גֶחָלִים אַתָּה חֹתֶה עַל רֹאשׁוֹ וַיְיָ יְשַׁלֶּם לָךְ: Length: 43 minutes Synopsis: This morning (3/25/26), in our Morning Mishlei shiur, we began learning a pasuk I’ve learned and taught D...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 17:21 - Two Failed Fathers of Two Mishleic Fools יֹלֵד כְּסִיל לְתוּגָה לוֹ וְלֹא יִשְׂמַח אֲבִי נָבָל: Length: 1 hour 42 minutes Synopsis: This evening (3/23/26), in our Monday Night Mishlei shiur, we learned a pasuk which fit squarely into two Mishleic genres: (1) Mishleic parenting, and (2) seemingly obvious pesukim. Once again,...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 25:20 - Is Music an Effective Remedy? (Part 2) מַעֲדֶה בֶּגֶד בְּיוֹם קָרָה חֹמֶץ עַל נָתֶר וְשָׁר בַּשִּׁרִים עַל לֶב רָע: Length: 43 minutes Synopsis: This morning (3/19/26), in our Morning Mishlei shiur, we began by reviewing what we covered yesterday, filling in a few more translation nuances. We spent the bulk of our time lear...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 25:20 - Is Music an Effective Remedy? (Part 1) מַעֲדֶה בֶּגֶד בְּיוֹם קָרָה חֹמֶץ עַל נָתֶר וְשָׁר בַּשִּׁרִים עַל לֶב רָע: Length: 44 minutes Synopsis: This morning (3/18/26), in our Morning Mishlei shiur, we started learning another "triple comparison pasuk." This one was made difficult by our lack of knowledge about th...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 17:20 - Crooked Hearts and Reversed Speech עִקֶּשׁ לֵב לֹא יִמְצָא טוֹב וְנֶהְפָּךְ בִּלְשׁוֹנוֹ יִפּוֹל בְּרָעָה: Length: 1 hour 23 minutes Synopsis: This evening (3/16/26), in our Monday Night Mishlei shiur, we took up a pasuk that felt simultaneously generic and specific. We came up with good approaches, some complete and some o...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 25:19 - On Unreliable Teeth, Feet, and Friends (Part 2) שֵׁן רֹעָה וְרֶגֶל מוּעָדֶת מִבְטָח בּוֹגֵד בְּיוֹם צָרָה: Length: 29 minutes Synopsis: This morning (3/12/26), in our Morning Mishlei shiur, we did a brief recap of yesterday's approaches, then started learning through the meforshim. First, Immanuel ha'Romi supporte...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 25:19 - On Unreliable Teeth, Feet, and Friends (Part 1) שֵׁן רֹעָה וְרֶגֶל מוּעָדֶת מִבְטָח בּוֹגֵד בְּיוֹם צָרָה: Length: 45 minutes Synopsis: This morning (3/11/26), in our Morning Mishlei shiur, we began working on another "straight-up mashal, Anshei Chizkiyahu"-style pasuk. We were a little shaky on the translation at...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 17:19 - Offense-Lovers, Door-Raisers, and Karens אֹהֵב פֶּשַׁע אֹהֵב מַצָּה מַגְבִּיהַּ פִּתְחוֹ מְבַקֶּשׁ שָׁבֶר: Length: 1 hour 58 minutes Synopsis: This evening (3/9/26), in our Monday Night Mishlei shiur, we took up an unusual pasuk that I had never learned before. Despite the weirdness of the pasuk's formlation, we came u...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 28:15 - Lions, Bears, and Despots like Achashveirosh (Part 2) אֲרִי נֹהֵם וְדֹב שׁוֹקֵק מוֹשֵׁל רָשָׁע עַל עַם דָּל: Length: 30 minutes Synopsis: This morning (2/26/26), in our Morning Mishlei shiur, we began by reviewing what we covered yesterday. I then shared my own take on the pasuk, which dovetailed nicely with the interpretat...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 28:15 - Lions, Bears, and Despots like Achashveirosh (Part 1) אֲרִי נֹהֵם וְדֹב שׁוֹקֵק מוֹשֵׁל רָשָׁע עַל עַם דָּל: Length: 42 minutes Synopsis: This morning (2/25/26), in our Morning Mishlei shiur, we took a break from our perek to learn a pasuk that we hope will shed light on Megilas Esther. On its surface, the pasuk addresses t...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 17:18 - Before You Agree to Back Up Your Friend ... אָדָם חֲסַר לֵב תּוֹקֵעַ כָּף, עֹרֵב עֲרֻבָּה לִפְנֵי רֵעֵהוּ: Length: 1 hour 27 minutes Synopsis: This evening (2/23/26), in our Monday Night Mishlei shiur, we took up a pasuk that, on its surface, seemed overly specific and rather bland. We didn’t even come up with our usual num...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 25:18 - False Testimony as Weapon(s) (Part 2) מֵפִיץ וְחֶרֶב וְחֵץ שָׁנוּן אִישׁ עֹנֶה בְרֵעֵהוּ עֵד שָׁקֶר: Length: 29 minutes Synopsis: This morning (2/19/26), in our Morning Mishlei shiur, we continued our analysis of yesterday's pasuk. After reviewing our questions and approaches, then speculating about a derech nistar (es...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 25:18 - False Testimony as Weapon(s) (Part 1) מֵפִיץ וְחֶרֶב וְחֵץ שָׁנוּן אִישׁ עֹנֶה בְרֵעֵהוּ עֵד שָׁקֶר: Length: 45 minutes Synopsis: This morning (2/18/26), in our Morning Mishlei shiur, we started learning either a pasuk which may be characterized as either a very blunt or a very precise mashal. We raised more questions than...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 17:17 - Friends vs. Family בְּכׇל עֵת אֹהֵב הָרֵעַ וְאָח לְצָרָה יִוָּלֵד: Length: 1 hour 39 minutes Synopsis: This evening (2/16/26), in our Monday Night Mishlei shiur, we learned an interesting pasuk about the difference between the love of friends and the reliability of family. The style of this pasuk was unusual and ... unsettl...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 25:16-17 - Don't Make Your Friend Vomit (Part 2) (טז) דְּבַשׁ מָצָאתָ אֱכֹל דַּיֶּךָּ פֶּן תִּשְׂבָּעֶנּוּ וַהֲקֵאתוֹ. (יז) הֹקַר רַגְלְךָ מִבֵּית רֵעֶךָ פֶּן יִשְׂבָּעֲךָ וּשְׂנֵאֶךָ: Length: 36 minutes Synopsis: This morning (2/12/26), in our Morning Mishlei shiur, we began by reviewing the main approach from yesterday. We d...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 25:16-17 - Don't Make Your Friend Vomit (Part 1) (טז) דְּבַשׁ מָצָאתָ אֱכֹל דַּיֶּךָּ פֶּן תִּשְׂבָּעֶנּוּ וַהֲקֵאתוֹ. (יז) הֹקַר רַגְלְךָ מִבֵּית רֵעֶךָ פֶּן יִשְׂבָּעֲךָ וּשְׂנֵאֶךָ: Length: 46 minutes Synopsis: This morning (2/11/26), in our Morning Mishlei shiur, we learned a pair of pesukim that might have been the inspir...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 25:15 - How to Dupe an Angry Superior (Part 2) בְּאֹרֶךְ אַפַּיִם יְפֻתֶּה קָצִין וְלָשׁוֹן רַכָּה תִּשְׁבׇּר גָּרֶם: Length: 46 minutes Synopsis: This morning (2/5/26), in our Morning Mishlei shiur, we learned through a TON of different meforshim on our pasuk. Some of them took it in similar directions to what we came up with yest...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 25:15 - How to Dupe an Angry Superior (Part 1) בְּאֹרֶךְ אַפַּיִם יְפֻתֶּה קָצִין וְלָשׁוֹן רַכָּה תִּשְׁבׇּר גָּרֶם: Length: 46 minutes Synopsis: This morning (2/4/26), in our Morning Mishlei shiur, we learned a pasuk that you shouldn't let your boss know that you learned. (I'm only half-joking.) Truth be told, the title...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 17:16 - The Fool Who Attempts to Buy Chochmah לָמָּה זֶּה מְחִיר בְּיַד כְּסִיל לִקְנוֹת חׇכְמָה וְלֶב אָיִן: Length: 1 hour 53 minutes Synopsis: This evening (2/2/26), in our Monday Night Mishlei shiur, we learned a pasuk that was NOT so familiar to me. To my surprise and delight, we came up with close to a DOZEN interpretations!...