The Mishlei Podcast

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 23:9 - Don't Speak in the Ears of a Ksil (Part 2) בְּאׇזְנֵי כְסִיל אַל תְּדַבֵּר כִּי יָבוּז לְשֵׂכֶל מִלֶּיךָ. Synopsis: This morning (11/15/22), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we began by reviewing yesterday's developed idea (which we supported with the Malbim) and developing yesterday's undeveloped idea. We then c...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 11:29 - The Conflicts and Complications of Corrupt Home Economics עֹכֵר בֵּיתוֹ יִנְחַל רוּחַ וְעֶבֶד אֱוִיל לַחֲכַם לֵב: Tonight (11/14/22), in our Monday Night Mishlei Shiur, we learned a pasuk which I had never learned before. Man, was it tough! We came up with a few good approaches for the first or second halves of the pasuk, b...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 23:9 - Don't Speak in the Ears of a Ksil (Part 1) בְּאׇזְנֵי כְסִיל אַל תְּדַבֵּר כִּי יָבוּז לְשֵׂכֶל מִלֶּיךָ. Synopsis: This morning (11/14/22), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we began a new pasuk which feels like "classic Mishlei" - and therein lay the challenge! After reviewing two definitions of ksil (Rabbeinu Y...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 23:6-8 - The Hidden Costs of a Miser's Bread (Part 2) (ו) אַל תִּלְחַם אֶת לֶחֶם רַע עָיִן, וְאַל תִּתְאָו לְמַטְעַמֹּתָיו. (ז) כִּי כְּמוֹ שָׁעַר בְּנַפְשׁוֹ כֶּן הוּא, אֱכוֹל וּשְׁתֵה יֹאמַר לָךְ וְלִבּוֹ בַּל עִמָּךְ. (ח) פִּתְּךָ אָכַלְתָּ תְקִיאֶנָּה, וְשִׁחַתָּ דְּבָרֶיךָ הַנְּעִימִים: Synopsis: This morning (11/10/22),...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 23:6-8 - The Hidden Costs of a Miser's Bread (Part 1) (ו) אַל תִּלְחַם אֶת לֶחֶם רַע עָיִן, וְאַל תִּתְאָו לְמַטְעַמֹּתָיו. (ז) כִּי כְּמוֹ שָׁעַר בְּנַפְשׁוֹ כֶּן הוּא, אֱכוֹל וּשְׁתֵה יֹאמַר לָךְ וְלִבּוֹ בַּל עִמָּךְ. (ח) פִּתְּךָ אָכַלְתָּ תְקִיאֶנָּה, וְשִׁחַתָּ דְּבָרֶיךָ הַנְּעִימִים: Synopsis: This morning (11/9/22), i...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 23:4-5 - How Wealth is Like a Bird (Part 2) (ד) אַל תִּיגַע לְהַעֲשִׁיר מִבִּינָתְךָ חֲדָל. (ה) [הֲתָעִיף] (התעוף) עֵינֶיךָ בּוֹ וְאֵינֶנּוּ כִּי עָשֹׂה יַעֲשֶׂה לּוֹ כְנָפַיִם כְּנֶשֶׁר [יָעוּף] (ועיף) הַשָּׁמָיִם: Synopsis: This morning (11/8/22), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we began by reviewing the two approaches we had yeste...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 11:28 - Trusting in Wealth vs. Blossoming Like ... A Leaf? בּוֹטֵחַ בְּעׇשְׁרוֹ הוּא יִפּוֹל וְכֶעָלֶה צַדִּיקִים יִפְרָחוּ: Tonight (11/7/22), in our Monday Night Mishlei Shiur, we learned a pasuk with a strange sounding, underwhelming, mixed metaphor. It was that sense of strangeness which fueled our analysis. We ended up with ar...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 23:4-5 - How Wealth Flies Away Like a Bird (Part 1) (ד) אַל תִּיגַע לְהַעֲשִׁיר מִבִּינָתְךָ חֲדָל. (ה) [הֲתָעִיף] (התעוף) עֵינֶיךָ בּוֹ וְאֵינֶנּוּ כִּי עָשֹׂה יַעֲשֶׂה לּוֹ כְנָפַיִם כְּנֶשֶׁר [יָעוּף] (ועיף) הַשָּׁמָיִם: Synopsis: This morning (11/7/22), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we learned through a couplet of pesukim which...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 23:1 - The Dangers of a Ruler's False Delicacies (Part 3) (א) כִּי תֵשֵׁב לִלְחוֹם אֶת מוֹשֵׁל בִּין תָּבִין אֶת אֲשֶׁר לְפָנֶיךָ. (ב) וְשַׂמְתָּ שַׂכִּין בְּלֹעֶךָ אִם בַּעַל נֶפֶשׁ אָתָּה. (ג) אַל תִּתְאָו לְמַטְעַמּוֹתָיו וְהוּא לֶחֶם כְּזָבִים. Synopsis: This morning (11/4/22), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we learned thro...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 23:1 - The Dangers of a Ruler's False Delicacies (Part 2) (א) כִּי תֵשֵׁב לִלְחוֹם אֶת מוֹשֵׁל בִּין תָּבִין אֶת אֲשֶׁר לְפָנֶיךָ. (ב) וְשַׂמְתָּ שַׂכִּין בְּלֹעֶךָ אִם בַּעַל נֶפֶשׁ אָתָּה. (ג) אַל תִּתְאָו לְמַטְעַמּוֹתָיו וְהוּא לֶחֶם כְּזָבִים. Synopsis: This morning (11/3/22), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we began by dev...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 23:1 - The Dangers of a Ruler's False Delicacies (Part 1) (א) כִּי תֵשֵׁב לִלְחוֹם אֶת מוֹשֵׁל בִּין תָּבִין אֶת אֲשֶׁר לְפָנֶיךָ. (ב) וְשַׂמְתָּ שַׂכִּין בְּלֹעֶךָ אִם בַּעַל נֶפֶשׁ אָתָּה. (ג) אַל תִּתְאָו לְמַטְעַמּוֹתָיו וְהוּא לֶחֶם כְּזָבִים. Synopsis: This morning (11/2/22), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we started Chap...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 22:29 - Being Seen as Swift Your Work (Part 2) חָזִיתָ אִישׁ מָהִיר בִּמְלַאכְתּוֹ לִפְנֵי מְלָכִים יִתְיַצָּב בַּל יִתְיַצֵּב לִפְנֵי חֲשֻׁכִּים: Synopsis: This morning (11/1/22), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we continued working on yesterday's pasuk. Although we didn't manage to develop yesterday's approach much f...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 11:27 - The Investment of Seeking Good שֹׁחֵר טוֹב יְבַקֵּשׁ רָצוֹן וְדֹרֵשׁ רָעָה תְבוֹאֶנּוּ: Tonight (10/31/22), in our Monday Night Mishlei Shiur, we tackled a pasuk that looked obvious, and therefore, difficult. Personally, I wasn't sure we'd manage to come up with ANY ideas. With Hashem's help, we were able to...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 22:29 - Being Seen as Swift Your Work (Part 1) חָזִיתָ אִישׁ מָהִיר בִּמְלַאכְתּוֹ לִפְנֵי מְלָכִים יִתְיַצָּב בַּל יִתְיַצֵּב לִפְנֵי חֲשֻׁכִּים: Synopsis: This morning (10/31/22), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we began learning the final pasuk in Chapter 22 - which happens to have been one of Benjamin Franklin's favorite pes...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 22:28 - Don't Mess With the Fence (Part 2) אַל תַּסֵּג גְּבוּל עוֹלָם אֲשֶׁר עָשׂוּ אֲבוֹתֶיךָ. Synopsis: This morning (10/27/22), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we began by reviewing and expanding upon the explanation we gave for Rabbeinu Yonah yesterday focusing on the halachic example of why a person shouldn't talk betw...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 22:28 - Don't Mess With the Fence (Part 1) אַל תַּסֵּג גְּבוּל עוֹלָם אֲשֶׁר עָשׂוּ אֲבוֹתֶיךָ. Synopsis: This morning (10/26/22), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we began learning a new pasuk - one with the clean, simple-to-read style of Mishlei's later chapters. We quickly mapped out a few promising approaches, one of whi...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 22:26-27 - Do Not Be Among(st) Crypto Bros, Hand Shakers, and Co-signers (Part 2) (כו) אַל תְּהִי בְתֹקְעֵי כָף בַּעֹרְבִים מַשָּׁאוֹת. (כז) אִם אֵין לְךָ לְשַׁלֵּם לָמָּה יִקַּח מִשְׁכָּבְךָ מִתַּחְתֶּיךָ: Synopsis: This morning (10/25/22), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we began by reviewing yesterday's questions, supplemente...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 11:26 - Resource Management at a Time of Societal Scarcity מֹנֵעַ בָּר יִקְּבֻהוּ לְאוֹם, וּבְרָכָה לְרֹאשׁ מַשְׁבִּיר. Tonight (10/24/22), in our Monday Night Mishlei Shiur, we learned yet another pasuk which looked like the idea would be obvious. Once again, we were led to a nuanced idea - several, in fact. We even managed to lea...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 22:26-27 - Do Not Be Among(st) Hand Shakers and Co-signers (Part 1) (כו) אַל תְּהִי בְתֹקְעֵי כָף בַּעֹרְבִים מַשָּׁאוֹת. (כז) אִם אֵין לְךָ לְשַׁלֵּם לָמָּה יִקַּח מִשְׁכָּבְךָ מִתַּחְתֶּיךָ: Synopsis: This morning (10/24/22), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we began a new couplet of pesukim on a recurrent but obscure Mishleic theme...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 22:24-25 - The Snare of a Hotheaded Friend (Part 2) (כד) אַל תִּתְרַע אֶת בַּעַל אָף וְאֶת אִישׁ חֵמוֹת לֹא תָבוֹא: (כה) פֶּן תֶּאֱלַף אֹרְחֹתָו וְלָקַחְתָּ מוֹקֵשׁ לְנַפְשֶׁךָ: Synopsis: This morning (10/4/22), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we began by reviewing and refining the approaches we took yesterday, venturing into some im...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 11:25 - The Benefits of Giving When You Have Little to Give נֶפֶשׁ בְּרָכָה תְדֻשָּׁן וּמַרְוֶה גַּם הוּא יוֹרֶא: Tonight (10/3/22), in our Monday Night Mishlei Shiur, we learned a pasuk which was deceptively simple on the surface, then surprised us by yielding lots of questions, then led us to think that the idea was obviously, on...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 22:24-25 - The Snare of a Hotheaded Friend (Part 1) (כד) אַל תִּתְרַע אֶת בַּעַל אָף וְאֶת אִישׁ חֵמוֹת לֹא תָבוֹא: (כה) פֶּן תֶּאֱלַף אֹרְחֹתָו וְלָקַחְתָּ מוֹקֵשׁ לְנַפְשֶׁךָ: Synopsis: This morning (10/3/22), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we began a new couplet about the detrimental influence of angry people on their friends and...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 22:22-23 - Robbing the Poor Because They Are Poor (Part 2) (כב) אַל תִּגְזׇל דָּל כִּי דַל הוּא וְאַל תְּדַכֵּא עָנִי בַשָּׁעַר. (כג) כִּי י"י יָרִיב רִיבָם וְקָבַע אֶת קֹבְעֵיהֶם נָפֶשׁ: Synopsis: This morning (9/29/22), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we began by reviewing yesterday's idea in an attempt to refine it and t...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 22:22-23 - Robbing the Poor Because They Are Poor (Part 1) (כב) אַל תִּגְזׇל דָּל כִּי דַל הוּא וְאַל תְּדַכֵּא עָנִי בַשָּׁעַר. (כג) כִּי י"י יָרִיב רִיבָם וְקָבַע אֶת קֹבְעֵיהֶם נָפֶשׁ: This morning (9/28/22), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we analyzed an odd couplet of pesukim. The hava amina in the first pasuk is exceedingl...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 22:17-21 - An Enigmatic (Egyptian?) Exordium (Part 2) (יז) הַט אׇזְנְךָ וּשְׁמַע דִּבְרֵי חֲכָמִים וְלִבְּךָ תָּשִׁית לְדַעְתִּי׃ (יח) כִּי נָעִים כִּי תִשְׁמְרֵם בְּבִטְנֶךָ, יִכֹּנוּ יַחְדָּו עַל שְׂפָתֶיךָ׃ (יט) לִהְיוֹת בַּי"י מִבְטַחֶךָ, הוֹדַעְתִּיךָ הַיּוֹם אַף אָתָּה: (כ) הֲלֹא כָתַבְתִּי לְךָ [שָׁלִשִׁים] (שלשום) בְּמ...