The Mishlei Podcast

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 15:21 - Mishleic Heartlessness, Understanding, and Happiness (Part 1) אִוֶּלֶת שִׂמְחָה לַחֲסַר⁠ לֵב וְאִישׁ תְּבוּנָה יְיַשֶּׁר⁠ לָכֶת: Length: 47 minutes Synopsis: This morning (3/5/25), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we began a new pasuk which, on its surface, seemed to lack unity. We came up with some possibilities which we deci...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 16:25 - How to Avoid the Paths of Death ... Again?! יֵשׁ דֶּרֶךְ יָשָׁר לִפְנֵי⁠ אִישׁ וְאַחֲרִיתָהּ דַּרְכֵי⁠ מָוֶת: Length: 1 hour 20 minutes Synopsis: This evening (3/3/24), in our Monday Night Mishlei shiur, we learned a pasuk that seems really obvious AND which I've taught many times in my high school Mishlei classes. For...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 15:20 - How Wise and Foolish (Adult?) Children Affect their Parents (Part 2) בֵּן חָכָם יְשַׂמַּח אָב וּכְסִיל אָדָם בּוֹזֶה אִמּוֹ: Length: 47 minutes Synopsis: This morning (2/27/25), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we began by reviewing what we covered yesterday. Then we learned through the commentaries of Metzudas David, R'...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 15:20 - How Wise and Foolish (Adult?) Children Affect their Parents (Part 1) בֵּן חָכָם יְשַׂמַּח אָב וּכְסִיל אָדָם בּוֹזֶה אִמּוֹ: Length: 43 minutes Synopsis: This morning (2/26/25), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we began a NEW section in Mishlei (at least, according to R' Sheishes ben Yitzchak). This pasuk bears a striking...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 15:19 - The Thorn Fenced Way of the Mishleically Lazy (Part 2) דֶּרֶךְ עָצֵל כִּמְשֻׂכַת חָדֶק וְאֹרַח יְשָׁרִים סְלֻלָה: Length: 48 minutes Synopsis: This morning (2/20/25), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we began with a quick review and refinement of what we covered yesterday. After a few additional ideas from the group, we delved...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 15:19 - The Thorn Fenced Way of the Mishleically Lazy Part 1) דֶּרֶךְ עָצֵל כִּמְשֻׂכַת חָדֶק וְאֹרַח יְשָׁרִים סְלֻלָה: Length: 43 minutes Synopsis: This morning (2/19/25), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we revisited one of the most important Mishleic archetypes: the atzel (lazy person). After encountering a surprising degree of di...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 15:18 - To Stoke or Silence Strife (Part 2) אִישׁ חֵמָה יְגָרֶה מָדוֹן, וְאֶרֶךְ אַפַּיִם יַשְׁקִיט רִיב: Length: 46 minutes Synopsis: This morning (2/13/25), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we had a different kind of "Mishlei Part 2" shiur than we usually do. I was bothered yesterday by the lack of specificity in our appro...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 15:18 - To Stoke or Silence Strife (Part 1) אִישׁ חֵמָה יְגָרֶה מָדוֹן, וְאֶרֶךְ אַפַּיִם יַשְׁקִיט רִיב: Length: 48 minutes Synopsis: This morning (2/12/25), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we began analyzing a new pasuk on what appears to be a new topic. We quickly encountered the challenge that crops up in Mishlei quite often: a s...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 16:24 - Chochmah as Honeycomb צוּף⁠ דְּבַשׁ אִמְרֵי⁠ נֹעַם, מָתוֹק לַנֶּפֶשׁ וּמַרְפֵּא לָעָצֶם: Length: 1 hour 9 minutes Synopsis: This evening (2/10/24), in our Monday Night Mishlei shiur, we learned a pasuk featuring a curious metaphor. I was actually surprised by how quickly the idea flowed tonight. We came up with a couple of...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 15:17 - Salad with Love vs. Hate-filled Bull (Part 2) טוֹב אֲרֻחַת יָרָק וְאַהֲבָה שָׁם מִשּׁוֹר אָבוּס וְשִׂנְאָה בוֹ: Length: 48 minutes Synopsis: This morning (2/6/25), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we began by reviewing wand refining what we covered yesterday. We then spent the rest of the time learning the several explanations...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 15:17 - Salad with Love vs. Hate-filled Bull (Part 1) טוֹב אֲרֻחַת יָרָק וְאַהֲבָה שָׁם מִשּׁוֹר אָבוּס וְשִׂנְאָה בוֹ: Length: 48 minutes Synopsis: This morning (2/5/25), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we started learning a pasuk which compares two meal scenarios (reminiscent of Mishlei 17:1, one of my favorite "starter pesuki...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 16:23 - The Mind-Mouth Positive Feedback Loop לֵב חָכָם יַשְׂכִּיל פִּיהוּ וְעַל שְׂפָתָיו יֹסִיף לֶקַח: Length: 1 hour 9 minutes Synopsis: This evening (2/3/24), in our Monday Night Mishlei shiur, we learned a pasuk which seemed almost exactly like the one we learned two weeks ago. Much to our delight, we came up with six ideas -...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 15:16 - Financial Standing and Fear of Hashem (Part 2) טוֹב מְעַט בְּיִרְאַת י"י מֵאוֹצָר רָב וּמְהוּמָה בוֹ: Length: 47 minutes Synopsis: This morning (1/30/25), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we began by reviewing yesterday's ideas and comparing them with meforshim who took similar approaches. I'm glad we spent a go...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 15:16 - Financial Standing and Fear of Hashem (Part 1) טוֹב מְעַט בְּיִרְאַת י"י מֵאוֹצָר רָב וּמְהוּמָה בוֹ: Length: 47 minutes Synopsis: This morning (1/29/25), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we learned a pasuk which clearly has SOMETHING to do with the relationship between yiras Hashem and wealth. Figuring out what it's...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 16:22 - How Fools Relate to the Fountainhead of Life מְקוֹר חַיִּים שֵׂכֶל בְּעָלָיו וּמוּסַר אֱוִלִים אִוֶּלֶת: Length: 1 hour 23 minutes Synopsis: This evening (1/27/24), in our Monday Night Mishlei shiur, we learned a surprisingly difficult pasuk about what seems to be the bread and butter of Mishlei: how fools relate to intelli...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 15:15 - How to Party Constantly (Part 2) כׇּל יְמֵי עָנִי רָעִים, וְטוֹב לֵב מִשְׁתֶּה תָמִיד: Length: 48 minutes Synopsis: This morning (1/16/25), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we reviewed the approaches we came up with yesterday, developed one more approach, then got to work on the meforshim. We explored two out of the three &quo...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 15:15 - How to Party Constantly (Part 1) כׇּל יְמֵי עָנִי רָעִים, וְטוֹב לֵב מִשְׁתֶּה תָמִיד: Length: 45 minutes Synopsis: This morning (1/15/25), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we learned a pasuk which, on its surface, seems to provide a strategy for how to experience life as a perpetual party. What this means, how to do it, and w...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 16:21 - How to Become a Navon לַחֲכַם לֵב יִקָּרֵא נָבוֹן, וּמֶתֶק שְׂפָתַיִם יֹסִיף לֶקַח:   Length: 1 hour 22 minutes Synopsis: This evening (1/13/24), in our Monday Night Mishlei shiur, we learned a pasuk that was both syntactically awkward and somewhat of a non sequitur. Despite only having a few people in shiur, we managed to...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 15:14 - Seeking Knowledge vs. Snacking on Foolishness (Part 2) לֵב נָבוֹן יְבַקֶּשׁ דָּעַת [וּפִי] (ופני) כְסִילִים יִרְעֶה אִוֶּלֶת: Length: 45 minutes Synopsis: This morning (1/9/25), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we began by reviewing the excellent approaches people came up with yesterday, supplying examples which clarified and...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 15:14 - Seeking Knowledge vs. Snacking on Foolishness (Part 1) לֵב נָבוֹן יְבַקֶּשׁ דָּעַת [וּפִי] (ופני) כְסִילִים יִרְעֶה אִוֶּלֶת: Length: 45 minutes Synopsis: This morning (1/8/25), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we learned a pasuk that seemed obvious in its first half and ... strange and ambiguous in its second half. We came up...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 16:20 - The Relationship Between Intelligent Planning and Bitachon (Trust in Hashem) מַשְׂכִּיל עַל דָּבָר יִמְצָא טוֹב, וּבוֹטֵחַ בַּי"י אַשְׁרָיו: Length: 1 hour 19 minutes Synopsis: This evening (1/6/24), in our Monday Night Mishlei shiur, we were down to a skeleton crew - with nearly all of our regulars MIA - but we manage...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 15:13 - Happy Faces and Sad Hearts (Part 2) לֵב שָׂמֵחַ יֵיטִב פָּנִים, וּבְעַצְּבַת לֵב רוּחַ נְכֵאָה: Length: 30 minutes Synopsis: This morning (1/2/25), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we did a quick review of yesterday's ideas, then - in an unexpected plot twist - learned RASHI! This led to a discussion of what it means to h...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 15:13 - Happy Faces and Sad Hearts (Part 1) לֵב שָׂמֵחַ יֵיטִב פָּנִים, וּבְעַצְּבַת לֵב רוּחַ נְכֵאָה: Length: 30 minutes Synopsis: This morning (1/1/25), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we started learning a pasuk which seemed obvious but also didn't indicate any clear context for its application. Despite having a shorter amou...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 15:12 - The Leitz's Lack of Love for Rebuke (Part 2) לֹא יֶאֱהַב לֵץ הוֹכֵחַ לוֹ, אֶל חֲכָמִים לֹא יֵלֵךְ: Length: 46 minutes Synopsis: This morning (12/19/24), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we began by reviewing yesterday's ideas and coming up with some new approaches. We then delved into the Malbim's commentary her...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 15:12 - The Leitz's Lack of Love for Rebuke (Part 1) לֹא יֶאֱהַב לֵץ הוֹכֵחַ לוֹ, אֶל חֲכָמִים לֹא יֵלֵךְ: Length: 46 minutes Synopsis: This morning (12/18/24), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we began learning what looked like a VERY obvious pasuk about a familiar Mishleic archetype. Thankfully, the strange litotes (look it up!...