The Mishlei Podcast

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 minutes Synopsis: 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 bega...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 13:22 - How to Make Sure Your Grandkids Enjoy Their Money טוֹב יַנְחִיל בְּנֵי בָנִים, וְצָפוּן לַצַּדִּיק חֵיל חוֹטֵא: Length: 1 hour 38 minutes Synopsis: 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 real...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 14:31 - Dissing the Creator by Mistreating the Poor (Part 2) עֹשֵׁק דָּל חֵרֵף עֹשֵׂהוּ, וּמְכַבְּדוֹ חֹנֵן אֶבְיוֹן: Length: 45 minutes Synopsis: This morning (5/16/24), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we supported yesterday's two approaches with explanations from the meforshim. Next, we learned the Malbim's idea, which to...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 14:31 - Dissing the Creator by Mistreating the Poor (Part 1) עֹשֵׁק דָּל חֵרֵף עֹשֵׂהוּ, וּמְכַבְּדוֹ חֹנֵן אֶבְיוֹן: Length: 45 minutes Synopsis: This morning (5/15/24), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we began learning a pasuk which exemplifies the interrelationship between mussar and our relationship with God. We developed two app...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 13:21 - Self-Punishing Sinners and Their Opposite חַטָּאִים תְּרַדֵּף רָעָה וְאֶת צַדִּיקִים יְשַׁלֶּם טוֹב: Length: 1 hour 38 minutes Synopsis: Tonight (5/13/24), in our Monday Night Mishlei shiur, we learned an oddly phrased asymmetrical pasuk about the fate of sinners and tzadikim. Using these clues, we were able to develop four...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 14:30: The Effects of Envy/Anger on Mental and Physical Health (Part 2) חַיֵּי בְשָׂרִים לֵב מַרְפֵּא וּרְקַב עֲצָמוֹת קִנְאָה: Length: 45 minutes Synopsis: This morning (5/9/24), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we had PLANNED to look into other meforshim in search of new explanations of our pasuk. Instead, we ended up going FAR deep...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 14:30: The Effects of Envy/Anger on Mental and Physical Health (Part 1) חַיֵּי בְשָׂרִים לֵב מַרְפֵּא וּרְקַב עֲצָמוֹת קִנְאָה: Length: 40 minutes Synopsis: This morning (5/8/24), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we started learning a mystifying pasuk. Thankfully, we were able to take the ONE hint Shlomo ha'Melech gave us and dev...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 13:20 - How We're Affected By Our Peers הוֹלֵךְ אֶת חֲכָמִים יֶחְכָּם וְרֹעֶה כְסִילִים יֵרוֹעַ: Length: 1 hour 25 minutes Synopsis: Tonight (5/6/24), in our Monday Night Mishlei shiur, we learned a really nice "starter pasuk" which is perfect for both the newcomer to Mishlei and for seasoned veterans. We came up wit...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 14:29: The Relationship Between Anger and Understanding (Part 2)   אֶרֶךְ אַפַּיִם רַב תְּבוּנָה, וּקְצַר רוּחַ מֵרִים אִוֶּלֶת: Length: 47 minutes Synopsis: This morning (4/16/24), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we began by recapping yesterday's ideas and refining our understanding of Metzudas David. Then we tackled the amazin...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 13:19 - The Psychology of the Pleasure-Seeking Life תַּאֲוָה נִהְיָה תֶּעֱרַב לְנָפֶשׁ, וְתוֹעֲבַת כְּסִילִים סוּר מֵרָע: Length: 1 hour 33 minutes Synopsis: Last night (4/15/24), in our Monday Night Mishlei shiur, we learned a difficult-to-translate pasuk which was explicitly about the psychology of pleasure-seeking. Despite the d...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 14:29: The Relationship Between Anger and Understanding (Part 1)   אֶרֶךְ אַפַּיִם רַב תְּבוּנָה, וּקְצַר רוּחַ מֵרִים אִוֶּלֶת: Length: 45 minutes Synopsis: This morning (4/15/24), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we began our analysis of one of my favorite pesukim about anger. We developed a few approaches on our own and concluded b...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 14:28: The Nature of the King's Glory   בְּרׇב עָם הַדְרַת מֶלֶךְ, וּבְאֶפֶס לְאֹם מְחִתַּת רָזוֹן: Length: 36 minutes (last 9 minutes were spliced off) Synopsis: This morning (4/11/24), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we began analyzing a pasuk with a famous first half and a difficult-to-translate second half. We came up with s...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 14:26-27: The Benefits of Mishleic Fear of Hashem (Part 2)   בְּיִרְאַת י"י מִבְטַח עֹז, וּלְבָנָיו יִהְיֶה מַחְסֶה: יִרְאַת י"י מְקוֹר חַיִּים לָסוּר מִמֹּקְשֵׁי מָוֶת: Length: 44 minutes Synopsis: This morning (4/5/24), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we reviewed yesterday's pesukim and ideas, and then learned the me...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 14:26-27: The Benefits of Mishleic Fear of Hashem (Part 1)   בְּיִרְאַת י"י מִבְטַח עֹז, וּלְבָנָיו יִהְיֶה מַחְסֶה: יִרְאַת י"י מְקוֹר חַיִּים לָסוּר מִמֹּקְשֵׁי מָוֶת: Length: 41 minutes Synopsis: This morning (4/3/24), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we learned two pesukim - on account of the small size of the shiur and...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 13:18 - Nuanced Ways to Reject Mussar רֵישׁ וְקָלוֹן פּוֹרֵעַ מוּסָר וְשֹׁמֵר תּוֹכַחַת יְכֻבָּד: Length: 1 hour 33 minutes Synopsis:  Tonight (4/1/24), in our Monday Night Mishlei shiur, we learned a pasuk which seemed like one of those "Shlomo ha'Melecch reached into a bag filled with Mishlei words and randomly picked s...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 14:25 - Saving Lives and Saying Lies (Part 2)   מַצִּיל נְפָשׁוֹת עֵד אֱמֶת, וְיָפִחַ כְּזָבִים מִרְמָה: Length: 45 minutes Synopsis: This morning (3/28/24), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we came back for another attempt at yesterday's difficult pasuk - and this time, we managed to get ideas! Three really nice ideas, in fact:...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 14:25 - Saving Lives and Saying Lies (Part 1)   מַצִּיל נְפָשׁוֹת עֵד אֱמֶת, וְיָפִחַ כְּזָבִים מִרְמָה: Length: 45 minutes Synopsis: This morning (3/27/24), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we started a new and difficult pasuk. Not only was it similar to a pasuk we learned earlier this year, but the syntax was awkward and the two hal...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 29:11 - How a Chacham Handles a Ksil's Anger (Part 2)   כׇּל רוּחוֹ יוֹצִיא כְסִיל, וְחָכָם בְּאָחוֹר יְשַׁבְּחֶנָּה: Length: 50 minutes Synopsis: This morning (3/22/24), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we continued working on the pasuk we started on Wednesday. We spent most of the time developing other ideas in the pshat - whic...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 29:11 - How a Chacham Handles a Ksil's Anger (Part 1)   כׇּל רוּחוֹ יוֹצִיא כְסִיל, וְחָכָם בְּאָחוֹר יְשַׁבְּחֶנָּה: Length: 46 minutes Synopsis: This morning (3/20/24), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we took a break from our chapter to learn a pasuk which is used as an introduction to Megilas Esther. The connection is less ob...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 13:17 - How to Select (or Be) an Agent מַלְאָךְ רָשָׁע יִפֹּל בְּרָע וְצִיר אֱמוּנִים מַרְפֵּא: Length: 1 hour 36 minutes Synopsis: Tonight (3/18/24), in our Monday Night Mishlei shiur, we learned a puzzling pasuk about a niche topic: agents. Like many pesukim, this one was cryptically worded, and the opposite halves didn't qu...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 14:24 - False or a Tautology?   עֲטֶרֶת חֲכָמִים עׇשְׁרָם, אִוֶּלֶת כְּסִילִים אִוֶּלֶת: Length: 46 minutes Synopsis: This morning (3/14/24), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we learned a VERY strange pasuk. The first half seems false (or, at the very least, misleading) and the second half reads like a tautology. Nevertheless, we were...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 14:23 - "No Pain No Gain" According to Mishlei   בְּכׇל עֶצֶב יִהְיֶה מוֹתָר, וּדְבַר שְׂפָתַיִם אַךְ לְמַחְסוֹר: Length: 46 minutes Synopsis: This morning (3/13/24), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we learned the next pasuk which we rendered into rhyming English as follows: "In every pain there is gain, but speech-of-...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 13:16 - To Act With Mishleic Cunning כׇּל עָרוּם יַעֲשֶׂה בְדָעַת וּכְסִיל יִפְרֹשׂ אִוֶּלֶת: Length: 1 hour 44 minutes Synopsis: Tonight (3/11/24), in our Monday Night Mishlei shiur, we learned a pasuk that looked like a ton of Mishlei terms were just randomly tossed together and assembled into a full pasuk. I was a little nervous...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 14:22 - Why Plotting Evil is Bad and Plotting Good is Good   הֲלוֹא יִתְעוּ חֹרְשֵׁי רָע, וְחֶסֶד וֶאֱמֶת חֹרְשֵׁי טוֹב: Length: 45 minutes Synopsis: This morning (3/6/24), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we learned the next pasuk, which is one of the most symmetrical Mishlei pesukim I've seen ... and yet, not. We utilized this...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 13:15 - Don't Force שֵׂכֶל טוֹב יִתֶּן חֵן וְדֶרֶךְ בֹּגְדִים אֵיתָן: Length: 1 hour 22 minutes Synopsis: Tonight (3/4/24), in our Monday Night Mishlei shiur, I was nervous about our prospects. The first half of the pasuk looked easy, but the second half mentioned the elusive Mishleic archetype of the bogeid - a definition tha...