The Mishlei Podcast

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 25:28 - Are YOU a Breached City Without a Wall? (Part 2) עִיר פְּרוּצָה אֵין חוֹמָה אִישׁ אֲשֶׁר אֵין מַעְצָר לְרוּחוֹ: Length: 39 minutes Synopsis: This morning (6/11/26), in our Morning Mishlei shiur, we continued our analysis of yesterday's pasuk. After reviewing and refining our understanding of yesterday's main pesha...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 25:28 - Are YOU a Breached City Without a Wall? (Part 1) עִיר פְּרוּצָה אֵין חוֹמָה אִישׁ אֲשֶׁר אֵין מַעְצָר לְרוּחוֹ: Length: 45 minutes Synopsis: This morning (6/10/26), in our Morning Mishlei shiur, we learned another "straight-up mashal" pasuk - and a pristine one, at that! The idea we developed is so good and so fit...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 17:28 - How a Fool Can Appear Wise גַּם אֱוִיל מַחֲרִישׁ חָכָם יֵחָשֵׁב אֹטֵם שְׂפָתָיו נָבוֹן: Length:  Synopsis: This evening (6/8/26), in our last Monday Night Mishlei shiur of the season, we learned another pasuk about silence - this one seemingly advising a fool how to pass as a chacham or a navon. We raised a ton of questions...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 25:27 - Mussar for Winnie-the-Pooh (Part 4) אָכֹל דְּבַשׁ הַרְבּוֹת לֹא טוֹב, וְחֵקֶר כְּבֹדָם כָּבוֹד: Length: 29 minutes Synopsis: This morning (6/4/26), in our Morning Mishlei shiur, we wrapped up our discussion of this honey-themed pasuk with the Rambam's interpretation in the Moreh ha'Nevuchim, after first briefly di...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 25:27 - Mussar for Winnie-the-Pooh (Part 3) אָכֹל דְּבַשׁ הַרְבּוֹת לֹא טוֹב, וְחֵקֶר כְּבֹדָם כָּבוֹד: Length: 46 minutes Synopsis: This morning (6/3/26), in our Morning Mishlei shiur, we continued last week's pasuk where we left off: mid-Meiri. We learned through his first derech nistar approach in-depth, which was fantastic...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 17:27 - Knowledge, Understanding, and Minimizing Speech  חוֹשֵׂךְ אֲמָרָיו יוֹדֵעַ דָּעַת, (וקר) [יְקַר] רוּחַ אִישׁ תְּבוּנָה: Length: 1 hour 30 minutes Synopsis: This evening (6/1/26), in our Monday Night Mishlei shiur, we had another "skeleton crew" day with a bunch of regulars absent, but we ALSO had a legendary surpr...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 25:27 - Mussar for Winnie-the-Pooh (Part 2) אָכֹל דְּבַשׁ הַרְבּוֹת לֹא טוֹב, וְחֵקֶר כְּבֹדָם כָּבוֹד: Length: 29 minutes Synopsis: This morning (5/28/26), in our Morning Mishlei shiur, we quickly reviewed yesterday's approach, then learned Saadia Gaon's commentary (which answered a question we raised yesterday) and two...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 25:27 - Mussar for Winnie-the-Pooh (Part 1) אָכֹל דְּבַשׁ הַרְבּוֹת לֹא טוֹב, וְחֵקֶר כְּבֹדָם כָּבוֹד: Length: 46 minutes Synopsis: This morning (5/27/26), in our Morning Mishlei shiur, we began learning a cryptic pasuk about eating too much honey - the second instance of this theme in our perek. We came up with four quite differe...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 17:26 - Not Good Punishing a Tzadik  גַּם עֲנוֹשׁ לַצַּדִּיק לֹא טוֹב, לְהַכּוֹת נְדִיבִים עַל יֹשֶׁר: Length: 1 hour 29 minutes Synopsis: This evening (5/25/26), in our Monday Night Mishlei shiur, we unexpectedly had a skeleton crew, with most of our regulars conspicuously absent. But the shiur must go on! We tackled a pasuk I had...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 25:26 - When a Rasha Contaminates a Tzadik (Part 2) מַעְיָן נִרְפָּשׂ וּמָקוֹר מׇשְׁחָת צַדִּיק מָט לִפְנֵי רָשָׁע: Length: 51 minutes Synopsis: This morning (5/21/26), in our Morning Mishlei shiur, we reviewed yesterday's interpretations then focused on two meforshim: Rabbeinu Yonah (excerpted from Shaarei Teshuvah, presumabl...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 25:26 - When a Rasha Contaminates a Tzadik (Part 1) מַעְיָן נִרְפָּשׂ וּמָקוֹר מׇשְׁחָת צַדִּיק מָט לִפְנֵי רָשָׁע: Length: 45 minutes Synopsis: This morning (5/20/26), in our Morning Mishlei shiur, we began learning an atypical tzadik pasuk: one that seems to focus on a Tzadik's failure, or potential failure. We came up with...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 17:25 - How a Foolish Son Affects His Parents כַּעַס לְאָבִיו בֵּן כְּסִיל, וּמֶמֶר לְיוֹלַדְתּוֹ: Length: 1 hour 34 minutes Synopsis: This evening (5/18/26), in our Monday Night Mishlei shiur, we learned one of those pesukim that looked suspiciously like many others we've done — recently, in fact. The challenge was clear: wou...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 25:25 - The Pleasure of Cold Water and Good News (Part 2) מַיִם קָרִים עַל נֶפֶשׁ עֲיֵפָה וּשְׁמוּעָה טוֹבָה מֵאֶרֶץ מֶרְחָק: Length: 29 minutes Synopsis: This morning (5/14/26), in our Morning Mishlei shiur, we didn't come up with any earth-shatteringly new approaches, but we refined some points in our understanding from yest...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 25:25 - The Pleasure of Cold Water and Good News (Part 1) מַיִם קָרִים עַל נֶפֶשׁ עֲיֵפָה וּשְׁמוּעָה טוֹבָה מֵאֶרֶץ מֶרְחָק: Length: 46 minutes Synopsis: This morning (5/13/26), in our Morning Mishlei shiur, we began learning a pasuk that became a tool in my Mishleic tool kit long ago. We organically arrived at the same peshat I h...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 17:24 - Where to Look for Chochmah אֶת פְּנֵי מֵבִין חׇכְמָה וְעֵינֵי כְסִיל בִּקְצֵה אָרֶץ: Length: 1 hour 24 minutes Synopsis: This evening (5/11/26), in our Monday Night Mishlei shiur, we took up a pasuk that looked promisingly rich — and rich it was! We came up with several approaches on our own, then learned the commentaries o...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 25:24 - Strife-Wife Gonna Strife ... Again (Part 2) טוֹב שֶׁבֶת עַל פִּנַּת גָּג מֵאֵשֶׁת [מִדְיָנִים] (מדונים) וּבֵית חָבֶר: Length: 30 minutes Synopsis: This morning (4/30/26), in our Morning Mishlei shiur, we began by reviewing our questions on 25:24, but then most of the rest of shiur learning the meforshim on 21:9, where the p...

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...