Rabbi Matt Schneeweiss

The Mishlei Podcast

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My name is Rabbi Matt Schneeweiss, and this is the hub for all of my shiurim (classes) on Sefer Mishlei, a.k.a. The Book of Proverbs! Generally speaking we will follow the approach to Mishlei outlined by Saadia Gaon who views Mishlei as a guide for intelligent decision-making in everyday life with the goal of maximizing long-term pleasure and minimizing long-term pain. Each shiur will typically focus on one pasuk (verse), which we will attempt to analyze on our own before turning to the meforshim (commentators). If you have any questions feel free to email me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail. Than...

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Mishlei 12:4 - Malignant Marriages 31.01.2023 1:13:38

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 12:4 - Malignant Marriages אֵשֶׁת חַיִל עֲטֶרֶת בַּעְלָהּ וּכְרָקָב בְּעַצְמוֹתָיו מְבִישָׁה: Length: 1 hour 12 minutes Synopsis: Tonight (1/30/23), in our Monday Night Mishlei Shiur, we learned a new pasuk on a new topic featuring the first appearance in Mishlei of the famous "Eishes Chayil" archetype. The challenge of t...

Mishlei 23:29-35 - Mishlei's Discourse on Wine (Part 3) Derech Nistar 11.01.2023 46:27

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 23:29-35 - Mishlei's Discourse on Wine (Part 3) Derech Nistar (כט) לְמִי אוֹי לְמִי אֲבוֹי לְמִי [מִדְיָנִים] (מדונים) לְמִי שִׂיחַ לְמִי פְּצָעִים חִנָּם לְמִי חַכְלִלוּת עֵינָיִם. (ל) לַמְאַחֲרִים עַל הַיָּיִן לַבָּאִים לַחְקֹר מִמְסָךְ. (לא) אַל תֵּרֶא יַיִן כִּי יִתְאַדָּם, כִּי יִתֵּן [בַּכּוֹס] (בכיס) עֵינוֹ יִתְהַלֵּךְ...

Mishlei 23:29-35 - Mishlei's Discourse on Wine (Part 2) 10.01.2023 46:37

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 23:29-35 - Mishlei's Discourse on Wine (Part 2) (כט) לְמִי אוֹי לְמִי אֲבוֹי לְמִי [מִדְיָנִים] (מדונים) לְמִי שִׂיחַ לְמִי פְּצָעִים חִנָּם לְמִי חַכְלִלוּת עֵינָיִם. (ל) לַמְאַחֲרִים עַל הַיָּיִן לַבָּאִים לַחְקֹר מִמְסָךְ. (לא) אַל תֵּרֶא יַיִן כִּי יִתְאַדָּם, כִּי יִתֵּן [בַּכּוֹס] (בכיס) עֵינוֹ יִתְהַלֵּךְ בְּמֵישָׁרִים....

Mishlei 12:3 - The Immovable Roots of Tzadikim 10.01.2023 1:23:19

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 12:3 - The Immovable Roots of Tzadikim לֹא יִכּוֹן אָדָם בְּרֶשַׁע וְשֹׁרֶשׁ צַדִּיקִים בַּל יִמּוֹט: Length: 1 hour 23 minutes Synopsis: Tonight (1/9/23), in our Monday Night Mishlei Shiur, we learned the next pasuk in our perek. This one initially seemed like a "cliche Mishlei pasuk," but ended up yielding profound insi...

Mishlei 23:29-35 - Mishlei's Discourse on Wine (Part 1) 09.01.2023 48:17

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 23:29-35 - Mishlei's Discourse on Wine (Part 1) (כט) לְמִי אוֹי לְמִי אֲבוֹי לְמִי [מִדְיָנִים] (מדונים) לְמִי שִׂיחַ לְמִי פְּצָעִים חִנָּם לְמִי חַכְלִלוּת עֵינָיִם. (ל) לַמְאַחֲרִים עַל הַיָּיִן לַבָּאִים לַחְקֹר מִמְסָךְ. (לא) אַל תֵּרֶא יַיִן כִּי יִתְאַדָּם, כִּי יִתֵּן [בַּכּוֹס] (בכיס) עֵינוֹ יִתְהַלֵּךְ בְּמֵישָׁרִים....

Mishlei 23:29-30 - Six Signs of a Mishleic Drinking Problem (Part 2) 05.01.2023 41:11

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 23:29-30 - Six Signs of a Mishleic Drinking Problem (Part 2) (כט) לְמִי אוֹי לְמִי אֲבוֹי לְמִי [מִדְיָנִים] (מדונים) לְמִי שִׂיחַ לְמִי פְּצָעִים חִנָּם לְמִי חַכְלִלוּת עֵינָיִם. (ל) לַמְאַחֲרִים עַל הַיָּיִן לַבָּאִים לַחְקֹר מִמְסָךְ. Length: 40 minutes Synopsis: This morning (1/5/23), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we took ano...

Mishlei 23:29-30 - Six Signs of a Mishleic Drinking Problem (Part 1) 04.01.2023 46:52

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 23:29-30 - Six Signs of a Mishleic Drinking Problem (Part 1) (כט) לְמִי אוֹי לְמִי אֲבוֹי לְמִי [מִדְיָנִים] (מדונים) לְמִי שִׂיחַ לְמִי פְּצָעִים חִנָּם לְמִי חַכְלִלוּת עֵינָיִם. (ל) לַמְאַחֲרִים עַל הַיָּיִן לַבָּאִים לַחְקֹר מִמְסָךְ. Length: 46 minutes Synopsis: This morning (1/4/23), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we began wor...

Mishlei 23:26-28 - The Pitfalls of the Zonah and the Nochriyah (Part 4) 29.12.2022 41:22

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! NOTE: I MADE A TERRIBLE MISTAKE! Towards the end of today's shiur, I accidentally said "Shadal" when I really meant "Shagar," and I didn't realize it until after the recording stopped. (I think the slip of tongue had something to do with the fact that I'm in the middle of writing a Shadal-based article.)...

Mishlei 23:26-28 - The Pitfalls of the Zonah and the Nochriyah (Part 3) 28.12.2022 46:58

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 23:26-28 - The Pitfalls of the Zonah and the Nochriyah (Part 3) (כו) תְּנָה בְנִי לִבְּךָ לִי וְעֵינֶיךָ דְּרָכַי [תִּצֹּרְנָה] (תרצנה). (כז) כִּי שׁוּחָה עֲמֻקָּה זוֹנָה וּבְאֵר צָרָה נׇכְרִיָּה. (כח) אַף הִיא כְּחֶתֶף תֶּאֱרֹב וּבוֹגְדִים בְּאָדָם תּוֹסִף. Length: 46 minutes Synopsis: This morning (12/28/22), in our morning Mishl...

Mishlei 23:26-27 - The Pitfalls of the Zonah and the Nochriyah (Part 2) 22.12.2022 48:14

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 23:26-27 - The Pitfalls of the Zonah and the Nochriyah (Part 2) (כו) תְּנָה בְנִי לִבְּךָ לִי וְעֵינֶיךָ דְּרָכַי [תִּצֹּרְנָה] (תרצנה). (כז) כִּי שׁוּחָה עֲמֻקָּה זוֹנָה וּבְאֵר צָרָה נׇכְרִיָּה. Length: 47 minutes Synopsis: This morning (12/22/22), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we continued learning what I THOUGHT were the last t...

Mishlei 23:26-27 - The Pitfalls of the Zonah and the Nochriyah (Part 1) 21.12.2022 46:09

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 23:26-27 - The Pitfalls of the Zonah and the Nochriyah (Part 1) (כו) תְּנָה בְנִי לִבְּךָ לִי וְעֵינֶיךָ דְּרָכַי [תִּצֹּרְנָה] (תרצנה). (כז) כִּי שׁוּחָה עֲמֻקָּה זוֹנָה וּבְאֵר צָרָה נׇכְרִיָּה. Length: 45 minutes Synopsis: This morning (12/21/22), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we took up the last two pesukim in "the local c...

Recap of Last Night's Findings on Rabbeinu Yonah's Definition of Chacham (vs. Tzadik) 20.12.2022 42:56

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Recap of Last Night's Findings on Rabbeinu Yonah's Definition of Chacham (vs. Tzadik) [גִּיל] (גול) יָגִיל אֲבִי צַדִּיק [וְיוֹלֵד] (יולד) חָכָם (וישמח) [יִשְׂמַח] בּוֹ. בֶּן זוֹמָא אוֹמֵר, אֵיזֶהוּ חָכָם, הַלּוֹמֵד מִכָּל אָדָם Length: 42 minutes Synopsis: This morning (12/20/22), in our morning Mishlei shiur, I made a last-minu...

Rabbeinu Yonah's Definition of Chacham (vs. Tzadik) 20.12.2022 1:23:31

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Rabbeinu Yonah's Definition of Chacham (vs. Tzadik) [גִּיל] (גול) יָגִיל אֲבִי צַדִּיק [וְיוֹלֵד] (יולד) חָכָם (וישמח) [יִשְׂמַח] בּוֹ. בֶּן זוֹמָא אוֹמֵר, אֵיזֶהוּ חָכָם, הַלּוֹמֵד מִכָּל אָדָם Length: 1 hour 22 minutes Synopsis: Last night (12/19/22), in our Monday Night Mishlei Shiur, we were down to a skeleton crew. Instead of con...

Mishlei 23:24-25 - Joyous Parents of Righteous and Wise Children 19.12.2022 45:04

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 23:24-25 - Joyous Parents of Righteous and Wise Children [גִּיל] (גול) יָגִיל אֲבִי צַדִּיק [וְיוֹלֵד] (יולד) חָכָם (וישמח) [יִשְׂמַח] בּוֹ. יִשְׂמַח אָבִיךָ וְאִמֶּךָ וְתָגֵל יוֹלַדְתֶּךָ: Length: 45 minutes Synopsis: This morning (12/19/22), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we encountered yet another pair of generic sounding "p...

Mishlei 23:23 - The Most Valuable Investment Advice EVER (Part 2) 15.12.2022 47:00

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 23:23 - The Most Valuable Investment Advice EVER (Part 2) אֱמֶת קְנֵה וְאַל תִּמְכֹּר, חׇכְמָה וּמוּסָר וּבִינָה Length: 47 minutes Synopsis: This morning (12/15/22), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we spent nearly all our time developing one of the approaches we raised yesterday which we augmented with the Metzudas David's hala...

Mishlei 23:23 - The Most Valuable Investment Advice EVER (Part 1) 14.12.2022 48:11

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 23:23 - The Most Valuable Investment Advice EVER (Part 1) אֱמֶת קְנֵה וְאַל תִּמְכֹּר, חׇכְמָה וּמוּסָר וּבִינָה Length: 47 minutes Synopsis: This morning (12/14/22), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we began our analysis of a pasuk about investment advice - that is, investment in truth, wisdom, discipline, and understanding. We came...

Mishlei 23:22 - The Impulse to Ignore and Degrade Old Parents (Part 2) 13.12.2022 47:54

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 23:22 - The Impulse to Ignore and Degrade Old Parents (Part 2) שְׁמַע לְאָבִיךָ זֶה יְלָדֶךָ וְאַל תָּבוּז כִּי זָקְנָה אִמֶּךָ Length: 47 minutes Synopsis: This morning (12/13/22), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we had an EXTREMELY productive learning session. Our review of yesterday's approaches brought out new insights and a...

Mishlei 12:2 - Mishleic Goodness vs. Scheming 13.12.2022 1:26:47

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 12:2 - Goodness vs. Scheming טוֹב יָפִיק רָצוֹן מֵי"י וְאִישׁ מְזִמּוֹת יַרְשִׁיעַ: Length: 1 hour 26 minutes Synopsis: Tonight (12/12/22), in our Monday Night Mishlei Shiur, we tackled a VERY difficult pasuk, in terms of the translation and the analysis. Thankfully, we quickly developed several approaches which merged into a...

Mishlei 23:22 - The Impulse to Ignore and Degrade Old Parents (Part 1) 12.12.2022 47:40

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 23:22 - The Impulse to Ignore and Degrade Old Parents (Part 1) שְׁמַע לְאָבִיךָ זֶה יְלָדֶךָ וְאַל תָּבוּז כִּי זָקְנָה אִמֶּךָ Length: 47 minutes Synopsis: This morning (12/12/22), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we learned a pasuk which at the very VERY first glance seemed to be one of those generic "listen to your parents&quo...

Mishlei 23:20-21 - Indulgence, Indolence, and Indigence (Part 2) 08.12.2022 41:09

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 23:20-21 - Indulgence, Indolence, and Indigence (Part 2) (כ) אַל תְּהִי בְסֹבְאֵי יָיִן בְּזֹלְלֵי בָשָׂר לָמוֹ. (כא) כִּי סֹבֵא וְזוֹלֵל יִוָּרֵשׁ וּקְרָעִים תַּלְבִּישׁ נוּמָה. Length: 40 minutes Synopsis: This morning (12/8/22), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we gained a TON of amazing insights into yesterday's pesukim. Not...

Mishlei 23:20-21 - Indulgence, Indolence, and Indigence (Part 1) 07.12.2022 46:27

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 23:20-21 - Indulgence, Indolence, and Indigence (Part 1) (כ) אַל תְּהִי בְסֹבְאֵי יָיִן בְּזֹלְלֵי בָשָׂר לָמוֹ. (כא) כִּי סֹבֵא וְזוֹלֵל יִוָּרֵשׁ וּקְרָעִים תַּלְבִּישׁ נוּמָה. Length: 46 minutes Synopsis: This morning (12/7/22), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we began a new couplet of pesukim (still from a father to his son) whic...

Mishlei 23:19 - How to Straighten Your Heart, and Why (Part 2) 06.12.2022 46:33

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 23:19 - How to Straighten Your Heart, and Why (Part 2) שְׁמַע אַתָּה בְנִי וַחֲכָם וְאַשֵּׁר בַּדֶּרֶךְ לִבֶּךָ. Length: 46 minutes Synopsis: This morning (12/6/22), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we began by reviewing what we came up with yesterday. After giving Rabbeinu Yonah another try, we found other meforshim who supported the...

Mishlei 12:1 - What it Takes to Be a True Philosopher 06.12.2022 1:39:38

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 12:1 - What it Takes to Be a True Philosopher אֹהֵב מוּסָר אֹהֵב דָּעַת, וְשׂוֹנֵא תוֹכַחַת בָּעַר: Synopsis: Tonight (12/5/22), in our Monday Night Mishlei Shiur, we began a new chapter of Mishlei ... not that there's any significance to the chapter numbers. This pasuk proved to be SUPER fundamental, not only to the subject m...

Mishlei 23:19 - How to Straighten Out Your Heart, and Why (Part 1) 05.12.2022 44:48

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 23:19 - How to Straighten Out Your Heart, and Why (Part 1) שְׁמַע אַתָּה בְנִי וַחֲכָם וְאַשֵּׁר בַּדֶּרֶךְ לִבֶּךָ. Length: 44 minutes Synopsis: This morning (12/5/22), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we learned one of those pesukim which seems hopelessly generic at first glance. Thankfully, we quickly found inroads and - thanks to...

Mishlei 23:17-18 - Envy of Sinners and Fear of Hashem (Part 2) 01.12.2022 45:27

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 23:17-18 - Envy of Sinners and Fear of Hashem (Part 2) (יז) אַל יְקַנֵּא לִבְּךָ בַּחַטָּאִים כִּי אִם בְּיִרְאַת י"י כׇּל הַיּוֹם: (יח) כִּי אִם יֵשׁ אַחֲרִית וְתִקְוָתְךָ לֹא תִכָּרֵת: Length: 45 minutes Synopsis: This morning (12/1/22), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we took another crack at yesterday's pair of pesukim....