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 23:17-18 - Envy of Sinners and Fear of Hashem (Part 1) 30.11.2022 45:35

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 23:17-18 - Envy of Sinners and Fear of Hashem (Part 1) (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 (11/30/22), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we began another couplet of pesukim on the theme of a fa...

Mishlei 23:15-16 - Happy Hearts and Jubilant Kidneys (Part 2) 29.11.2022 47:06

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 23:15-16 - Happy Hearts and Jubilant Kidneys (Part 2) טו) בְּנִי אִם חָכַם לִבֶּךָ יִשְׂמַח לִבִּי גַם אָנִי). (טז) וְתַעְלֹזְנָה כִלְיוֹתָי בְּדַבֵּר שְׂפָתֶיךָ מֵישָׁרִים: Length: 46 minutes Synopsis: This morning (11/29/22), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we continued working on yesterday's set of pesukim. The good news is t...

Mishlei 11:31 - The Tzadik, Rasha, and Chotey Will ALL Be Punished 29.11.2022 1:47:56

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 11:31 - The Tzadik, Rasha, and Chotey Will ALL Be Punished הֵן צַדִּיק בָּאָרֶץ יְשֻׁלָּם אַף כִּי רָשָׁע וְחוֹטֵא: Length: 1 hour 47 minutes Synopsis: Tonight (11/28/22), in our Monday Night Mishlei Shiur, we learned the last pasuk in chapter 11. This was an interesting one which gave rise to lots of juicy ideas (in addition to my...

Mishlei 23:15-16 - Happy Hearts and Jubilant Kidneys (Part 1) 28.11.2022 44:50

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 23:15-16 - Happy Hearts and Jubilant Kidneys (Part 1) טו) בְּנִי אִם חָכַם לִבֶּךָ יִשְׂמַח לִבִּי גַם אָנִי). (טז) וְתַעְלֹזְנָה כִלְיוֹתָי בְּדַבֵּר שְׂפָתֶיךָ מֵישָׁרִים: Length: 44 minutes Synopsis: This morning (11/28/22), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we began a new set of pesukim which continue the theme of fathers facilitat...

Mishlei 23:13-14 - How to K-!-L-L Your Child (Part 2) 24.11.2022 41:56

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 23:13-14 - How to K!ll Your Child (Part 1) (יג) אַל תִּמְנַע מִנַּעַר מוּסָר כִּי תַכֶּנּוּ בַשֵּׁבֶט לֹא יָמוּת: (יד) אַתָּה בַּשֵּׁבֶט תַּכֶּנּוּ וְנַפְשׁוֹ מִשְּׁאוֹל תַּצִּיל: Length: 41 minutes Synopsis: This morning (11/24/22), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we reviewed and refined yesterday's approach to our pair of pesu...

Mishlei 23:13-14 - How to K-!-L-L Your Child (Part 1) 23.11.2022 44:46

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 23:13-14 - How to K!ll Your Child (Part 1) (יג) אַל תִּמְנַע מִנַּעַר מוּסָר כִּי תַכֶּנּוּ בַשֵּׁבֶט לֹא יָמוּת: (יד) אַתָּה בַּשֵּׁבֶט תַּכֶּנּוּ וְנַפְשׁוֹ מִשְּׁאוֹל תַּצִּיל: Length: 43 minutes Synopsis: This morning (11/23/22), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we learned a pair of pesukim which were fairly straightforward, but...

Mishlei 23:12 - Bring Your Heart and Ears to Mussar (Part 2) 22.11.2022 49:04

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 23:12 - Bring Your Heart and Ears to Mussar (Part 2) הָבִיאָה לַמּוּסָר לִבֶּךָ וְאׇזְנֶךָ לְאִמְרֵי דָעַת: Synopsis: This morning (11/22/22), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we revisited yesterday's pasuk and came up with a whopping FOUR explanations - three of our own, and one based on Rabbeinu Yonah! For a pasuk I thought was...

Mishlei 11:30 - Tzadikim vs. Chachamim in the Realm of Teaching and Learning 22.11.2022 1:52:36

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 11:30 - Tzadikim vs. Chachamim in the Realm of Teaching and Learning פְּרִי צַדִּיק עֵץ חַיִּים וְלֹקֵחַ נְפָשׁוֹת חָכָם: Tonight (11/21/22), in our Monday Night Mishlei Shiur, we learned a pasuk which - in a rare Mishleic move - compares a tzadik with a chacham! We came up with two fully developed ideas on our own, learned one ide...

Mishlei 23:12 - Bring Your Heart and Ears to Mussar (Part 1) 21.11.2022 19:03

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 23:12 - Bring Your Heart and Ears to Mussar (Part 1) הָבִיאָה לַמּוּסָר לִבֶּךָ וְאׇזְנֶךָ לְאִמְרֵי דָעַת: Synopsis: This morning (11/21/22), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we had a shorter shiur than usual (because of our lengthy pre-shiur, which was recorded but will not be released publicly). We still managed to identify all the...

Mishlei 23:10-11 - Moving Boundaries and Stealing from Orphans (Part 2) 17.11.2022 48:50

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 23:10-11 - Moving Boundaries and Stealing from Orphans (Part 2) (י) אַל תַּסֵּג גְּבוּל עוֹלָם וּבִשְׂדֵי יְתוֹמִים אַל תָּבֹא. (יא) כִּי גֹאֲלָם חָזָק הוּא יָרִיב אֶת רִיבָם אִתָּךְ. Synopsis: This morning (11/17/22), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we took another swing at yesterday's pesukim and had to pull out all the stops...

Mishlei 23:10-11 - Moving Boundaries and Stealing from Orphans (Part 1) 16.11.2022 43:34

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 23:10-11 - Moving Boundaries and Stealing from Orphans (Part 1) (י) אַל תַּסֵּג גְּבוּל עוֹלָם וּבִשְׂדֵי יְתוֹמִים אַל תָּבֹא. (יא) כִּי גֹאֲלָם חָזָק הוּא יָרִיב אֶת רִיבָם אִתָּךְ. Synopsis: This morning (11/16/22), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we began a new set of pesukim which begin much like a pasuk we learned at the end of...

Mishlei 23:9 - Don't Speak in the Ears of a Ksil (Part 2) 15.11.2022 44:09

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...

Mishlei 11:29 - The Conflicts and Complications of Corrupt Home Economics 15.11.2022 1:37:33

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...

Mishlei 23:9 - Don't Speak in the Ears of a Ksil (Part 1) 14.11.2022 45:16

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...

Mishlei 23:6-8 - The Hidden Costs of a Miser's Bread (Part 2) 10.11.2022 46:21

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),...

Mishlei 23:6-8 - The Hidden Costs of a Miser's Bread (Part 1) 09.11.2022 49:57

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...

Mishlei 23:4-5 - How Wealth is Like a Bird (Part 2) 08.11.2022 48:36

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...

Mishlei 11:28 - Trusting in Wealth vs. Blossoming Like ... A Leaf? 08.11.2022 1:30:46

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...

Mishlei 23:4-5 - How Wealth Flies Away Like a Bird (Part 1) 07.11.2022 45:59

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...

Mishlei 23:1 - The Dangers of a Ruler's False Delicacies (Part 3) 04.11.2022 21:04

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...

Mishlei 23:1 - The Dangers of a Ruler's False Delicacies (Part 2) 03.11.2022 47:47

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...

Mishlei 23:1 - The Dangers of a Ruler's False Delicacies (Part 1) 02.11.2022 48:57

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...

Mishlei 22:29 - Being Seen as Swift Your Work (Part 2) 01.11.2022 47:12

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...

Mishlei 11:27 - The Investment of Seeking Good 01.11.2022 1:42:14

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...

Mishlei 22:29 - Being Seen as Swift Your Work (Part 1) 31.10.2022 46:25

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...