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 22:28 - Don't Mess With the Fence (Part 2) 27.10.2022 44:42

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 22:28 - Don't Mess With the Fence (Part 2) אַל תַּסֵּג גְּבוּל עוֹלָם אֲשֶׁר עָשׂוּ אֲבוֹתֶיךָ. Synopsis: This morning (10/27/22), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we began by reviewing and expanding upon the explanation we gave for Rabbeinu Yonah yesterday focusing on the halachic example of why a person shouldn't talk betw...

Mishlei 22:28 - Don't Mess With the Fence (Part 1) 26.10.2022 50:44

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 22:28 - Don't Mess With the Fence (Part 1) אַל תַּסֵּג גְּבוּל עוֹלָם אֲשֶׁר עָשׂוּ אֲבוֹתֶיךָ. Synopsis: This morning (10/26/22), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we began learning a new pasuk - one with the clean, simple-to-read style of Mishlei's later chapters. We quickly mapped out a few promising approaches, one of whi...

Mishlei 22:26-27 - Do Not Be Among(st) Crypto Bros, Hand Shakers, and Co-signers (Part 2) 25.10.2022 45:18

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 22:26-27 - Do Not Be Among(st) Crypto Bros, Hand Shakers, and Co-signers (Part 2) (כו) אַל תְּהִי בְתֹקְעֵי כָף בַּעֹרְבִים מַשָּׁאוֹת. (כז) אִם אֵין לְךָ לְשַׁלֵּם לָמָּה יִקַּח מִשְׁכָּבְךָ מִתַּחְתֶּיךָ: Synopsis: This morning (10/25/22), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we began by reviewing yesterday's questions, supplemente...

Mishlei 11:26 - Resource Management at a Time of Societal Scarcity 25.10.2022 1:42:38

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 11:26 - Resource Management at a Time of Societal Scarcity מֹנֵעַ בָּר יִקְּבֻהוּ לְאוֹם, וּבְרָכָה לְרֹאשׁ מַשְׁבִּיר. Tonight (10/24/22), in our Monday Night Mishlei Shiur, we learned yet another pasuk which looked like the idea would be obvious. Once again, we were led to a nuanced idea - several, in fact. We even managed to lea...

Mishlei 22:26-27 - Do Not Be Among(st) Hand Shakers and Co-signers (Part 1) 24.10.2022 44:37

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 22:26-27 - Do Not Be Among(st) Hand Shakers and Co-signers (Part 1) (כו) אַל תְּהִי בְתֹקְעֵי כָף בַּעֹרְבִים מַשָּׁאוֹת. (כז) אִם אֵין לְךָ לְשַׁלֵּם לָמָּה יִקַּח מִשְׁכָּבְךָ מִתַּחְתֶּיךָ: Synopsis: This morning (10/24/22), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we began a new couplet of pesukim on a recurrent but obscure Mishleic theme...

Mishlei 22:24-25 - The Snare of a Hotheaded Friend (Part 2) 04.10.2022 42:40

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 22:24-25 - The Snare of a Hotheaded Friend (Part 2) (כד) אַל תִּתְרַע אֶת בַּעַל אָף וְאֶת אִישׁ חֵמוֹת לֹא תָבוֹא: (כה) פֶּן תֶּאֱלַף אֹרְחֹתָו וְלָקַחְתָּ מוֹקֵשׁ לְנַפְשֶׁךָ: Synopsis: This morning (10/4/22), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we began by reviewing and refining the approaches we took yesterday, venturing into some im...

Mishlei 11:25 - The Benefits of Giving When You Have Little to Give 04.10.2022 1:17:26

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 11:25 - The Benefits of Giving When You Have Little to Give נֶפֶשׁ בְּרָכָה תְדֻשָּׁן וּמַרְוֶה גַּם הוּא יוֹרֶא: Tonight (10/3/22), in our Monday Night Mishlei Shiur, we learned a pasuk which was deceptively simple on the surface, then surprised us by yielding lots of questions, then led us to think that the idea was obviously, on...

Mishlei 22:24-25 - The Snare of a Hotheaded Friend (Part 1) 03.10.2022 49:05

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 22:24-25 - The Snare of a Hotheaded Friend (Part 1) (כד) אַל תִּתְרַע אֶת בַּעַל אָף וְאֶת אִישׁ חֵמוֹת לֹא תָבוֹא: (כה) פֶּן תֶּאֱלַף אֹרְחֹתָו וְלָקַחְתָּ מוֹקֵשׁ לְנַפְשֶׁךָ: Synopsis: This morning (10/3/22), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we began a new couplet about the detrimental influence of angry people on their friends and...

Mishlei 22:22-23 - Robbing the Poor Because They Are Poor (Part 2) 29.09.2022 46:25

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 22:22-23 - Robbing the Poor Because They Are Poor (Part 2) (כב) אַל תִּגְזׇל דָּל כִּי דַל הוּא וְאַל תְּדַכֵּא עָנִי בַשָּׁעַר. (כג) כִּי י"י יָרִיב רִיבָם וְקָבַע אֶת קֹבְעֵיהֶם נָפֶשׁ: Synopsis: This morning (9/29/22), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we began by reviewing yesterday's idea in an attempt to refine it and t...

Mishlei 22:22-23 - Robbing the Poor Because They Are Poor (Part 1) 28.09.2022 46:53

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 22:22-23 - Robbing the Poor Because They Are Poor (Part 1) (כב) אַל תִּגְזׇל דָּל כִּי דַל הוּא וְאַל תְּדַכֵּא עָנִי בַשָּׁעַר. (כג) כִּי י"י יָרִיב רִיבָם וְקָבַע אֶת קֹבְעֵיהֶם נָפֶשׁ: This morning (9/28/22), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we analyzed an odd couplet of pesukim. The hava amina in the first pasuk is exceedingl...

Mishlei 22:17-21 - How YOU Can Get Mishleic Bitachon, OR An Enigmatic (Egyptian?) Exordium (Part 2) 22.09.2022 47:14

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 22:17-21 - An Enigmatic (Egyptian?) Exordium (Part 2) (יז) הַט אׇזְנְךָ וּשְׁמַע דִּבְרֵי חֲכָמִים וְלִבְּךָ תָּשִׁית לְדַעְתִּי׃ (יח) כִּי נָעִים כִּי תִשְׁמְרֵם בְּבִטְנֶךָ, יִכֹּנוּ יַחְדָּו עַל שְׂפָתֶיךָ׃ (יט) לִהְיוֹת בַּי"י מִבְטַחֶךָ, הוֹדַעְתִּיךָ הַיּוֹם אַף אָתָּה: (כ) הֲלֹא כָתַבְתִּי לְךָ [שָׁלִשִׁים] (שלשום) בְּמ...

Mishlei 22:17-21 - An Enigmatic (Egyptian?) Exordium (Part 1) 21.09.2022 45:52

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 22:17-21 - An Enigmatic (Egyptian?) Exordium (Part 1) (יז) הַט אׇזְנְךָ וּשְׁמַע דִּבְרֵי חֲכָמִים וְלִבְּךָ תָּשִׁית לְדַעְתִּי׃ (יח) כִּי נָעִים כִּי תִשְׁמְרֵם בְּבִטְנֶךָ, יִכֹּנוּ יַחְדָּו עַל שְׂפָתֶיךָ׃ (יט) לִהְיוֹת בַּי"י מִבְטַחֶךָ, הוֹדַעְתִּיךָ הַיּוֹם אַף אָתָּה: (כ) הֲלֹא כָתַבְתִּי לְךָ [שָׁלִשִׁים] (שלשום) בְּמ...

Mishlei 22:16 - The Bad Investments of Extorting the Poor and Giving to the Rich (Part 2) 20.09.2022 47:48

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 22:16 - The Bad Investments of Extorting the Poor and Giving to the Rich (Part 2) עֹשֵׁק דָּל לְהַרְבּוֹת לוֹ, נֹתֵן לְעָשִׁיר אַךְ לְמַחְסוֹר: This morning (9/20/22), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we revisited yesterday's pasuk. I worried that we wouldn't come up with anything, but we ended up arriving at three complete...

Mishlei 11:24 - Why You Should Scatter Your Money and Your Knowledge 20.09.2022 1:36:12

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 11:24 - Why You Should Scatter Your Money and Your Knowledge יֵשׁ מְפַזֵּר וְנוֹסָף עוֹד וְחֹשֵׂךְ מִיֹּשֶׁר אַךְ לְמַחְסוֹר Tonight (9/19/22), in our Monday Night Mishlei Shiur, we learned a pasuk which was both vague and tricky to read. After a rocky start, we ended up developing five different approaches, augmented by three mefo...

Mishlei 22:16 - The Bad Investments of Extoring the Poor and Giving to the Rich (Part 1) 19.09.2022 47:11

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 22:16 - The Bad Investments of Extorting the Poor and Giving to the Rich (Part 1) עֹשֵׁק דָּל לְהַרְבּוֹת לוֹ, נֹתֵן לְעָשִׁיר אַךְ לְמַחְסוֹר: This morning (9/19/22), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we started a new pasuk which makes a startling equation between two seemingly dissimilar cases. We began developing two approaches, but...

Mishlei 22:15 - The Knotty Challenge of Disciplining a Youth (Part 4) 15.09.2022 41:31

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 22:15 - The Knotty Challenge of Disciplining a Youth (Part 4) אִוֶּלֶת קְשׁוּרָה בְלֶב נָעַר שֵׁבֶט מוּסָר יַרְחִיקֶנָּה מִמֶּנּוּ: This morning (9/15/22), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we spent a fourth and final day on our pasuk. We began by reviewing my Mishlei s-tier rankings, to explain why I don't typically use the GRA a...

Mishlei 22:15 - The Knotty Challenge of Disciplining a Youth (Part 3) 14.09.2022 46:36

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 22:15 - The Knotty Challenge of Disciplining a Youth (Part 3) אִוֶּלֶת קְשׁוּרָה בְלֶב נָעַר שֵׁבֶט מוּסָר יַרְחִיקֶנָּה מִמֶּנּוּ: This morning (9/14/22), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we began by reviewing yesterday's idea, after recapping the "Standard Assignment" I regularly employed in my high school Mishlei cur...

Mishlei 22:15 - The Knotty Challenge of Disciplining a Youth (Part 2) 13.09.2022 29:29

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 22:15 - The Knotty Challenge of Disciplining a Youth (Part 2) אִוֶּלֶת קְשׁוּרָה בְלֶב נָעַר שֵׁבֶט מוּסָר יַרְחִיקֶנָּה מִמֶּנּוּ: This morning (9/13/22), in our (truncated) morning Mishlei shiur, we fully developed our ideas from yesterday. I'd say that we came up with one approach with a few variations and nuances that are...

Mishlei 11:23 - The Lusts of the Righteous and the Hopes of the Wicked 13.09.2022 1:38:03

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 11:23 - The Lusts of the Righteous and the Hopes of the Wicked תַּאֲוַת צַדִּיקִים אַךְ טוֹב, תִּקְוַת רְשָׁעִים עֶבְרָה: Tonight (9/12/22), in our first Monday Night Mishlei Shiur of the 2022-2023 yeshiva year, we learned a seemingly counterintuitive pasuk about tzadikim and reshaim. We came up with four explanations of the pasuk...

Mishlei 22:15 - The Knotty Challenge of Disciplining a Youth (Part 1) 12.09.2022 40:40

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 22:15 - The Knotty Challenge of Disciplining a Youth (Part 1) אִוֶּלֶת קְשׁוּרָה בְלֶב נָעַר שֵׁבֶט מוּסָר יַרְחִיקֶנָּה מִמֶּנּוּ: This morning (9/12/22), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we began learning a new pasuk which proved difficult to read, due to the ambiguity of its pronouns. We developed several approaches, all of which s...

Mishlei 22:14 - The Pitfall of the Strange Woman's Rhetoric (Part 2) 08.09.2022 46:49

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 22:14 - The Pitfall of the Strange Woman's Rhetoric (Part 2) שׁוּחָה עֲמֻקָּה פִּי זָרוֹת, זְעוּם י"י [יִפׇּל] (יפול) שָׁם: This morning (9/8/22), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we began by reviewing yesterday's pasuk, dividing it into three clear readings, and then attempting to uncover an idea from each. We develope...

Mishlei 22:14 - The Pitfall of the Strange Woman's Rhetoric (Part 1) 07.09.2022 40:05

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 22:14 - The Pitfall of the Strange Woman's Rhetoric (Part 1) שׁוּחָה עֲמֻקָּה פִּי זָרוֹת, זְעוּם י"י [יִפׇּל] (יפול) שָׁם: This morning (9/7/22), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we picked up where we left off last year. Today's pasuk contains at least one mashal, if not two. Our time was a little cut short, due to our...

Mishlei 13:4 - The Souls of the Lazy and the Diligent 16.06.2022 47:34

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 13:4 - The Souls of the Lazy and the Diligent מִתְאַוָּה וָאַיִן נַפְשׁוֹ עָצֵל וְנֶפֶשׁ חָרֻצִים תְּדֻשָּׁן: This morning (6/16/22), in our last Morning Mishlei shiur of the season, we took up another pasuk about laziness. This one seems obvious at first, but the pasuk includes a nuance that points to something more profound. We m...

Mishlei 22:13 - The Rationalizations of the Lazy Person (after Mishlei 22:12 Part 3) 15.06.2022 44:08

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 22:13 - The Rationalizations of the Lazy Person (after Mishlei 22:12) אָמַר עָצֵל אֲרִי בַחוּץ בְּתוֹךְ רְחֹבוֹת אֵרָצֵחַ: This morning (6/15/22), in our Morning Mishlei shiur, we began by revisiting the pasuk we had been working on for the past two sessions - and we came up with an idea! Next, we tackled one of my favorite pesukim...

Mishlei 22:12 - How Hashem Thwarts Traitors (Part 2) 14.06.2022 44:53

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 22:12 - How Hashem Thwarts Traitors (Part 2) עֵינֵי יי נָצְרוּ דָעַת וַיְסַלֵּף דִּבְרֵי בֹגֵד: This morning (6/14/22), in our Morning Mishlei shiur, we took another pass at yesterday's pasuk. I'm not gonna lie: today was the most frustratingly difficult day of Mishlei learning all year. For me, at least. I've given...