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 23:6-8 - 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...

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...