Rabbi Matt Schneeweiss

The Mishlei Podcast

Religion EN ↓ 727 episodes

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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Rabbi Matt Schneeweiss

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Mishlei 18:2 - The Fool's Interest in Knowledge 15.09.2020 45:30

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! We begin our inaugural Mishlei shiur at YBT (given on 9/14/20) with an overview of Mishlei and its methodology. We commence our learning of the text with Mishlei 18:2. לֹא יַחְפֹּץ כְּסִיל בִּתְבוּנָה כִּי אִם בְּהִתְגַּלּוֹת לִבּוֹ: Please feel free to leave your questions, insights, and feedback in the comments! ------------------------...

Intro to Mishlei: The Book of Proverbs 14.09.2020 1:09:05

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! This Introduction to Mishlei shiur was given on 9/14/20 as the inaugural class for Lomdeha's weekly Mishlei series. After providing an overview of Mishlei's title, structure, audience, and stated purposes, we delve into Saadia Gaon's introduction, in which he states his theory that Mishlei is a guide for how to maximize plea...