The Mishlei Podcast

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 15:28 - The Utterances of the Tzadik and Rasha (Part 1) לֵב צַדִּיק יֶהְגֶּה לַעֲנוֹת וּפִי רְשָׁעִים יַבִּיעַ רָעוֹת: Length: 47 minutes Synopsis: This morning (5/21/25), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we learned a pasuk that I've never learned before! We spent a longer-than-usual time trying to pin down the most accurate tran...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 16:33 - Does Hashem Determine Who Wins the Lottery? בַּחֵיק יוּטַל אֶת הַגּוֹרָל, וּמֵיְיָ כׇּל מִשְׁפָּטוֹ: Length: 1 hour 18 minutes Synopsis: This evening (5/19/25), in the last Monday Night Mishlei shiur of the 2024-2025 season, we concluded the 16th perek of Mishlei with a whopper of a pasuk! I was glad to see that I wasn&apos...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 15:27 - One Who Hates [Qatari] Gifts Will Live (Part 2) עֹכֵר בֵּיתוֹ בּוֹצֵעַ בָּצַע, וְשׂוֹנֵא מַתָּנֹת יִחְיֶה: Length: 45 minutes Synopsis: This morning (5/15/25), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we began with an addendum to our translation of yesterday's pasuk. We then reviewed the approaches we took yesterday, learning thr...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 15:27 - One Who Hates [Qatari] Gifts Will Live (Part 1) עֹכֵר בֵּיתוֹ בּוֹצֵעַ בָּצַע, וְשׂוֹנֵא מַתָּנֹת יִחְיֶה: Length: 46 minutes Synopsis: This morning (5/14/25), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we began learning a famous pasuk. (Well, the second half, anyway.) Not only that, but I'd bet money on the fact that this pasuk ap...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 16:32 - Better Than Strength and the Capture of Cities טוֹב אֶרֶךְ אַפַּיִם מִגִּבּוֹר, וּמֹשֵׁל בְּרוּחוֹ מִלֹּכֵד עִיר: Length: 1 hour 18 minutes Synopsis: This evening (5/12/25), in our Monday Night Mishlei shiur, we learned a pasuk I have taught many times because it so perfectly embodies Mishlei's fundamental approach to...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 15:26 - Abominably Evil Thoughts and Purely Pleasant Statements (Part 2) תּוֹעֲבַת יְ־הֹוָה מַחְשְׁבוֹת רָע וּטְהֹרִים אִמְרֵי נֹעַם: Length: 46 minutes Synopsis: This morning (5/8/25), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we continued analyzing yesterday's pasuk. Our main focus was on the Malbim's creative read, which led us in...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 15:26 - Abominably Evil Thoughts and Purely Pleasant Statements (Part 1) תּוֹעֲבַת יְ־הֹוָה מַחְשְׁבוֹת רָע וּטְהֹרִים אִמְרֵי נֹעַם: Length: 43 minutes Synopsis: This morning (5/7/25), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we learned a pasuk which SOME people thought was obvious. We raised a bunch of questions, came up with several approa...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 16:31 - How to Earn a Splendorous Hoary Crown עֲטֶרֶת תִּפְאֶרֶת שֵׂיבָה בְּדֶרֶךְ צְדָקָה תִּמָּצֵא: Length: 1 hour 25 minutes Synopsis: This evening (5/5/25), in our Monday Night Mishlei shiur, we learned an unusual pasuk - unusual both in its structure and in the specificity of its message. Our analysis flowed smoothly, and we c...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 15:25 - Haughty Houses and Helpless Widows (Part 2) בֵּית גֵּאִים יִסַּח יְיָ וְיַצֵּב גְּבוּל אַלְמָנָה: Length: 45 minutes Synopsis: This morning (5/1/25), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we began by reviewing what we covered yesterday, with some new facts, observations, and insights sprinkled in. After an attempt at a new original...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 15:25 - Haughty Houses and Helpless Widows (Part 1) בֵּית גֵּאִים יִסַּח יְיָ וְיַצֵּב גְּבוּל אַלְמָנָה: Length: 44 minutes Synopsis: This morning (4/30/25), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we returned to chapter 15 after nearly a month's break! Of the many questions we raised on this morning's pasuk, the main ones had to...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 16:30 - Pursed Lips Sink Ships עֹצֶה עֵינָיו לַחְשֹׁב תַּהְפֻּכוֹת קֹרֵץ שְׂפָתָיו כִּלָּה רָעָה: Length: 1 hour 24 minutes Synopsis: This evening (4/28/25), we returned to our Monday Night Mishlei shiur with a small but strong crew! The pasuk had some strange words, but we came up with several nice (and integrated!) approaches on...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 15:24 - The Maskil's Orach Chayim (Part 2) אֹרַח חַיִּים לְמַעְלָה לְמַשְׂכִּיל לְמַעַן סוּר מִשְּׁאוֹל מָטָּה: Length: 47 minutes Synopsis: This morning (4/3/25), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we reviewed the approaches from yesterday, then started learning through the meforshim. We began with Rashi (oddly enough), who didn&a...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 15:24 - The Maskil's Orach Chayim (Part 1) אֹרַח חַיִּים לְמַעְלָה לְמַשְׂכִּיל לְמַעַן סוּר מִשְּׁאוֹל מָטָּה: Length: 43 minutes Synopsis: This morning (4/2/25), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we began learning a new pasuk - one which is more abstract and more fraught with translation-nuance questions than any in recent memor...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 16:29 - The Enticement of Violence אִישׁ חָמָס יְפַתֶּה רֵעֵהוּ, וְהוֹלִיכוֹ בְּדֶרֶךְ לֹא טוֹב: Length: 1 hour 38 minutes Synopsis: This evening (3/31/24), in our Monday Night Mishlei shiur, the pasuk we learned yielded a TON of questions. Thankfully, we were able to come up with a number of different approaches, and learned a cou...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 15:23 - The Joy/Trap of Hearing Your Own Voice (Part 2) שִׂמְחָה לָאִישׁ בְּמַעֲנֵה פִיו וְדָבָר בְּעִתּוֹ מַה טּוֹב: Length: 44 minutes Synopsis: This morning (3/27/25), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we began by reviewing yesterday's ideas, adding some examples and methodology points along the way. Then we took up the GINORMO...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 15:23 - The Joy/Trap of Hearing Your Own Voice (Part 1) שִׂמְחָה לָאִישׁ בְּמַעֲנֵה פִיו וְדָבָר בְּעִתּוֹ מַה טּוֹב: Length: 44 minutes Synopsis: This morning (3/26/25), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we began learning a pasuk about a phenomenon we've all experienced and witnessed: people loving the sound of their own voice. W...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 16:28 - The Complainer and the Apple Man (Yes, I Will Call Him That) אִישׁ תַּהְפֻּכוֹת יְשַׁלַּח מָדוֹן, וְנִרְגָּן מַפְרִיד אַלּוּף: Length: 1 hour 38 minutes Synopsis: This evening (3/24/24), in our Monday Night Mishlei shiur, we learned a VERY difficult pasuk featuring two highly specific Mishleic archetypes which don't ge...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 15:22 - [Secret] Counsel and Successful Plans (Part 3) הָפֵר מַחֲשָׁבוֹת בְּאֵין סוֹד וּבְרֹב יוֹעֲצִים תָּקוּם: Length: 49 minutes Synopsis: This morning (3/19/25), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we devoted a third day to the pasuk we began last week! This was partially due to the fact that we didn't even get to the meforshim...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 16:27 - The Bliyaal Reexamined אִישׁ בְּלִיַּעַל כֹּרֶה רָעָה וְעַל [שְׂפָתוֹ] (שפתיו) כְּאֵשׁ צָרָבֶת: Length: 1 hour 32 minutes Synopsis: This evening (3/17/24), in our Monday Night Mishlei shiur, we revisited one of Mishlei’s lesser-known archetypes: the bliyaal. We had been working with a specific translation for the past few y...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 15:22 - [Secret] Counsel and Successful Plans (Part 2) הָפֵר מַחֲשָׁבוֹת בְּאֵין סוֹד וּבְרֹב יוֹעֲצִים תָּקוּם: Length: 45 minutes Synopsis: This morning (3/13/25), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we ended up spending the entire shiur reviewing and refining yesterday's ideas, and discussing Mishlei methodology! It was certainly...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 15:22 - [Secret] Counsel and Successful Plans (Part 1) הָפֵר מַחֲשָׁבוֹת בְּאֵין סוֹד וּבְרֹב יוֹעֲצִים תָּקוּם: Length: 45 minutes Synopsis: This morning (3/12/25), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we started learning a new pasuk about the interplay between counsel and successful or unsuccessful plans. We came up with a variety of vi...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 16:26 - Toiling Soul Something Something Mouth נֶפֶשׁ עָמֵל עָמְלָה לּוֹ, כִּי⁠ אָכַף עָלָיו פִּיהוּ: Length: 1 hour 20 minutes Synopsis: This evening (3/10/24), in our Monday Night Mishlei shiur, we took up one of the most difficult-to-translate pesukim in recent memory! Even after going through several translations and minimalist...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 15:21 - Mishleic Heartlessness, Understanding, and Happiness (Part 2) אִוֶּלֶת שִׂמְחָה לַחֲסַר⁠ לֵב וְאִישׁ תְּבוּנָה יְיַשֶּׁר⁠ לָכֶת: Length: 47 minutes Synopsis: This morning (3/6/25), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we began by reviewing yesterday's approaches, but instead of returning to Metzudas David and Rabbeinu Yonah,...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 15:21 - Mishleic Heartlessness, Understanding, and Happiness (Part 1) אִוֶּלֶת שִׂמְחָה לַחֲסַר⁠ לֵב וְאִישׁ תְּבוּנָה יְיַשֶּׁר⁠ לָכֶת: Length: 47 minutes Synopsis: This morning (3/5/25), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we began a new pasuk which, on its surface, seemed to lack unity. We came up with some possibilities which we deci...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 16:25 - How to Avoid the Paths of Death ... Again?! יֵשׁ דֶּרֶךְ יָשָׁר לִפְנֵי⁠ אִישׁ וְאַחֲרִיתָהּ דַּרְכֵי⁠ מָוֶת: Length: 1 hour 20 minutes Synopsis: This evening (3/3/24), in our Monday Night Mishlei shiur, we learned a pasuk that seems really obvious AND which I've taught many times in my high school Mishlei classes. For...