The Mishlei Podcast

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 16:5 - Hashem Hates Haughty Hearts תּוֹעֲבַת י"י כׇּל גְּבַהּ לֵב יָד לְיָד לֹא יִנָּקֶה: Length: 1 hour 19 minutes Synopsis: This evening (7/29/24), in our Monday Night Mishlei shiur, we analyzed a pasuk that condemned haughtiness in the harshest terms and followed it up with a perplexing statement whose meaning was not readi...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 16:4 - The Rasha's Purpose כֹּל פָּעַל י"י לַמַּעֲנֵהוּ, וְגַם רָשָׁע לְיוֹם רָעָה: Length: 1 hour 20 minutes Synopsis: This evening (7/15/24), in our Monday Night Mishlei shiur, we - another small summer crew - analyzed an anomalous pasuk about (wait for it) the purpose of the universe (maybe?) and the purpose of the ras...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 16:3 - How to Achieve Your Goal [to Hashem All Your Actions] גֹּל אֶל י"י מַעֲשֶׂיךָ וְיִכֹּנוּ מַחְשְׁבֹתֶיךָ: Length: 1 hour 34 minutes Synopsis: This evening (7/8/24), in our Monday Night Mishlei shiur, we - a small crew this week! - analyzed what appeared to be an extremely fundamental pasuk. Turns out, it was! We ended up...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 16:2 - [The Inability to] Know Thyself כׇּל דַּרְכֵי אִישׁ זַךְ בְּעֵינָיו וְתֹכֵן רוּחוֹת י"י: Length: 1 hour 36 minutes Synopsis: This evening (7/1/24), in our Monday Night Mishlei shiur, we began a new perek! This pasuk seemed intuitive on the surface, but we ended up with a bunch of related yet distinct groundbreaking idea...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 13:25 - How Tzadikim and Resha'im Eat צַדִּיק אֹכֵל לְשֹׂבַע נַפְשׁוֹ, וּבֶטֶן רְשָׁעִים תֶּחְסָר: Length: 1 hour 36 minutes Synopsis: This evening (6/24/24), in our Monday Night Mishlei shiur, we learned the final pasuk in Chapter 13. This pasuk was incredibly easy to translate, but yielded far more questions than we expected...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 14:35 - How to Be a Successful Subordinate (Part 2) רְצוֹן מֶלֶךְ לְעֶבֶד מַשְׂכִּיל, וְעֶבְרָתוֹ תִּהְיֶה מֵבִישׁ: Length: 48 minutes Synopsis: This morning (6/20/24), in our last morning Mishlei shiur of the 2023-2024 season, we continued learning the last pasuk in Chapter 14. After reviewing yesterday's ideas, we then learn...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 14:35 - How to Be a Successful Subordinate (Part 1) רְצוֹן מֶלֶךְ לְעֶבֶד מַשְׂכִּיל, וְעֶבְרָתוֹ תִּהְיֶה מֵבִישׁ: Length: 48 minutes Synopsis: This morning (6/19/24), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we began learning the last pasuk in Chapter 14. We developed one really nice idea which emerged organically from the words in the pasu...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 13:24 - Spare the Rod, Hate the Child חוֹשֵׂךְ שִׁבְטוֹ שׂוֹנֵא בְנוֹ, וְאֹהֲבוֹ שִׁחֲרוֹ מוּסָר: Length: 1 hour 41 minutes Synopsis: Tonight (6/17/24), in our Monday Night Mishlei shiur, we analyzed what LOOKED like it was going to be an easy pasuk, but it turned out to be quick tricky. (Perhaps we were misled by the intuitiveness...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 14:34 - Mishlei on National Tzedakah and Chesed (Part 2) צְדָקָה תְרוֹמֵם גּוֹי וְחֶסֶד לְאֻמִּים חַטָּאת: Length: 46 minutes Synopsis: This morning (6/6/24), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we began by reviewing and refining yesterday's approaches. We then spent the rest of shiur learning the main idea underlying the Ri Nachmia...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 14:34 - Mishlei on National Tzedakah and Chesed (Part 1) צְדָקָה תְרוֹמֵם גּוֹי וְחֶסֶד לְאֻמִּים חַטָּאת: Length: 46 minutes Synopsis: This morning (6/5/24), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we learned a pasuk about CHESED! Why is this such a big deal? Because FUN FACT: the term "tzedakah," "tzedek," and "tza...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 13:23 - Poor Victims of Injustice or Mishleic Fools? רׇב אֹכֶל נִיר רָאשִׁים וְיֵשׁ נִסְפֶּה בְּלֹא מִשְׁפָּט: Length: 1 hour 38 minutes Synopsis: Tonight (6/3/24), in our Monday Night Mishlei shiur, we analyzed what LOOKED like it was going to be the most difficult pasuk we've learned all year. The questions kept mounting, an...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 14:33 - How the Navon and the Ksil Relate to Chochmah (Part 2) בְּלֵב נָבוֹן תָּנוּחַ חׇכְמָה, וּבְקֶרֶב כְּסִילִים תִּוָּדֵעַ: Length: 46 minutes Synopsis: This morning (5/30/24), in our morning Mishlei shiur, turned out to be one of the most amazing days of Mishlei learning in recent memory! We spent the first half hour refining...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 14:33 - How the Navon and the Ksil Relate to Chochmah (Part 1) בְּלֵב נָבוֹן תָּנוּחַ חׇכְמָה, וּבְקֶרֶב כְּסִילִים תִּוָּדֵעַ: Length: 45 minutes Synopsis: This morning (5/29/24), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we began a pasuk filled with "Mishleic knowledge terminology": chochmah, navon, ksil, yediah. I thought we'...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 14:32 - How the Tzadik and Rasha Handle Adversity (Part 2) בְּרָעָתוֹ יִדָּחֶה רָשָׁע, וְחֹסֶה בְמוֹתוֹ צַדִּיק: Length: 47 minutes Synopsis: This morning (5/23/24), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we continued analyzing yesterday's pasuk. You know the expression, "you win some, you lose some"? Well, that doesn't...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 14:32 - How the Tzadik and Rasha Handle Adversity (Part 1) בְּרָעָתוֹ יִדָּחֶה רָשָׁע, וְחֹסֶה בְמוֹתוֹ צַדִּיק: Length: 45 minutes Synopsis: This morning (5/22/24), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we began learning what initially seemed to be a cryptic pasuk. We quickly developed a few approaches, all of which were fruitful. We bega...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 13:22 - How to Make Sure Your Grandkids Enjoy Their Money טוֹב יַנְחִיל בְּנֵי בָנִים, וְצָפוּן לַצַּדִּיק חֵיל חוֹטֵא: Length: 1 hour 38 minutes Synopsis: Tonight (5/20/24), in our Monday Night Mishlei shiur, we learned a pasuk which fell into three problematic categories: (1) "quasi-non-sequitur," (2) "Is this real...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 14:31 - Dissing the Creator by Mistreating the Poor (Part 2) עֹשֵׁק דָּל חֵרֵף עֹשֵׂהוּ, וּמְכַבְּדוֹ חֹנֵן אֶבְיוֹן: Length: 45 minutes Synopsis: This morning (5/16/24), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we supported yesterday's two approaches with explanations from the meforshim. Next, we learned the Malbim's idea, which to...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 14:31 - Dissing the Creator by Mistreating the Poor (Part 1) עֹשֵׁק דָּל חֵרֵף עֹשֵׂהוּ, וּמְכַבְּדוֹ חֹנֵן אֶבְיוֹן: Length: 45 minutes Synopsis: This morning (5/15/24), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we began learning a pasuk which exemplifies the interrelationship between mussar and our relationship with God. We developed two app...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 13:21 - Self-Punishing Sinners and Their Opposite חַטָּאִים תְּרַדֵּף רָעָה וְאֶת צַדִּיקִים יְשַׁלֶּם טוֹב: Length: 1 hour 38 minutes Synopsis: Tonight (5/13/24), in our Monday Night Mishlei shiur, we learned an oddly phrased asymmetrical pasuk about the fate of sinners and tzadikim. Using these clues, we were able to develop four...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 14:30: The Effects of Envy/Anger on Mental and Physical Health (Part 2) חַיֵּי בְשָׂרִים לֵב מַרְפֵּא וּרְקַב עֲצָמוֹת קִנְאָה: Length: 45 minutes Synopsis: This morning (5/9/24), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we had PLANNED to look into other meforshim in search of new explanations of our pasuk. Instead, we ended up going FAR deep...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 14:30: The Effects of Envy/Anger on Mental and Physical Health (Part 1) חַיֵּי בְשָׂרִים לֵב מַרְפֵּא וּרְקַב עֲצָמוֹת קִנְאָה: Length: 40 minutes Synopsis: This morning (5/8/24), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we started learning a mystifying pasuk. Thankfully, we were able to take the ONE hint Shlomo ha'Melech gave us and dev...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 13:20 - How We're Affected By Our Peers הוֹלֵךְ אֶת חֲכָמִים יֶחְכָּם וְרֹעֶה כְסִילִים יֵרוֹעַ: Length: 1 hour 25 minutes Synopsis: Tonight (5/6/24), in our Monday Night Mishlei shiur, we learned a really nice "starter pasuk" which is perfect for both the newcomer to Mishlei and for seasoned veterans. We came up wit...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 14:29: The Relationship Between Anger and Understanding (Part 2)   אֶרֶךְ אַפַּיִם רַב תְּבוּנָה, וּקְצַר רוּחַ מֵרִים אִוֶּלֶת: Length: 47 minutes Synopsis: This morning (4/16/24), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we began by recapping yesterday's ideas and refining our understanding of Metzudas David. Then we tackled the amazin...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 13:19 - The Psychology of the Pleasure-Seeking Life תַּאֲוָה נִהְיָה תֶּעֱרַב לְנָפֶשׁ, וְתוֹעֲבַת כְּסִילִים סוּר מֵרָע: Length: 1 hour 33 minutes Synopsis: Last night (4/15/24), in our Monday Night Mishlei shiur, we learned a difficult-to-translate pasuk which was explicitly about the psychology of pleasure-seeking. Despite the d...

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 14:29: The Relationship Between Anger and Understanding (Part 1)   אֶרֶךְ אַפַּיִם רַב תְּבוּנָה, וּקְצַר רוּחַ מֵרִים אִוֶּלֶת: Length: 45 minutes Synopsis: This morning (4/15/24), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we began our analysis of one of my favorite pesukim about anger. We developed a few approaches on our own and concluded b...