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The Mishlei Podcast

Rabbi Matt Schneeweiss

638 episodes

2 days ago

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 25:2 - Kavod Elohim vs. Kavod Melachim (Part 1) כְּבֹד אֱלֹהִים הַסְתֵּר דָּבָר וּכְבֹד מְלָכִים חֲקֹר דָּבָר: Length: 47 minutes Synopsis: This morning (9/22/25), in our Morning Mishlei shiur, we began a new chapter AND a whole new section of Mishlei! After briefly getting the peshat of the introductory 25:1, we analyzed 25:2, which is stylistically different from most of the Mishlei we've learned over the past 4+ years (a...

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Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 25:2 - Kavod Elohim vs. Kavod Melachim (Part 1) כְּבֹד אֱלֹהִים הַסְתֵּר דָּבָר וּכְבֹד מְלָכִים חֲקֹר דָּבָר: Length: 47 minutes Synopsis: This morning (9/22/25), in our Morning Mishlei shiur, we began a new chapter AND a whole new section of Mishlei! After briefly getting the peshat of the introductory 25:1, we analyzed 25:2, which is stylistically different from most of the Mishlei we've learned over the past 4+ years (a...

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Religion & Spirituality,

Self-Improvement

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The Mishlei Podcast

Mishlei 15:32 - The Consequences of Loosening or Negating Mussar (Part 2)

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 15:32 - The Consequences of Loosening or Negating Mussar (Part 2) פּוֹרֵעַ מוּסָר מוֹאֵס נַפְשׁוֹ וְשׁוֹמֵעַ תּוֹכַחַת קוֹנֶה לֵּב: Length: 30 minutes Synopsis: This morning (9/11/25), in our Morning Mishlei shiur, we began with a quick review of what we covered yesterday, including a more developed analysis of Ralbag, in which we reviewed some fundamental ideas about why perfection of middos is a prerequisite for perfection ...

3 days ago

30 minutes

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Mishlei 15:32 - The Consequences of Loosening or Negating Mussar (Part 1)

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 15:32 - The Consequences of Loosening or Negating Mussar (Part 1) פּוֹרֵעַ מוּסָר מוֹאֵס נַפְשׁוֹ וְשׁוֹמֵעַ תּוֹכַחַת קוֹנֶה לֵּב: Length: 43 minutes Synopsis: This morning (9/10/25), in our Morning Mishlei shiur, we learned a pasuk that was clearly connected to the theme of the local cluster. On the surface, it seemed obvious, but we soon got a foothold that led to a real chidush in mussar! We then turned to Metzudas Davi...

4 days ago

43 minutes

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Mishlei 17:1 - A Dry Piece of Bread vs. a House Filled with Meat

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 17:1 - A Dry Piece of Bread vs. a House Filled with Meat טוֹב פַּת חֲרֵבָה וְשַׁלְוָה בָהּ, מִבַּיִת מָלֵא זִבְחֵי רִיב: Length: 1 hour 42 minutes Synopsis: This evening (9/8/25), in the first Monday Night Mishlei shiur of the 2025–2026 season, we began Chapter 17. The challenge was that I’ve given so many classes on so many pesukim in this chapter that I knew it would be hard to find chidushim (new ideas) I hadn’t seen bef...

6 days ago

1 hour 43 minutes

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Mishlei 15:31 - How Non-Chachamim Can Get Into the Chachamim Club (Part 2)

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 15:31 - How Non-Chachamim Can Get Into the Chachamim Club (Part 2) אֹזֶן שֹׁמַעַת תּוֹכַחַת חַיִּים, בְּקֶרֶב חֲכָמִים תָּלִין: Length: 45 minutes Synopsis: This morning (9/5/25), in our Morning Mishlei shiur, we began by reviewing the questions and approaches from yesterday, refining some and discarding others. Then we delved into the meforshim, learning a TON of fundamental ideas: from Rabbeinu Yonah, Malbim, Metzudas Dav...

1 week ago

47 minutes

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Mishlei 15:31 - How Non-Chachamim Can Get Into the Chachamim Club (Part 1)

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 15:31 - How Non-Chachamim Can Get Into the Chachamim Club (Part 1) אֹזֶן שֹׁמַעַת תּוֹכַחַת חַיִּים, בְּקֶרֶב חֲכָמִים תָּלִין: Length: 30 minutes Synopsis: This morning (9/4/25), in our first Morning Mishlei shiur of the 2025-2026 yeshiva year, we picked up where we left off in June. This one happens to be a favorite of my rebbi, Rabbi Moskowitz zt"l. Since my schedule this year necessitates a shorter Thursday shiur slot, ...

1 week ago

31 minutes

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Mishlei 16:1 - From Hashem is the Tongue's Reply (Part 2)

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 16:1 - From Hashem is the Tongue's Reply (Part 2) לְאָדָם מַעַרְכֵי לֵב, וּמֵיְיָ מַעֲנֵה לָשׁוֹן: Length: 1 hour 1 minutes Synopsis: This afternoon (7/24/25), we continued our analysis of the pasuk we began yesterday. After a quick review and some elaboration on Saadia Gaon, I shared my interpretation, which we examined through three sources: (1) Meiri’s commentary on Mishlei 10:3, (2) the chapter of Moreh ha’Nevuchim that...

1 month ago

1 hour 1 minute

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Mishlei 16:1 - From Hashem is the Tongue's Reply (Part 1)

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 16:1 - From Hashem is the Tongue's Reply (Part 1) לְאָדָם מַעַרְכֵי לֵב, וּמֵיְיָ מַעֲנֵה לָשׁוֹן: Length: 1 hour 2 minutes Synopsis: This afternoon (7/23/25), in an unexpected plot twist, I was asked to give a two-part SUMMER Mishlei shiur! I chose the one pasuk from Chapter 16 that we skipped this year. Since this was a special shiur with some Mishleic neophytes, I decided to be a bit more explicit about Mishlei methodolo...

1 month ago

1 hour 2 minutes

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Mishlei 15:30 - Happy Hearts and Fat Bones (Part 2)

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 15:30 - Happy Hearts and Fat Bones (Part 2) מְאוֹר עֵינַיִם יְשַׂמַּח לֵב, שְׁמוּעָה טוֹבָה תְּדַשֶּׁן עָצֶם: Length: 47 minutes Synopsis: This morning (6/12/25), in our last morning Mishlei shiur of the season, we began by reviewing yesterday's approaches, then delved into the peshat approach given by Rashi (!) and the Rid (!!), supported by the Rambam (!!!). After that, we took another swing at Metzudas David, and conclud...

3 months ago

48 minutes

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Mishlei 15:30 - Happy Hearts and Fat Bones (Part 1)

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 15:30 - Happy Hearts and Fat Bones (Part 1) מְאוֹר עֵינַיִם יְשַׂמַּח לֵב, שְׁמוּעָה טוֹבָה תְּדַשֶּׁן עָצֶם: Length: 46 minutes Synopsis: This morning (6/11/25), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we took up a pasuk which I anticipated to be difficult, due to the unfamiliar (and possibly outdated) references in the pasuk. Fortunately, we were able to develop at least one nice approach. We concluded by reading Metzudas David and...

3 months ago

46 minutes

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Mishlei 15:29 - Mishlei's Advice for Getting Your Tefilah Heard (Part 2)

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 15:29 - Mishlei's Advice for Getting Your Tefilah Heard (Part 2) רָחוֹק יְיָ מֵרְשָׁעִים וּתְפִלַּת צַדִּיקִים יִשְׁמָע Length: 48 minutes Synopsis: This morning (5/29/25), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we began with my own take on the pasuk, which overlapped several of the explanations from yesterday. We then learned some meforshim which ALSO overlapped yesterday's explanations, before doing a somewhat deep-dive into the M...

3 months ago

49 minutes

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Mishlei 15:29 - Mishlei's Advice for Getting Your Tefilah Heard (Part 1)

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 15:29 - Mishlei's Advice for Getting Your Tefilah Heard (Part 1) רָחוֹק יְיָ מֵרְשָׁעִים וּתְפִלַּת צַדִּיקִים יִשְׁמָע Length: 34 minutes Synopsis: This morning (5/28/25), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we took up one of only three pesukim in Mishlei that explicitly reference tefilah. The problem with this pasuk is glaring: it seems SUPER obvious! To my surprise and delight, we came up with a ton of questions, and also mana...

3 months ago

34 minutes

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Mishlei 15:28 - The Utterances of the Tzadik and Rasha (Part 2)

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 15:28 - The Utterances of the Tzadik and Rasha (Part 2) לֵב צַדִּיק יֶהְגֶּה לַעֲנוֹת וּפִי רְשָׁעִים יַבִּיעַ רָעוֹת: Length: 44 minutes Synopsis: This morning (5/22/25), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we began by examining a "hot take" translation of our pasuk, which we ended up rejecting. After reviewing the questions and approaches from yesterday, we delved into the meforshim, taking up questions of methodology along the...

3 months ago

45 minutes

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Mishlei 15:28 - The Utterances of the Tzadik and Rasha (Part 1)

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 translation, especially on account of the differences between the Masoretic text and another tradition ...

3 months ago

47 minutes

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Mishlei 16:33 - Does Hashem Determine Who Wins the Lottery?

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't the only one who was bothered by the anomalous and theologically difficult nature of the stateme...

3 months ago

1 hour 26 minutes

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Mishlei 15:27 - One Who Hates [Qatari] Gifts Will Live (Part 2)

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 through similar explanations in the meforshim. I then shared the approach of my rebbi, Rabbi Moskowitz...

4 months ago

45 minutes

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Mishlei 15:27 - One Who Hates [Qatari] Gifts Will Live (Part 1)

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 applies to current events involving POTUS. We spent a good deal of time raising over a dozen question...

4 months ago

44 minutes

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Mishlei 16:32 - Better Than Strength and the Capture of Cities

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 mussar and ethical development. We set out to see if we could find NEW ideas, and we did, but I end...

4 months ago

1 hour 18 minutes

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Mishlei 15:26 - Abominably Evil Thoughts and Purely Pleasant Statements (Part 2)

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 into a topic in this week's parashah: "Do not hate your brother in your heart" (Vayikra 19:17). After disc...

4 months ago

47 minutes

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Mishlei 15:26 - Abominably Evil Thoughts and Purely Pleasant Statements (Part 1)

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 approaches, discussed their real world applications, then read Metzudas David, who seems to support ...

4 months ago

44 minutes

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Mishlei 16:31 - How to Earn a Splendorous Hoary Crown

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 came away with four or five solid ideas. If you plan on getting old - and want it to go well -...

4 months ago

1 hour 26 minutes