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The Mishlei Podcast
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…
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- The Mishlei Podcast
Mishlei 12:14 - To Be Satisfied With Mouth-Fruit
Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 12:14 - To Be Satisfied With Mouth-Fruit מִפְּרִי פִי אִישׁ יִשְׂבַּע טוֹב וּגְמוּל יְדֵי…
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Mishlei 24:19-20 - Don't Jealously Compete with Evildoers (Part 1)
Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 24:19-20 - Don't Jealously Compete with Evildoers (Part 1) (יט) אַל תִּתְחַר בַּמְּרֵעִים…
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Mishlei 24:17-18 - When Your Enemy Falls Do Not Rejoice (Part 2)
Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 24:17-18 - When Your Enemy Falls Do Not Rejoice (Part 2) (יז) בִּנְפֹל אוֹיִבְךָ אַל…
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Mishlei 12:13 - Ensnaring Lips
Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 12:13 - Ensnaring Lips בְּפֶשַׁע שְׂפָתַיִם מוֹקֵשׁ רָע וַיֵּצֵא מִצָּרָה צַדִּיק: Length: 1…
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Mishlei 24:17-18 - When Your Enemy Falls Do Not Rejoice (Part 1)
Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 24:17-18 - When Your Enemy Falls Do Not Rejoice (Part 1) (יז) בִּנְפֹל אוֹיִבְךָ אַל…
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Mishlei 24:15-16 - For the Tzadik Falls Seven Times and Gets Up Again (Part 2)
Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 24:15-16 - For the Tzadik Falls Seven Times and Gets Up Again (Part 2) (טו) אַל תֶּאֱרֹב…
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Mishlei 12:12 - Membership in Evil vs. Righteous Communities
Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 12:12 - Membership in Evil vs. Righteous Communities חָמַד רָשָׁע מְצוֹד רָעִים וְשֹׁרֶשׁ…
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Mishlei 24:15-16 - For the Tzadik Falls Seven Times and Gets Up Again (Part 1)
Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 24:15-16 - For the Tzadik Falls Seven Times and Gets Up Again (Part 1) (טו) אַל תֶּאֱרֹב…
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Mishlei 24:13-14 - Chochmah: the Ultra-Honey (Part 2)
Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 24:13-14 - Chochmah: the Ultra-Honey (Part 2) (יג) אֱכׇל בְּנִי דְבַשׁ כִּי טוֹב, וְנֹפֶת…
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Mishlei 24:13-14 - Chochmah: the Ultra-Honey (Part 1)
Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 24:13-14 - Chochmah: the Ultra-Honey (Part 1) (יג) אֱכׇל בְּנִי דְבַשׁ כִּי טוֹב, וְנֹפֶת…
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Mishlei 12:11 - Working Your Land vs. Chasing Emptiness
Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 12:11 - Working Your Land vs. Chasing Emptiness עֹבֵד אַדְמָתוֹ יִשְׂבַּע לָחֶם, וּמְרַדֵּף…
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Mishlei 24:10-12 - Using "We Didn't Know" as an Excuse Not to Save Others (Part 2)
Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 24:10-12 - Using "We Didn't Know" as an Excuse Not to Save Others (Part 2) (י) הִתְרַפִּיתָ…
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Mishlei 12:10 - The Mercies of Tzadikim and Resha'im
Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 12:10 - The Mercies of Tzadikim and Resha'im יוֹדֵעַ צַדִּיק נֶפֶשׁ בְּהֶמְתּוֹ, וְרַחֲמֵי…
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Mishlei 24:10-12 - Using "We Didn't Know" as an Excuse Not to Save Others (Part 1)
Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 24:10-12 - Using "We Didn't Know" as an Excuse Not to Save Others (Part 1) (י) הִתְרַפִּיתָ…
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Mishlei 24:10 - How to Sabotage Yourself on a Day of Adversity (Part 2)
Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 24:10 - How to Sabotage Yourself on a Day of Adversity (Part 2) הִתְרַפִּיתָ בְּיוֹם צָרָה…
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Mishlei 12:9 - Investing in Kavod
Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 12:9 - Investing in Kavod טוֹב נִקְלֶה וְעֶבֶד לוֹ מִמִּתְכַּבֵּד וַחֲסַר לָחֶם: Length: 1…
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Mishlei 24:10 - How to Sabotage Yourself on a Day of Adversity (Part 1)
Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 24:10 - How to Sabotage Yourself on a Day of Adversity (Part 1) הִתְרַפִּיתָ בְּיוֹם צָרָה…
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Mishlei 24:9 - Something Something Plotting Foolish Scoffing Something (Part 2)
Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 24:9 - Something Something Plotting Foolish Scoffing Something (Part 2) זִמַּת אִוֶּלֶת…
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Mishlei 24:9 - Something Something Plotting Foolish Scoffing Something (Part 1)
Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 24:9 - Something Something Plotting Foolish Scoffing Something (Part 1) זִמַּת אִוֶּלֶת…
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Mishlei 25:21-22 - Mishleic Vengeance: Against Your Enemy, Against Amalek, and Against Haman
Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 25:21-22 - Mishleic Vengeance: Against Your Enemy, Against Amalek, and Against Haman (כא)…
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Mishlei 24:8 - How to Earn a Reputation as a Schemer (Part 2)
Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 24:8 - Mishlei 24:8 - How to Earn a Reputation as a Schemer (Part 2) מְחַשֵּׁב לְהָרֵעַ לוֹ…
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Mishlei 12:8 - To Be Praised for Intellect
Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 12:8 - To Be Praised for Intellect לְפִי שִׂכְלוֹ יְהֻלַּל אִישׁ וְנַעֲוֵה לֵב יִהְיֶה…
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Mishlei 24:8 - How to Earn a Reputation as a Schemer (Part 1)
Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 24:8 - How to Earn a Reputation as a Schemer (Part 1) NOTE: I make a mistake when reading…
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Mishlei 24:7 - The Mishleic Fool's Valuation of Wisdom (Part 2)
Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 24:7 - The Mishleic Fool's Valuation of Wisdom (Part 2) רָאמוֹת לֶאֱוִיל חׇכְמוֹת בַּשַּׁעַר…
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Mishlei 12:7 - When Resha'im and Tzadikim are Overturned
Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 12:7 - When Resha'im and Tzadikim are Overturned הָפוֹךְ רְשָׁעִים וְאֵינָם וּבֵית…
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Mishlei 24:7 - The Mishleic Fool's Valuation of Wisdom (Part 1)
Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 24:7 - The Mishleic Fool's Valuation of Wisdom (Part 1) רָאמוֹת לֶאֱוִיל חׇכְמוֹת בַּשַּׁעַר…
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Mishlei 24:5-6 - Mishleic Machismo (Part 2)
Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 24:5-6 - Mishleic Machismo (Part 2) (ה) גֶּבֶר חָכָם בַּעוֹז וְאִישׁ דַּעַת מְאַמֶּץ כֹּחַ…
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Mishlei 12:6 - How to Be Saved from a Rasha's Ambush
Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 12:6 - How to Be Saved from a Rasha's Ambush דִּבְרֵי רְשָׁעִים אֱרׇב דָּם וּפִי יְשָׁרִים…
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Mishlei 24:5-6 - Mishleic Machismo (Part 1)
Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 24:5-6 - Mishleic Machismo (Part 1) (ה) גֶּבֶר חָכָם בַּעוֹז וְאִישׁ דַּעַת מְאַמֶּץ כֹּחַ…
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Mishlei 24:3-4 - Building a House with Chochmah, Tevunah, and Daas (Part 3)
Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 24:3-4 - Building a House with Chochmah, Tevunah, and Daas (Part 3) (ג) בְּחׇכְמָה יִבָּנֶה…
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Mishlei 24:3-4 - Building a House with Chochmah, Tevunah, and Daas (Part 2)
Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 24:3-4 - Building a House with Chochmah, Tevunah, and Daas (Part 2) (ג) בְּחׇכְמָה יִבָּנֶה…
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Mishlei 12:5 - The Thoughts of Tzadikim vs. Resha'im
Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 12:5 - The Thoughts of Tzadikim vs. Resha'im מַחְשְׁבוֹת צַדִּיקִים מִשְׁפָּט תַּחְבֻּלוֹת…
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Mishlei Methodology Discussion About My "Formulaic" Approach
Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Length: 12 minutes Synopsis: Tonight (2/6/23), in our Monday Night Mishlei Shiur, we began with a…
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Mishlei 24:3-4 - Building a House with Chochmah, Tevunah, and Daas (Part 1)
Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 24:3-4 - Building a House with Chochmah, Tevunah, and Daas (Part 1) (ג) בְּחׇכְמָה יִבָּנֶה…
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Mishlei 24:1-2 - A Subtle Strategy for Not Being Jealous of Bad People (Part 2)
Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 24:1-2 - A Subtle Strategy for Not Being Jealous of Bad People (Part 2) אַל תְּקַנֵּא…
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Mishlei 24:1-2 - A Subtle Strategy for Not Being Jealous of Bad People (Part 1)
Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 24:1-2 - A Subtle Strategy for Not Being Jealous of Bad People (Part 1) אַל תְּקַנֵּא…
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Mishlei 12:4 - Malignant Marriages
Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 12:4 - Malignant Marriages אֵשֶׁת חַיִל עֲטֶרֶת בַּעְלָהּ וּכְרָקָב בְּעַצְמוֹתָיו…
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Mishlei 23:29-35 - Mishlei's Discourse on Wine (Part 3) Derech Nistar
Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 23:29-35 - Mishlei's Discourse on Wine (Part 3) Derech Nistar (כט) לְמִי אוֹי לְמִי אֲבוֹי…
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Mishlei 23:29-35 - Mishlei's Discourse on Wine (Part 2)
Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 23:29-35 - Mishlei's Discourse on Wine (Part 2) (כט) לְמִי אוֹי לְמִי אֲבוֹי לְמִי…
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Mishlei 12:3 - The Immovable Roots of Tzadikim
Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 12:3 - The Immovable Roots of Tzadikim לֹא יִכּוֹן אָדָם בְּרֶשַׁע וְשֹׁרֶשׁ צַדִּיקִים בַּל…
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Mishlei 23:29-35 - Mishlei's Discourse on Wine (Part 1)
Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 23:29-35 - Mishlei's Discourse on Wine (Part 1) (כט) לְמִי אוֹי לְמִי אֲבוֹי לְמִי…
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Mishlei 23:29-30 - Six Signs of a Mishleic Drinking Problem (Part 2)
Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 23:29-30 - Six Signs of a Mishleic Drinking Problem (Part 2) (כט) לְמִי אוֹי לְמִי אֲבוֹי…
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Mishlei 23:29-30 - Six Signs of a Mishleic Drinking Problem (Part 1)
Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 23:29-30 - Six Signs of a Mishleic Drinking Problem (Part 1) (כט) לְמִי אוֹי לְמִי אֲבוֹי…
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Mishlei 23:26-28 - The Pitfalls of the Zonah and the Nochriyah (Part 4)
Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! NOTE: I MADE A TERRIBLE MISTAKE! Towards the end of today's shiur, I accidentally said "Shadal" when…
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Mishlei 23:26-28 - The Pitfalls of the Zonah and the Nochriyah (Part 3)
Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 23:26-28 - The Pitfalls of the Zonah and the Nochriyah (Part 3) (כו) תְּנָה בְנִי לִבְּךָ…
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Mishlei 23:26-27 - The Pitfalls of the Zonah and the Nochriyah (Part 2)
Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 23:26-27 - The Pitfalls of the Zonah and the Nochriyah (Part 2) (כו) תְּנָה בְנִי לִבְּךָ…
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Mishlei 23:26-27 - The Pitfalls of the Zonah and the Nochriyah (Part 1)
Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 23:26-27 - The Pitfalls of the Zonah and the Nochriyah (Part 1) (כו) תְּנָה בְנִי לִבְּךָ…
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Recap of Last Night's Findings on Rabbeinu Yonah's Definition of Chacham (vs. Tzadik)
Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Recap of Last Night's Findings on Rabbeinu Yonah's Definition of Chacham (vs. Tzadik) [גִּיל] (גול)…
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Rabbeinu Yonah's Definition of Chacham (vs. Tzadik)
Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Rabbeinu Yonah's Definition of Chacham (vs. Tzadik) [גִּיל] (גול) יָגִיל אֲבִי צַדִּיק [וְיוֹלֵד]…
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Mishlei 23:24-25 - Joyous Parents of Righteous and Wise Children
Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 23:24-25 - Joyous Parents of Righteous and Wise Children [גִּיל] (גול) יָגִיל אֲבִי צַדִּיק…
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Mishlei 23:23 - The Most Valuable Investment Advice EVER (Part 2)
Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 23:23 - The Most Valuable Investment Advice EVER (Part 2) אֱמֶת קְנֵה וְאַל תִּמְכֹּר…
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Mishlei 23:23 - The Most Valuable Investment Advice EVER (Part 1)
Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 23:23 - The Most Valuable Investment Advice EVER (Part 1) אֱמֶת קְנֵה וְאַל תִּמְכֹּר…
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Mishlei 23:22 - The Impulse to Ignore and Degrade Old Parents (Part 2)
Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 23:22 - The Impulse to Ignore and Degrade Old Parents (Part 2) שְׁמַע לְאָבִיךָ זֶה יְלָדֶךָ…
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Mishlei 12:2 - Mishleic Goodness vs. Scheming
Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 12:2 - Goodness vs. Scheming טוֹב יָפִיק רָצוֹן מֵי"י וְאִישׁ מְזִמּוֹת יַרְשִׁיעַ: Length…
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Mishlei 23:22 - The Impulse to Ignore and Degrade Old Parents (Part 1)
Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 23:22 - The Impulse to Ignore and Degrade Old Parents (Part 1) שְׁמַע לְאָבִיךָ זֶה יְלָדֶךָ…
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Mishlei 23:20-21 - Indulgence, Indolence, and Indigence (Part 2)
Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 23:20-21 - Indulgence, Indolence, and Indigence (Part 2) (כ) אַל תְּהִי בְסֹבְאֵי יָיִן…
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Mishlei 23:20-21 - Indulgence, Indolence, and Indigence (Part 1)
Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 23:20-21 - Indulgence, Indolence, and Indigence (Part 1) (כ) אַל תְּהִי בְסֹבְאֵי יָיִן…
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Mishlei 23:19 - How to Straighten Your Heart, and Why (Part 2)
Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 23:19 - How to Straighten Your Heart, and Why (Part 2) שְׁמַע אַתָּה בְנִי וַחֲכָם וְאַשֵּׁר…
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Mishlei 12:1 - What it Takes to Be a True Philosopher
Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 12:1 - What it Takes to Be a True Philosopher אֹהֵב מוּסָר אֹהֵב דָּעַת, וְשׂוֹנֵא תוֹכַחַת…
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Mishlei 23:19 - How to Straighten Out Your Heart, and Why (Part 1)
Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Mishlei 23:19 - How to Straighten Out Your Heart, and Why (Part 1) שְׁמַע אַתָּה בְנִי וַחֲכָם…