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Machshavah Lab

Rabbi Matt Schneeweiss

My name is Rabbi Matt Schneeweiss. My goal as a Torah educator is not merely to teach my students my OWN hashkafah. Rather, my goal is to equip them with the foundations, the methodological training, and the tools which will enable them to arrive at their OWN understanding of Judaism and cultivate their OWN relationship with Hashem and His Torah. This podcast is devoted to the shiurim I give which are geared specifically towards that end. As such, the range of topics covered here will be diverse

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10:03

The Rabbi Schneeweiss Substack Update: 66 Changes I'm...

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2025/01/02

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!Length of article: 3 pagesLength of audio: 9 minutes 12 secondsSynopsis: This is the audio version of the 3-page article I wrote and published on rabbischneeweiss.substack.com/ on 1/1/25, titled: The Rabbi Schneeweiss Substack Update: 66 Changes I'm Considering for January 2025. After last year's cabin retreat, I made three writing-related anti-resolutions for 2024. In this post, I examine this year went, and what I envision for 2025.-...

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9:53

Vayishlach: Bnei Yaakov at Beis-El and Bnei Yisrael...

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2024/12/13

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!Length of article: 2 pagesLength of audio: 8 minutes 59 secondsSynopsis: This is the audio version of the 2-page article I wrote and published on rabbischneeweiss.substack.com/ on 12/13/24, titled: Vayishlach: Bnei Yaakov at Beis-El and Bnei Yisrael at Sinai (Part 1: Questions). This week's article contains questions: "traditional" questions as well as the literary analysis questions taken up by "the Gush Tanakh Method." If you have an...

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96:44

Avos 4:10 - Minimize Business and Busy Yourself With...

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2024/12/13

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!Length: 1 hour 36 minutesSynopsis: This evening (12/12/24), in our Thursday night Pirkei Avos shiur for women, we learned another mishnah about how to achieve the proper learning-work balance. This mishnah was strange in that each clause seemed to be an idea that wasn't a chidush because it's already been covered elsewhere in Pirkei Avos. Additionally, the relationship between the three clauses wasn't apparent. Thankfully, we were able...

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Vayeitzei: Yaakov's (Scandalous?) Kiss (?)

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2024/12/06

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!Length of article: 3 pagesLength of audio: 12 minutes 36 secondsSynopsis: This is the audio version of the 1-page article I wrote and published on rabbischneeweiss.substack.com/ on 12/6/24, titled: Vayeitzei: Yaakov's (Scandalous?) Kiss (?). How, exactly, did Yaakov kiss Rachel? This article explores the full spectrum of interpretations—from Ibn Kaspi to the Hasidic masters—through the lenses of methodology and sociology.-----This week...

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91:30

Avos 4:9 - Devotion to Torah in Poverty

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2024/12/06

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!Length: 1 hour 31 minutesSynopsis: Last night (12/5/24), in our Thursday night Pirkei Avos shiur for women, we learned a mishnah about the relationship between wealth, poverty, and living a life of Torah. Even though we only fully learned one commentary (Rabbeinu Yonah), the ideas we discussed here are relevant to most of us, and have major implications for how we structure our lives.-----מקורות:אבות ד:טרש"ירמב"םרבינו יונהמאירירמב"ם - ...

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Bereishis: (How) Did Hashem Speak to Kayin?

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2024/11/22

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!Length of article: 1 pageLength of audio: 4 minutes 58 secondsSynopsis: This is the audio version of the 1-page article I wrote and published on rabbischneeweiss.substack.com/ on 11/22/24, titled: Bereishis: (How) Did Hashem Speak to Kayin? In lieu of an article on Chayei Sarah, I've decided to publish an article on Bereishis which is a sequel to last week's article on Vayeira. If you thought that Radak was controversial, check t...

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97:26

Avos 4:8 - Don't Judge Alone

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2024/11/15

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!Length: 1 hour 21 minutesSynopsis: Last night (11/14/24), in our Thursday night Pirkei Avos shiur for women, we learned the next mishnah. Like the previous one, this mishnah is a warning to judges not to judge alone, no matter what their level of expertise, and what not to do once they're on a court with peers who aren't experts. After familiarizing ourselves with the facts about the cases in which one is permitted to judge alone, we l...

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Vayeira: Vox Intellectus Vox Dei (The Voice of the...

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2024/11/15

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!Length of article: 1 pageLength of audio: 4 minutes 19 secondsSynopsis: This is the audio version of the 1-page article I wrote and published on rabbischneeweiss.substack.com/ on 11/15/24, titled: Vayeira: Vox Intellectus Vox Dei (The Voice of the Intellect is the Voice of God). Avimelech clearly sinned against Avraham and Sarah, but in what sense did he sin against God? Radak's answer expresses what it truly means to be a "rationalist...

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Lech Lecha: Avraham Avinu – a Vial of Perfume in a...

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2024/11/08

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!Length of article: 3 pagesLength of audio: 10 minutes 50 secondsSynopsis: This is the audio version of the 2-page article I wrote and published on rabbischneeweiss.substack.com/ on 11/8/24, titled: Lech Lecha: Avraham Avinu – a Vial of Perfume in a Cemetery. This week's article is part Mishlei, part midrash, and part insight into the pshat of the parashah - all thanks to Rabbeinu Bachya's introductory drashah, which centers upon a stra...

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Avos 4:7 - Why Judges Should Avoid Judging

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2024/11/08

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!Length: 1 hour 21 minutesSynopsis: Tonight (11/7/24), in our Thursday night Pirkei Avos shiur for women, we continued learning Chapter 4. On its surface, this mishnah is directed at judges, but the advice it gives is counterintuitive. Despite the seemingly narrow audience, we were able to derive practical insights for us normal folk, as well as perspectives on halachic jurisprudence. -----מקורות:אבות ד:זרש"ירמב"םרבינו יונהמאירירמב"ם - ...

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97:42

Sforno on the Nachash: Apikorsus or Pshat? Part 1:...

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2024/11/04

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!Length: 1 hour 37 minutesSynopsis: This morning's YBT Sunday shiur (11/3/24) was a bit different than usual, focusing more on reading and discussing sources than in-depth analysis. This was intentional, since this shiur was intended to be a setup for the REAL shiur. My original goal was to present Sforno’s view that the nachash in Gan Eden represents the yetzer ha’ra. However, I realized two preliminary issues needed to be addressed: (...

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Noach: Why Was Noach’s Family Saved?

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2024/11/01

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!Length of article: 2 pagesLength of audio: 8 minutes 18 secondsSynopsis: This is the audio version of the 2-page article I wrote and published on rabbischneeweiss.substack.com/ on 11/1/24, titled: Noach: Why Was Noach's Family Saved? I've always assumed they were saved because of Noach's righteousness, or for the sake of repopulating the world. According to Sforno, neither is true.-----This week's Torah content is sponsored by Ayala, w...

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Avos 2:1 - Contemplate Three Things and You Won't...

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2024/10/11

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!Length: 1 hour 21 minutesSynopsis: This morning (10/11/24), in our Thursday night Pirkei Avos shiur for women (rescheduled to Friday morning, Erev Yom ha'Kippurim), we took up the final clause of the first mishnah in chapter 2 because it mentions the concept that all our deeds our written in a book. I chose this because I hoped it would shed light on all the book-talk at around this time of year, and if not, then at least it'll be inst...

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77:09

INCOMPLETE SHIUR: Rosh ha'Shanah 5785 - The Sweet...

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2024/10/02

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!Length: 1 hour 16 minutesSynopsis: This Erev Rosh ha'Shanah morning (10/2/24), I gave an incomplete shiur on the phrase "ha'Melech ha'Mishpat" with which we conclude the 11th berachah of the Amidah during the Aseres Ymei Teshuvah. Last year I wrote 3/4ths of an article on this topic - everything but the main idea, which didn't come together in time. This year, I had planned on finishing the article in time to post on Erev RH, but that ...

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Nitzavim/Vayeilech: Teshuvah as a Ledge

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2024/09/27

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!Length of article: 2 pagesLength of audio: 7 minutes 22 secondsSynopsis: This is the audio version of the 2-page article I wrote and published on rabbischneeweiss.substack.com/ on 9/27/24, titled: Nitzavim/Vayeilech: Teshuvah as a Ledge. We're about to enter the Aseres Ymei Teshuvah (Ten days of Repentance) once again, and I find myself asking the same question I ask every year: Is teshuvah really as easy as Moshe Rabbeinu claims?-----...

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Avos 4:6 - How to Honor and Desecrate Yourself...

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2024/09/27

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!Length: 1 hour 31 minutesSynopsis: Tonight (9/26/24), in our Thursday night Pirkei Avos shiur for women, we took up the next mishnah in the fourth chapter, where we left off in June. This one certainly struck us as odd, speaking of Torah almost like a voodoo doll. We raised a ton of questions and successfully learned two approaches from three meforshim (Rashi, Rambam, and Meiri), which answered all our questions. We also attempted to l...

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(SHIUR) Ki Tavo: How We Know It's a Mitzvah to Have...

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2024/09/20

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!Length: 1 hour 19 minutesSynopsis: This evening (9/19/24), in lieu of our regularly scheduled Pirkei Avos Shiur for women, we took up a question on the parashah that I'm trying to write about for this week's article. This is a good example of how, if you keep asking questions even when you think you've reached the end of the line, you'll sometimes break through to a new vista with new discoveries waiting to be made. I set out to give a...

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Shofetim: Three Philosophies of Bal Tashchis...

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2024/09/06

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!Length of article: 2 pagesLength of audio: 8 minutes 12 secondsSynopsis: This is the audio version of the 2-page article I wrote and published on rabbischneeweiss.substack.com/ on 9/6/24, titled: Shofetim: Three Philosophies of Bal Tashchis (Wasteful Destruction). Some mitzvos have well-hidden reasons. Others suffer the opposite fate: everyone assumes they understand their reasons without bothering to learn what the Torah says. Bal tas...

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Avos 2:13 - Shema, Tefilah, and Bad Self-Image

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2024/09/06

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!Length: 1 hour 39 minutesSynopsis: Last night (9/5/24), in our first Thursday night Pirkei Avos shiur for women of the 2024-2025, we took up a tefilah-related Mishnah from chapter 2, since I've been in tefilah mode all summer and I wanted to share some ideas. If you're looking for an eye-opening perspective on tefilah filled with potential, be sure to listen all the way to the end of the shiur, when we learn the Meiri's interpretation....

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Re'eh: MEAT IS MURDER!!!

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2024/08/30

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!Length of article: 2 pagesLength of audio: 6 minutes 14 secondsSynopsis: This is the audio version of the 2-page article I originally wrote on 8/14/15, which I edited and republished on rabbischneeweiss.substack.com/ on 8/30/24, titled: Re'eh: MEAT IS MURDER!!! P.E.T.A. (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) equates slaughtering animals for food with murder. Does Judaism agree? The answer may surprise you! -----The Torah conten...

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