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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 meforshim (commentators). If you have any questions feel free to email me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail. Thanks for listening!
Episodes
625 episodes
Mishlei 15:29 - Mishlei's Advice for Getting Your Tefilah Heard (Part 2)
Mishlei 15:29 - Mishlei's Advice for Getting Your Tefilah Heard (Part 2)רָחוֹק יְיָ מֵרְשָׁעִים וּתְפִלַּת צַדִּיקִים יִשְׁמָעLength: 48 minutesSynopsis: This morning (5/29/25), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we began with my...
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Season 18
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Episode 49
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49:09
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Mishlei 15:29 - Mishlei's Advice for Getting Your Tefilah Heard (Part 1)
Mishlei 15:29 - Mishlei's Advice for Getting Your Tefilah Heard (Part 1)רָחוֹק יְיָ מֵרְשָׁעִים וּתְפִלַּת צַדִּיקִים יִשְׁמָעLength: 34 minutesSynopsis: This morning (5/28/25), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we took up one o...
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Season 18
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Episode 48
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34:50
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Mishlei 15:28 - The Utterances of the Tzadik and Rasha (Part 2)
Mishlei 15:28 - The Utterances of the Tzadik and Rasha (Part 2)לֵב צַדִּיק יֶהְגֶּה לַעֲנוֹת וּפִי רְשָׁעִים יַבִּיעַ רָעוֹת:Length: 44 minutesSynopsis: This morning (5/22/25), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we began by exami...
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Season 18
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Episode 47
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45:05
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Mishlei 15:28 - The Utterances of the Tzadik and Rasha (Part 1)
Mishlei 15:28 - The Utterances of the Tzadik and Rasha (Part 1)לֵב צַדִּיק יֶהְגֶּה לַעֲנוֹת וּפִי רְשָׁעִים יַבִּיעַ רָעוֹת:Length: 47 minutesSynopsis: This morning (5/21/25), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we learned a pasu...
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Season 18
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Episode 46
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47:28
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Mishlei 16:33 - Does Hashem Determine Who Wins the Lottery?
Mishlei 16:33 - Does Hashem Determine Who Wins the Lottery?בַּחֵיק יוּטַל אֶת הַגּוֹרָל, וּמֵיְיָ כׇּל מִשְׁפָּטוֹ:Length: 1 hour 18 minutesSynopsis: This evening (5/19/25), in the last Monday Night Mishlei shiur of the 2024...
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Season 18
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Episode 45
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1:26:30
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Mishlei 15:27 - One Who Hates [Qatari] Gifts Will Live (Part 2)
Mishlei 15:27 - One Who Hates [Qatari] Gifts Will Live (Part 2)עֹכֵר בֵּיתוֹ בּוֹצֵעַ בָּצַע, וְשׂוֹנֵא מַתָּנֹת יִחְיֶה:Length: 45 minutesSynopsis: This morning (5/15/25), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we began with an adde...
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Season 18
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Episode 44
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45:55
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Mishlei 15:27 - One Who Hates [Qatari] Gifts Will Live (Part 1)
Mishlei 15:27 - One Who Hates [Qatari] Gifts Will Live (Part 1)עֹכֵר בֵּיתוֹ בּוֹצֵעַ בָּצַע, וְשׂוֹנֵא מַתָּנֹת יִחְיֶה:Length: 46 minutesSynopsis: This morning (5/14/25), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we began learning a f...
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Season 18
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Episode 43
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44:48
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Mishlei 16:32 - Better Than Strength and the Capture of Cities
Mishlei 16:32 - Better Than Strength and the Capture of Citiesטוֹב אֶרֶךְ אַפַּיִם מִגִּבּוֹר, וּמֹשֵׁל בְּרוּחוֹ מִלֹּכֵד עִיר:Length: 1 hour 18 minutesSynopsis: This evening (5/12/25), in our Monday Night Mishlei shiur, we...
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Season 18
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Episode 42
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1:18:36
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Mishlei 15:26 - Abominably Evil Thoughts and Purely Pleasant Statements (Part 2)
Mishlei 15:26 - Abominably Evil Thoughts and Purely Pleasant Statements (Part 2)תּוֹעֲבַת יְ־הֹוָה מַחְשְׁבוֹת רָע וּטְהֹרִים אִמְרֵי נֹעַם:Length: 46 minutesSynopsis: This morning (5/8/25), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we ...
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Season 18
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Episode 41
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46:59
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Mishlei 15:26 - Abominably Evil Thoughts and Purely Pleasant Statements (Part 1)
Mishlei 15:26 - Abominably Evil Thoughts and Purely Pleasant Statements (Part 1)תּוֹעֲבַת יְ־הֹוָה מַחְשְׁבוֹת רָע וּטְהֹרִים אִמְרֵי נֹעַם:Length: 43 minutesSynopsis: This morning (5/7/25), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we ...
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Season 18
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Episode 40
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44:02
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Mishlei 16:31 - How to Earn a Splendorous Hoary Crown
Mishlei 16:31 - How to Earn a Splendorous Hoary Crown עֲטֶרֶת תִּפְאֶרֶת שֵׂיבָה בְּדֶרֶךְ צְדָקָה תִּמָּצֵא:Length: 1 hour 25 minutesSynopsis: This evening (5/5/25), in our Monday Night Mishlei shiur, we learned an unusual ...
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Season 18
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Episode 39
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Mishlei 15:25 - Haughty Houses and Helpless Widows (Part 2)
Mishlei 15:25 - Haughty Houses and Helpless Widows (Part 2)בֵּית גֵּאִים יִסַּח יְיָ וְיַצֵּב גְּבוּל אַלְמָנָה:Length: 45 minutesSynopsis: This morning (5/1/25), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we began by reviewing what we c...
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Season 18
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Episode 38
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46:13
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Mishlei 15:25 - Haughty Houses and Helpless Widows (Part 1)
Mishlei 15:25 - Haughty Houses and Helpless Widows (Part 1)בֵּית גֵּאִים יִסַּח יְיָ וְיַצֵּב גְּבוּל אַלְמָנָה:Length: 44 minutesSynopsis: This morning (4/30/25), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we returned to chapter 15 afte...
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Season 18
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Episode 37
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44:51
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Mishlei 16:30 - Pursed Lips Sink Ships
Mishlei 16:30 - Pursed Lips Sink Shipsעֹצֶה עֵינָיו לַחְשֹׁב תַּהְפֻּכוֹת קֹרֵץ שְׂפָתָיו כִּלָּה רָעָה:Length: 1 hour 24 minutesSynopsis: This evening (4/28/25), we returned to our Monday Night Mishlei shiur with a small bu...
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Season 18
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Episode 36
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Mishlei 15:24 - The Maskil's Orach Chayim (Part 2)
Mishlei 15:24 - The Maskil's Orach Chayim (Part 2)אֹרַח חַיִּים לְמַעְלָה לְמַשְׂכִּיל לְמַעַן סוּר מִשְּׁאוֹל מָטָּה:Length: 47 minutesSynopsis: This morning (4/3/25), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we reviewed the approache...
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Season 18
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Episode 35
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47:55
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Mishlei 15:24 - The Maskil's Orach Chayim (Part 1)
Mishlei 15:24 - The Maskil's Orach Chayim (Part 1)אֹרַח חַיִּים לְמַעְלָה לְמַשְׂכִּיל לְמַעַן סוּר מִשְּׁאוֹל מָטָּה:Length: 43 minutesSynopsis: This morning (4/2/25), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we began learning a new p...
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Season 18
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Episode 34
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43:53
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Mishlei 16:29 - The Enticement of Violence
Mishlei 16:29 - The Enticement of Violenceאִישׁ חָמָס יְפַתֶּה רֵעֵהוּ, וְהוֹלִיכוֹ בְּדֶרֶךְ לֹא טוֹב:Length: 1 hour 38 minutesSynopsis: This evening (3/31/24), in our Monday Night Mishlei shiur, the pasuk we learned yielde...
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Season 18
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Episode 33
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Mishlei 15:23 - The Joy/Trap of Hearing Your Own Voice (Part 2)
Mishlei 15:23 - The Joy/Trap of Hearing Your Own Voice (Part 2)שִׂמְחָה לָאִישׁ בְּמַעֲנֵה פִיו וְדָבָר בְּעִתּוֹ מַה טּוֹב:Length: 44 minutesSynopsis: This morning (3/27/25), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we began by review...
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Season 18
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Episode 32
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45:50
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Mishlei 15:23 - The Joy/Trap of Hearing Your Own Voice (Part 1)
Mishlei 15:23 - The Joy/Trap of Hearing Your Own Voice (Part 1)שִׂמְחָה לָאִישׁ בְּמַעֲנֵה פִיו וְדָבָר בְּעִתּוֹ מַה טּוֹב:Length: 44 minutesSynopsis: This morning (3/26/25), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we began learning ...
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Season 18
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Episode 31
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44:24
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Mishlei 16:28 - The Complainer and the Apple Man (Yes, I Will Call Him That)
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 minutesSynopsis: This evening (3/24/24), in our Monday Night Mish...
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Season 18
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Episode 30
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1:38:28
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Mishlei 15:22 - [Secret] Counsel and Successful Plans (Part 3)
Mishlei 15:22 - [Secret] Counsel and Successful Plans (Part 3)הָפֵר מַחֲשָׁבוֹת בְּאֵין סוֹד וּבְרֹב יוֹעֲצִים תָּקוּם:Length: 49 minutesSynopsis: This morning (3/19/25), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we devoted a third day ...
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Season 18
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Episode 29
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49:22
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Mishlei 16:27 - The Bliyaal Reexamined
Mishlei 16:27 - The Bliyaal Reexamined אִישׁ בְּלִיַּעַל כֹּרֶה רָעָה וְעַל [שְׂפָתוֹ] (שפתיו) כְּאֵשׁ צָרָבֶת:Length: 1 hour 32 minutesSynopsis: This evening (3/17/24), in our Monday Night Mishlei shiur, we revisited one of...
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Season 18
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Episode 28
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Mishlei 15:22 - [Secret] Counsel and Successful Plans (Part 2)
Mishlei 15:22 - [Secret] Counsel and Successful Plans (Part 2)הָפֵר מַחֲשָׁבוֹת בְּאֵין סוֹד וּבְרֹב יוֹעֲצִים תָּקוּם:Length: 45 minutesSynopsis: This morning (3/13/25), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we ended up spending th...
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Season 18
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Episode 27
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44:32
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Mishlei 15:22 - [Secret] Counsel and Successful Plans (Part 1)
Mishlei 15:22 - [Secret] Counsel and Successful Plans (Part 1)הָפֵר מַחֲשָׁבוֹת בְּאֵין סוֹד וּבְרֹב יוֹעֲצִים תָּקוּם:Length: 45 minutesSynopsis: This morning (3/12/25), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we started learning a n...
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Season 18
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Episode 26
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45:57
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Mishlei 16:26 - Toiling Soul Something Something Mouth
Mishlei 16:26 - Toiling Soul Something Something Mouthנֶפֶשׁ עָמֵל עָמְלָה לּוֹ, כִּי אָכַף עָלָיו פִּיהוּ:Length: 1 hour 20 minutesSynopsis: This evening (3/10/24), in our Monday Night Mishlei shiur, we took up one of the ...
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Season 18
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Episode 25
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