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Mishlei 17:9 - How to Make, Keep, and Ruin Friendships

December 08, 2025 • Rabbi Matt Schneeweiss • Season 19 • Episode 27

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Mishlei 17:9 - How to Make, Keep, and Ruin Friendships

מְכַסֶּה פֶּשַׁע מְבַקֵּשׁ אַהֲבָה וְשֹׁנֶה בְדָבָר מַפְרִיד אַלּוּף:

Length: 1 hour 30 minutes
Synopsis: This evening (12/8/25), in our Monday Night Mishlei shiur, we took up a pasuk that featured some bizarre wording. Fortunately for us, this one had a lot of "ins" and we quickly developed several of our own approaches before learning two approaches from the meforshim. Unfortunately, we had to end shiur before learning the many other viable approaches the meforshim had to offer. So much Mishlei to learn, and so little time to learn it.
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מקורות:
משלי יז:ט
מצודת ציון/דוד
תרגום רס"ג
תרגום כתובים
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר המדע, הלכות תשובה ב:ה
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר המדע, הלכות דעות ז:ז-ח
רבינו יונה
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