Machshavah Lab
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...
Episodes (622)
The Saga of Kayin (Part 4) Applying the Unifying Theory
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Sforno on Sedom: Understanding the Dialogue Between Avraham and Hashem
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Parashas Vayeira: Avraham and Islam
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The Saga of Kayin (Part 3) The Unifying Theory
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Torah as Regimen: Ralbag's Approach to Chumash
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"Adam's Demonic Spawn" or "Did Hashem Turn the Builders of Migdal Bavel into Mon...
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The Saga of Kayin (Part 2) More Questions and Problems
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Parashas Noach: Migdal Bavel and the Hindu Account of the Mabul
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What's the Pshat of Migdal Bavel? (Parashas Noach)
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The Saga of Kayin (Part 1) Questions and Problems
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Parashas Bereishis: (How) Did Hashem Speak to Kayin?
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Does Hashem Actually Care What We Call Shemini Atzeres?
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The Joyful Progression from Yom ha’Kippurim through Sukkos
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Yom ha'Kippurim 5782: Vidui Yom ha'Kippurim and the Inner Bears of Our Nature
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Meditations on Rosh ha'Shanah 5781: The Meaning of "Shanah Tovah"
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Asmoranomardicadaistinaculdacar and the 42-Letter Name of God
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Ki Teitzei: On the Merit of Giving Bad Explanations of Mitzvos
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When to Dance Between Two Opinions
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Halacha as a Playground of Mindfulness
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The Insidious Nature of Metaphysical and Epistemological Premises
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Tallis as a Vehicle of Gratitude and a Reminder of Death
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Shoftim: The Parameters of Idolatrous Cultural Appropriation
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On Being Present in Tefilah
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Rambam: On Awakening (The Question)
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How to Choose What to Learn Before You Die
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King Kamehameha III and Moshiach
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Haftaras Re'eh: Torah as Water, Wine, and Milk
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Musings on Unrecorded Shiurim
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How to Become Wise: Part 2 (R' Yitzchak Kanpanton on Niddah 70b)
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Sitting Bull's Ghost Dance and Moshiach
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The Madness of Lishmah
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On Seeing the Hearts of Human Beings
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Simone Biles is My Hero
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How to Become Wise: Part 1 (R' Yitzchak Kanpanton on Niddah 70b)
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Help! I've Fallen Into Sufi Poetry and I Have No Idea What I'm Doing!
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The Principle of Humanity vs. Emunas Chachamim
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Taking the Road Less Traveled in Learning
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Vaeschanan: Declaring Hashem's Oneness in Love
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Musings on the Inadequacy of Internet Research
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Bodily Posture as a Sensory Anchor for Kavanah in Tefilah
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My Experience Fasting for 48 Hours on the 9th and 10th of Av
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The Tenth of Av, Seven Haftaros of Consolation, and Life After the Pain
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Tishah b’Av 5781: An Approach to the Blasphemy in Eichah and Kinnos
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Hunting for Treasure vs. Panning for Gold on the Beaches of Nome
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The Necessity of Metaphysical Trauma for National Teshuvah
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The Sin of Refusing to Look at Oneself
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The Induction of Metaphysical Trauma
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Tishah b'Av 5780: Methodology of Kinnos as Applied to Kinah #31 (Eish Tukad b'Ki...
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Haftarah of Mattos / Masei: Divine Love as the Foundation of Rebuke
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Sameach b’Chelko as Unconditional Happiness
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