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)
Feynman: On Definitional Neurosis
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Bruce Lee’s Oak and the Success of Evil
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The One-Page Article: a Summer 2021 Experiment
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Musings on Sforno's Approach to the Incident of the Fiery Snakes
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Parashas Chukas: Overlooking Sacrilegious Speech (Audiobook Dvar Torah)
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An Examination of "The Overexamined Life is Not Worth Living"
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Parashas Korach: What Happened to Korach? (Audiobook Dvar Torah)
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Parashas Shelach: The Torah's View of Temptation (Audiobook Dvar Torah)
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What Does the Torah Mean by "Toeivah"?
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What Are Ideas? (Mortimer J. Adler's "Ten Philosophical Mistakes," Chapter 1)
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Avos 3:13 - Rabbeinu Yonah (and Krishnamurti) on Silence, Listening, and Chochma...
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A Glimpse Into Bruce Lee's Impact on My Methodology of Teaching and Learning (Pa...
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Three Schools of Jewish Thought
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A Glimpse Into Bruce Lee's Impact on My Methodology of Teaching and Learning (Pa...
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What is the REAL Theme of Shavuos?
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The Mitzvah of Kavod Talmidei Chachamim: An Example of What’s Missing from Rabbe...
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Parashas Kedoshim Mitzvah Marathon
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"Is There an Obligation to Believe that the Zohar Was Written by R' Shimon Bar Y...
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Midrashic Betrayal: the Detrimental Effects of the Failure to Distinguish Betwee...
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A Joke Before Shiur: The Role of Humor in Torah Study
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The Ten Principles of Shadal's Approach to Tanach Interpretation
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Mussar Without "Should"s and "Shouldn't"s
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Shadal's Opposition to Philosophical Judaism
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Can God Do the Impossible?
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Maror as a Philosophical Theme of Pesach
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Ramban: On Why We Commemorate Yetzias Mitzrayim (a.k.a. The Famous Ramban at the...
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How the (Seemingly) Outdated Elements of Torah Are Evidence of Its Perfection (P...
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Ritva on Haggadah (Part 3: Meh)
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Ritva on Haggadah (Part 2: Avadim Hayinu)
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How the (Seemingly) Outdated Elements of Torah Are Evidence of Its Perfection (P...
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Ritva on Haggadah (Part 1: Ha Lachma Anya)
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Haman's Ancient Motive
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Purim 5781: The Limits of the Human Intellect as a Theme of Purim
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Of Wolves, Men, and Methodology: an Attempt to Capture and Articulate an Epistem...
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Rambam vs. Riaz (and Thomas Jefferson vs. Pirkei Avos)
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Lo Tachmod: a Case Study in How the Torah Commands Emotions
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Seltzer Theories vs. Jam Theories
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Some Guidelines for Thinking About Biblical Historicity vs. Archaeology (Part 2...
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Know What to Respond to a Heretic (Avos 2:14) Part 2
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Know What to Respond to a Heretic (Avos 2:14) Part 1
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Some Guidelines for Thinking About Biblical Historicity vs. Archaeology (Part 1...
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R' Avraham ben ha'Rambam: On Midrashim (Part 6 of 6)
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Rambam's Hidden Egalitarian Stance on Mitzvos
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R' Avraham ben ha'Rambam: On Midrashim (Part 5 of 6)
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Vayechi - The Cheit of Reuven: A Case Study in Analyzing the Flaws of Tzadikim
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Lessons in Bitachon from 2020
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R' Avraham ben ha'Rambam: On Midrashim (Part 4 of 6)
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Asarah b'Teves 5781: A Live Prophecy About an Ongoing Tragedy
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Chanukah 5781: Asking for Miracles on Chanukah
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R' Avraham ben ha'Rambam: On Midrashim (Part 3 of 6)
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