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)
Can Hashem Transform Into a Human Barber So He Can Cut My Hair? (Part 2)
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R' Avraham ben ha'Rambam: On Midrashim (Part 2 of 6)
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Can Hashem Transform Into a Human Barber So He Can Cut My Hair? (Part 1)
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R' Avraham ben ha'Rambam: On Midrashim (Part 1 of 6)
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Kiddush: The Universe of Torah in a Glass of Wine
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"The Palace Allegory Revisited" or "Was the Rambam an Elitist?"
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Introductions of the Rashbam and Saadia Gaon
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Is Judaism FOR or AGAINST Free Thinking?
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Ibn Ezra's Introduction to Torah (Part 3 of 3) PLUS Mahari Kara on Pshat vs. Dra...
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Three Non-Mainstream Explanations of Akeidas Yitzchak
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Ibn Ezra's Introduction to Torah (Part 2 of 3)
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Chazal's Method of Vanquishing the Yetzer ha'Ra (Lomdeha)
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Ibn Ezra's Introduction to Torah (Part 1 of 3)
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The Mabul vs. Science (Lomdeha) + Follow-up Discussion
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Ralbag's Allegorical Interpretation of Gan Eden Part 2 - Beur ha'Milos on Bereis...
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The Curious Tale of Sasson and Simchah
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Ralbag's Allegorical Interpretation of Gan Eden Part 1 - Preface
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Ralbag's Introduction to Chumash (Part 3 of 3)
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Yom ha'Kippurim 5781: Ralbag on the [13] Middos [ha'Rachamim]
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Ralbag's Introduction to Chumash (Part 2 of 3)
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Ralbag's Introduction to Chumash (Part 1 of 3)
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Rosh ha'Shanah 5781: Yom ha'Din vs. Yom Teruah
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