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...
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Mortimer J. Adler's Mussar for Religious Educators
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Q&A #43: Evil Chacham, Wiki-Wars, World of Midrash, Zohar, Mind vs. Emotions, Mi...
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Egypt Reflections as a Jew (by My Brother)
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Why WE Eat Matzah vs. Why THEY Ate Matzah
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Adir Hu: Praiseworthy Paean or Sacrilegious Screed?
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Mit’chilah: Defining Avodah Zarah and Avodas Hashem
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Q&A #42: Downtime with Rabbeim, God Creating Evil, What Was Given at Sinai, When...
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Ki Tisa: Shadal’s Anti-Rationalist Rational Explanation of Ayin ha’Ra (the Evil...
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Tetzaveh: Philosophical Pants
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Ralbag's Lessons from Megilas Esther: Part 4 (#36-40)
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Emulating a Vengeful God: ve'Halachta bi'Drachav and E-l Nekamos
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Mishpatim: Judaism's Stance on (Extrajudicial) Witch Hunts
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Mishpatim: Judaism's Take on [Literal] Witch Hunting (Shiur Version)
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Yisro: Shadal’s Unfortunate Stance on Idolatry, Belief, and the Value of Knowled...
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Beshalach: What Did the Splitting of the Sea Look Like?
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Avos 4:11 and 5:17 - Meiri on Machlokess
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Beshalach: Moshe’s Role in the Mahn Confusion and its Implications for Teachers
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Shemos: Two Views of Hishtadlus
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Vayechi: How Never to Be Angry at Anyone or Hate Anyone (Part 1: Questions)
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Vayigash: Who Sent Yosef to Egypt? (Part 1: The Questions)
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Avos 4:11 - Angelic Advocates and Accusers (Reexamined)
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The Rabbi Schneeweiss Substack Update: 66 Changes I'm Considering for January 20...
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Vayishlach: Bnei Yaakov at Beis-El and Bnei Yisrael at Sinai (Part 1: Questions)
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Avos 4:10 - Minimize Business and Busy Yourself With Torah ... and Two Related (...
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Vayeitzei: Yaakov's (Scandalous?) Kiss (?)
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Avos 4:9 - Devotion to Torah in Poverty
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Bereishis: (How) Did Hashem Speak to Kayin?
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Avos 4:8 - Don't Judge Alone
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Vayeira: Vox Intellectus Vox Dei (The Voice of the Intellect is the Voice of God...
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Lech Lecha: Avraham Avinu – a Vial of Perfume in a Cemetery
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Avos 4:7 - Why Judges Should Avoid Judging
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Sforno on the Nachash: Apikorsus or Pshat? Part 1: Methodology and Premises
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Noach: Why Was Noach’s Family Saved?
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Avos 2:1 - Contemplate Three Things and You Won't Come to Sin
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INCOMPLETE SHIUR: Rosh ha'Shanah 5785 - The Sweet Secret of Ha'Melech ha'Misphat
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Nitzavim/Vayeilech: Teshuvah as a Ledge
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Avos 4:6 - How to Honor and Desecrate Yourself Through Torah
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(SHIUR) Ki Tavo: How We Know It's a Mitzvah to Have Good Middos (and Why We Shou...
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Avos 2:13 - Shema, Tefilah, and Bad Self-Image
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Shofetim: Three Philosophies of Bal Tashchis (Wasteful Destruction)
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Re'eh: MEAT IS MURDER!!!
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Eikev: When to Disregard Tznius (Modesty) and Act Like an Animal
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Vaeschanan: Ayn Rand, Art, and Avodah Zarah
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Kinnah #20: Incline Your Ear and Hear (Tishah b'Av 5784)
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Tishah b’Av 5784: Does Hashem Still Listen to Our Prayers?
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Haftaras Devarim: Will Hashem Hate Our Tishah b’Av?
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Four Insights from a Jewish Renewal Rabbi
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Pinchas: The Korban Tamid as ... God's Food?
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Vaeira: Do You Believe in Magic?
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Balak: Blaming Sins on “Sin City”
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