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Machshavah Lab

Rabbi Matt Schneeweiss

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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)

Q&A #18: Wisdom Literature, Time Allotment, Food Forests, Matrilineal Descent, a...

Machshavah Lab

Feb 17, 202349:52pending

Mishpatim: Does Hashem Reward Good Dogs?

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Feb 17, 20235:17pending

Avos 3:13 - The Relationship Between Social Approval and Divine Approval

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Feb 17, 20231:23:59pending

Spectral Clergy, Living Torah, and My Izzet Grieving Process

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Feb 10, 202320:02pending

Avos 3:11-12 - The Relationship Between Chochmah, Fear of Sin, and Deeds

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Feb 10, 20231:43:16pending

Beshalach: Was Miriam a Prophetess?

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Feb 2, 20235:10pending

Bo: The Jewish Lunar Calendar as Anti-Egyptian Polemic

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Jan 26, 20235:10pending

Shemos: Dasan and Aviram - to Blame or Not to Blame?

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Jan 13, 20235:10pending

Q&A #17: Shalom Bayis, Darchei Shalom, and Questions About Jewish Cemeteries

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Jan 12, 202315:20pending

Does Hashem Actually Pray?! - Part 2 (Berachos 7a)

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Jan 12, 20231:08:39pending

Q&A #16: Churban, Minhag, "Shmiras Einayim," Sharing Psak, Reading, Feeding Anim...

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Jan 6, 20231:21:23pending

Vayechi: The Wolf as an Allegory for the Shechinah

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Jan 6, 20235:48pending

Q&A #15: Aristotelian Torah, Ox-Filth, English Mishneh Torah, and Baby Souls

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Jan 6, 202344:51pending

Avos 3:10 & 5:12 - The Consequences of Forgetting Your Torah

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Jan 6, 20231:30:07pending

Does Hashem Actually Pray?! - Part 1 (Berachos 7a)

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Jan 5, 20231:00:27pending

An Etymological Drash from Rav Hirsch on Jewish vs. Pagan Priests

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Dec 30, 20229:55pending

Avos 3:9 - Interrupting Torah for a Tree

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Dec 30, 20221:47:19pending

Chanukah 5783: The “Beloved” Mitzvah of Ner Chanukah

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Dec 25, 20225:18pending

Dream Analysis in Halacha: Aruch ha'Shulchan and Rambam

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Dec 16, 20221:20:49pending

Q&A #14 - Off-the-Record Questions, Shabbos King, and Melaveh Malka

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Dec 16, 20226:46pending

Vayeishev: Should this Rashi be Taught to Children?

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Dec 16, 20225:24pending

Avos 3:8 - Giving to God

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Dec 16, 20221:27:11pending

The Meta-Halachic Implications of the Halachos of Fingernail Cutting

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Dec 9, 20221:18:56pending

Q&A #13 - What to Treat as a Fact, How Curses Work, and How Berachos Work

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Dec 9, 202238:07pending

Avos 3:7 - Levels of Shechinah

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Dec 9, 20221:36:09pending

Vayishlach: Can We Talk About Reuven’s Sin?

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Dec 7, 20225:48pending

The Metaphysical Implications of Stubbing Your Toe (Redux)

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Dec 4, 20221:41:32pending

Q&A #12 - Pushing Limits, Israel, Conditioned Thinking, Meat & Wine, Voucher's M...

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Dec 2, 202250:44pending

Q&A #11 - Kavanah in Kedushah, Halachic Complexity, Torah Fluctuations, Love Wor...

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Dec 2, 202244:59pending

Avos 3:6 - Yokes on You

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Dec 2, 20221:45:57pending

Vayeitzei: The Eyes of Leah in the Eyes of Three Schools of Commentary

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Nov 28, 20225:04pending

Q&A #10 - Iyun Procedures, Sensitivity to Halachic Laxity, and Dealing with the...

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Nov 25, 202234:24pending

Toldos: Does God Judge Our Prayers Based on Our Parents?

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Nov 25, 20225:29pending

Tehilim 100: Mizmor l'Todah (A Psalm of Thanksgiving)

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Nov 24, 20221:12:57pending

Chayei Sarah: Musings on Judaism's Response to Animal Suffering

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Nov 18, 20221:12:51pending

Q&A #09 - Is Belief a Choice, Tefilah vs. Avodah Zarah, How to Safely Attend a R...

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Nov 18, 202246:29pending

Chayei Sarah: The Pshat of "Place Your Hand Under My Thigh"

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Nov 18, 20225:15pending

Avos 3:5 - DIY Soul-Endangerment

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Nov 18, 20221:14:58pending

The Prohibition to Gaze at a Rainbow (or Those Who Gaze at Rainbows Are Better O...

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Nov 11, 20221:42:50pending

Q&A #08 - Stoicism, Commanding Emotions, Productivity Compulsion, and Embracing...

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Nov 11, 202246:03pending

Vayeira: Don't Deviate from the Minhag: XTREME Edition

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Nov 11, 20225:06pending

Avos 3:4 - Three Who Eat With or Without Torah

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Nov 11, 20221:40:57pending

Noach's Unwillingness to Procreate - Part 2 (Some Answers)

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Nov 4, 202254:58pending

Lech Lecha: Is Circumcision "Mutilation"?

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Nov 4, 20225:15pending

Q&A #07 - Tefilah Technicalities, Pas b'Melach Tochal, & Prioritizing Animal Car...

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Nov 4, 202226:27pending

Avos 3:3 - The Shechinah Among Friends

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Nov 4, 20221:32:37pending

Beur Tefilah: Who is the "Aleinu" in Sim Shalom?

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Nov 2, 20225:30pending

Noach's Unwillingness to Procreate - Part 1 (Facts and Questions)

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Oct 28, 20221:16:00pending

Noach: Shadal's Radical Application of Dibra Torah ki'Lshon Bnei Adam

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Oct 28, 20227:27pending

Q&A #06 - Sim Shalom, Singular vs. Plural, Current Meditation Practice, Shogeg,...

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Oct 28, 202247:32pending
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