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)
Avos 3:2 - Davening for the Peace of the Government
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Q&A #05 - Learning Neviim, Hashgachah Pratis Meetings, Non-Jews and Yomim Noraim...
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The Four Days Between Yom ha'Kippurim and Sukkos
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Q&A #04 - Al Cheit, Discerning Hashgachah, Trolly Problems, Birkas ha'Gomel, and...
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Yom ha’Kippurim 5783: Musings on Erev Yom ha’Kippurim Anxiety
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Yom ha'Kippurim 5783: Ne'ilah - It's Not What You Think It Is
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Q&A #03 - Assorted Aseres Ymei Teshuvah Questions
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Avos 4:11 - Mitzvos and Aveiros as Defenders and Prosecutors
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R' Akiva's Guidelines for a Good Judgment on Rosh ha'Shanah
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Nitzavim: Is Teshuvah/Torah Really THAT Easy?
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Ki Savo: Accursed to God
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Q&A #02 - God's Blessings, How to Emulate Him, What Makes a Good Question, and W...
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Avos 3:1 - How to Avoid Transgression (Part 2: Answers and Ideas)
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Q&A #01 - Proofs of God's Oneness, Emotions & Perfection, and Emily Dickinson's...
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What I Learned About Jewish Identity and Survival from an Elder of the Crow Trib...
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Avos 3:1 - How to Avoid Transgression (Part 1: Intro, Facts, and Questions)
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Memento Mori Musings on the First Day of Yeshiva (Koheles 7:1-2)
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Rav Hirsch on Bad Biographies
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Tishah b'Av 5782 - Kinnah #28: Eich Enacheim? (How Can I Be Consoled?)
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Is it Permissible to Enjoy Learning on Tishah b’Av?
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How to Make Kinnos Real
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Wishful Thinking and Prophetic Interpretation
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Review of R' Shagar's book: "Faith Shattered and Restored: Judaism in the Postmo...
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Masei: How to Read the Travels of Bnei Yisrael
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Why Talk About Other Religions?
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Sefer Mishlei's Jargon-Filled Introduction (Mishlei 1:1-6)
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Ralbag on the Speculative Nature of Taamei ha’Mitzvos
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Abandonment by Hashem as a Catalyst for Teshuvah
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Haftaras Parashas Pinchas: Goyishe Jews
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My Rejected Kiruv Article on the Purpose of Life
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“Hump Day,” Wednesday, and Yom Revii l’Shabbos
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Minhag Mythbusters: Does a Husband Sing Eishes Chayil for His Wife?
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The Role of Episodic Memory in the Three Weeks and Tishah b'Av
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17th of Tammuz Reflections on Waikiki
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The Pros and Cons of Postmodernist Analysis of Halacha
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Judaism and the Benefits of EFT (Episodic Future Thinking)
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EFT (Episodic Future Thinking) A Summer 2022 Project
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How Rambam Sees God in the Sunset
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State of the Blog: Summer 2022
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Leo Tolstoy, Eishes Chayil, and Caring What Others Think
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When Hashem Prefers Telling Lies Over Doing Miracles
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Shloshim for Rabbi Morton Moskowitz zt"l
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On Reading the Rambam's Mishneh Torah Like a Love Letter
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An Example of My Idiosyncratic Brand of Spirituality
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Parashas Naso: Nine Explanations for a Twelvefold Repetition
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My Eulogy for Rabbi Moskowitz zt"l
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Judaism's Nuanced Attitude Towards Converts as Exemplified by Naomi
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How to Daven for a Sick Person Who is Beyond Recovery
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What is Kareis? Part 3 (Abravanel with some Ran)
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The Metaphysical Implications of Stubbing Your Toe
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