The Mishlei Podcast
My name is Rabbi Matt Schneeweiss, and this is the hub for all of my shiurim (classes) on Sefer Mishlei, a.k.a. The Book of Proverbs! Generally speaking we will follow the approach to Mishlei outlined by Saadia Gaon who views Mishlei as a guide for intelligent decision-making in everyday life with the goal of maximizing long-term pleasure and minimizing long-term pain. Each shiur will typically focus on one pasuk (verse), which we will attempt to analyze on our own before turning to the meforshim (commentators). If you have any questions feel free to email me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail. Thanks for listening!
Episodes
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Mishlei 25:27 - Mussar for Winnie-the-Pooh (Part 4)
אָכֹל דְּבַשׁ הַרְבּוֹת לֹא טוֹב, וְחֵקֶר כְּבֹדָם כָּבוֹד:
Length: 29 minutes
Synopsis: This morning (6/4/26), in our Morning Mishlei shiur, we wrapped up our discussion of this honey-themed pasuk with the Rambam's interpretation in the Moreh ha'Nevuchim, after first briefly discussing the ...
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Mishlei 25:27 - Mussar for Winnie-the-Pooh (Part 3)
אָכֹל דְּבַשׁ הַרְבּוֹת לֹא טוֹב, וְחֵקֶר כְּבֹדָם כָּבוֹד:
Length: 46 minutes
Synopsis: This morning (6/3/26), in our Morning Mishlei shiur, we continued last week's pasuk where we left off: mid-Meiri. We learned through his first derech nistar approach in-depth, which was fantastic, then read t...
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Mishlei 17:27 - Knowledge, Understanding, and Minimizing Speech
חוֹשֵׂךְ אֲמָרָיו יוֹדֵעַ דָּעַת, (וקר) [יְקַר] רוּחַ אִישׁ תְּבוּנָה:
Length: 1 hour 30 minutes
Synopsis: This evening (6/1/26), in our Monday Night Mishlei shiur, we had another "skeleton crew" day with a bunch of regulars absent, but we ALSO had a legendary surprise guest: ou...
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Mishlei 25:27 - Mussar for Winnie-the-Pooh (Part 2)
אָכֹל דְּבַשׁ הַרְבּוֹת לֹא טוֹב, וְחֵקֶר כְּבֹדָם כָּבוֹד:
Length: 29 minutes
Synopsis: This morning (5/28/26), in our Morning Mishlei shiur, we quickly reviewed yesterday's approach, then learned Saadia Gaon's commentary (which answered a question we raised yesterday) and two approaches fr...
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Mishlei 25:27 - Mussar for Winnie-the-Pooh (Part 1)
אָכֹל דְּבַשׁ הַרְבּוֹת לֹא טוֹב, וְחֵקֶר כְּבֹדָם כָּבוֹד:
Length: 46 minutes
Synopsis: This morning (5/27/26), in our Morning Mishlei shiur, we began learning a cryptic pasuk about eating too much honey - the second instance of this theme in our perek. We came up with four quite different original a...
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Mishlei 17:26 - Not Good Punishing a Tzadik
גַּם עֲנוֹשׁ לַצַּדִּיק לֹא טוֹב, לְהַכּוֹת נְדִיבִים עַל יֹשֶׁר:
Length: 1 hour 29 minutes
Synopsis: This evening (5/25/26), in our Monday Night Mishlei shiur, we unexpectedly had a skeleton crew, with most of our regulars conspicuously absent. But the shiur must go on! We tackled a pasuk I had never learne...
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Mishlei 25:26 - When a Rasha Contaminates a Tzadik (Part 2)
מַעְיָן נִרְפָּשׂ וּמָקוֹר מׇשְׁחָת צַדִּיק מָט לִפְנֵי רָשָׁע:
Length: 51 minutes
Synopsis: This morning (5/21/26), in our Morning Mishlei shiur, we reviewed yesterday's interpretations then focused on two meforshim: Rabbeinu Yonah (excerpted from Shaarei Teshuvah, presumably) and the Me...
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Mishlei 25:26 - When a Rasha Contaminates a Tzadik (Part 1)
מַעְיָן נִרְפָּשׂ וּמָקוֹר מׇשְׁחָת צַדִּיק מָט לִפְנֵי רָשָׁע:
Length: 45 minutes
Synopsis: This morning (5/20/26), in our Morning Mishlei shiur, we began learning an atypical tzadik pasuk: one that seems to focus on a Tzadik's failure, or potential failure. We came up with our own appro...
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Mishlei 17:25 - How a Foolish Son Affects His Parents
כַּעַס לְאָבִיו בֵּן כְּסִיל, וּמֶמֶר לְיוֹלַדְתּוֹ:
Length: 1 hour 34 minutes
Synopsis: This evening (5/18/26), in our Monday Night Mishlei shiur, we learned one of those pesukim that looked suspiciously like many others we've done — recently, in fact. The challenge was clear: would we be able...
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Mishlei 25:25 - The Pleasure of Cold Water and Good News (Part 2)
מַיִם קָרִים עַל נֶפֶשׁ עֲיֵפָה וּשְׁמוּעָה טוֹבָה מֵאֶרֶץ מֶרְחָק:
Length: 29 minutes
Synopsis: This morning (5/14/26), in our Morning Mishlei shiur, we didn't come up with any earth-shatteringly new approaches, but we refined some points in our understanding from yesterday and we ...
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Mishlei 25:25 - The Pleasure of Cold Water and Good News (Part 1)
מַיִם קָרִים עַל נֶפֶשׁ עֲיֵפָה וּשְׁמוּעָה טוֹבָה מֵאֶרֶץ מֶרְחָק:
Length: 46 minutes
Synopsis: This morning (5/13/26), in our Morning Mishlei shiur, we began learning a pasuk that became a tool in my Mishleic tool kit long ago. We organically arrived at the same peshat I had come up wi...
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Mishlei 17:24 - Where to Look for Chochmah
אֶת פְּנֵי מֵבִין חׇכְמָה וְעֵינֵי כְסִיל בִּקְצֵה אָרֶץ:
Length: 1 hour 24 minutes
Synopsis: This evening (5/11/26), in our Monday Night Mishlei shiur, we took up a pasuk that looked promisingly rich — and rich it was! We came up with several approaches on our own, then learned the commentaries of Metzudas Da...
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Mishlei 25:24 - Strife-Wife Gonna Strife ... Again (Part 2)
טוֹב שֶׁבֶת עַל פִּנַּת גָּג מֵאֵשֶׁת [מִדְיָנִים] (מדונים) וּבֵית חָבֶר:
Length: 30 minutes
Synopsis: This morning (4/30/26), in our Morning Mishlei shiur, we began by reviewing our questions on 25:24, but then most of the rest of shiur learning the meforshim on 21:9, where the pasuk first ap...
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Mishlei 25:24 - Strife-Wife Gonna Strife ... Again (Part 1)
טוֹב שֶׁבֶת עַל פִּנַּת גָּג מֵאֵשֶׁת [מִדְיָנִים] (מדונים) וּבֵית חָבֶר:
Length: 46 minutes
Synopsis: This morning (4/29/26), in our Morning Mishlei shiur, we took up a pasuk that we already learned over four years ago, when it made its first appearance in 21:9. Fortunately, I don't reme...
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Mishlei 17:23 - Bribes from Bad Bosoms
שֹׁחַד מֵחֵק רָשָׁע יִקָּח לְהַטּוֹת אׇרְחוֹת מִשְׁפָּט:
Length: 1 hour 28 minutes
Synopsis: This evening (4/27/26), in our Monday Night Mishlei shiur, we took up a pasuk that appeared to be obvious that it didn't even sound like it was saying anything at all. But our Monday Night Mishlei crew is fearless whe...
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Mishlei 25:23 - The Relationship Between Secretive Speech and Anger (Part 2)
רוּחַ צָפוֹן תְּחוֹלֵל גָּשֶׁם וּפָנִים נִזְעָמִים לְשׁוֹן סָתֶר:
Length: 31 minutes
Synopsis: This morning (4/23/26), in our Morning Mishlei shiur, we began with a quick review of the translation, the questions, and the approaches from yesterday, adding a few points and suppo...
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Mishlei 25:23 - The Relationship Between Secretive Speech and Anger (Part 1)
רוּחַ צָפוֹן תְּחוֹלֵל גָּשֶׁם וּפָנִים נִזְעָמִים לְשׁוֹן סָתֶר:
Length: 45 minutes
Synopsis: This morning (4/22/26), in our Morning Mishlei shiur, we learned another cryptic "straight-up mashal" pasuk. Although we weren't quite sure what to assume about the me...
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Mishlei 17:22 - The Relationship Between Physical Health and State of Mind
לֵב שָׂמֵחַ יֵיטִיב גֵּהָה וְרוּחַ נְכֵאָה תְּיַבֶּשׁ גָּרֶם:
Length: 1 hour 22 minutes
Synopsis: This evening (4/20/26), in our Monday Night Mishlei shiur, we learned a pasuk that I was worried would be too obvious. But thanks to the Monday Night Mishlei Crew and the meforshim,...
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Mishlei 25:21-22 - Mishleic Revenge is a Dish Best Served (Part 2)
(כא) אִם רָעֵב שֹׂנַאֲךָ הַאֲכִלֵהוּ לָחֶם וְאִם צָמֵא הַשְׁקֵהוּ מָיִם. (כב) כִּי גֶחָלִים אַתָּה חֹתֶה עַל רֹאשׁוֹ וַיְיָ יְשַׁלֶּם לָךְ:
Length: 31 minutes
Synopsis: This morning (3/26/26), in our Morning Mishlei shiur, we began with a quick review of the questions, then jumped right...
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Mishlei 25:21-22 - Mishleic Revenge is a Dish Best Served (Part 1)
(כא) אִם רָעֵב שֹׂנַאֲךָ הַאֲכִלֵהוּ לָחֶם וְאִם צָמֵא הַשְׁקֵהוּ מָיִם. (כב) כִּי גֶחָלִים אַתָּה חֹתֶה עַל רֹאשׁוֹ וַיְיָ יְשַׁלֶּם לָךְ:
Length: 43 minutes
Synopsis: This morning (3/25/26), in our Morning Mishlei shiur, we began learning a pasuk I’ve learned and taught DOZENS of time...
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