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Machshavah Lab

Rabbi Matt Schneeweiss

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. There will be shiurim on Jewish philosophy, Chumash methodology, aggadic midrashim, maybe even some non-Jewish philosophy as well. Merriam-Webster defines "laboratory" as a place providing opportunity for experimentation, observation, or practice in a field of study. I call this podcast "Machshavah Lab" because this is where we will conduct Torah "experiments" by exploring questions, texts, and ideas in an effort to develop our machshavah in a "hands on," exploratory, firsthand manner.
Episodes
This is Your Mind on Lulav: The Psychoactive Properties of the Four Species (Part 1)September 29, 2023
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The Beneficial Effects of Torah Wine on Metaphysical Heart Rate RecoverySeptember 26, 2023
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Shabbos Shuvah 5784: How to Do Teshuvah, Little by LittleSeptember 22, 2023
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Interpersonal Teshuvah (Rambam Hilchos Teshuvah 2:9-11)September 22, 2023
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How to Do Teshuvah, Step by Step (Rambam Hilchos Teshuvah 2:2,9-11)September 15, 2023
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Avos 3:18 - R' Akiva's Amazon Fresh AllegorySeptember 14, 2023
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Nitzavim: What Would Teshuvah Look Like If It Were Easy?September 08, 2023
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Ki Tavo: Lone Learning vs. Group LearningSeptember 05, 2023
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Some Thoughts on Rabbi Moskowitz's UnveilingSeptember 03, 2023
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Ki Teitzei: Ramban - On Cruelty to AnimalsAugust 25, 2023
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Two MAJOR Professional/Life Updates for the 2023-2024 Academic YearAugust 23, 2023
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Shoftim: Trusting Hashem in Poverty and JurisprudenceAugust 18, 2023
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Re’eh: The Meaning of Mixing Milk and Meat for a Modern MaimonideanAugust 11, 2023
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Eikev: When Avodah Zarah Works (and Why)August 04, 2023
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Vaeschanan: Mezuzah – Caffeine for the SoulJuly 28, 2023
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The Sins of Beitar (Tishah b'Av 5783 Post-Shiur Learning)July 27, 2023
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Kinnah #11 - Yirmiyahu Lamented Over Yoshiyahu (Tishah b'Av 5783)July 27, 2023
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The Sin of Columbus, Yehoyakim, and American JewryJuly 25, 2023
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Devarim: The Idolatry of Showing Favoritism in JudgmentJuly 21, 2023
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No Excuses in Talmud Torah: Ralbag’s Conclusion to Sefer BamidbarJuly 17, 2023
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Freddie Mercury, Shadal, and the Crisis of Human FinitudeJuly 12, 2023
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Pinchas: The Biological Kohen (and Why I Identify as a Levi)July 07, 2023
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17th of Tammuz 5783: Which Tamid Ceased (Part 1: Questions)July 05, 2023
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Become the Best by Accepting that You Aren’tJuly 03, 2023
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Chukas: Ultra-Pure Cave Babies, Taylor Swift, and Enriched UraniumJune 30, 2023
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