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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
Tzav: Korban Todah – Thanking God with a Chametz and Matzah PartyMarch 29, 2023
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Vayikra: Shadal's View of KorbanosMarch 26, 2023
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The Fundamental Importance of NON-Symbolic ChametzMarch 24, 2023
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Q&A #22: Why Are You Orthodox, Chavrusa Off-Days, Side-Stepping Perfection, Concealing ObservanceMarch 24, 2023
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"Hashem Decreed the Egyptian Slavery?! God Forbid!" (Sforno on Shemos 1:1-14)March 23, 2023
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Vayakhel: The Meaning of the Mirror Donation (ABBREVIATED 1-page article version)March 17, 2023
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Pikudei: The Meaning of the Mirror Donation (SHIUR version)March 17, 2023
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Q&A #21: "What should I do if my friends are speaking lashon ha'ra about our other friends?"March 17, 2023
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Avos 3:14 - Four Bad Habits that Remove You From the WorldMarch 16, 2023
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My Eulogy for PopoMarch 13, 2023
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Ki Tisa: Is Shabbos a Day of Simchah?March 10, 2023
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If Hashem Only Gives Chochmah to Chachamim, How Do WE Get It? (Berachos 55a) Part 2March 10, 2023
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If Hashem Only Gives Chochmah to Chachamim, How Do WE Get It? (Berachos 55a) Part 1March 08, 2023
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Megilas Esther: How Esther Stayed ReligiousMarch 07, 2023
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Mechiyas Amalek: Emulating a Vengeful God March 03, 2023
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ABBREVIATED VERSION: My Current (Radical?) Understanding of the Mitzvah to Get Drunk on PurimMarch 03, 2023
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My Current (Radical?) Understanding of the Mitzvah to Get Drunk on PurimMarch 02, 2023
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The Perils of Distracted Learning (Avos 3:9)February 26, 2023
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HALF ARTICLE VERSION Mishpatim: The Sanctuary-Altar Sanctuary (or Mizbeach as Refuge for Killers)February 24, 2023
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Q&A #20: Changing TSBP, Bakashah Advice, Chesed/Tzedakah Guidance, What Should I Learn?, Harry PotterFebruary 24, 2023
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Q&A #19: Impromptu Hodaah, Is God Bound by Logic, Svara Intuition, Inyanei d'Yoma, Mourner's KaddishFebruary 24, 2023
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SHIUR VERSION of Mishpatim: The Sanctuary-Altar Sanctuary (or "Mizbeach as a Refuge for Killers")February 24, 2023
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Everything I Know About Techiyas ha'MeisimFebruary 17, 2023
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Q&A #18: Wisdom Literature, Time Allotment, Food Forests, Matrilineal Descent, and Geonic WorksFebruary 17, 2023
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Mishpatim: Does Hashem Reward Good Dogs?February 17, 2023
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