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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. 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.
Podcasting since 2020 • 537 episodes
Machshavah Lab
Latest Episodes
Shelach: Rabbeinu Bachya on the Meraglim, Mishlei, and the Current War With Iran
Length of article: 2 pagesLength of audio: 7 minutes 15 secondsSynopsis: This is the audio version of the 2-page article I wrote and published on rabbischneeweiss.substack.com/ on 6/20...
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Season 21
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Episode 2
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The Potentially Problematic Line in Sheva Berachos (and What to Do About It)
Length of article: 5 pagesLength of audio: 17 minutesSynopsis: This is the audio version of the 5-page article I wrote and published on rabbischneeweiss.substack.com/ on 6/19/25, title...
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Season 21
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Episode 1
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My Graduation Charge to the NEJA Class of 2025 (spoken from the heart, with speech tics)
Length of transcript: 3 pagesLength of video/audio: 9 minutes 4 secondsSynopsis: Here's the audio of the graduation charge I delivered to the NEJA Gr...
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Season 20
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Episode 45
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Behaalosecha: The Non-Symbolic Trumpets
Length of article: 2 pagesLength of audio: 6 minutes 53 secondsSynopsis: This is the audio version of the 2-page article I wrote and published on rabbischneeweiss.substack.com/ on 6/13...
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Season 20
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Episode 44
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Translating the Word Ashrei
Length: 1 hour 1 minutesSynopsis: This Wednesday evening (6/11/25), in our last Tehilim shiur of the 2024-2025 season, we ended up doing a chaotically orderly experimental Chumash exploration instead of Tehilim. If you've ever looked at Eng...
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Season 20
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Episode 43
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