The Tefilah Podcast

Tehilim 136: Hallel ha'Gadol (Part 3 - Malbim)

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 21:00:00 -0400

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Length: 1 hour 1 minute
Synopsis: This evening (3/25/26), in our Wednesday night Tehilim shiur, we began with the Radak's comments on the "ki le'olam chasdo" refrain, followed by a brief comment by Sforno's student on the fine-tuning of the universe, and then spent the rest of the shiur learning the Malbim's approach. We had a brief detour into an angel-related Haggadah topic, but stayed pretty much on track after that. We definitely came up with AN approach. Whether it's what the Malbim had in mind I'll leave for you to decide!
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מקורות:
תהלים קלו
רד"ק - תהלים קלו:א-ד
ר' אליה די נולה - תהלים קלו:ה
מלבי"ם
הגדה של פסח - ויוציאנו
רמב"ם - מורה הנבוכים ב:ו
דעת זקנים - שמות יב:כג
https://rabbischneeweiss.substack.com/p/shelach-shadals-radical-take-on-the
Rabbi Israel Chait - "Torah from Sinai"
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This week's Torah content is sponsored by Seth Speiser, in honor of the yahrzeit of his father, Rabbi George Speiser (Rav Yosef ben Dovid). Rabbi Speiser was a kind and gentle soul as well as an Intellectual and a scholar. He received smicha from Rav Hutner at Chaim Berlin. His love for teaching and making puns was only outweighed by his love of family.

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Tehilim 136: Hallel ha'Gadol (Part 2 - Our Theory)

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 22:00:00 -0400

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Length: 1 hour 1 minutes
Synopsis: This evening (3/11/26), in our Wednesday night Tehilim shiur, we began by reviewing the translation and questions from last time, and then set out to explain the perek. Thankfully, we managed to come up with an excellent approach, inspired in part by Saadia Gaon and Rambam with a minor assist from Radak and Meiri. I'm really happy with what we said, and I'm looking forward to delving into one of the full-length interpretations of the meforshim next time!
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מקורות:
תהלים קלו
פירוש רס"ג
רד"ק - תהלים קלו:כה-כו
מאירי - תהלים קלו:כה-כו
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This week’s Torah content is sponsored by Rabbi Dr. Ben Aaronson in honor of NYHS (Northwest Yeshiva High School), our alma mater. So many of our friends and classmates — and the two of us — owe our connection to Torah and Judaism to the outstanding education we received there.

NYHS just concluded a successful CauseMatch campaign. If you missed it, worry not! Donations are still more than welcome. If you’ve benefited from me, from past and present NYHS teachers (Rabbi Moskowitz zt”l, Rabbi Fox, and others), or simply want to support an exceptional institution with visionary leadership, consider contributing today at nyhs.org/giving.

The Torah content this week is also sponsored by Avital and Yitzy Richter. May we be zocheh to see Hashem redeem Klal Yisrael and lead us from geulah to geulah!

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Tehilim 136: Hallel ha'Gadol (Part 1 - Translation and Questions)

Wed, 04 Mar 2026 21:00:00 -0500

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Length: 1 hour
Synopsis: This evening (3/4/26), in our Wednesday night Tehilim shiur, we took another break from our "Kabbalas Shabbos" perakim to do something Pesach related: Hallel ha'Gadol (i.e. Tehilim 136). We began by reviewing the relevant halacha in the Shulchan Aruch and the Rambam as a sort of teaser for where I hope to go with this. We then commenced our usual analysis of the perek, focusing on the translation, the pivot point, and the big picture questions. Next time, we'll move to answers and theories! (בג"ה)
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מקורות:
שולחן ערוך אורח חיים סימן תפ
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר זמנים, הלכות חמץ ומצה ח:י
תהלים קלו
בראשית א:יד-יט
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר אהבה, סדר תפילות ג:ט
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The Torah content this week is sponsored by Avital and Yitzy Richter. This Purim, may we be zocheh to see Hashem redeem Klal Yisrael and lead us from geulah to geulah!

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Tehilim 29: Mizmor le'David, Havu la'Shem Bnei Elim (Part 3 - A Thematically on Point Approach)

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 10:00:00 -0500

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Length: 58 minutes
Synopsis: This evening (2/25/26), in our Wednesday night Tehilim shiur, we concluded our analysis of Tehilim 29. After reviewing the text and the original approach we came up with last week, we delved into R. Elia di Nola's commentary, inspired by Sforno. While I prefer our original interpretation in isolation, R. Elia di Nola's take fits right into the way we've been learning the "Kabbalas Shabbos perakim," despite not being part of the 90-100 set of "Moshe Rabbeinu chapters." The ideas we arrived at were simultaneously aspirational and depressing, depending on your perspective. Either way, I'm happy we landed the plane!

The plan for the next few Wednesdays is to do something Pesach/Haggadah themed. Let me know if you have any requests!
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מקורות:
תהלים כט
ספורנו
ר' אליה די נולה - שיעורי עובדיה ספורנו
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The Torah content for the month of February is sponsored by the Koffsky family in memory of Adira Rose Koffsky a”h, whose third yahrzeit is on the 11th of Shvat. Adira was a gifted writer, a deep thinker, and an exceptionally kind soul. I am grateful to have been able to call her my student.תְּהֵא נִשְׁמָתָהּ צְרוּרָה בִּצְרוֹר הַחַיִּים (May her soul be bound up in the bundle of life.)

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Tehilim 29: Mizmor le'David, Havu la'Shem Bnei Elim (Part 2 - One and a Half Approaches)

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 21:00:00 -0500

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Length: 1 hour
Synopsis: This evening (2/18/26), in our Wednesday night Tehilim shiur, we resumed our analysis of this perek after a little break. After reviewing the translation, our pivot point theories, and the questions, we came up with an original approach which ended up being fantastic! After that, we ventured into the unknown by reading the commentary of the Sforno. Next time, the plan is to read the extended version of Sforno's commentary, as written by his student R. Elia di Nola, and attempt to understand the perek according to that reading.
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מקורות:
תהלים כט
רש"י - בראשית יא:א
רמב"ם - מורה הנבוכים ב:מח
בבא בתרא דף טז עמוד ב
ספורנו
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Tehilim 29: Mizmor le'David, Havu la'Shem Bnei Elim (Part 1 - Translation and Questions)

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 22:00:00 -0500

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Length: 1 hour 1 minute
Synopsis: This evening (2/4/26), in our Wednesday night Tehilim shiur, we continued in our learning of the so-called "Kabbalas Shabbos" perakim, jumping back to 29. As usual, we devoted this first session to translating the perek and raising a bunch of questions. Does this have any thematic connection with 95-99? On the surface, it doesn't seem so, but we'll have to wait until next time to find out!
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מקורות:
תהלים כט
תרגום אונקלוס - בראשית ג:כב
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Tehilim 100: Mizmor le'Todah - A Psalm of Thanksgiving (REDUX)

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 22:00:00 -0500

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Length: 1 hour 7 minutes
Synopsis: This evening (1/28/26), in our Wednesday night Tehilim shiur, we took a brief detour from our we've so-called "Kabbalas Shabbos" perakim of Tehilim. We recently finished 95-99, and although the next perek according to the mainstream Ashkenazi minhag is 29, we unanimously decided to (re)learn 100, since it's part of the same series (a.k.a., "Moshe Rabbeinu's Tehilim") and we wanted to attempt to learn it in the context of the Yemos ha'Moshiach theme we've been developing. Plus, there ARE some Sephardim who say this in Kabbalos Shabbos. Thankfully (ha!), we were able to start AND finish it all in a single night, and man what a great perek it was! If you're looking to level up in how you relate to gratitude, you're in for a treat!

If anyone happens to (re)listen to the shiur I gave on this perek in 2022, let me know what we said, and if the ideas still hold up!
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מקורות:
תהלים ק
תרגום כתובים - תהלים ק:א
מצודת דוד - תהלים ק:א
רד"ק
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר שופטים, הלכות מלכים ומלחמות יב:ה
מאירי - תהלים ק:ב
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The Torah content for the month of January is sponsored by Naomi Schwartz in memory of her father, Dovid Yitzchok ben Chaim Yeruchum Fishel z”l, who dedicated his life to learning and teaching Torah to countless students b’simcha. His first yahrtzeit is the 23rd of Teves.

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Tehilim 99: Hashem Malach Yirgezu Amim (Part 2 - Main Idea)

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 23:00:00 -0500

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Length: 1 hour 6 minutes
Synopsis: This evening (1/14/26), in our Wednesday night Tehilim shiur, we managed to "land the plane"! After reviewing the translation, questions, and observations from last time, we tossed around a few approaches, and then learned the Meiri, who held the key to a unified theory with a very practical message. And with that, we finished the portion of "Kabbalas Shabbos" perakim from the 90s. I have to think about where we go next. Do we give 100 another try, since it seems to be part of that same series? Do we delve into the minhag of reciting these as part of Kabbalas Shabbos? Or do we follow the minhag by going back to 29? Tune in next time to find out!
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מקורות:
תהלים צט
תהלים ד:ה
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר המדע, הלכות תשובה ח:ד
מאירי
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Tehilim 99: Hashem Malach Yirgezu Amim (Part 1 - Translation and Questions)

Wed, 07 Jan 2026 22:00:00 -0500

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Length: 1 hour
Synopsis: This evening (1/7/26), in our first Wednesday night Tehilim shiur of 2026, we commenced our analysis of the next perek in our "Kabbalas Shabbos" series, which also happens to be the last perek in the 95-99 cluster before the minhag takes us back to 29. As usual, we spent the first two thirds of shiur translating the perek and the last third raising all the questions and problems we could. Next time, we'll attempt to come up with our own answers and theories before seeing what the meforshim have to say!
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מקורות:
תהלים צט
תרגום כתובים
Artscroll
Neima Novetsky
Robert Alter
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Tehilim 30: Mizmor Shir Chanukas ha'Bayis le'David (Part 3 - Complete Radak Analysis)

Wed, 24 Dec 2025 22:00:00 -0500

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Length: 1 hour 15 minutes
Synopsis: This evening (12/24/25), in our Wednesday night Tehilim shiur, we learned through the Radak's commentary a second time, refining our understanding of the main idea we developed by trying to discern every phrase in every pasuk. We may not have figured out every single nuance, but I am SUPER happy with how our analysis turns out. THIS three-part series is what it looks like to successfully learn a perek in Tehilim!

Please feel free to leave your questions, insights, and feedback in the comments!
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מקורות:
תהלים ל
רד"ק
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר המדע, הלכות תשובה ה:ב; ו:ד-ה
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Tehilim 30: Mizmor Shir Chanukas ha'Bayis le'David (Part 2 - Radak's Approach)

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 22:00:00 -0500

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Length: 1 hour 11 minutes
Synopsis: This evening (12/17/25), in our Wednesday night Tehilim shiur, we began with a quick review, then made it our mission to learn through the entire commentary of the Radak. Thankfully, he states his main idea at the very beginning, so we were able to see how he develops it in his commentary on each pasuk. We went a bit overtime so that we could finish it, and although we didn't quite manage to tie it together in a neat package this time, we DID come away with an insight about the relationship of this perek to Chanukah. Next time (בג"ה), we'll attempt to refine and polish our insights, and "land the plane."
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מקורות:
תהלים ל
רד"ק
מגילת תענית כג:ג
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר עבודה, הלכות תמידין ומוספין ג:יג
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Tehilim 30: Mizmor Shir Chanukas ha'Bayis le'David (Part 1 - Translation and First Impressions)

Wed, 10 Dec 2025 22:00:00 -0500

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Length: 1 hour 6 minutes
Synopsis: This evening (12/10/25), in our Wednesday night Tehilim shiur, we (read: I) decided that we needed a break from the "Kabbalas Shabbos" series we've been learning. Since Chanukah is right around the corner, we took up the Shir shel Yom of Chanukah, which many people also recite every day. The translation took a bit more effort, so we didn't have a ton of time to develop our theories. Still, we had a nice start and there are already some interesting approaches brewing.
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מקורות:
תהלים צח
רמב"ם - פירוש המשניות, חגיגה ב:א
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Tehilim 98: ANOTHER New Song?!

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 21:00:00 -0500

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Length: 1 hour
Synopsis: This evening (12/3/25), in our Wednesday night Tehilim shiur, we experienced a small miracle: we learned an entire perek in one sitting! It helped that this chapter clearly builds on the previous two, although that created its own challenge. This one was so similar to the last two that the similarities made our work both easier and harder. By zeroing in on the differences, the main idea emerged, and it ended up beautifully and poetically capping off the trilogy. I am sure there is more to say, but I think we did it justice and are ready to move on to the next chapter next time.
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מקורות:
תהלים צח
תהלים צו-צז
תרגום ופירוש רס"ג
מצודת דוד
מאירי
תהלים צא:טו
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר שופטים, הלכות מלכים ומלחמות יב:ד-ה
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Tehilim 97: Hashem Malach Tageil ha'Aretz (Part 2: Main Idea)

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 22:00:00 -0500

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Length: 1 hour
Synopsis: This evening (11/26/25), in our Wednesday night Tehilim shiur, we completed our analysis of Tehilim 97. After reviewing what we covered last time in 97 and the ideas we developed in 96, we focused in on the central problems, all of which were in the last three pesukim. Turns out, they held the key for unlocking the entire thing. Not only did we emerge with a meaningful set of insights, but they even connected to the American holiday of Thanksgiving which we'll be celebrating tomorrow.
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מקורות:
תהלים צז
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר המדע, הלכות יסודי התורה ב:א-ב
רמב"ם - אבות א:ג
ספורנו - תהלים צז:א
רד"ק - תהלים צז:א,י-יב
מאירי - תהלים צז:א,י-יב
רב הירש - תהלים צז:א, יב-יב
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Tehilim 97: Hashem Malach Tageil ha'Aretz (Part 1: Translation, Questions, and Opening Moves)

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 22:00:00 -0500

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Tehilim 97: Hashem Malach Tageil ha'Aretz (Part 1: Translation, Questions, and Opening Moves)

Length: 1 hour 6 minutes
Synopsis: This evening (11/12/25), in our Wednesday night Tehilim shiur, we began the next perek in (what we're unofficially calling) the "Kabbalat Shabbat series." I don't know about you, but whenever I've read this one in the past, it's kinda felt more or less like a repetition of the previous one. Well, NOT ANYMORE! Even our initial analysis opened my eyes to patterns and themes I had never seen in the perek. It seems like this one is VERY tightly connected to the previous one, so our analysis ended up being built on what we learned over the past three weeks. Next time (בג"ה), we'll aim to discover the core!
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מקורות:
תהלים צז
Artscroll
Neima Novetsky
Robert Alter
שמות ג:טו
תהלים יט
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Tehilim 96: Shiru la'Shem Shir Chadash (Part 2: Our Approach)

Wed, 05 Nov 2025 22:00:00 -0500

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Length: 1 hour 3 minutes
Synopsis: This evening (11/5/25), in our Wednesday night Tehilim shiur, we had something of a “do-over” of last week’s session, which didn’t record because of a hardware failure. Thankfully, this version turned out far better! We managed to explain the entire perek and address all four of our major Tehilim methodology questions. Although we won’t get to go through the perek with one of the meforshim this time (since I’d like to move on next week), I’m glad things unfolded the way they did.
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מקורות:
תהלים צו
מאירי - תהלים צו:א
רד"ק - תהלים צו:יא
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר שופטים, הלכות מלכים ומלחמות יא:א,ד
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר אהבה, הלכות ברכות י:כו
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If you would like to sponsor a day's or a week's worth of content, or if you are interested in enlisting my services as a teacher or tutor, you can reach me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail. Thank you to my listeners for listening, thank you to my readers for reading, and thank you to my supporters for supporting my efforts to make Torah ideas available and accessible to everyone.
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Kavanah Primer: Avos (1st Berachah of the Amidah)

Sun, 26 Oct 2025 18:00:00 -0400

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Length: 2 hours 6 minutes
Synopsis: The halachah states: “One who davens must have kavanah during all the berachos, but if one is unable to have kavanah in all of them, one should at least have kavanah in Avos” (Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chayim 101:1). Last year, in my Machshavah Lab tefilah shiurim for women, I gave an eleven-part series aimed at elucidating each word of the berachah of Avos based on the classical meforshim (1/3/25–5/16/25). This morning (10/26/25), as a YBT Sunday shiur, I condensed all eleven parts into a single session.

If you’re looking for a shiur that will help you cultivate kavanah in every word, this is the one for you! And if you’re interested in an in-depth analysis of all the sources referenced here (and more), check out the original eleven-part series.
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מקורות:
משנה ברורה - שולחן ערוך או"ח קא:א
טור - או"ח ה:א; קיג:ט
רמב"ם - מורה הנבוכים א:נג, סא; ג:יח; נג
אבודרהם - ברכות השחר
רבינו בחיי בן אשר - כד הקמח: ברכה
ספר העיקרים ב:כו
ספר החינוך - עקב: מצוה ת"ל
רשב"א - שו"ת ה:נב
רבינו בחיי בן אשר - שולחן של ארבע
מחזור ויטרי סימן פח
רש"י - דברים ו:ד
עץ יוסף - אבות
ספורנו - דברים י:יז
רמב"ן - בראשית יד:יח
אבודרהם - אבות
אבן עזרא - ישעיהו סג:ז
ספורנו - בראשית יד:יט
אברבנאל - בראשית יד:יז-כ
רלב"ג - במדבר י:ט-י
Goldmintz – The Rav on Tefillah: An Anthology of Teachings by Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik on Jewish Prayer, pp.207-208
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר שופטים, הלכות מלכים ומלחמות יב:ד-ה
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר המדע, הלכות תשובה ט:ב
ר"י בר יקר - אבות
קרבן תודה - פסחים דף קיז עמוד ב
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Tehilim 96: Shiru la'Shem Shir Chadash (Part 1: Translation and Questions)

Wed, 22 Oct 2025 22:00:00 -0400

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Length: 1 hour 2 minutes
Synopsis: This evening (10/22/25), in our Wednesday night Tehilim shiur, we began the next perek in our "Tehilim we say at Kabbalas Shabbos" series. This one was very ... "Tehilimmy"! As usual, we spent the bulk of the first session translating the perek with all its nuances. I couldn't help but add my commentary as to why this part of the process is so important. We then began our analysis and identified some of the major themes, questions, and problems. Next time (בג"ה), we'll venture a theory of the perek!
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מקורות:
תהלים צה
מצודת דוד
בראשית ד:ג-ד
תרגום אונקלוס - שמות טו:א
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How to Use the Preface to the Vidui Yom ha'Kippurim

Wed, 01 Oct 2025 10:00:00 -0400

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Length: 45 minutes
Synopsis: This morning (10/1/25), in place of our Morning Mishlei shiur, we attempted to understand the preface to the Vidui Yom ha'Kippurim: what are we saying, and why? Drawing on the Rambam's framework for teshuvah, we developed an approach that will unlock a new level of functionality in the vidui, for those who follow through.
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מקורות:
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר המדע, הלכות תשובה א:א; ב:ח; ג:א; ו:ג-ד; ז:ז
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר אהבה, סדר התפילה ה:כג
רמב"ם - פירוש המשניות: שמונה פרקים פרק ז
רד"ק - ספר השורשים: ע.ו.ת., ז.כ.ה./ז.כ.כ.
סידור דובר שלום - אוצר התפילות החדש
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Tehilim 95: Lechu Neranena (Part 2)

Wed, 17 Sep 2025 21:00:00 -0400

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Length: 58 minutes
Synopsis: Tonight (9/17/25), in our Wednesday night Tehilim shiur, we (read: I) realized that we're going to miss the next FOUR Wednesdays on account of the Moadim! Given that consideration, I decided to expedite our usual process and attempt to arrive at a main idea and practical takeaway TONIGHT instead of developing an approach with meforshim over the course of two sessions. Thankfully, I believe we succeeded! We may not have fully developed an understanding of every pasuk, but we definitely hit upon a fundamental idea that (I hope!) will have a beneficial impact on how we cultivate a relationship with Hashem. I know I'LL be thinking about these ideas over the upcoming Moadim!
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מקורות:
תהלים צה
אבן עזרא פירוש שני - תהלים צה:ב
מצודת דוד - תהלים צה:ב
הואיל משה - תהלים צה:ט
מאירי - תהלים צה:א
מלבי"ם - תהלים צה:א
אברבנאל - שמות יז:א-ז
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Tehilim 95: Lechu Neranena (Part 1)

Wed, 10 Sep 2025 21:00:00 -0400

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Length: 56 minutes
Synopsis: Tonight (9/10/25), in our first Wednesday night Tehilim shiur of the 2025-2026 season, we began Tehilim 95, a.k.a. the first perek in Kabbalas Shabbos. I didn't choose it because of Kabbalas Shabbos (though it's always nice to learn perakim we're already somewhat familiar with), but because I noticed during Kabbalas Shabbos last week how many of the perakim deal with Malchus Hashem (God's Kingship). Since Rosh ha'Shanah is around the corner, I figured this might be a good perek to learn. As usual, our first session was devoted to translating the perek, identifying the "pivot point," then raising all the questions we saw. Next week (בג"ה) we'll attempt to develop a theory before delving into the meforshim.
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מקורות:
תהלים צה
שמות טו:כב-כז; יז:א-ז
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Tehilim 123: Shir ha'Maalos for When We're Scorned by the Nations

Wed, 04 Jun 2025 21:00:00 -0400

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Length: 1 hour 1 minute
Synopsis: Tonight (6/4/25), in our Wednesday night Tehilim shiur, we started and finished (?) an extremely short perek about an unfortunately relevant topic: How should we approach Hashem when we, the Jewish people, are held in contempt by the nations of the world in our exile? Since this perek only had four pesukim, we managed to conduct a full analysis and arrive at some beautiful and practical ideas. We'll see if we want to continue our analysis next week or take up a different topic.
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מקורות:
תהלים קכג
רש"י - דברים ג:כג
מצודת ציון/דוד
רד"ק
מאירי
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Sforno on Tehilim 45: Philosophy as the Ticket Out of Galus (Part 3)

Wed, 28 May 2025 21:00:00 -0400

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Length: 57 minutes
Synopsis: Tonight (5/28/25), in our Wednesday night Tehilim shiur, we concluded our experimental learn-through of Sforno and R' Elia di Nola on our perek. We began by clarifying Sforno’s nuanced take on Torah u’Mada, then explored his view of the role Moshiach will play in educating humanity. We wrapped up with a summary of the perek’s purpose, the flow of the four Bnei Korach maskilim we've studied over the past few months, and an operational definition of what a maskil is. This three-part series may not have been our typical Tehilim fare, but I certainly found it interesting, and I hope you did too!
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מקורות:
תהלים פרק מה
ספורנו
ר' אליה די נולה
שבת דף קמה עמוד ב - קמו עמוד א
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Sforno on Tehilim 45: Philosophy as the Ticket Out of Galus (Part 2)

Wed, 21 May 2025 21:00:00 -0400

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Length: 57 minutes
Synopsis: Tonight (5/21/25), in our Wednesday night Tehilim shiur, we continued our experiment of learning through Sforno (and R' Elia di Nola) on Tehilim 45! After a recap and a re-pitch of the perek, we continued on, making past the pivot point into the next section. It was ... interesting! We definitely gained some ideas about how to engage in debate, as well as a unique model of Torah u'Mada that I've never seen before, but which resonates with me. Next time, we'll get into the Moshiach stuff and aim to wrap up the perek.
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מקורות:
תהלים פרק מה
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר שופטים, הלכות מלכים ומלחמות יב:ד-ה
שם ספר המדע: הלכות תשובה ט:ג
ספורנו
ר' אליה די נולה
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Amidah Analysis: Avos (Part 11) Melech, Ozer, u'Moshia, u'Magen. Baruch Atoh Hashem, Magein Avraham

Fri, 16 May 2025 15:00:00 -0400

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Length: 1 hour 30 minutes
Synopsis: This Friday morning (5/16/25), in our tefilah-focused Machshavah Lab series for women, we finished our analysis of the first berachah! Not that anyone can truly finish it, but we completed THIS round. After a quick review, we spent the bulk of the time analyzing the penultimate clause in the berachah, and rode that momentum through the conclusion. I'll probably do one more recording to summarize everything, but for now, we're done with the series!
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מקורות:
סידור ארבע כנפות הארץ - אבות
ראב"ן
בראשית פרק יד
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר המדע, הלכות תשובה ט:ב
ר"י בר יקר
קרבן תודה - פסחים דף קיז עמוד ב
רמב"ם - מורה הנבוכים ג:יח
אבודרהם
רמב"ן - בראשית טו:א
רלב"ג - דברים לג:כט
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Amidah Analysis: Avos (Part 10) v'Zocher Chasdei Avos etc.

Fri, 09 May 2025 14:00:00 -0400

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Length: 1 hour 2 minutes
Synopsis: This Friday morning (5/9/25), in our tefilah-focused Machshavah Lab series for women, we took up the entire clause: וְזוֹכֵר חַסְדֵי אָבוֹת, וּמֵבִיא גוֹאֵל לִבְנֵי בְנֵיהֶם, לְמַעַן שְׁמוֹ בְּאַהֲבָה. My understanding, based largely on the Tur, is that this multi-part sentence conveys a unified idea - one I hope we managed to unpack in our analysis. All we have left in the berachah is the penultimate clause and the conclusion!
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מקורות:
רלב"ג - במדבר י:ט-י
אבודרהם
אברבנאל - ירמיהו ב:ב
Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik, "The Rav on Tefillah" (ed. Jay Goldmintz), pp.207-208
טור אורח חיים קיג:ט
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר שופטים, הלכות מלכים ומלחמות יב:ד-ה
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Sforno on Tehilim 45: Philosophy as the Ticket Out of Galus (Part 1)

Wed, 07 May 2025 21:00:00 -0400

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Length: 58 minutes
Synopsis: Tonight (5/7/25), in our Wednesday night Tehilim shiur, we did something experimental. Instead of learning the next perek the way we usually do, entirely from the ground up, we started with the commentary of Sforno (and that of his student, R' Elia di Nola) and focused on THEIR approach. (I explain my reasons for doing this at the beginning of the shiur.) We finished their introduction and got a few pesukim in, and so far, it's exciting! I can't wait for next week!
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מקורות:
תהלים פרק מה
ספורנו
ר' אליה די נולה
מצודת דוד
רש"י - קהלת ד:יג-יד; ט:יד-טז
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Amidah Analysis: Avos (Part 9) MEGA REVIEW plus v'Koneh ha'Kol

Fri, 02 May 2025 14:00:00 -0400

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Length: 1 hour 7 minutes
Synopsis: This past Friday morning (5/2/25), in our tefilah-focused Machshavah Lab series for women, we began with a 12-minute mega-review of the main ideas for each phrase in the first berachah up until v'Koneh ha'Kol. We then analyzed that phrase and emerged with three interpretations based on three Rishonim (along with a half-baked idea from the Rambam). Next time (בג"ה), we'll move on to v'zocher chasdei Avos etc.!
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מקורות:
עץ יוסף
ספורנו - בראשית יד:יט
אברבנאל - בראשית יד:יז-כ
רמב"ם - מורה הנבוכים ב:ל
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Tehilim 44: Lamnatzeiach li'Vnei Korach Maskil (Part 2 - Refining of the Theory)

Wed, 30 Apr 2025 21:00:00 -0400

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Length: 58 minutes
Synopsis: Tonight (4/30/25), in our Wednesday night Tehilim shiur, we finished the perek! This was due, in part, to the fact that I didn't have my usual chavrusa this week AND didn't have time to prepare shiur. Nevertheless, we reviewed what we did last time and refined the theory I came up with, running it through the whole perek and bringing it down to the level of the practical. We found support in Saadia Gaon and got some nice Tehilim methodology from Hoil Moshe. I'm happy with how our analysis turned out, and I'm eager to start whatever we take up next!
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מקורות:
תהלים פרק מד
מצודת דוד - תהלים מד:כא-כב
רד"ק שם
דברים ח:ז-כ
הואיל משה
פירוש רס"ג
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Tehilim 44: Lamnatzeiach li'Vnei Korach Maskil (Part 1 - Translation and Theory Bombshell)

Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:00:00 -0400

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Length: 57 minutes
Synopsis: Tonight (4/23/25), in our Wednesday night Tehilim shiur, we began a new chapter of Tehilim. Yeah, yeah, I know that we had STARTED Tehilim 42 last time and didn't even get to the analysis, but that was over a month ago, and most of the shiur attendees wanted to start something new. Plus, I started learning this perek over Yom Tov and I was REALLY excited to dive deeper into it! As usual, we spent most of the time working on the translation. We then identified the pivot point(s), which was relatively easy. Finally, in the last five minutes of the shiur, I revealed my subversive theory about the perek - or should I say, my theory that the perek IS subversive! We'll have to wait until next time to see whether my theory is supported by a closer reading of the text and the meforshim.
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מקורות:
תהלים פרק מד
Artscroll
Robert Alter
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The total cost of producing my five podcasts in 2024 came to $1,455—an expense I would have otherwise had to cover myself. I’m deeply grateful to the generous sponsors who helped shoulder that cost and supported my efforts to make Torah ideas available and accessible to everyone.
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Amidah Analysis: Avos (Part 8) E-l Elyon, Gomel Chasadim Tovim, v'Koneh ha'Kol

Fri, 28 Mar 2025 15:00:00 -0400

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Length: 1 hour 13 minutes
Synopsis: This past Friday morning (3/28/25), in our tefilah-focused Machshavah Lab series for women, we began with a review/relearning of our E-l Elyon analysis, which led to a nice sharpening of points. We then moved on to Gomel Chasadim Tovim and completed a fuller analysis of that. We then started our analysis of v'Koneh ha'Kol, but had to end early. Next week the analysis will continue! (בג"ה)
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מקורות:
בראשית יד:יח-כ
רמב"ן - בראשית יד:יח
תרגום אונקלוס - שמות טו:א
רמב"ם - מורה הנבוכים ג:נג
אבן עזרא - ישעיהו סג:ז
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Amidah Analysis: Avos (Part 7) Review + Gomel Chasadim Tovim

Fri, 21 Mar 2025 14:00:00 -0400

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Length: 1 hour 12 minutes
Synopsis: This past Friday morning (3/21/25), in our tefilah-focused Machshavah Lab series for women, we began with a review of the ideas we've learned for each phrase in the first berachah up until now. We re-learned the two explanations of "ha'E-l ha'Gadol ha'Gibor ve'ha'Nora" that we did last time, then learned one more explanation of E-l Elyon, and then began analyzing "gomel chasadim tovim." Since we ended off with some lingering questions, we'll revisit them next them, then move on to the next phrase.
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מקורות:
עץ יוסף
ספורנו - דברים י:יז
ר"י בר יקר
רמב"ן - בראשית יד:יח
רד"ק - ספר השורשים: ג.מ.ל.
אבודרהם
אבן עזרא - ישעיהו סג:ז
רד"ק שם
תנחומא – משפטים טו
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If you would like to sponsor a day's or a week's worth of content, or if you are interested in enlisting my services as a teacher or tutor, you can reach me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail. Thank you to my listeners for listening, thank you to my readers for reading, and thank you to my supporters for supporting my efforts to make Torah ideas available and accessible to everyone.
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Tehilim 42: Maskil li'Bnei Korach (Part 1 - Translation)

Wed, 19 Mar 2025 21:00:00 -0400

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Length: 57 minutes
Synopsis: Tonight (3/19/25), in our Wednesday night tefilah shiur, we began learning the perek before the one we did last time. We had seen opinions that 43 is part of 42, and the proof definitely seems to be in the pudding, so we're going to proceed on that assumption. The translation was a bit quicker than usual, since so many phrases were familiar. We only got a little bit into our analysis, noticing the difficulties of the perek and voicing some intuitions about its themes. Next time we'll engage in some REAL analysis! (בג"ה)
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מקורות:
תהלים פרק מב
Artscroll
Robert Alter
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר המדע, הלכות יסודי התורה ב:א-ב
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר המדע, הלכות תשובה י:ב-ג
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If you would like to sponsor a day's or a week's worth of content, or if you are interested in enlisting my services as a teacher or tutor, you can reach me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail. Thank you to my listeners for listening, thank you to my readers for reading, and thank you to my supporters for supporting my efforts to make Torah ideas available and accessible to everyone.
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Insights from Esther's Tefilah (Targum Rishon to Esther 5:1)

Wed, 12 Mar 2025 21:00:00 -0400

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Length: 56 minutes
Synopsis: Tonight (3/12/25), in lieu of our Wednesday night tefilah shiur, we took up a Purim-related tefilah topic: Esther’s tefilah! "But wait," you might object, "where in the Megillah does it say that Esther davened?" The answer: it doesn’t—at least not explicitly. But the Midrashim and midrashic Targumim contain several references to her tefilah, and we analyzed the Targum Rishon on Esther 5:1, where her tefilah is spelled out in detail. I wasn’t sure if we’d arrive at an understanding, but one of the guys in the shiur offered a great explanation, which I supplemented with my own insights to help us implement Esther’s strategy in our own davening.
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מקורות:
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: הקדמה, מצוות דרבנן
אסתר ד:טו - ה:א
תרגום ראשון לאסתר ה:א
רלב"ג - שמות יז (סוף פרשת בשלח)
תרגום שני לאסתר ה:א
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If you would like to sponsor a day's or a week's worth of content, or if you are interested in enlisting my services as a teacher or tutor, you can reach me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail. Thank you to my listeners for listening, thank you to my readers for reading, and thank you to my supporters for supporting my efforts to make Torah ideas available and accessible to everyone.
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Amidah Analysis: Avos (Part 6) Atoh

Fri, 07 Mar 2025 16:00:00 -0500

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Length: 1 hour 4 minutes
Synopsis: This Friday morning (3/7/25), in our tefilah-focused Machshavah Lab series for women, we resumed our analysis of berachos. After reviewing and slightly expanding upon our explanation of what kavanah to have when we say Hashem's name, we delved into a question that tends to escape the notice of many Jews: that throughout davening and in many berachos, we switch back and forth between talking to Hashem in the 2nd person and referring to Him in the 3rd person. We developed our own answer, then examined answers from three Rishonim. I guarantee that if you learn these ideas and say your berachos with them in mind, you'll have a wild and enlightening experience.
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מקורות:
רמב"ם - מורה הנבוכים א:סא
רשב"א - שו"ת חלק ה סימן נב
רבינ בחיי בן אר - שולחן של ארבע
מחזור ויטרי - סימן פח
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If you would like to sponsor a day's or a week's worth of content, or if you are interested in enlisting my services as a teacher or tutor, you can reach me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail. Thank you to my listeners for listening, thank you to my readers for reading, and thank you to my supporters for supporting my efforts to make Torah ideas available and accessible to everyone.
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Tehilim 43: Shofteini Hashem ve'Rivah Rivi (Part 3)

Wed, 05 Mar 2025 21:00:00 -0500

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Length: 56 minutes
Synopsis: Tonight (3/5/25), in our Wednesday night Tehilim shiur, we successfully and SMOOTHLY "landed the plane"! Not only did we get the main idea and purpose of the perek, but we explained nearly every phrase in the perek - except for the very last phrase, which we decided we can't fully understand without learning the previous perek. This short perek proved to be HIGHLY relevant to our current situation, and is a great way to showcase how Tehilim is critical for forming a relationship with Hashem.
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מקורות:
תהלים פרק מג
רב ש"ר הירש - תהלים כב:א
מאירי - תהלים מג:א
תרגום כתובים - תהלים מג:ג
ר' אליה די נולה
ספורנו - ישעיהו כז:א
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If you would like to sponsor a day's or a week's worth of content, or if you are interested in enlisting my services as a teacher or tutor, you can reach me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail. Thank you to my listeners for listening, thank you to my readers for reading, and thank you to my supporters for supporting my efforts to make Torah ideas available and accessible to everyone.
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Tehilim 43: Shofteini Hashem ve'Rivah Rivi (Part 2)

Wed, 26 Feb 2025 21:00:00 -0500

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Length: 59 minutes
Synopsis: Tonight (2/26/24), in our Wednesday night Tehilim shiur, we continued our analysis of the short perek we began last time. After reviewing our translation, our pivot point theories, and our questions, we came up with a few ideas and approaches. I presented the findings that my chavrusa and I came up with, which I think carry real promise. The central idea we developed today is fundamental in our relationship with Hashem, as individuals and as a nation. I THOUGHT we'd manage to wrap it up this time, but I think there's still one more session to go!
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מקורות:
תהלים פרק מג
רד"ק
אבן עזרא
תרגום כתובים
ספורנו
רב ש"ר הירש
Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik, "Fate and Destiny"
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Amidah Analysis: Avos (Part 5) "Hashem" and "Baruch"

Mon, 24 Feb 2025 13:00:00 -0500

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Length: 1 hour 7 minutes
Synopsis: This morning (2/21/25), in our tefilah-focused Machshavah Lab series for women, we resumed our analysis of the first berachah of the shemoneh esrei ... well, of ALL berachos! We began by reviewing what we covered last time - namely, what we mean by "Hashem" - which we reinforced with additional sources. We then learned through several sources about the word "Baruch," which we ALMOST finished, but not entirely. Next time (בג"ה), we'll begin with a review and completion of "Baruch," then move onto "Atoh."
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מקורות:
גר"א - אדרת אליהו דברים א:ו
טור - אורח חיים ה:א
רמב"ם - מורה הנבוכים א:סא
אבודרהם - ברכות השחר
רבינו בחיי - כד הקמח: ברכה
ספר החינוך - פרשת עקב: מצוה ת"ל
ספר העיקרים ב:כו
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Tehilim 43: Shofteini Hashem ve'Rivah Rivi (Part 1)

Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:00:00 -0500

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Length: 58 minutes
Synopsis: Tonight (2/19/24), in our Wednesday night Tehilim shiur, we began a new and (to us) unknown chapter towards the beginning of Book II. I chose it because it was unfamiliar, short, and looked like it might help us to cope with the current situation Israel is in, and the despondent feelings of many Jews around the world. We spent much of the time going over various translations, then discussed where the pivot point might be, and concluded with a series of questions. Next time (בג"ה) we'll see if we can come up with a theory, with or without the meforshim!
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מקורות:
תהלים פרק מג
מצודת ציון
Artscroll
Robert Alter
הואיל משה - תהלים מג:א
תרגום רס"ג
תרגום כתובים (trans. Prof. Edward M. Cook)
פשיטתא
Septuagint (trans. Sir Lancelot Charles Lee Brenton)
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Amidah Analysis: Avos (Part 4) - Who is Hashem?

Fri, 14 Feb 2025 13:00:00 -0500

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Length: 57 minutes
Synopsis: This morning (2/14/25), in our tefilah-focused Machshavah Lab series for women, I decided on a last-minute change of plans. After reviewing the main ideas and takeaways we've developed so far, we went back to the beginning of the berachah with the INTENT to analyze the phrase, "Baruch atoh Hashem," but we "only" ended up analyzing what we mean by "Hashem." I now know why I initially decided to skip this part: turns out, it's WAY too easy to go WAY in-depth on what we mean by "Hashem"! Since it's Parashas Yisro, I decided to take this up by reading and briefly explaining the first six halachos of the Rambam's Hilchos Yesodei ha'Torah, in which he elucidates the two most important mitzvos in the Torah: "Anochi" and "Lo Yihyeh Lecha." And before we knew it, shiur was over! Next time (בג"ה), we'll analyze "Baruch" and "atoh," then pick up in the middle of the berachah where we left off.
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מקורות:
ברכת אבות נוסח אשכנז
עץ יוסף
ספרונו - דברים י:יז
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר המדע, הלכות יסודי התורה א:א-ו
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Tehilim 65: "To You, Silence is Praise" (Part 3)

Wed, 12 Feb 2025 21:00:00 -0500

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Length: 58 minutes
Synopsis: Tonight (2/12/24), in our Wednesday night Tehilim shiur, we attempted to "land the plane" - and I believe we succeeded! We reviewed our analysis from last time, honed in on the key questions we intended to resolve, then managed to synthesize the steps we took, thanks to one new step which tied everything together. We emerged with a solid understanding of the main idea of the perek and its application. This is yet another example of how enriching it can be to learn an unfamiliar perek of Tehilim! Now the question is: Which perek should we learn next?
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מקורות:
תהלים פרק סה
מצודת דוד
רד"ק - תהלים קטז:יד
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Amidah Analysis: Avos (Part 3)

Fri, 07 Feb 2025 14:00:00 -0500

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Length: 1 hour 18 minutes
Synopsis: This morning (2/7/25), in our tefilah-focused Machshavah Lab series for women, we continued our analysis of the first berachah of the Amidah. Since it's been a while, we began by reviewing what we covered last time, refining it in the process. We then focused on three explanations of "the Great, Mighty, and Awesome God" - two given by the Eitz Yosef and another by Sforno - and we developed some excellent ideas. I'm really happy with the pace and depth of our Amidah analysis, and look forward to continuing (בג"ה)!
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מקורות:
ברכת אבות נוסח אשכנז
עץ יוסף
רש"י - דברים ו:ד
רמב"ם - ספר המדע, הלכות תשובה ה:ב
ספורנו - דברים י:יז
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Tehilim 65: "To You, Silence is Praise" (Part 2)

Wed, 05 Feb 2025 21:00:00 -0500

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Length: 56 minutes
Synopsis: Tonight (2/5/24), in our Wednesday night Tehilim shiur, we continued our analysis of the perek we began last week. Day 2 of learning a new perek is like a box of chocolates: you never know what you're going to get. I was actually a bit worried that we wouldn't get ANYWHERE tonight, as sometimes happens on Day 2, but I was pleasantly surprised. We came up with three general approaches which all overlapped, and we developed a few other ideas as well. I'm encouraged by the progress we've made and I'm fairly confident we'll continue developing these ideas next week when we start looking into the meforshim.
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מקורות:
תהלים פרק סה
רד"ק - תהלים סה:א
מלבי"ם - תהלים סה:א
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Tehilim 65: "To You, Silence is Praise" (Part 1)

Wed, 29 Jan 2025 22:00:00 -0500

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Length: 57 minutes
Synopsis: Tonight (1/29/24), in our Wednesday night Tehilim shiur, we began a new perek! I chose this one because of the famous opening line (which is central to the Rambam's writings about praising Hashem). As usual, we spent much of this first session reading and translating the perek, and BOY WAS IT A TEETHBREAKER! The words, grammar, and syntax in this perek are NOT simple! Still, we hobbled together a translation, then stuck with Robert Alter's translation for our analysis. We identified a viable pivot point and raised a bunch of questions. Next time (בג"ה), we'll try to develop a theory about the theme or the main idea, either on our own or with the help of meforshim.
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מקורות:
תהלים פרק סה
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Amidah Analysis: Avos (Part 2)

Fri, 10 Jan 2025 13:00:00 -0500

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Length: 1 hour 16 minutes
Synopsis: This morning (1/10/24), in our tefilah-focused Machshavah Lab series for women, we continued our analysis of the first berachah of the Amidah. Due to personal circumstances and a reconsideration of halachic priorities, we deviated from our original plan of focusing on the conclusion of the berachah. Instead, we began analyzing each word and phrase in the berachah. We started by discussing why this approach is halachically advisable. After reviewing our questions, we explored the underrated commentary of the Eitz Yosef, which proved to be so rich that we only managed to unpack the words "Elokei Avraham, Elokei Yitzchak, vElokei Yaakov." Judging by how this went, I'm really looking forward to learning the rest of the berachah!
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מקורות:
ברכת אבות נוסח אשכנז
שולחן ערוך אורח חיים קא:א
משנה ברורה
ערוך השולחן
עץ יוסף
אבן עזרא - קהלת ה:א
מצודת דוד - א' דברי הימים כח:ט
רמב"ם - מורה הנבוכים א:נ
רמב"ם - ספר המדע, הלכות יסודי התורה הקדמה; ה:יא
שמות ג:ו,טו; ד:ה
רש"י - דברים ו:ד
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Does Hashem Love Us Unconditionally? (Part 2)

Wed, 08 Jan 2025 21:00:00 -0500

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Length: 1 hour
Synopsis: Tonight (1/8/24), in our Wednesday night tefilah shiur, we continued our analysis of what we mean when we say that Hashem loves us. We began by reviewing the essence of what we covered last time, but in a much slower, clearer, and thought-out manner than last time. As we reviewed the sources, we sharpened last week's approach. We then read an excerpt from R' Joseph B. Soloveitchik's "From There Shall You Seek" which not only confirmed that we were on the right track, but also gave us a lot more to think about. I'd say we now have a solid theory in the works! Next time, we'll revisit the Rav again in an effort to gain more clarity, and then tackle some of the pesukim which the berachos of Ahavah Rabbah and Ahavas Olam are based on (בג"ה).
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מקורות:
תמיד אוהב אותי – ששון איפרם שאולוב
אהבה רבה (נוסח אשכנז)
אהבת עולם (נוסח אשכנז)
אבודרהם
ראב"ן
ר' חסדאי קרשקש אור ה' ב:ה
Soloveitchik - "From There Shall You Seek" (pp.153-157)
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Amidah Analysis: Avos (Part 1)

Fri, 03 Jan 2025 14:00:00 -0500

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Length: 1 hour 17 minutes
Synopsis: This morning (1/3/24), in our tefilah-focused Machshavah Lab series for women, we began a new series: an analysis of the berachos in the amidah! What, exactly, does this entail? That's what we spent the first 20 minutes of shiur discussing: how can we get the most out of our analysis, given our temporal limitations, and what should our objectives be? After we settled on 5-6 objectives, we translated the berachah, compared the standard nusach Ashkenaz with three old nuschaos, raised a ton of questions and problems, and did a quick read-through of the Abudarham. Next time, we will focus on the conclusion of the berachah in an attempt to understand the main idea, which we'll use to achieve our objectives (בג"ה).
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מקורות:
ברכת אבות נוסח אשכנז
נוסח ארץ ישראל
סידור רס"ג
סידור הרמב"ם
אבודרהם
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Does Hashem Love Us Unconditionally? (Part 1)

Wed, 01 Jan 2025 21:00:00 -0500

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Length: 1 hour
Synopsis: Tonight (1/1/24), in our Wednesday night tefilah shiur, we took up a question that was sparked by a debate I had on Facebook about whether Hashem loves us unconditionally which, itself, was sparked by the popular Israeli song "Tamid Ohev Oti." We began with a surface-level analysis of the two berachos before krias Shema in which we talk about God's love for Israel, raising some basic and powerful questions. We then quickly familiarized ourselves with the source-pesukim cited by three Rishonic commentaries on tefilah. We concluded with a quick run-through of R' Hasdai Crescas's analysis of what it means to say that Hashem has "joy," "pleasure," and "love." Although we emerged with a working definition of Hashem's love, our REAL analysis will have to wait until next time, when we delve into the pesukim that form the basis of the berachos.
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מקורות:
תמיד אוהב אותי – ששון איפרם שאולוב
אהבה רבה (נוסח אשכנז)
אהבת עולם (נוסח אשכנז)
אבודרהם
ראב"ן
ר"י בר יקר
ר' חסדאי קרשקש אור ה' ב:ה
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Modim (Part 4: Tying Up Loose Ends)

Wed, 18 Dec 2024 22:00:00 -0500

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Length: 58 minutes
Synopsis: Tonight (12/18/24), in our Wednesday night tefilah shiur, we attempted to "land the plane" - or at least, to tie up some loose ends. After a brief review of last time, I tried yet again to say over the idea that my chavrusa and I came up with. Yet again, I don't feel like I did it justice. The good news is that we were successful enough in other aspects of our discussion to get some nice ideas. This was a difficult series, and there remains a lot more to be learned, but I'm glad we gave it a good try! My kavanah during Modim has definitely leveled up!
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מקורות:
ברכת הודאה (נוסח אשכנז)
אבודרהם
בראשית רבה - פרשת ויחי פרשה צו אות מט
ספר העיקרים ב:כד
איכה רבה ג:כה
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The Nature of Nusach (Liturgy) Part 3: Rambam's Position (WARNING: Highly Technical)

Fri, 13 Dec 2024 13:00:00 -0500

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Length: 1 hour 14 minutes
Synopsis: This morning (12/13/24), in our tefilah-focused Machshavah Lab series for women, we attempted to understand the Rambam's view, as expressed in a pair of seemingly contradictory halachos. We learned through two commentaries on the Rambam who offered explanations: the Kesef Mishneh and the Yad Peshuta. Believe me, I didn't intend for these to be highly technical halachic shiurim (which is usually the type of thing I'd reserve for my Rambam Bekius podcast, not my Machshavah Lab shiurim), but alas - that's where we ended up. The good news is that we emerged with a clearer understanding of WHAT the Rambam holds. Next time, we'll delve into WHY the Rambam takes such a conservative stance when it comes to making change in the received nusach.

Please feel free to leave your questions, insights, and feedback in the comments!
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מקורות:
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר אהבה, הלכות קריאת שמע א:ז
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר אהבה, הלכות ברכות א:ה-ו
כסף משנה שם
יד פשוטה שם
ברכות דף מ עמוד ב
רמב"ם - שו"ת בלאו סימן רנד עמוד 465
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Modim (Part 3: The Living Bow to the Living)

Wed, 11 Dec 2024 22:00:00 -0500

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Length: 57 minutes
Synopsis: Whoops! I forgot to upload last week's tefilah shiur. Last Wednesday (12/11/24), in our Wednesday night tefilah shiur, we continued our analysis Modim. After reviewing and refining what we covered last time, we attempted to understand the midrash cited by the Abudarham about how since we are alive and God is "alive," therefore, we should bow to Him. Our analysis was going well until I got up to the main idea ... and let it slip through my fingers. I just couldn't manage to articulate the insights that my chavrusa and I came up with. We still had a lot of nice ideas, but we didn't quite get there.
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מקורות:
ברכת הודאה (נוסח אשכנז)
אבודרהם
בראשית רבה - פרשת ויחי פרשה צו אות מט
ספר העיקרים ב:כד
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The Nature of Nusach (Liturgy) Part 2: The Big Nusach Myth vs. the Historical and Halachic Truth

Fri, 06 Dec 2024 13:00:00 -0500

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Length: 1 hour 13 minutes
Synopsis: This morning (12/6/24), in our tefilah-focused Machshavah Lab series for women, we continued our exploration of the nusach ha'tefilah. After reviewing what we covered in Part 1, we busted what I call "The Big Nusach Myth" about "the original nusach" and how all the nuschaos we have today came about. We examined sources from Geonim, Rishonim, Acharonim, and academics. This insight led to a number of questions (and maybe a few cans of worms) which, בג"ה, we'll examine in the upcoming installments.
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מקורות:
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר אהבה, הלכות תפלה וברכת כהנים פרק א
שם הלכות קריאת שמע א:ז
שם א:ה-ו
Daniel Sperber - On Changes in Jewish Liturgy
Y. Heinemann – Ha-Tefillah ha-Yehudit, pp.79-80
שד"ל - מבוא למחזור בני רומא
רשב"א - חידושים על מסכת ברכות דף יא עמוד א
רס"ג - הקדמה לסידור רס"ג
רשב"א - שו"ת א:תע,תעג
מאירי - ברכות דף יא עמוד א
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Modim (Part 2: "Modim Anachnu Lach")

Wed, 04 Dec 2024 22:00:00 -0500

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Length: 58 minutes
Synopsis: This evening (12/4/24), in our Wednesday night tefilah shiur, we continued our analysis Modim. After reviewing our updated translation, going over a few insights I accrued since last week, and examining three ancient nuschaos, we delved into the Abudarham's commentary on the first three words of the berachah. He made four points, and we made it through 3.5 of them (leaving one major question unanswered). Next time we're going to try to do a bekius run through the rest of the Abudarham so we can come up with a theory about the entire thing.
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מקורות:
ברכת הודאה (נוסח אשכנז)
נוסח ארץ ישראל
נוסח רב סעדיה גאון
נוסח הרמב"ם
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר אהבה, הלכות תפלה וברכת כהנים ז:יד; ט:ד
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר אהבה, הלכות ברכות א:ג-ד
אבודרהם
תהלים קמ
ישעיהו לח:ט-כ
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Modim (Part 1: Reading and Translation)

Wed, 27 Nov 2024 22:00:00 -0500

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Length: 57 minutes
Synopsis: This evening (11/27/24), in our Wednesday night Tehilim/Tefilah shiur on Erev Thanksgiving, we commenced our in-depth analysis of the blessing of thanksgiving: Modim! We began with a 15-minute review of my "MMMMMMM!" method of tefilah analysis. After that, we spent the rest of the shiur figuring out the reading and translation of the berachah - a task more difficult than people might imagine! Although we only barely had enough time to start our proper analysis at the end, we picked up on lots of ideas and insights along the way. Next time, we'll do some serious analysis, guided by the Abudarham.
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מקורות:
ברכת הודאה (נוסח אשכנז)
סידור ארבע כנפות הארץ
סידור אזור אליהו (דף נ)
עיון תפלה (בסידור אוצר התפלות), דף קעט-קפ
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Tehilim 23 REDUX: The Lord is My Shepherd (Part 3)

Wed, 13 Nov 2024 21:00:00 -0500

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Length: 58 minutes
Synopsis: Tonight (11/13/24), in our Wednesday night Tehilim shiur, we successfully "landed the plane"! Last time we ran through the Radak to get the big picture and I shared the core of my theory. This time we read through him at a more deliberate pace and then brought it all together by asking a key question: When should this perek be said? The answer to that question unlocked the main idea and purpose of the perek. I'm really happy with our this round of analysis went, and I can't wait to see what happens NEXT time we return to this perek!
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מקורות:
תהלים פרק כג
רד"ק
אבן עזרא פירוש שני
ר' אליה די נולה
ספורנו
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר המדע, הלכות תשובה י:ג
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: הקדמה, חלוקת הספרים
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר אהבה, הלכות ברכות א:ג-ד
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The Nature of Nusach (Liturgy) Part 1: How and Why Ezra Changed Tefilah

Fri, 08 Nov 2024 16:00:00 -0500

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Length: 46 minutes
Synopsis: This morning (11/8/24), in our tefilah-focused Machshavah Lab series for women, we began a new topic: the nusach ha'tefilah (liturgy). We began by reviewing the relevant facts: what the mitzvah of tefilah from the Torah entailed, how Ezra and his Beis Din changed it, and the historical reasons why. I then presented my understanding of the REAL reasons why tefilah desperately needed this change, which I supported by drawing upon Rav Hirsch's commentary on Migdal Bavel. We didn't have time to start the major question I had hoped to get to, which is: If Ezra and his Beis Din instituted a standardized nusach, then what is the origin of the wide variety of nuschaos we have today?
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מקורות:
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר אהבה, הלכות תפלה וברכת כהנים א:ד
מעשה רקח שם
מלבי"ם - נחמיה יג:כד
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר אהבה, הלכות קריאת שמע א:ז
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר אהבה, הלכות ברכות א:ה-ו
רש"ר הירש - בראשית יא:ז
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Tefilah Reexamined: Part 5 - Recap of Four Models of Tefilah

Fri, 08 Nov 2024 15:00:00 -0500

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Length: 26 minutes
Synopsis: This morning (11/8/24), in the "Tefilah Reexamined" series of our Machshavah Lab for women, I decided to start with a review of the three models of tefilah we've learned in Parts 1-4, followed by a quick overview of my "go to" model of tefilah that has been the foundation of my approach to tefilah for years. This review is not intended as a substitute for the in-depth analysis we engaged in over the past couple of months. The purpose was to recap what we've done, since it's been nearly a month since we've had a tefilah shiur.
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Tehilim 23 REDUX: The Lord is My Shepherd (Part 2)

Wed, 06 Nov 2024 22:00:00 -0500

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Length: 58 minutes
Synopsis: Tonight (11/6/24), in our Wednesday night Tehilim shiur, we quickly reviewed the perek and all the questions from last time. After exploring an approach from one of the shiur attendees, we learned the Radak's commentary which I attempted to elucidate with a little help from the Ibn Ezra. I believe I managed to get everything out on the table, but we'll need to mull it over and come back to it next week to sharpen it up. Still, I'm glad we managed to get two nice approaches (or three, depending on how you count) within the hour!

Please feel free to leave your questions, insights, and feedback in the comments!
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מקורות:
תהלים פרק כג
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר המדע, הלכות תשובה ח:ד
רד"ק
אבן עזרא פירוש שני
בראשית כח:כ
רד"ק - תהלים צא:יד
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Tehilim 23 REDUX: The Lord is My Shepherd (Part 1)

Wed, 30 Oct 2024 21:00:00 -0400

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Length: 58 minutes
Synopsis: Tonight (10/30/24), in our Wednesday night Tehilim shiur, we began (re)learning what I believe is the most well-known psalm of them all. The last time I gave shiur on this was WAAAY back in November 2020, and I figured it was time to revisit it, especially now that I have new resources. We translated the perek on our own, then consulted four other translations. We theorized about the pivot point, then raised a TON of questions and problems. Next time (בג"ה) we'll begin with our own theories, and then take up the Radak.
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מקורות:
תהלים פרק כג
Artscroll
Rav Hirsch
Robert Alter
Neima Novetsky
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Tefilah Reexamined: Part 4 - Six Ways of Understanding Ramban on Tefilah

Fri, 27 Sep 2024 14:00:00 -0400

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Length: 1 hour 27 minutes
Synopsis: This morning (9/27/24), in our NEW Machshavah Lab series for women called "Tefilah Reexamined," we began with a grand review of the essential ideas in parts 1-3, focusing on the mitzvah de'oraisa of tefilah as explained by Ralbag, Rambam, and Ramban. Picking up where we left off last time, we reviewed the Rav's explanation of the machlokess between the Rambam and Ramban, bringing support from "Rav scholars" for the problems we identified last time. We then read Rav Asher Weiss's analysis of the Ramban's view, as well as the Aruch ha'Shulchan's treatment, and ultimately ended up with our own assessment and hot take. All in all, I believe there were six approaches that were considered for understanding Ramban's view. Let no one say we didn't give it our best shot!
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מקורות:
רמב"ן - השגות לספר המצוות, עשה ה
Lawrence Kaplan, Review of Worship of the Heart (Hakirah Vol. 5), note 45
David Hartman, "A Living Covenant" p.321, note 16
מנחת אשר - פרשת עקב, סימן כב אות א
ערוך השולחן - אורח חיים פט:ד-ו
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Tehilim 24 REDUX: Sunday's Psalm (Shir Shel Yom Rishon b'Shabbos) (Part 4)

Wed, 25 Sep 2024 21:00:00 -0400

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Length: 57 minutes
Synopsis: Tonight (9/25/24), in Wednesday night Tehilim shiur, our goal was "to land the plane" - to distill all of our insights and observations into a unified theory - and land the plane we did! Thanks to Sforno and R' Elia di Nola, we emerged with a powerful understanding of what it REALLY means to want Moshiach and gained clarity on what we're asking Hashem to do in this perek. We even managed to explain how this fits into the davening of Rosh ha'Shanah, and we examined a complementary idea from the Rav. This was a great perek, and I'm glad we spent a month learning it. Now it's time to apply it!
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מקורות:
תהלים פרק כד
ספורנו
שיעורי רב עובדיה ספורנו
Noraos Harav, Vol. 15, p.19
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Tefilah Reexamined: Part 3 - Ramban's Alternative View of Tefilah

Fri, 20 Sep 2024 14:00:00 -0400

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Length: 1 hour 22 minutes
Synopsis: This morning (9/20/24), in our NEW Machshavah Lab series for women called "Tefilah Reexamined," we began with a comprehensive review of Parts 1 and 2, then delved into the Ramban's critiques of the Rambam's stance on tefilah. After reading through the Ramban, we compared and contrasted his approach with the Rambam's, which - at this point - seem worlds apart. We concluded by reading the Rav's creative explanation of that machlokess. I say "creative" because I love the idea, but I don't think it's true to the Rambam. Next week, I hope to present an alternative understanding.
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מקורות:
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: הקדמה, מנין המצוות, עשה ה
רמב"ם - מורה הנבוכים ג:נא
רמב"ן - השגות לספר המצוות, עשה ה
The Rav on Tefilah: An Anthology of Teachings by Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik on Jewish Prayer, edited and annotated by Jay Goldmintz
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Tehilim 24 REDUX: Sunday's Psalm (Shir Shel Yom Rishon b'Shabbos) (Part 3)

Wed, 18 Sep 2024 22:00:00 -0400

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Length: 58 minutes
Synopsis: Tonight (9/18/24), in Wednesday night Tehilim shiur, I decided not to review and refine the approaches we came up with last time, but instead, to jump right into the Sforno. We learned through his commentary at a leisurely pace, with lots of help from R' Moshe Kravetz's footnotes and R' Elia di Nola's commentary. During the last 15 minutes of shiur we worked on coming up with a unified theory. It feels like we're really close, but not quite there. We have one Wednesday night Tehilim shiur left before Rosh ha'Shanah, so we'll plan to devote that shiur to another attempt, and perhaps we'll see what some of the commentaries on the Mussaf of Rosh ha'Shanah say.
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מקורות:
תהלים פרק כד
ספורנו
שיעורי רב עובדיה ספורנו
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Tefilah Reexamined: Part 2 - Rambam on "Avodah" (and the Allegory of the Palace)

Fri, 13 Sep 2024 13:00:00 -0400

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Length: 1 hour 38 minutes
Synopsis: This morning (9/13/24), in our NEW Machshavah Lab series for women called "Tefilah Reexamined," we began by reviewing our questions on the Rambam's initial presentation of the mitzvah of tefilah and the Ralbag's answer. We then delved into the Rambam's Allegory of the Palace in the Guide for the Perplexed, in which he presents his definition of "avodah" (Divine service) and "avodah she'ba'lev" (service of the heart/mind), among other important concepts. We came up with a theory that explains the Rambam's statement in the Sefer ha'Mitzvos that "avodah" encompasses ALL mitzvos in general, as well as tefilah and Torah study in specific. Next time (בג"ה) we'll contrast this model of tefilah with that of the Ramban.
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מקורות:
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: הקדמה, מנין המצוות, עשה ה
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר אהבה, הלכות תפלה וברכת כהנים הקדמה; א:א-ד
רמב"ם - ספר המצוות: הקדמה, עשה ה
רלב"ג - דברים ו:יג
רלב"ג ביאור המילות - שמות כג:כה
רמב"ם - מורה הנבוכים ג:נא
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Tehilim 24 REDUX: Sunday's Psalm (Shir Shel Yom Rishon b'Shabbos) (Part 2)

Wed, 11 Sep 2024 21:00:00 -0400

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Length: 57 minutes
Synopsis: Tonight (9/11/24), in Wednesday night Tehilim shiur, we reviewed our cleaned-up translation of the perek from last time, went over all our questions (raising some new ones in the process), and then we opened the floor for approaches. There were a LOT of great ideas, but three complete theories for the perek, each one good in its own way. I didn't even get to share the approach I'm developing, which worked out, since I didn't have time to prepare as much as I would have liked! Next time (בג"ה), we'll begin with a quick review and refinement, then dive into the explanations of Sforno, R' Elia di Nola, and Rav Hirsch.
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מקורות:
תהלים פרק כד
מלאכי ג:ו
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר המדע, הלכות תשובה ח:ד
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Tefilah Reexamined: Part 1 - Questions and a First Step

Fri, 06 Sep 2024 16:00:00 -0400

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Length: 1 hour 28 minutes
Synopsis: This morning (9/6/24), in the first shiur of our NEW Machshavah Lab series for women called "Tefilah Reexamined." Since I'm designing and teaching a year-long course on tefilah for high school students, I decided this summer to investigate the whole subject of tefilah afresh, from the ground up. We'll begin with a deep dive into what the mitzvah of tefilah is, and we'll see where that takes us. In this morning's shiur, we went through the basic facts from the Rambam, then focused on analyzing his presentation in the Sefer ha'Mitzvos. We raised a bunch of questions, then took one important first step based on the Ralbag. Next time (בג"ה), we'll attempt to take an even greater step based on the Rambam himself. I'm looking forward to exploring tefilah over the course of this year with anyone who is interested!
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מקורות:
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: הקדמה, מנין המצוות, עשה ה
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר אהבה, הלכות תפלה וברכת כהנים הקדמה; א:א-ד
רמב"ם - ספר המצוות: הקדמה, עשה ה
רלב"ג - דברים ו:יג
רלב"ג ביאור המילות - שמות כג:כה
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Tehilim 24 REDUX: Sunday's Psalm (Shir Shel Yom Rishon b'Shabbos) (Part 1)

Wed, 04 Sep 2024 21:00:00 -0400

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Length: 57 minutes
Synopsis: Tonight (9/4/24), in our first Wednesday night Tehilim shiur of the 2024-2025 season, we began our re-analysis of Sunday's Shir Shel Yom. We learned through this in shiur two years ago (10/26/22, 11/2/22), but found it to be difficult. I don't remember what we said, but I remember that I wasn't satisfied. Because this perek if featured prominently in the Malchiyos section of the Mussaf Rosh ha'Shanah, I thought it would be a good idea to give it another shot. This evening, we got through the translation and question phase. Next time, we'll start analyzing the ideas - and I already have two leads!
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מקורות:
תהלים פרק כד
מנחת שי - תהלים כד:ד
אבן עזרא - קהלת ג:יא
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Tehilim 7: Shigayon le'David (Part 3)

Wed, 29 May 2024 22:00:00 -0400

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Length: 1 hour 9 minutes
Synopsis: Last night (5/29/24), in our Wednesday night Tehilim shiur, we attempted to "land the plane." Since it had been two weeks since our last shiur, we began by reviewing everything - the translations, the questions, and the approaches - and then set out to get as many individual ideas as we could. The ideas were great, but I wasn't sure we'd be able to pull it all together. But with Hashem's help, we were able to arrive at a solid PRACTICAL main idea towards the very end which incorporated all of our other insights. I call that a win! This was a difficult perek, but it was worth the effort.
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מקורות:
תהלים פרק ז
מאירי
רש"י
הואיל משה
רד"ק
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Tehilim 7: Shigayon le'David (Part 2)

Wed, 15 May 2024 22:00:00 -0400

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Length: 1 hour 3 minutes
Synopsis: Last night (5/16/24), in our Wednesday night Tehilim shiur, we dove into our in-depth analysis of this perek, raising a bunch of questions, making a bunch of observations, and following our intuition. We discussed a few ideas from the meforshim - most notably, Radak's interpretation of the grammatically anomalous word: יִרַדֹּף - but the main moves we made came from our own theorizing. We began developing an approach and mapped out what remains to be solved. Next time (בג"ה), we'll learn the perek according to one of the meforshim and hopefully be able to "land the plane."
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מקורות:
תהלים פרק ז
מצודת ציון/דוד תהלים
מאירי - תהלים ז:א
רד"ק - תהלים ז:ו
א' שמואל פרק כד (Robert Alter)
תרגום כתובים
תהלים צ:ט
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Tehilim 7: Shigayon le'David (Part 1)

Wed, 08 May 2024 22:00:00 -0400

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Length: 1 hour 2 minutes
Synopsis: Tonight (5/8/24), in our Wednesday night Tehilim shiur, we began a new and unfamiliar perek. I selected it because it's clearly about David's struggles with his enemies and (unfortunately) that theme continues to be relevant to Jews in Israel and in the Diaspora today. The translation-work was difficult and we didn't get super far into our analysis beyond finding the pivot point and getting the background information from the relevant biographical episode in David's life. Next time (בג"ה) we'll begin by reviewing, then raising a bunch of questions, and - hopefully! - venturing a theory about the main idea. One important thing I forgot to mention in shiur is that, to my mind, there is a major difficulty in the perek which we didn't even comment on. See if you can find it for next time!
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מקורות:
תהלים פרק ז
מצודת ציון/דוד תהלים
א' שמואל פרק כד (Robert Alter)
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Tehilim 113: Beginning of Hallel REDUX (Part 3)

Wed, 17 Apr 2024 22:00:00 -0400

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Length: 1 hour 5 minutes
Synopsis: This evening (4/17/24), in our Wednesday night Tehilim shiur, we concluded our relearning of Tehilim 113 with the commentary of the Abravanel - and boy did he deliver! I think we ended up in a similar place to where the Radak took us last time, but we arrived there through a classically nuanced Abravanelesque reading of the pesukim. With this understanding in hand, we were able to appreciate how this first chapter of Hallel sets the stage for the chapters that follow.
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מקורות:
תהלים פרק קיג
אברבנאל - זבח פסח, פירוש לתהלים פרק קיג
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, "Building a Society of Freedom"
רמב"ן - שמות ו:ב
רד"ק - תהלים קמה:ד
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Tehilim 113: Beginning of Hallel REDUX (Part 2)

Wed, 03 Apr 2024 21:00:00 -0400

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Length: 58 minutes
Synopsis: This evening (4/3/24), in our Wednesday night Tehilim shiur, we continued our relearning of the first chapter of Hallel. After reviewing our translation, our questions, and our approach - which we developed a bit - we decided to start learning the Abravanel's explanation in his haggadah commentary. We only got through the first three pesukim, but MAN were there a lot of fundamental ideas about praising Hashem! We decided not to rush it, and our plan is to finish his commentary next time (בג"ה).
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מקורות:
תהלים פרק קיג
ר' יוסף אלבו - ספר העיקרים ב:ג
אברבנאל - זבח פסח, פירוש לתהלים פרק קיג
רד"ק - תהלים צב:ה
רמב"ן - שמות ו:ב
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Tehilim 113: Beginning of Hallel REDUX (Part 1)

Wed, 27 Mar 2024 22:00:00 -0400

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Length: 1 hour
Synopsis: This evening (3/27/24), in our Wednesday night Tehilim shiur, we began a new project: re-learning Hallel! (or at least, the first two chapters) The last time I gave shiur on Hallel was three years ago, and there's been enough distance and enough natural forgetting that I feel like I can learn everything with a relatively fresh mind. And even if I can't, we have SOOO many more resources on AlHaTorah than we had last time! Tonight we began with the first perek of Hallel. After translating the perek and identifying the pivot point, we raised a ton of questions and began theorizing. Next time (בג"ה) we'll refine our approach and see what the meforshim have to say.
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מקורות:
תהלים פרק קיג
תרגום רס"ג
אבן עזרא - קהלת ג:יא
שיעורי ר' עובדיה ספורנו - תהלים קיג:א
רד"ק - תהלים צ:א
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Tehilim 22: Al Ayeles ha'Shachar (Part 3: An Approach)

Wed, 20 Mar 2024 22:00:00 -0400

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Note: You are advised to at LEAST listen to Part 2 before this one, but in a pinch, you'll probably still gain if you just listen to Part 3, since we begin with a review of everything we covered in Parts 1 and 2.

Length: 1 hour 2 minutes
Synopsis: This evening (3/20/24), in our Wednesday night Tehilim shiur, we had one objective: to "land the plane" (i.e. bring our analysis to a close), and with Hashem's help, we did! We began by reviewing the text, then reviewing the approach we started developing last time. Then, in a bit of a gamble, we dove into the commentary of R' Elia di Nola because our approach SEEMED to fit with his - and it did! His commentary, which was beautiful in and of itself, gave us what we needed to ifinalize our understanding. We emerged with an appreciation of this powerful perek, which provides much needed guidance, solace, and hope for those of us who suffer in this long exile.
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מקורות:
תהלים פרק כב
שיעורי ר' עובדיה ספורנו (ר' אליה די נולה)
מלבי"ם - תהלים כב:ד-ה
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Tehilim 22: Al Ayeles ha'Shachar (Part 2: Developing an Approach)

Wed, 13 Mar 2024 22:00:00 -0400

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Tehilim 22: Al Ayeles ha'Shachar (Part 2: Developing an Approach)

Note: In this case, you do NOT need to have listened to Part 1 in order to follow Part 2

Length: 1 hour 4 minutes
Synopsis: This evening (3/13/24), in our Wednesday night Tehilim shiur, we had a LOT of work to do, since we barely got any analysis done last time. I was hopeful but worried about whether we'd make any progress, since this is a TOUGH perek. With Hashem's help, we made a huge breakthrough! After identifying the pivot and consulting some meforshim for context and confirmation, we developed an approach to the main idea which was EYE-OPENING, and carries the potential to change the way I see the current situation in Israel. Next time (בג"ה), we'll develop this idea further and see what the meforshim have to say!

This was yet another reminder of how tragic it is that people sit there with all these questions and problems with God, BUT THEY DON'T LEARN TEHILIM!
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מקורות:
תהלים פרק כב
מאירי - תהלים כב:א
רד"ק - שם
ספורנו - א,י-יא,כח-ל
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר שופטים, הלכות מלכים ומלחמות יב:א
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Tehilim 22: Al Ayeles ha'Shachar (Part 1: Reading and Translation)

Wed, 06 Mar 2024 22:00:00 -0500

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Length: 1 hour 3 minutes
Synopsis: This evening (3/6/24), in our Wednesday night Tehilim shiur, we began a new perek: the somewhat lengthy and exceedingly difficult-to-read chapter 22. We chose this because Chazal hold that it's about Esther, but we'll follow our usual approach and attempt to learn it on its own before delving into that approach. We ended up needing to spend the entire hour cranking out a translation - with plenty of help from the BDB, Artscroll, and Alter - which left almost no time for us to begin our analysis. That will commence next week (בג"ה).
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מקורות:
תהלים פרק כב
Artscroll
Robert Alter
Matthew 27:46
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Tehilim 139: You Investigated Me and You Know (Part 3)

Wed, 28 Feb 2024 22:00:00 -0500

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Length: 1 hour 8 minutes
Synopsis: This evening (2/28/24), in our Wednesday night Tehilim shiur, we aimed to wrap up our analysis. After a thorough review of what we covered last time, we read the Meiri's commentary on the final six pesukim. This drew us into the esoteric vortex-like topic of God's Omniscience. We spent as much time on that as we needed (and perhaps a little more), then finished the Meiri and attempted to state the main idea, and I believe we succeeded! Sure, there's a lot more to be developed, but I'm happy with what we came up with, and I definitely want to revisit this perek in the future.
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מקורות:
תהלים פרק קלט
מאירי
רלב"ג - שמות לב:לב
רמב"ן - שמות יג:טז
Seymour Feldman - "Gersonides: Judaism within the Limits of Reason"
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Tehilim 139: You Investigated Me and You Know (Part 2)

Wed, 21 Feb 2024 22:00:00 -0500

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Length: 1 hour 3 minutes
Synopsis: This evening (2/21/24), in our Wednesday night Tehilim shiur, we continued our analysis of Tehilim 139. After reviewing our translation, our questions, and our approaches from last week, we began learning the Meiri's beautiful pasuk-by-pasuk commentary. We covered the first section of the perek, and decided to stop at the pivot point. Next week (בג"ה) we'll read the rest of his commentary and attempt to understand the main idea and its implications.
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מקורות:
תהלים פרק קלט
תרגום כתובים
מאירי
רמב"ם - הקדמה לפירוש המשניות
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Tehilim 139: You Investigated Me and You Know (Part 1)

Wed, 14 Feb 2024 21:00:00 -0500

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Length: 1 hour 3 minutes
Synopsis: This evening (2/14/24), in our Wednesday night Tehilim shiur, we began a new perek, and was it a DOOZY of a perek! Lengthy, poetic, filled with cryptic words and phrases and the abrupt pivot-point of them all. Daunting as it was, we raised a bunch of good questions and mapped out several approaches which look like they have potential. We'll have to wait until next week to see whether we solve the mystery!
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מקורות:
תהלים פרק קלט
מצודת ציון
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The Berachos of Milah (Tefilah Exploration) Part 2

Wed, 07 Feb 2024 22:00:00 -0500

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Length: 1 hour 8 minutes
Synopsis: Tonight (2/7/24), in our Wednesday night Tehilim/Tefilah shiur, we continued our (unprepared) exploration of the berachos said at a bris milah, with a focus on the third berachah. We read through the commentaries of the Rambam (in one of his tshuvos), Rashi (on the Gemara), and the Abudarham, and while we weren't able to go TOO in-depth, we did walk away with some nice ideas and questions to think about.
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מקורות:
אבודרהם השלם - לח:א-ב
סידור הרמב"ם
רמב"ם - שו"ת קל"ב
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר אהבה, הלכות מילה ב:א; ג:ה
רמב"ם - ספר המצוות עשה ג
ספורנו - בראשית יז:ז
רש"י - שבת דף קלז עמוד ב
רמב"ם - מורה הנבוכים ג:מט
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The Berachos of Milah (Tefilah Exploration) Part 1

Wed, 31 Jan 2024 21:00:00 -0500

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NOTE: I made a mistake in my translation of the response to the 2nd berachah, according to the Rambam. It should be: "just as YOU brought him into the covenant, so should you bring him to Torah, to chuppah, and to good deeds."

Length: 1 hour 3 minutes
Synopsis: This evening (1/31/24), in our Wednesday night Tehilim shiur, we had a last-minute change of plans. Since the bris milah of the first son of my friends/chavrusas/students/Tehilim-shiur-attendees, Isaiah and Tamar, is scheduled to take place tomorrow morning, I figured this would be a good time to look into the berachos we say at a bris. We went through the facts and then focused on the berachah of le'hachniso bi'briso shel Avraham Avinu. Although this was an unprepared shiur (hence, the word "exploration" in the title), we made some nice headway! בג"ה, we'll continue next week.
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מקורות:
אבודרהם השלם - לח:א-ב
סידור הרמב"ם
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר אהבה, הלכות מילה ג:א-ה
יד פשוטה שם
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Tehilim 52: On Doeg-like Bad Guys (Part 2)

Wed, 10 Jan 2024 21:00:00 -0500

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Length: 1 hour
Synopsis: This evening (1/10/24), in our Wednesday night Tehilim shiur, we set out to answer our two most pressing Tehilim questions: (1) What is the main idea of the perek? (2) What is the purpose? Thanks to the commentary of R' Elia di Nola (a.k.a. Shiurei R' Ovadyah Sforno) we did just that! Even though it looked like this perek was more about David and Doeg, we ended up seeing how it can be applied to us, and to our relationship with Hashem.
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מקורות:
תהלים פרק נב
שיעורי ר' עובדיה ספורנו
ספורנו
סנהדרין דף קו עמוד ב
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר המדע, הלכות דעות ב:ג
רמב"ם - משנה: ספר המדע, הלכות תלמוד תורה ד:א
רשב"ץ - אבות ד:א
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Tehilim 52: On Doeg-like Bad Guys (Part 1)

Wed, 03 Jan 2024 21:00:00 -0500

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Length: 1 hour 3 minutes
Synopsis: This evening (1/3/24), in our Wednesday night Tehilim shiur, we began learning a new perek that I had never seen before. I was drawn to it because it promises to shed new light on the familiar themes of lashon ha'ra and trust in Hashem. Tonight we translated the perek, raised a bunch of questions, and began theorizing. Next week (בג"ה) we'll see if we can get the main idea!
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מקורות:
תהלים פרק נב
שיעורי ר' עובדיה ספורנו
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Tehilim 137: Al Naharos Bavel (Part 3)

Wed, 13 Dec 2023 21:00:00 -0500

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Length: 58 minutes
Synopsis: This evening (12/13/23), in our Wednesday night Tehilim shiur, we reviewed what we did last time, took a couple of hesitant steps to explain the perek on our own, and then decided to let me Malbim "spoon-feed" us. We read through his commentary, then stepped back to analyze it, and BAM - we came up with a theory for the main idea and the purpose of the perek based on the Malbim's approach! We even came full circle and shed a new light on the minhag to recite Al Naharos Bavel before birkas ha'mazon. I'm really happy with the insights we gained!
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מקורות:
תהלים פרק קלז
תענית דף ל עמוד ב
מלבי"ם
Hayyim Angel, "Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi: Prophecy in an Age if Uncertainty"
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Asking for Miracles on Chanukah: Updated for 2023, in Light of the War with Hamas

Sun, 10 Dec 2023 16:00:00 -0500

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Length of the article: 7 pages
Length of the audio: 20 minutes 36 seconds
Synopsis: This is the audio version of the 7-page article I published on rabbischneeweiss.substack.com/ on 12/10/23 (originally published on Kol ha'Seridim on 12/15/20), entitled: Asking for Miracles on Chanukah: Updated for 2023, in Light of the War with Hamas. Most versions of Al ha'Nissim include a request for Hashem to do miracles for us. This article examines why Ashkenazim don't say it, and why all of us can and should say it - especially at this time.
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Tehilim 137: Al Naharos Bavel (Part 2)

Wed, 06 Dec 2023 21:00:00 -0500

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Length: 1 hour 3 minutes
Synopsis: This evening (12/6/23), in our Wednesday night Tehilim shiur, continued working on our perek. After reviewing the translation, the questions, and the moves we made last time, we learned a bit of Tehilim methodology from Ibn Ezra, then introduced a critical fact we were missing last time which shifted the way we approached the perek. After reading through the Radak's commentary on the entire perek, as well as the Meiri and the Ibn Ezra on the final three pesukim, we attempted to come up with a theory of the main idea. We DID come up with an approach, but it still needs work. We'll try again next week (בג"ה), and if that fails, we'll let the Malbim spoon-feed us an idea.
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מקורות:
תהלים פרק קלז
אבן עזרא - הקדמה לספר תהלים
ספורנו - תהלים קלז:א
רד"ק
מאירי - תהלים קלז:ז-ט
אבן עזרא - תהלים קלז:ז-ט
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Tehilim 137: Al Naharos Bavel (Part 1)

Wed, 29 Nov 2023 21:00:00 -0500

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Length: 1 hour
Synopsis: This evening (11/29/23), in our Wednesday night Tehilim shiur, we took up Al Naharos Bavel. After an introductory "myth-busters" mini-shiur on the REAL minhag of Shir ha'Maalos (which most people do NOT follow) and a methodological interlude from William Hazlitt, we translated the perek, identified the pivot point, and began raising questions and problems - especially with regards to the jarringly gruesome final pasuk. Our analysis of the ideas will commence next time (בג"ה).
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מקורות:
תהלים פרק קלז
שולחן ערוך אורח חיים א:ג
משנה ברורה שם סעיף קטן יא
William Hazlitt, "On Poetry In General"
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Tehilim 121 REDUX: Esa Einai (Part 2)

Wed, 22 Nov 2023 21:00:00 -0500

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Length: 1 hour
Synopsis: This evening (11/22/23), in our Wednesday night Tehilim shiur, we began reviewing the translations, questions, and approaches we took last time. We then learned through the Sforno's commentary and used his explanation of many of the phrases to develop our own approach. In the end, we answered nearly all of our questions AND came up with a solid theory for the main idea, and how to utilize this perek in strengthening our relationship with Hashem.
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מקורות:
תהלים פרק קכא
Rav Hirsch's Translation
ספורנו - תהלים קכ:א; קכא:א-ח
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Tehilim 121 REDUX: Esa Einai (Part 1)

Wed, 15 Nov 2023 21:00:00 -0500

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Length: 1 hour
Synopsis: This evening (11/15/23), in our Wednesday night Tehilim shiur, we began relearning Tehilim 121, which I gave shiur on in May 2022. I found a new approach I wanted to share, but we spent all of tonight analyzing the perek on our own, which was really thought-provoking. Next time (בג"ה) we'll attempt to learn the perek according to the Sforno.
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מקורות:
תהלים פרק קכא
Robert Alter's translation
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Tehilim 142: a Maskil Tefilah in a Cave (Part 2)

Wed, 08 Nov 2023 21:00:00 -0500

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Length: 1 hour 3 minutes
Synopsis: This evening (11/8/23), in our Wednesday night Tehilim shiur, we continued and completed (for now) our learning of this perek! After a review of the text and the questions, we figured out an approach to the main idea, found support in the meforshim, and then developed that main idea into an understanding of the purpose of the perek with a focus on how we can apply it to the situation in Israel today. Thank God, it was a successful analysis of Tehilim!
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מקורות:
תהלים פרק קמב
מאירי
ספורנו
מצודת דוד
רד"ק
ר' אליה די נולה
תהלים לב
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Tehilim 142: a Maskil Tefilah in a Cave (Part 1)

Wed, 01 Nov 2023 21:00:00 -0400

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Length: 1 hour 3 minutes
Synopsis: This evening (11/2/23), in our Wednesday night Tehilim shiur, we began a FRESH (read: unprepared) analysis of Tehilim 142, which our yeshiva has been saying in response to the current war with Hamas. We spent tonight reading, translating, and raising questions on the text. Next time (בג"ה) we'll try to answer these questions and figure out what this perek means.
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מקורות:
תהלים פרק קמב
Robert Alter, Tehilim 142
מצודת דוד - תהלים קמב:א
רש"י שם
רד"ק שם
מאירי שם
אבן עזרא שם
ספורנו שם
ר' אליה די נולה שם
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Tehilim 130: A Song of Ascents - From the Depths I Called You, Hashem

Wed, 25 Oct 2023 21:00:00 -0400

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Length: 1 hour 9 minutes
Synopsis: This evening (10/25/23), in our Wednesday night Tehilim shiur, we learned Tehilim 130, which many of us have been saying in response to the current war between Israel and Hamas. With Hashem's help, we were able to engage in a complete analysis - from translation, to questions, to a comprehensive understanding. I now feel like I understand what I'm supposed to be feeling, thinking, and doing while saying this perek, and I hope that by saying it with this new understanding, we'll be able to move one step closer to the redemption promised at the conclusion.
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מקורות:
תהלים פרק קל
Robert Alter, Tehilim 130:6
מאירי - תהלים קל:א,ד
ספורנו - תהלים קל:ו
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר המדע, הלכות תשובה ד:ו; ו:ד; ז:ה
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Tehilim 20 REDUX: Lamnatzeach - A Psalm for a Time of War (Part 2)

Wed, 18 Oct 2023 21:00:00 -0400

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Length: 1 hour 10 minutes
Synopsis: This evening (10/18/23), in our Wednesday night Tehilim shiur, we began with a quick review of why we say Tehilim - what we're trying to get out of it, and how it works. Next, we reviewed the perek, our questions, and the basic pshat of the individual pesukim. After that, I introduced my theory of the main idea, much of which we developed the last time we learned this perek, but with some new insights and nuances thrown in. Even though we didn't end up getting a whole new approach to the perek, I think it was a useful review.
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מקורות:
ספר החינוך מצוה תקיב
תהלים פרק כ
רד"ק
מאירי
מצודת דוד
שיעורי לר' עובדיה ספורנו - תהלים כז:ה
א שמואל פרק יז
רלב"ג - תועלת כ"ה-כ"ו
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Should We Teach Hilchos Taaniyos to Students During an Eis Tzarah?

Wed, 11 Oct 2023 22:00:00 -0400

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Length: 25 minutes
Synopsis: This evening (10/11/23), prior to our Wednesday night Tehilim shiur, I decided to take up a topic I felt I needed to address. Earlier today I had a VERY brief discussion with a fellow Jewish educator about how we've been handling our students' questions about horrific terrorist attacks on our people in Israel. I said that I don't have all the answers, but I knew I should begin with the Rambam's Hilchos Taaniyos 1:1-3, which is about the mitzvah we were given specifically to implement at a time of war. She felt that this was not a good approach to take at the present time. I disagreed. Strongly. We didn't really get a chance to discuss this length, so I won't presume to know her reasoning, but I wanted to talk out my own reasoning, and decided to do so tonight as a preface to our shiur on Tehilim 20.
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מקורות:
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר זמנים, הלכות תעניות א:א-ג
רמב"ם - איגרת לקהל מרשילייא, על אצטגנינות ומזל
ספורנו - תלהים קטו:ט
דברים ל:כה-ל
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Tehilim 20 REDUX: A Psalm for a Time of War (Part 1)

Wed, 11 Oct 2023 22:00:00 -0400

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Length: 33 minutes
Synopsis: This evening (10/11/23), in our Wednesday night Tehilim shiur, I decided not to return to the perek we were learning before Yom ha'Kippurim and instead revisit a perek which (sadly) is relevant at the present time, when Israel is at war. Our shiur was cut short by the introductory topic we took up, but we still managed to read and translate the perek and raise most (if not all) of the key questions. Next time, we'll attempt to answer them and come up an understanding of the main idea and how to use this perek in our own lives. (If you can't wait until then, feel free to listen to Parts 2 and 3 from the last time we learned this, back in October 2021.
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מקורות:
תהלים פרק כ
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Tehilim 32: A Psalm About Teshuvah (?) (Part 1)

Wed, 20 Sep 2023 21:00:00 -0400

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Length: 1 hour 2 minutes
Synopsis: This evening (9/20/23), in our Wednesday night Tehilim shiur, we began working on a VERY difficult perek - one that was made more difficult by the fact that I wasn't able to prepare it ahead of time. I'm not gonna lie: unless you plan on participating in this shiur next time, or unless you REALLY love "breaking your teeth on Tehilim" as they say (now, as of last night), I'm going to suggest that you wait until our recap at the beginning of Part 2, when (God willing) I'll have had time to learn through this and get it much clearer. Maybe listen to the VERY beginning of this shiur, when I mention a mesorah about Rav Hirsch from Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik transmitted by word of mouth from R' Hershel Schachter. There are other tidbits in the shiur, but trust me - skip this one and wait for the sequel unless you're a diehard Tehilim-learner who wants to crawl through the mud with us.
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מקורות:
תהלים פרק לב
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Tehilim 27 REDUX: Hashem Ori v'Yishi (Part 2)

Wed, 13 Sep 2023 21:00:00 -0400

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Length: 1 hour 4 minutes
Synopsis: This evening (9/13/23), in our Wednesday night Tehilim shiur, we continued our REDUX analysis of Tehilim 27 as explained by R' Elia di Nola. After reviewing our updated translation and the questions, we focused on the two main themes which R' Elia presents in his introduction and we attempted to unify the perek and justify the pivot. We managed to come up with a few good approaches. After that, we read through R' Elia's commentary again - this time in English - the goal of refining our theory and understanding as many of the particulars as possible. We weren't able to fully grasp the second half, but we mad a valiant effort. I'm not planning on revisiting this again next week, barring some MAJOR chidush.

If you prefer a slower and more organic analysis, I recommend checking out the three-part shiur on this perek from September 2022 - especially Part 3.
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מקורות:
תהלים פרק כז
שיעורי ר' עובדיה ספורנו
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר המדע, הלכות תשובה ה:א-ב
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Selichos - a Shiur from the Kuntress

Sun, 10 Sep 2023 09:00:00 -0400

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Length: 1 hour 11 minutes
Synopsis: Last night (9/9/23), at 11:30pm - roughly an hour and a half before the first night of selichos for us Ashkenazim - I gave over one of my favorite short shiur write-ups from L'Mikdach u'l'Michroz b'Mishneh Torah le'ha'Ramba (a.k.a. The Kuntress). The shiur delves into the nature of selichos and how to reap their intended benefits.

Note: because I gave this shiur so late at night, I feel that I must apologize for the lower level of clarity in the responses I gave to the questions that were asked.
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מקורות:
למקדח ולמחרוז במשנה תורה להרמב"ם - סליחות
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Tehilim 27 REDUX: Hashem Ori v'Yishi (Part 1)

Wed, 06 Sep 2023 21:00:00 -0400

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Length: 1 hour 10 minutes
Synopsis: This evening (9/6/23), in our first Wednesday night Tehilim shiur of the 2023-2024 season, we decided to revisit the same perek we learned in Elul of last year - this time, through one of my new favorite commentators whose name nobody will have heard of: R' Elia di Nola, student of the Sforno. Because we learned the perek so recently, we deviated from our usual procedure. We relied on the translation and questions from last time, and we didn't attempt to figure out the main idea on our own, but instead, we jumped right into the commentary. We read and translated the whole thing and set up the main questions, which we'll attempt to answer next time.

If you prefer a slower and more organic analysis, I recommend checking out the three-part shiur on this perek from September 2022.
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מקורות:
תהלים פרק כז
ספורנו
שיעורי ר' עובדיה ספורנו
רש"י - גמרא סוכה דף נב עמוד א-ב:
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר המדע, הלכות תשובה ד:א; ו:ה
Aristotle, Metaphysics 1:1
רש"י - דברים ג:כג
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Two MAJOR Professional/Life Updates for the 2023-2024 Academic Year

Wed, 23 Aug 2023 09:00:00 -0400

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Length of audio: 47 minutes
Synopsis: Have you been what I'll be up to this coming year? Have you heard me allude to a MAJOR update that I said I'd announce about my professional life in the near future? Are you aware of one of these updates, but not the other? Well, if none of this interests you, then by all means, feel free to skip this. But if you are at all curious about my exciting plans for 2023-2024, then here is the FULL story. I intended to make this short, but failed miserably because there's just so much to update you on! If you want a tl;dr or a teaser, here it is:

Update #1 (0:00 - 26:00): I will be switching from full-time rebbi and administrator at YBT to part-time rebbi in order to explore and expand my own Torah content creation horizons.

Update #2 (26:00 - end): I will be returning to the high school classroom … sort of!
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Tehilim 15: Hashem, Who Can Sojourn in Your Tent (Part 3)

Wed, 07 Jun 2023 21:00:00 -0400

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Length: 1 hour 7 minutes
Synopsis: This evening (6/7/23), in our last Wednesday night Tehilim shiur of the season, we attempted to "land the plane" for Tehilim 15, despite the vision-obscuring wildfire smoke. (To be honest, I'm not even sure whether I'm speaking in metaphor anymore!) Instead of continuing in the Radak, we switched to the Meiri. With Hashem's help, we were able to develop a solid theory, which we applied to several of the pesukim. Although we didn't have time to finish the perek, I'm reasonably certain that this approach is viable. If you succeed in applying this to the rest of the perek, please share the fruits of your labor!

And with that, our Wednesday Night Tehilim/Tefilah shiur is done for the season! I've learned quite a lot, and my tefilah has definitely leveled up. I look forward to resuming in the fall, בג"ה!
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מקורות:
תהלים פרק טו
רד"ק
מאירי
רבינו יונה - אבות ב:ח
דברם ח:יב-יח; י:יב-יג
ברכות דף לג עמוד ב
Richard Mitchell, "The Gift of Fire - Chapter 1: Where is Socrates, Now That We Need Him?"
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Tehilim 15: Hashem, Who Can Sojourn in Your Tent (Part 2)

Wed, 31 May 2023 21:00:00 -0400

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Length: 1 hour 3 minutes
Synopsis: This evening (5/31/23), in our Wednesday night Tehilim shiur, we continued learning Chapter 15 - but since it's been two full weeks, we (read: I) forgot everything! We began by reviewing, then outlining two approaches - the Meiri and the Radak - and then "voting" on the Radak. We began learning through his commentary on each pasuk, trying to build a full picture. It began really well, but got more difficult as we went on. Next time is our last Tehilim shiur of the year, so we'll have to trust in Hashem that it'll all come together then!

Please feel free to leave your questions, insights, and feedback in the comments!
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מקורות:
תהלים פרק טו
רד"ק
מאירי
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר זרעים, הלכות שמיטה ויובל יג:יג
קהלת ז:כט
רבינו בחיי אבן פקודה - חובות הלבבות: הקדמה
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Tehilim 15: Hashem, Who Can Sojourn in Your Tent (Part 1)

Wed, 17 May 2023 21:00:00 -0400

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Length: 1 hour 14 minutes
Synopsis: This evening (5/17/23), in our Wednesday night Tehilim shiur, we began learning the exceedingly short Chapter 15 (yeah, we skipped 14 for now), which was a VERY different kind of perek! After translating the pesukim and raising all the questions, we sketched some basic approaches and then took a survey of the approaches of our go-to meforshim. We ended by reading through the Gemara which showcases this perek - the same Gemara which is the sole source of the idea that there are 613 commandments. Next time, in two weeks, we will attempt to explain the entire perek and answer our major questions (בג"ה).
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מקורות:
תהלים פרק טו
תרגום כתובים
מצודת דוד
רד"ק
ספורנו
מאירי
שיעורי ר' עובדיה ספורנו
ריב"ן - מכות דף כג עמוד א-ב
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Tehilim 13: Until When, Hashem, Will You Forget Me Forever (Part 2)

Wed, 10 May 2023 21:00:00 -0400

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This evening (5/10/23), in our Wednesday night Tehilim shiur, we explained the main idea and practical application of the shiur - and oh what an idea it was! Not only that, but this shiur represented a level-up in our learning of Tehilim, and a new methodological concept which my chavrusa dubbed: "the Evolution of the Supplicant." If you have ever felt disconnected from Hashem, or His Torah, or His mitzvos, or felt distracted in your avodas Hashem by things in your life, then this perek is for you!
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מקורות:
תהלים פרק יג
תרגום כתובים
מאירי
ספורנו
מלבי"ם
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר המדע, הלכות תשובה ו:ה
ספר החינוך - מצוה תקטו
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Tehilim 13: Until When, Hashem, Will You Forget Me Forever (Part 1)

Wed, 03 May 2023 21:00:00 -0400

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This evening (5/3/23), in our Wednesday night Tehilim shiur, we began a new perek - one which is short and sweet! Well, 73% of it is negative, but I can assure you that the ideas are sweet! Tonight we translated the perek, raised all the questions, began developing an approach, and read through one of the meforshim. Next week we'll attempt to understand the main idea and purpose of the perek, and maybe even birkas ha'Mapil.
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מקורות:
תהלים פרק יג
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר אהבה, הלכות תפילה וברכת כהנים ז:א
מאירי, רש"י, רד"ק - תהלים יג:א
תרגום כתובים
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Tehilim 12: Against Treacherous Speakers (Part 2)

Wed, 26 Apr 2023 22:00:00 -0400

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This evening (4/26/23), in our Wednesday night Tehilim shiur, we continued our analysis of the difficult chapter 12. Despite our best efforts, my chavrusa and I were unable to come up with our own understanding of the perek based on our go-to meforshim. We did, however, appreciate the Malbim's approach. I came to shiur tonight prepared to share all the half-baked ideas that emerged from my own learning, then read the Malbim and allow him to spoon-feed us his ideas. Instead, we - everyone in the shiur - put our heads together and slowly but surely arrived at our own full analysis of the perek! We didn't even have time for the Malbim! I'm so grateful to have talmidim who are willing to think for themselves, share their thoughts, and help each other think together!
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מקורות:
תהלים פרק יב
שמות כב:כ-כב
ירמיהו ט:ב,ה,כג; כב:טז
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר המדע, הלכות דעות ז:ג
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Tehilim 12: Against Treacherous Speakers (Part 1)

Wed, 19 Apr 2023 21:00:00 -0400

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This evening (4/19/23), in our Wednesday night shiur, we returned to Sefer Tehilim! Since I'm giving a few other shiurim on lashon ha'ra, I decided it would be apropos to learn "the lashon ha'ra perek." This enigmatic, Mishleic, difficult-to-translate chapter proved to be quite the challenge, but I think we've set up our questions pretty well, and I'm excited to see what ideas we can uncover next time (בג"ה)!
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מקורות:
תהלים פרק יב
ספורנו יב:א
תרגום כתובים יב:ה,ט
רש"י יב:ט
מצודת ציון יב:ט
מאירי יב:ט
ירמיהו ט:א-ח
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If you missed the crash-course on "How to Learn Tehilim," here's the link: https://youtu.be/PhQUhGpRwS4

If you prefer a written "How to Learn Tehilim" guide, here's my article: https://kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/2018/06/how-to-learn-tehilim-psalms.html

Here's another article I wrote entitled "How TO and How NOT to Apply Tehilim to Your Life": https://kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/2019/07/how-to-and-how-not-to-apply-tehilim-to.html

Lastly, here's an article I wrote specifically about saying Tehilim for the sick: https://kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/2017/08/parashas-shoftim-how-to-say-tehilim-for.html
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The Torah content from now through the end of the month of Nisan has been sponsored by Michal Zoldan, who reached out to me over Pesach to let me know that she listens to my podcasts. I’d like to thank Michal, along with everyone else who has let me know that my Torah content is appreciated. Thank you for reading, listening, and watching, and thank you even more for supporting what I do.
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What's the Deal with Shema Koleinu? (Part 7)

Wed, 29 Mar 2023 22:00:00 -0400

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Length: 1 hour 14 minutes
Synopsis: This evening (3/29/23), in our Wednesday night Tefilah shiur, we "landed the plane" (as it were). The goal was to make this the last shiur in our current series on Shema Koleinu, no matter what. Because this was also our last shiur before Pesach, I decided to start and end with a Pesach-related point. We raised a question on the R' Yosi ha'Glili section of the Hagadah, in which the tannaim go out of their way to find allusions to extra miracles. We then reviewed what we covered last time, answered several more questions, and then learned the Malbim's beautiful interpretation of Tehilim 93:1, which we then used to refine our understanding of why we don't daven for miracles, and to answer our question on the hagadah. God willing, when we return after Pesach, we'll resume learning Tehilim.
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מקורות:
מעשה ה' - הגדה של פסח: מגיד, כמה מעלות טובות
מלבי"ם - תהלים צג:א
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If you would like to sponsor a day's or a week's worth of content, or if you are interested in enlisting my services as a teacher or tutor, you can reach me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.com. Thank you to my listeners for listening, thank you to my readers for reading, and thank you to my supporters for supporting my efforts to make Torah ideas available and accessible to everyone.
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What's the Deal with Shema Koleinu? (Part 6)

Wed, 22 Mar 2023 21:00:00 -0400

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Length: 1 hour 7 minutes
Synopsis: This evening (3/22/23), in our Wednesday night Tefilah shiur, we began by reviewing the key insight from last time, which is about the "basic" level of davening and how Hashem responds. We then tackled the intimidating topic of "advanced tefilah" and how Hashem responds to THAT. We answered some questions, didn't answer others, and raised new ones. I know I said we'd do this tonight, but next week we'll REALLY try to wrap things up!
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מקורות:
רמב"ם - מורה הנבוכים א:מח
אבות ב:ד
רש"י ותורה תמימה - בראשית כה:כא
שמות ח:ד-ה
יבמות דף סד עמוד א
שבת דף נג עמוד ב
ר"ן - דרשה ח
Rabbi Israel Chait, "Torah from Sinai"
https://kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/2018/06/parashas-behaalosecha-moshes-view-of.html
שמות לב:י
דברים לד:י-יב
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What's the Deal with Shema Koleinu? (Part 5)

Wed, 15 Mar 2023 21:00:00 -0400

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Length: 1 hour 10 minutes
Synopsis: This evening (3/15/23), in our Wednesday night Tefilah shiur, I began by announcing that I've decided to stop giving a tefilah shiur because I'm out of my depth, and that we're going to go back to Tehilim after Pesach. I thought the shiur would be a disaster, but instead, I feel like we got closer to the essence of what tefilah is and how it works than we've ever gotten. If you've listened to Parts 1-4 and the two-part Sefer ha'Ikkarim shiur, then you won't want to miss this - and if you haven't listened to those shiurim, then you're not going to follow this one, and will probably end up with false ideas about God.
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מקורות:
רש"י - קהלת א:א
רש"י - משלי ל:א
אבודרהם - שמע קולנו
רד"ק - תהלים קמה:יח
רמב"ם סידור - שמע קולנו
נוסח התפילה - שמע קולנו + זכרונות
תיקון תפילה, עיון תפילה - שמע קולנו
ויקרא רבה יז:א
רמב"ן - בראשית יח:יט
רמב"ם - מורה הנבוכים א:מח,נד
תרגום אונקלוס - דברים כו:ז
רש"י + מאירי - ברכות דף נה עמוד א
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The Torah content for the rest of Adar has been sponsored by my friend and chavrusa Zack, with the following dedicatory message: When asked, "Who is a leader you greatly admire?" my grandfather z”l immediately comes to mind. Each person who entered his presence was brought closer to a better version of themselves. This was due to his staunch belief in people and his uncompromising values. Knowledge is similar — it is indiscriminate and uncompromising in its power to help us become our best selves. Thank you Rabbi Schneeweiss for spreading knowledge, and may the memory of my grandfather, Naftali ben Tzvi, be a blessing.
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What's the Deal with Shema Koleinu? (Part 4)

Wed, 08 Mar 2023 21:00:00 -0500

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Length: 1 hour 6 minutes
Synopsis: This evening (3/8/23), in our Wednesday night Tefilah shiur, we might have bitten off more than we could chew. Our goal was to understand the opening phrase in Shema Koleinu. To do this, we analyzed Shemos 2:23-25 with Sforno's commentary AND the recently published alternative Sforno commentary on AlHaTorah. What made this ambitious is that we ALSO read Sforno's commentaries on nearly all the pesukim he cites - a task we attempted in a Chumash shiur I gave last year. This was a LOT of Sforno. Did we emerge with an understanding of the line from Shema Koleinu? ... Kind of. We definitely took a few steps, but there remains work to be done. We shall see what develops in the meantime.
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Related Rabbi Schneeweiss Content:
3/23/22: Why Did Hashem Redeem Us From Egypt? Sforno's Counterintuitive Take

מקורות:
נוסח התפילה
אבודרהם - עמידה
שמות ב:כג-כה; ג:ז,ט עם פירוש ספורנו ושיעורי ר' עובדיה ספורנו
בראשית א:כו-כז; יז:א,ז עם פירוש ספורנו ושיעורי ר' עובדיה ספורנו
דברים ד:ז עם פירוש ספורנו
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Why Tefilah Can't Be Replaced by Mere Introspection

Wed, 01 Mar 2023 22:00:00 -0500

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Length: 1 hour 9 minutes
Synopsis: This evening (3/1/23), in our Wednesday night Tefilah shiur, we took another break from our analysis of Shema Koleinu to answer a question based on our understanding of tefilah that we've been developing: if the essence of tefilah is in the mental preparation, why do we actually need to daven? Why can't we just introspect? We gave not one, not two, but something like six to ten answers, depending on how you count! Additionally, we clarified a bunch of ideas about tefilah and about mitzvos in general.
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מקורות:
רמב"ם - ספר המצוות, שורש הרביעי; עשה ה
Structure of Shaharit Diagram by Rabbi Moshe Drelich
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר אהבה, הלכות תפלה וברכת כהנים ה:ד
תהלים קלט
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The Torah content for the rest of Adar has been sponsored by my friend and chavrusa Zack, with the following dedicatory message: When asked, "Who is a leader you greatly admire?" my grandfather z”l immediately comes to mind. Each person who entered his presence was brought closer to a better version of themselves. This was due to his staunch belief in people and his uncompromising values. Knowledge is similar — it is indiscriminate and uncompromising in its power to help us become our best selves. Thank you Rabbi Schneeweiss for spreading knowledge, and may the memory of my grandfather, Naftali ben Tzvi, be a blessing.
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If you have questions, comments, or feedback, I would love to hear from you! Please feel free to contact me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.
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If you would like to sponsor a day's or a week's worth of content, or if you are interested in enlisting my services as a teacher or tutor, you can reach me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.com. Thank you to my listeners for listening, thank you to my readers for reading, and thank you to my supporters for supporting my efforts to make Torah ideas available and accessible to everyone.
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What's the Deal with Shema Koleinu? (Part 2)

Wed, 22 Feb 2023 21:00:00 -0500

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Length: 1 hour 9 minutes
Synopsis: At the beginning of this month we commenced our analysis of Shema Koleinu and set up a bunch of questions. We then spent the last two weeks leveling up our understanding of how tefilah works based on the Sefer ha'Ikkarim. This evening (2/22/23), in our Wednesday night Tefilah shiur, we returned to Shema Koleinu, armed with our new understanding. After reviewing the berachah, our questions (to which we added a few), and what we learned over the past two weeks, we attempted to understand what it means to ask Hashem to listen to our tefilah. We came up with a solid approach, and then we began learning the Abudirham. I'm happy with where we are now, and I'm optimistic about the ideas to come (בג"ה)!
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מקורות:
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: הקדמה, סיום מנין המצוות
רמב"ם - מורה הנבוכים א:מה
אבודרהם - עמידה, שמע קולנו
דברים כו:א-יא
שמות ב:כג-כה
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If you have questions, comments, or feedback, I would love to hear from you! Please feel free to contact me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.
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If you would like to sponsor a day's or a week's worth of content, or if you are interested in enlisting my services as a teacher or tutor, you can reach me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.com. Thank you to my listeners for listening, thank you to my readers for reading, and thank you to my supporters for supporting my efforts to make Torah ideas available and accessible to everyone.
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The Sefer ha'Ikkarim on How Tefilah Works (Part 2)

Wed, 15 Feb 2023 21:00:00 -0500

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This evening (2/15/23), in our Wednesday night Tefilah shiur, I promised to address two revolutionary ideas. The first was a further development of the idea we learned from the Sefer ha'Ikkarim last time but didn't get a chance to refine. The second was an insight from a friend (Rabbi Trachtman, based on the Rambam) that radically changed the way I relate to tefilah. The two ideas are related. Although we raised many other questions that we didn't answer, I think we're now poised (or "prepared") to return to Shema Koleinu next week (בג"ה).
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מקורות:
ר' יוסף אלבו - ספר העיקרים ד:יז-יח
שמות כב:כא-כב
רמב"ם - ספר המצוות: עשה ח
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר המדע, הלכות דעות א:ה-ו
נוסח התפילה - עמידה
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If you have questions, comments, or feedback, I would love to hear from you! Please feel free to contact me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.
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If you would like to sponsor a day's or a week's worth of content, or if you are interested in enlisting my services as a teacher or tutor, you can reach me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.com. Thank you to my listeners for listening, thank you to my readers for reading, and thank you to my supporters for supporting my efforts to make Torah ideas available and accessible to everyone.
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The Sefer ha'Ikkarim on How Tefilah Works (Part 1)

Wed, 08 Feb 2023 19:00:00 -0500

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This evening (2/8/23), in our Wednesday night Tefilah shiur, I found myself in a bit of a quandary about how to proceed. On the one hand, we started a new topic last week and left off with a bunch of questions. On the other hand, I knew that some of our regulars wouldn't be here tonight. I decided to compromise by continuing with the same topic as last time BUT holding off on attempting to answer our questions until next time. Thankfully, I found two chapters in the Sefer ha'Ikkarim in which he explains how tefilah works. We learned through the first of those chapters tonight in which he takes up three topics: (1) Why daven to Hashem, of all beings? (2) What, exactly, is Hashem responding to in your tefilah? and (3) What is not proper to daven for?
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מקורות:
ר' יוסף אלבו - ספר העיקרים ד:יז
רלב"ג - דברים לב:לט
Ari Bleicher, "Tefillat Shav: The Limits of Prayer as a Means to Understanding its Transformative Nature" https://hakirah.org/Vol%2012%20Bleicher.pdf
שולחן ערוך אורח חיים רל:א-ב
בכור שור שבת דף כא עמוד א
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What's the Deal with Shema Koleinu? (Part 1)

Wed, 01 Feb 2023 21:00:00 -0500

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This evening (2/1/23), in our Wednesday night Tefilah shiur, we began a multi-part shiur which began with two questions submitted by my talmidim. We began by raising the questions, doing a quick but comprehensive review of what tefilah is and how it works, then using that review to answer SOME of the questions. We then delved into the text of Shema Koleinu, raising all the major and minor questions we could think of. Next time (בג"ה) we'll begin by attempting to answer the question, "What does it mean for Hashem to 'hear' 'accept' and 'answer' tefilah?" after which we will learn through Shema Koleinu to answer as many of our questions as we can.
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מקורות:
רשב"ם ורד"ק - בראשית מח:יא
אנקלוס ורש"י - דברים לב:לא
רמב"ן ורלב"ג - שמות כא:כב
סידור עבודת הלב (אוצר התפילות) הקדמה
נוסח התפילה - שמע קולנו
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Why Do We Say Avinu in Hashiveinu and S'lach Lanu?

Thu, 12 Jan 2023 09:00:00 -0500

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Length: 30
Synopsis: This morning (1/12/22), in lieu of Mishlei, we set out to do a Q&A, but ended up discussing a tefilah-related question and learning tefilah commentaries to find the answer. For that reason, I'm treating this as a separate tefilah shiur. We didn't attempt to understand EVERY phrase in these two berachos, but we did come up with some nice ideas about the use of "Avinu" and "Malkeinu" in these two berachos.
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מקורות:
אבודרהם - עמידה
סידור אוצר התפילות - פירוש העץ יוסף לברכות השיבנו וסלח לנו
משלי יב:ג
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Sheva Berachos Crash Course (Teves 5783 / December 2022)

Wed, 28 Dec 2022 22:00:00 -0500

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This evening (12/28/22), in our Wednesday night Tefilah shiur, I shared a summary of the fruits of the learning I've done over the past couple of weeks with our newly minted chosson, Yehoshua, in preparation for his marriage to Brooke. We've been learning through some ideas in the sheva berachos and I figured it would be good to record those ideas in some form while they're fresh in my mind. For the sake of time and efficiency, I decided not to present the ideas from the firsthand sources, but instead to present our conclusions, along with the digest-style commentary of the Eitz Yosef in the Siddur Otzar ha'Tefilos. I'm calling it a "crash course" in that it doesn't aim for comprehensiveness - just for a bottom-line basic understanding. And at the end of the shiur, I do a quick overview of the various "issues" involved with the berachah of "ashar yatzar es ha'adam b'tzalmo" and explain our minhag.
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מקורות:
נוסח ברכת אירוסין וברכות חתנים
עץ יוסף - אוצר התפילות
ירמיהו ז:לד; טז:ט; כה:י; לג:יא
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר נשים, הלכות אישות י:ג
בראשית א:כו-כז
רש"י שם
ר' אברהם בן הרמב"ם שם
ספורנו שם
בראשית ה:א
שמות כה:ט
דברים ד:טו-יח
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The Meaning of "Atoh" in "Baruch Atoh Hashem" (Part 2)

Wed, 21 Dec 2022 21:00:00 -0500

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This evening (12/21/22), in our Wednesday night Tefilah shiur, we began with a comprehensive review of all the ideas from the past shiurim in the series. We then spoke briefly about R' Chaim of Volozhin's model of mitoch she'lo lishmah ba lishmah as it pertains to tefilah. Then we continued our investigation of the question of why we switch back and forth in our berachos between 2nd person and 3rd person, learning the views of Rabbeinu Bachya and the Machzor Vitry. Next time (בג"ה) we'll wrap up that topic and then move on to the most important of them all: the shem Hashem.
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מקורות:
רמב"ם - מורה הנבוכים: פתיחה
שו"ת הרשב"א חלק ה סימן נב
רבינו בחיי בן אשר – שולחן של ארבע
מחזור ויטרי סימן פח
תלמוד ירושלמי – ברכות ט:א
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The Meaning of "Atoh" in "Baruch Atoh Hashem" (Part 1)

Wed, 14 Dec 2022 19:00:00 -0500

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This evening (12/14/22), in our Wednesday night Tefilah shiur, we began with a discussion about the difference between learning vs. tefilah. Next, we did a comprehensive review of all the ideas of Adonai Sfasai Tiftach and "Baruch" which we covered in the past couple of shiurim - some of which we developed beyond what we had previously said. We then learned through a tshuvah of the Rashba on why we switch back and forth in our berachos between 2nd person and 3rd person. In addition to clarifying the ideas he taught us, we spoke about how to implement these insights into our actual tefilah and use them to enhance our relationship with Hashem. We decided to only go over one idea of Atoh tonight in order to increase our chances of internalizing it. Next week (בג"ה) we'll learn another explanation or two from other Rishonim.
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מקורות:
רשב"א - שו"ת חלק ה סימן נב
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר המדע, הלכות יסודי התורה ב:א-ב,ח-י
רמב"ם - אבות א:ג
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The Meaning of "Baruch" in "Baruch Atoh Hashem" (Part 2)

Wed, 07 Dec 2022 00:00:00 -0500

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This evening (12/7/22), in our Wednesday night Tefilah shiur, we began with a quick review of all the ideas of Adonai Sfasai Tiftach and "Baruch" which we covered in the past couple of shiurim. We then learned through the Sefer ha'Chinuch's explanation of the ideas behind "Baruch" and "Yisbarach," which - despite the Sefer ha'Chinuch's humble framing of his own findings - were amazing! Next time we'll move on to the word "Atoh" (בג"ה).
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מקורות:
ספר העיקרים ב:כו
אבן עזרא + רד"ק - בראשית ב:ג
ספר החינוך - פרשת עקב מצוה תל
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר המדע, הלכות תשובה ט:א
אבן עזרא - תהלים קיט:יב
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The Meaning of "Baruch" in "Baruch Atoh Hashem" (Part 1) (and wrap-up of the Adonai Sfasai Tiftach)

Wed, 30 Nov 2022 21:00:00 -0500

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This evening (11/30/22), in our Wednesday night Tefilah shiur, we began by wrapping up the Adonai Sfasai Tiftach topic that we began three weeks ago. We then took up the very basic question: What do we mean by "baruch" in the phrase "baruch atoh Hashem"? We learned two interpretations: one from the Abudirham, and one from Rabbeinu Bachya ben Asher. Our analysis of the latter led us to review some pretty fundamental ideas in the first halachos of the Rambam's Hilchos Yesodei ha'Torah. There are still many more ideas on "baruch" which will have to wait until next week (בג"ה).
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מקורות:
אבודרהם - ברכות השחר
רבינו בחיי בן אשר: כד הקמח – ברכה
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר המדע, הלכות יסודי התורה א:א-ה
רמב"ם - פירוש המשניות, ברכות ט:ז
רד"ק - תהלים קיח:ז-ח
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Tehilim 100: Mizmor l'Todah (A Psalm of Thanksgiving)

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 22:00:00 -0500

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This evening (11/23/22), in our Wednesday night Tehilim/Tefilah shiur which fell out on Erev Thanksgiving, it would be apropos to take up "inyanei d'yoma" as it were. Since this perek is only five pesukim long, I was fairly confident we might be able to get at least one main idea tonight, and - despite what seemed like a scattered initial analysis - I believe we succeeded! We ended by reading the thanksgiving words of another national leader, George Washington, which were surprisingly in line with the ideas in the perek. Have a happy Thanksgiving, everyone!
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מקורות:
תהלים פרק ק
רש"י - תהלים ק:א
רש"י - ויקרא ז:יב
ספורנו - ויקרא ז:יב
רד"ק - תהלים ק:ג
תרגום כתובים - תהלים ק:א
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר המדע, הלכות דעות ג:ג
George Washington, "Thanksgiving Proclamation of 1789" https://www.mountvernon.org/education/primary-source-collections/primary-source-collections/article/thanksgiving-proclamation-of-1789/
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Adonai Sfasai Tiftach and Yihyu l'Ratzon (Part 2)

Thu, 17 Nov 2022 07:00:00 -0500

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This evening (11/16/22), in our Wednesday night Tehilim/Tefilah shiur, we continued our analysis of Adonai Sfasai Tiftach and Yihyu l'Ratzon. After reviewing the idea based on the Rambam we covered last night, we developed three more approaches: one based on a pasuk in Mishlei cited by the Abudirham, one based on the commentary of the Rokeach, and one based on our analysis of our two pesukim in context. We concluded by summarizing all the ideas we came up with in practical kavanah terms, and formulating a major question which we will endeavor to answer next time.
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מקורות:
אבודרהם - עמידה
פירוש רס"ג - משלי טז:א
https://kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/2017/07/mishlei-161-illusion-of-communication.html
רוקח - עמידה
תהלים נא
תהלים יט
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Adonai Sfasai Tiftach and Yihyu l'Ratzon (Part 1)

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 21:00:00 -0500

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This evening (11/9/22), in our Wednesday night Tehilim/Tefilah shiur, we began our analysis of Adonai Sfasai Tiftach and Yihyu l'Ratzon by reviewing my MMMMMM method of tefilah analysis. We then did a brief overview of the sources for this halacha in the Gemara and the Rambam. We ended Part 1 with our first explanation of Adonai Sfasai Tiftach, which we supported by reviewing the Rambam in the Moreh ha'Nevuchim on the problem with praising Hashem. Next time (בג"ה) we'll examine these pesukim in their context in Tanach.
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מקורות:
תהלים נא:יז
ברכות דף ט:
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר אהבה, הלכות תפלה וברכת כהנים ב:ט
רמב"ם - מורה הנבוכים א:נט
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Tehilim 24: Sunday's Psalm (Shir Shel Yom Rishon b'Shabbos) (Part 2)

Wed, 02 Nov 2022 21:00:00 -0400

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This evening (11/2/22), in our Wednesday night Tehilim/Tefilah shiur, we attempted to land the plane ... and crash landed. We began by reviewing the translations and questions from last time, then made some little moves here and there, but did not manage to answer any of Adler's Four Questions, and did not end up with any sort of takeaway. I'm not the first student of Torah to write "tzarich iyun," and it looks like that's where we'll have to leave it for now. May Hashem "uncover our eyes and let us see wonders from His Torah" (cf. Tehilim 119:18).
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מקורות:
רמב"ם - אבות ד:ב
תהלים כד
אבן עזרא - תהלים כד:י
רד"ק - תהלים כד:א
ספורנו כד:א,ד
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר המדע, הלכות תשובה ח:ד
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Beur Tefilah: Who is the "Aleinu" in Sim Shalom?

Wed, 02 Nov 2022 09:00:00 -0400

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Synopsis: This is the audio version of the 1-page article I wrote, entitled, Beur Tefilah: Who is the "Aleinu" in Sim Shalom? If you, like me, never even noticed this question before, then I encourage you to take a moment to think about how you would answer it before reading or listening to my approach. Let me know what you think!

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Tehilim 24: Sunday's Psalm (Shir Shel Yom Rishon b'Shabbos) (Part 1)

Wed, 26 Oct 2022 21:00:00 -0400

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This evening (10/26/22), in our Wednesday night Tehilim/Tefilah shiur, began our analysis of Sunday's shir shel yom. We translated the perek, raised a bunch of questions, identified the pivot point, and mapped out a few inroads AND we figured out what Selah means. Maybe.
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מקורות:
תהלים כד
אבן עזרא - תהלים ג:ג
רד"ק - תהלים כד:א
רי"ד שם
מאירי שם
ספורנו שם
א' דברי הימים כא:טז-כב
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר המדע, הלכות תשובה ח:ג
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If you missed the crash-course on "How to Learn Tehilim," here are links to the YouTube video, the podcast episode, and the written version. You might also be interested in How TO and How NOT to Apply Tehilim to Your Life and How to Say Tehilim for the Sick Without Violating Halacha.
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Yom ha'Kippurim 5783: Ne'ilah - It's Not What You Think It Is

Fri, 30 Sep 2022 14:00:00 -0400

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In today's Friday morning "Machshavah Lab" shiur for women (9/30/22) we took up a very basic question. I can PRETTY much guarantee that if I ask you, "What is Neilah?" the answer you give will be incorrect. There are some basic facts about Neilah of which most people are unaware. In today's shiur we examined Neilah in light of those facts, and in so doing, arrived at a new - and more accurate - understanding of Ne'ilah and its place within the halachic system.
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מקורות:
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר המדע, הלכות תשובה ב:ו-ז; ג:ג-ה
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר אהבה, הלכות תפילה וברכת כהנים א:ז; ג:ו; ח:א
תלמוד ירושלמי - ברכות ד:א:כב-כג עם פירוש אור לישרים
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר זמנים, הלכות תעניות א:א-ה; ג:יא; ד:א-ב,ה,יח
רלב"ג - במדבר י:ט
רלב"ג - ויקרא כג:כד
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר זמנים, הלכות שופר וסוכה ולולב א:ב
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Tehilim 27: Hashem Ori v'Yishi (Part 3)

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 21:00:00 -0400

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This evening (9/21/22), in our Wednesday night Tehilim/Tefilah shiur, we concluded our analysis of Tehilim 27 - at least, for this first time learning it! After a LENGTHY review and refinement of the points we covered last time, we finished analyzing the remaining pesukim, then attempted to summarize the purpose of the perek as dictated by the central idea. We even had time for a brief side-point at the end about the Maimonidean view of Gehinom, as explained by the Radak. All in all, this was a great perek. It feels so good to actually understand what I'm saying whenever I say this during this time of year!
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מקורות:
תהלים כז
מאירי
מצודת דוד
רד"ק
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This week's Torah learning has been sponsored anonymously, and is dedicated to Yehudit Malka bat Ronit Elisheva, in the zechus that Hashem may help her find what she's looking for.
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If you missed the crash-course on "How to Learn Tehilim," here are links to the YouTube video, the podcast episode, and the written version. You might also be interested in How TO and How NOT to Apply Tehilim to Your Life and How to Say Tehilim for the Sick Without Violating Halacha.
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Tehilim 27: Hashem Ori v'Yishi (Part 2)

Wed, 14 Sep 2022 22:00:00 -0400

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This evening (9/14/22), in our Wednesday night Tehilim/Tefilah shiur, we continued our analysis of Tehilim 27. After hearing some approaches from the participants in the shiur, we began learning the Meiri's approach. We got a little more than halfway through - enough to appreciate what seems to be The Main Idea. Next week our goal is "to land the plane," and come away with a solid grasp of the main idea and the purpose of the perek.
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מקורות:
תהלים כז
מאירי
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 4:8; paraphrase of 5:20
Invictus, by William Ernest Henley
The Torah content for the first two weeks of yeshiva has been sponsored anonymously. May Hashem send a refuah shleimah to Moshe Gavriel Ben Malka.
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If you missed the crash-course on "How to Learn Tehilim," here are links to the YouTube video, the podcast episode, and the written version. You might also be interested in How TO and How NOT to Apply Tehilim to Your Life and How to Say Tehilim for the Sick Without Violating Halacha.
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Tehilim 27: Hashem Ori v'Yishi (Part 1)

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 20:00:00 -0400

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This evening (9/7/22), in our inaugural Tehilim/Tefilah shiur of the season, we began our analysis of Tehilim 27, which is customarily recited between Rosh Chodesh Elul and Shemini Atzeres. We spent the first half of the shiur translating the perek, noting many of the nuances and ambiguities, and spent the second half raising questions, making observations, and suggesting approaches. The participants in the shiur voted to wait until next week to make our "big move" which will unlock the perek, which means that we have a week to think about it before we continue (and, hopefully, complete) our analysis.
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מקורות:
תהלים כז
Robert Alter, The Book of Psalms: a Translation with Commentary
רש"י - תהלים כז:ד
ראב"ע - תהלים כז:ז
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If you missed the crash-course on "How to Learn Tehilim," here are links to the YouTube video, the podcast episode, and the written version. You might also be interested in How TO and How NOT to Apply Tehilim to Your Life and How to Say Tehilim for the Sick Without Violating Halacha.
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If you would like to sponsor a day's or a week's worth of content, or if you are interested in enlisting my services as a teacher or tutor, you can reach me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.com. Thank you to my listeners for listening, thank you to my readers for reading, and thank you to my supporters for supporting my efforts to make Torah ideas available and accessible to everyone.
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Tehilim 119: Part 03 - Aleph, Pesukim 5-8

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 20:00:00 -0400

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This evening (6/14/22), in our last Tehilim/Tefilah shiur of the season, we finished the "Aleph cluster" of pesukim. First we reviewed our interpretations of pesukim 1-4, then we worked out pesukim 5-8 with the help of the meforshim. By the end, we had a unified approach to the entire eight pesukim which can stand as its own sub-perek of Tehilim. And now for a 2.5 month hiatus! Plenty of time for each of us to continue learning Tehilim/Tefilah on our own before joining forces again after the summer (בג"ה).
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מקורות:
תהלים קיט
רש"י - תהלים לז:כב
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר המדע, הלכות דעות ג:ב-ג
ספורנו - תהלים קיט:ח
רד"ק - תהלים קיט:ה-ו
מצודת דוד - תהלים קיט:ו
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If you would like to sponsor a day's or a week's worth of content, or if you are interested in enlisting my services as a teacher or tutor, you can reach me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.com. Thank you to my listeners for listening, thank you to my readers for reading, and thank you to my supporters for supporting my efforts to make Torah ideas available and accessible to everyone.
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Tehilim 119: Part 02 - Aleph, Pesukim 1-4

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 20:00:00 -0400

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This evening (6/9/22), in our Tehilim/Tefilah shiur, we reviewed our approach to Tehilim 119, read the theories of three commentators on what the perek as a whole is about, and then began working on the first four pesukim. The various participants in the shiur ventured their own theories, and we concluded by going over my own theory, which answered all of our questions and explained the flow. Next time we'll aim to understand pesukim 5-8 and attempt to unify the first eight pesukim (בג"ה).
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מקורות:
תהלים קיט
מאירי - תהלים קיט:א,ד,ח
ספורנו - תהלים קיט:א
מיוחס לרשב"ם - תהלים קיט:א
ר' אברהם בן הרמב"ם - המספיק לעובדי ה' פרק א
ירמיהו ט:כב-כג
רמב"ם - מורה הנבוכים ג:נד
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This week's Torah content has been sponsored by Ann, in loving memory of Rabbi Morton Moskowitz zt"l.
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If you missed the crash-course on "How to Learn Tehilim," here are links to the YouTube video, the podcast episode, and the written version. You might also be interested in How TO and How NOT to Apply Tehilim to Your Life and How to Say Tehilim for the Sick Without Violating Halacha.
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Tehilim 119: Radak's Introduction

Tue, 07 Jun 2022 20:00:00 -0400

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This evening (6/7/22) in our Tehilim/Tefilah shiur, we learned the entirety of Tehilim 119 ... JUST KIDDING. We learned through the Radak's overview of the perek, came up with a game plan for how WE intend to approach the perek, and made a first pass at the first eight pesukim. On Thursday we'll attempt to understand them as a unit (בג"ה).
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מקורות:
תהלים קיט
רד"ק
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This week's Torah content has been sponsored by Ann, in loving memory of Rabbi Morton Moskowitz zt"l.
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If you missed the crash-course on "How to Learn Tehilim," here are links to the YouTube video, the podcast episode, and the written version. You might also be interested in How TO and How NOT to Apply Tehilim to Your Life and How to Say Tehilim for the Sick Without Violating Halacha.
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If you would like to sponsor a day's or a week's worth of content, or if you are interested in enlisting my services as a teacher or tutor, you can reach me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.com. Thank you to my listeners for listening, thank you to my readers for reading, and thank you to my supporters for supporting my efforts to make Torah ideas available and accessible to everyone.
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My Eulogy for Rabbi Moskowitz zt"l

Mon, 30 May 2022 00:00:00 -0400

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I'm sharing this recording on all five of my podcasts, regardless of their subject matter, because Rabbi Moskowitz is responsible for all the Torah I learn and teach.

This is the audio of the eulogy I gave for my beloved rebbi, Rabbi Morton Moskowitz zt"l on Erev Rosh Chodesh Sivan 5782 (May 30th, 2022). For the video, click here.

I plan on typing up the transcript of the abridged version of the eulogy (which is the one I gave), as well as the full version of the eulogy (which I haven't yet completed). I'll post links here once they're complete.

Here's the link to the full levaya, which includes the other six incredible and moving eulogies that were given.
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מקורות:
ב' מלכים פרק ב
אברבנאל שם
רלב"ג שם
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר המדע, הלכות תלמוד תורה ה:א
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This week's Torah content is dedicated to the loving memory of my rebbi, Rabbi Morton Moskowitz zt"l. May his soul be bound up in the bond of life.
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If you would like to sponsor a day's or a week's worth of content, or if you are interested in enlisting my services as a teacher or tutor, you can reach me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.com. Thank you to my listeners for listening, thank you to my readers for reading, and thank you to my supporters for supporting my efforts to make Torah ideas available and accessible to everyone.
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How to Daven for a Sick Person Who is Beyond Recovery

Thu, 26 May 2022 20:00:00 -0400

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About an hour before I was scheduled to give shiur tonight (5/26/22), I received the terrible news that my rebbi - Rabbi Moskowitz (Meir ben Esther Malka) - will no longer be able to continue dialysis. Because I couldn't manage to take my mind off of the imminent implications of this, I decided to do what Rabbi Moskowitz would do in such a situation: give shiur. I chose this topic for its immediate practical relevance. Please pardon any errors or deficiencies in the shiur, whether due to my hasty preparation (I threw this together around 30 minutes before shiur started) or due to my emotional state (which is evident in the first few minutes of shiur). Perhaps some people might deem it inappropriate for me to give a shiur on this topic at this time. I don't care. I am a tefilah teacher, and if there's any right time to give a shiur on this topic, that time is now.
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מקורות:
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר אהבה, הלכות תפלה וברכת כהנים א:א-ד; ו:ג-ד
ברכות פרק ט משנה ג
אברבנאל - במדבר טו:לא
אבות פרק ה משנה כא
ברכוף דף ס עמוד א
בכור שור שם
Ari Bleicher, "Tefillat Shav: The Limits of Prayer as a Means to Understanding its Transformative Nature" https://hakirah.org/Vol%2012%20Bleicher.pdf
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר אהבה, הלכות ברכות י:כו
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר שופטים, הלכות אבל יד:א,ו
ספר החינוך מצוה תקיב
"How to Say Tehilim for the Sick Without Violating Halacha" https://kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/2017/08/parashas-shoftim-how-to-say-tehilim-for.html
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How Davening for Other People Works: A New Theory

Tue, 24 May 2022 20:00:00 -0400

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This evening (5/24/22), during our regularly scheduled Tehilim shiur, we took a break from Shir ha'Maalos so that I can address a question I was recently asked: How does davening for other people work? I've had an answer to this question for a while, but I recently came up with a new theory. We spent the first half of shiur reviewing how tefilah works in general. We then went over my "old" answer, which still holds up. And then I shared my new theory. Let me know what you think!
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מקורות:
רשב"ם + רד"ק - בראשית מח:יא
אונקלוס + רש"י - דברים לב:לא
רמב"ן + רלב"ג - שמות כא:כב
סידור עבודת הלב (אוצר התפילות)
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Tehilim 122: Peace in Yerushalayim - Shir ha'Maalos #3 (Part 1)

Thu, 19 May 2022 20:00:00 -0400

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This evening (5/19/21) in our Tehilim/Tefilah shiur, we began learning the third Shir ha'Maalos. Usually I have a chance to prepare these Tehilim shiurim in advance, but because we finished 121 so quickly, I haven't yet had time to prepare this with my chavrusa, which meant that it was new to all of us. We made some nice progress and developed a few approaches on our own. We started learning the Meiri but only got a couple of pesukim in. Next week (בג"ה) we'll finish the Meiri and refine our theories.
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מקורות:
תהלים קכב
תרגום כתובים
מאירי
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר שופטים, הלכות ממרים א:א
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Tehilim 121: Esa Einai - Shir ha'Maalos #2

Tue, 17 May 2022 21:00:00 -0400

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This evening (5/17/21) in our Tehilim/Tefilah shiur, we started AND finished learning the 2nd of the Shir ha'Maalos (or, if you ask Rashi, the 1st of the Shir ha'Maalos). We were perplexed at first, but we eventually came up with a sound theory. Not only that, but we figured out how to apply the insights to ourselves - as Jews in exiles, and as those who daven to Hashem.
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מקורות:
תהלים קכא
רש"י - תהלים קכא:א
רשב"ם - תהלים קכא:א
מאירי
רד"ק
ספורנו
Mark Twain, "An Essay Concerning the Jews" (excerpt) https://ohr.edu/ask_db/ask_main.php/176/Q4/
John Adams, "letter to F. A. Van der Kemp [Feb. 16, 1808]" https://www.simpletoremember.com/jewish/blog/john-adams-and-the-jews/
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Tehilim 120: Salvation from Deceptive Warmongering Enemies - Shir ha'Maalos #1 (Part 2)

Thu, 12 May 2022 20:00:00 -0400

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This evening (5/12/21) in our Tehilim/Tefilah shiur, we continued and concluded our analysis of Tehilim 120, thanks to the Meiri! Not only did we understand the main idea of the perek and how all the pesukim contribute to that idea, but we also emerged with practical insights into how to use THIS tefilah, and how to enhance our OTHER tefilos by using David's strategy here. We concluded with an initial reading of Tehilim 121, which we'll continue next week (בג"ה).
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מקורות:
תהלים קכ
מאירי
Alter
רד"ק - תהלים קטז
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Tehilim 120: Salvation from Deceptive Warmongering Enemies - Shir ha'Maalos #1 (Part 1)

Tue, 10 May 2022 20:00:00 -0400

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This evening (5/10/21) in our Tehilim/Tefilah shiur, we began the first of the 15 Shir ha'Maalos! We immediately noted the differences in style and substance compared to the other perakim we've learned, but that didn't stop us from diving in. We made it through the translation, the Targum, and half the Meiri before we had to stop for the night. Next time we'll finish the Meiri and then try to understand the main idea and purpose of the perek (בג"ה).
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מקורות:
תהלים קכ
תרגום כתובים
מיוחס לרשב"ם
מאירי
Alter
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Three Insights into Shehecheyanu

Fri, 06 May 2022 12:00:00 -0400

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This morning (5/6/22), in our "Machshavah Lab" series for women, we went over three insights I recently had into birkas ha'zman (i.e. shehecheyanu). The first is a basic but beautiful pshat from the Kuzari. The second is an insight I had over Pesach into the unique role played by the shehecheyanu we say at the end of kiddush at the seder. The third is an answer given by the Rav to the question: Why don't we say shehecheyanu on sefiras ha'omer?
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מקורות:
ברכת שהחיינו
רמב"ם – משנה תורה: ספר אהבה, הלכות ברכות י:א-ז, יא-טו; יא:ט
כוזרי ג:יז (trans. Rabbi Daniel Korobkin)
הגדה של פסח - מגיד
ר"י בר יקר – פירוש על ההגדה של פסח
שיח הגרי"ד – (ב) בענין קידוש בליל הסדר, דף ט-יא
סברות במשנה תורה להרמב"ם (2011) – ברכת על אכילת מצה
רש"י - שמות יג:ח
רב שורקין - הררי קדם חלק ב סימן קו
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Tehilim 28: Seeking Protection and Vengeance Against Duplicitous Evildoers (Part 3)

Tue, 03 May 2022 21:00:00 -0400

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This evening (5/3/21) in our Tehilim/Tefilah shiur, we took one more pass at trying to understand our perek - this time, with the help of the Radak. The first half of the perek was going strong, but then we lost the track. Thankfully, at the very end of the shiur, we managed to find a really nice practical insight into tefilah. We might not have succeeded in understanding the main idea of the perek, but at least we got a solid takeaway. Next time we'll begin a new perek (בג"ה).
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מקורות:
תהלים כח
רד"ק
רד"ק - תהלים כז:ד
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Tehilim 28: Seeking Protection and Vengeance Against Duplicitous Evildoers (Part 2)

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 20:00:00 -0400

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This evening (4/28/21) in our Tehilim/Tefilah shiur, we attempted to understand the major idea and import of Tehilim 28, and I believe we did just that! We developed our own theory, drawing on a number of points made by the Malbim, and arrived at a consensus on what the perek is about and how we can use it to improve our own tefilos. Next time (בג"ה) we'll learn the Radak, who takes what appears to be a completely different approach than ours.
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מקורות:
תהלים כח
תרגום
מלבי"ם
רד"ק
מאירי
רש"י - דברים ג:כג
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Tehilim 28: Seeking Protection and Vengeance Against Duplicitous Evildoers (Part 1)

Tue, 26 Apr 2022 20:00:00 -0400

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This evening (4/26/21) in our Tehilim/Tefilah shiur, we began learning Tehilim 28. I'm sure you're all familiar with Tehilim 28 ... just kidding. How many of us have even READ Tehilim 28? THAT's why I want to learn it. We've spent so much time this year on Tehilim that we regularly say, and I wanted to try a perek we never say. Sometimes, exposing one's mind to new material is all it takes to jumpstart a new approach or insight. Since we've focused primarily on perakim about shevach, I thought it would be good to focus on one about bakashah and hodaah. Tonight we translated the perek and raised a ton of questions. We'll aim to develop an approach and answer as many questions as we can next time.

מקורות:
תהלים כח
תרגום
מצודת ציון/דוד
אבן עזרא

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Why We Don't Say Tachanun During the Month of Nisan (or How NOT to Daven - Part 3)

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 20:00:00 -0400

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This evening (4/5/22), in our tefilah shiur, we were going to continue our analysis of Avos 2:13. However, I recently stumbled upon an eye-opening explanation from the Aruch ha'Shulchan for the (dearly beloved) practice of not saying tachanun for the entirety of Nisan, and I felt like I HAD to give shiur on it. I then realized that since "tachanunim" is one of the subjects of our mishnah, perhaps we could accomplish both objections in one shot. Did we succeed? You tell me!
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מקורות:
מסכת סופרים כא:א-ג
טור אורח חיים תכט:ב
שוחן ערוך שם
באר היטב שם
משנה ברורה שם
ערוך השולחן אורח חיים תכט:א-ג
אבות פרק ב משנה יג
רש"י - דברים ג:כג
רבינו יונה - אבות ב:יג
יואל ב:יא-יז
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How NOT to Daven (Avos 2:13) Part 2 - Krias Shema at Sunrise

Tue, 29 Mar 2022 20:00:00 -0400

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This evening (3/29/22), in our tefilah shiur, we continued our analysis of the mishnah in Avos we began last week. After reviewing the facts and questions, we focused on the first clause: "be careful in krias shema." We developed three approaches: one based on Rabbeinu Yonah, who learns this as a reference to saying Krias Shema at haneitz, another based on the Abravanel, who learns this as an explanation of how krias shema prepares us for tefilah, and a third original approach.
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מקורות:
אבות פרק ב משנה יג
רבינו יונה - אבות ב:יג
ברכות דף ט עמוד ב עם פירוש רש"י והמאירי
תורה תמימה - במדבר כח:ב, אות ב
אברבנאל - נחלת אבות ב:יג
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How NOT to Daven (Avos 2:13) Part 1

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 20:00:00 -0400

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This evening (3/22/22), in our tefilah shiur, we began learning one of the few mishnayos in Pirkei Avos about tefilah. Specifically, how NOT to daven and how to daven, among other things. As usual, we began by raising all the questions and problems we could find. We then read through the Rabbeinu Yonah's commentary, and although we didn't have time to analyze all of it or answer all our questions, we did emerge with a clear practical directive for how NOT to daven and how to daven. We hope to develop that strategy and answer our questions next time (בג"ה).
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מקורות:
אבות פרק ב משנה יג
נוסח ההגדה
רבינו יונה - אבות ב:יג
שולחן ערוך אורח חיים נח:א
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר אהבה, הלכות קריאת שמע א:יא
ברכות פרק ד משנה ד
רמב"ם - פירוש המשניות אבות ב:יג
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Tehilim 145: "Ashrei" (Part 13 - Landing the Plane)

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 21:00:00 -0400

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This evening (3/15/21) in our Tehilim/Tefilah shiur, our goal was to "land the plane" - that is, to wrap up this iteration of our learning of Ashrei. We're doing this because several of our regulars will be out for the next couple of weeks and that seems like a good opportunity to start something new. Did we succeed? Kind of. We didn't end up resolving the outstanding difficulties we had in Ashrei itself, but we did come up with a nice overview of all six chapters of pesukei d'zimra (145-150), based on our recollection of the ideas gleaned from the many months we spent on those chapters. There is more work to be done, but I'm happy with what we've discovered on this particular voyage.

מקורות:
רד"ק - תהלים קמה

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Tehilim 145: "Ashrei" (Part 12 - Radak on 145:14-16) or "REWARD AND PUNISHMENT FOR ANIMALS?!"

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 21:00:00 -0500

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Tonight (3/10/21) in our Tehilim/Tefilah shiur, we continued developing our understanding of Ashrei with the commentary of the Radak. On Tuesday we began learning the cluster of pesukim which includes "poseach es yadecha." Things were going well until the very end, when we encountered a VERY metaphysically disturbing Radak (at least, according to the Rambam, which is shocking given how "Maimonidean" the Radak typically is). Tonight our goal was to understand what the Radak was saying in a manner which extricates us from our perplexity ... and I believe we succeeded! Our goal next Tuesday is to try to wrap up THIS iteration of learning Ashrei.
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מקורות:
רד"ק - תהלים קמה:יד-כא
חולין דף סג עמוד א
אבן עזרא - תהלים לו:ז
רד"ק - בראשית ט:ה
רד"ק - א' מלאכים יג:כח
בכורות דף ה עמוד ב
מכילתא דר' ישמעאל משפטים פרשה כ
רמב"ם - מורה הנבוכים ג:יז
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Tehilim 145: "Ashrei" (Part 11 - Radak on 145:14-16)

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 00:00:00 -0500

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This evening (3/8/21) in our Tehilim/Tefilah shiur, we continued developing our understanding of Ashrei with the commentary of the Radak. This week we began learning the cluster of pesukim which includes פּוֹתֵחַ אֶת יָדֶךָ וּמַשְׂבִּיעַ לְכׇל חַי רָצוֹן. We developed some nice insights, but we got absolutely SLAMMED by a controversial shitah the Radak at the very end of shiur, which we'll pick up (with trepidation) next time (בג"ה).
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מקורות:
רד"ק - תהלים קמה:יד-טז
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Rambam: On Rushing Through Berachos and Pesukei d'Zimra

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 00:00:00 -0500

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This evening (3/8/22), before we started our Tehilim shiur, we took 5 minutes to learn through a single paragraph from a responsum of the Rambam on the topic of reciting berachos and pesukei d'zimra quickly. Spoiler alert: if you'll take offense to being told that your tefilah has the halachic status of a parrot (דין בתפילתו דין התוכי) then don't listen to this Rambam!
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מקורות:
איגרות הרמב"ם (שילת) - תשובה בענין אמירת תחינות ובענין תפילה בחיפזון, עמודים תקפט-תקצ
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Tehilim 145: "Ashrei" (Part 10 - Radak on 145:8-14 Take #2)

Thu, 03 Mar 2022 20:00:00 -0500

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Tonight (3/3/21) in our Tehilim/Tefilah shiur, we began by going over everything we covered on Tuesday but with greater depth and clarity. In doing so, we came up with new ideas and new approaches AND it seems that we've opened a path for understanding the second half of Ashrei in a manner that flows smoothly from the first half. If you missed last week, don't listen to it. Listen to this one instead.
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מקורות:
רד"ק - תהלים קלט:יד; קמה:ח-יד
רמב"ם - מורה הנבוכים ג:נד
רמב"ם - ספר המצוות, עשה ב-ג
מלבי"ם - איוב לה:ח-ט
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Tehilim 145: "Ashrei" (Part 9 - Radak on 145:11-14)

Tue, 01 Mar 2022 20:00:00 -0500

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Tonight (3/1/21) in our Tehilim/Tefilah shiur, since we only had one attendee, we decided to attempt to cover ground. We learned a whopping FOUR pesukim - first, attempting to interpret them on our own, then reading the Radak, and then checking out some other meforshim. We aimed to keep this more on the "bekius" side because we wanted to wait until our usual crowd was there to work on the ideas. That's the plan for next time, anyway.
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מקורות:
רד"ק - תהלים קמה:יא-יד
ראב"ע - תהלים קמה:יד
מצודת דוד תהלים קמה:יד
מאירי - תהלים קמה:יד
ספורנו - תהלים קמה:יד
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If you missed the crash-course on "How to Learn Tehilim," here are links to the YouTube video, the podcast episode, and the written version. You might also be interested in How TO and How NOT to Apply Tehilim to Your Life and How to Say Tehilim for the Sick Without Violating Halacha.
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Tehilim 145: "Ashrei" (Part 8 - MORE Radak on 145:8-10)

Thu, 24 Feb 2022 20:00:00 -0500

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Tonight (2/24/21) in our Tehilim/Tefilah shiur we continued our pasuk-by-pasuk analysis of Ashrei. We set out to review what we did last time, and ended up diving even deeper into those same three pesukim with the Radak! After a few new observations at the beginning, we reread the Radak, then took a detour to review the Ralbag's take on the middos Ha'Kadosh Baruch Hu which are mentioned in 145:8. We then started to look up the other passages in the Radak's commentary referenced by the footnote, which led to some AMAZING examples - and we didn't even finish with them! To be continued next week (בג"ה).
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מקורות:
רד"ק - תהלים קמה:ח-י; קיט:יד; ח:ג; קג:כב
שד"ל - שמות לד:ו
רלב"ג - שמות לד:ו-ז ביאור הפרשה
רלב"ג - מלחמות ה' ד:ה
רלב"ג - פתיחה לביאור התורה
תוספות ברכות דף לז עמוד א
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If you missed the crash-course on "How to Learn Tehilim," here are links to the YouTube video, the podcast episode, and the written version. You might also be interested in How TO and How NOT to Apply Tehilim to Your Life and How to Say Tehilim for the Sick Without Violating Halacha.
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Tehilim 145: "Ashrei" (Part 7 - Radak on 145:8-10)

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 19:00:00 -0500

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Last night (2/22/21) in our Tehilim/Tefilah shiur we continued our pasuk-by-pasuk analysis of Ashrei. After reviewing the ideas from last Thursday (how Ashrei gets you Olam ha'Ba) and last Tuesday (the flow of pesukim 1-7), we continued in the Radak's commentary, taking a detour to the three Gemaras (with Rashi and Tosafos) which discuss the middah of "erech apayim." We got most of the facts, and we'll attempt to understand the unity and flow next time (בג"ה).
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מקורות:
תהלים קמה עם פירוש הרד"ק
עירובין דף כב עמוד א עם פירוש רש"י ותוספות
סנהדרין דף קיא עמוד א-ב עם פירוש רש"י
בבא קמא דף נ עמוד ב עם פירוש תוספות
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If you missed the crash-course on "How to Learn Tehilim," here are links to the YouTube video, the podcast episode, and the written version. You might also be interested in How TO and How NOT to Apply Tehilim to Your Life and How to Say Tehilim for the Sick Without Violating Halacha.
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Tehilim 145: "Ashrei" (Part 6 - How Saying Ashrei Three Times a Day Gets You Olam ha'Ba)

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 20:00:00 -0500

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Tonight (2/17/21) in our Tehilim/Tefilah shiur we paused our analysis of Ashrei with the Radak to learn the Gemara which states that a person who says Ashrei three times a day is assured a prime spot in Olam ha'Ba. We initially intended to just raise the questions and leave the answers for next week, but we were zocheh to answer all our questions and explain the entire Gemara tonight!
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מקורות:
ברכות דף ד עמוד ב עם פירוש רש"י
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר שופטים, הלכות מלכים ומלחמות ט:א
יערות דבש ח"א דרוש יד
רמב"ן - שמות יג:טז
רבינו בחיי - ויקרא לז:ז
רמב"ם - מורה הנבוכים ג:נד
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If you missed the crash-course on "How to Learn Tehilim," here are links to the YouTube video, the podcast episode, and the written version. You might also be interested in How TO and How NOT to Apply Tehilim to Your Life and How to Say Tehilim for the Sick Without Violating Halacha.
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Tehilim 145: "Ashrei" (Part 5 - Radak on 145:1-9)

Tue, 15 Feb 2022 20:00:00 -0500

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Tonight (2/15/21) in our Tehilim/Tefilah shiur we continued our analysis of Ashrei with the aid of the Radak's commentary. We began with a methodology point about how to approach texts like this, which the chachamim acknowledge are deeper or more important than most. We then reviewed pesukim 1-7 to refine some of our previous ideas, note some new ones, and to grasp the flow and unity of the section. We concluded by going over the facts of 8-9 to set up for next time. Buckle in, boys and girls, because it looks like we're going to take our sweet time on this perek!
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מקורות:
רד"ק - תהלים קמה:א-ט
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Tehilim 145: "Ashrei" (Part 4 - Radak on 145:3-7)

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 00:00:00 -0500

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Tonight (2/10/21) in our Tehilim/Tefilah shiur we continued our analysis of Ashrei with the aid of the Radak's commentary. Our shiur was shorter than usual (since we discussed a methodology point beforehand, which I've uploaded as a separate recording), we only got through five pesukim, but the Radak certainly delivered - even if his approach would make the Malbim roll over in his grave!
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מקורות:
רד"ק - תהלים קמה:ג-ז
רד"ק - תהלים קיט:א
רמב"ם - מורה הנבוכים א:נד
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On Living with Philosophical Conundrums, Questions, and Contradictions

Thu, 10 Feb 2022 21:00:00 -0500

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This evening (2/10/22), as a preface to our Tehilim shiur, I read a short reflection I wrote about chinuch prompted by an excerpt from "Letters to a Young Poet" (1934) by Rainer Maria Rilke. I chose to conduct a discussion about this because earlier this week in our Tehilim shiur we encountered two major philosophical conundrums regarding how we relate to Hashem, and this excerpt suggests an avenue for "resolving" these and similar conundrums - and for how to live as a Jew, a human being, and an "artist of life" in general.

For a related 1-page article, see When to Dance Between Two Opinions

See also Footnote 4 in Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik's "Halakhic Man"
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מקורות:
Rainer Maria Rilke, "Letters to a Young Poet"
רמב"ם - מורה הנבוכים א:לד
Sigmund Freud, "Introductory Lectures on Psychoanalysis"
רמב"ן - שער הגמול ג:מא
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Tehilim 145: "Ashrei" (Part 3 - Malbim on 145:1-4)

Tue, 08 Feb 2022 21:00:00 -0500

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Have you ever asked yourself, "How may the Radak's commentary be likened to steak, and the Malbim's to sushi?" If so, then this shiur is for you! Tonight (2/8/21) in our Tehilim/Tefilah shiur we continued our analysis of Ashrei. After reviewing the ideas from the Radak that we covered last time, I presented my metaphorical comparison of the Radak's approach to that of the Malbim. We then "sampled" the Malbim by learning four pesukim with his commentary. Next time we'll decide whose commentary we'll learn the rest of Ashrei with.
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מקורות:
תהלים פרק קמה
רד"ק - תהלים קמה:א-ב
מלבי"ם ביאור הענין - תהלים קמה:א-ד
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Tehilim 145: "Ashrei" (Part 2 - Our Theory + Radak's Introduction)

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 20:00:00 -0500

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Tonight (2/3/21) in our Tehilim/Tefilah shiur we began continued our analysis of Ashrei. We spent the first half of shiur developing our own theory of the main idea in the perek. After that, we began the Radak's commentary. We learned his introduction to Ashrei and his commentary on the first two pesukim.
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מקורות:
תהלים פרק קמה
רד"ק - תהלים כה:א, קיא:א, קמה:א-ב
סידור אוצר התפילות - פירוש עץ יוסף, ד"ה אלהי אברהם
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Tehilim 145: "Ashrei" (Part 1 - Translation)

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 20:00:00 -0500

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Tonight (2/1/21) in our Tehilim/Tefilah shiur we began learning the one perek of Pesukei d'Zimra we hadn't yet touched: the famous "Ashrei." We spent the entire session tonight translating and making observations along the way and concluded by identifying the pivot. Next time we'll attempt to come up with our own theory, and then we'll delve deep into the meforshim.
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מקורות:
תהלים פרק קמה
תרגום - תהלים פרק קמה
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How "Wholeheartedly" Does Hashem Endorse Tefilah? (or "Insights Into Tefilah from Parashas Beshalach")

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 20:00:00 -0500

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Note: I've uploaded this shiur to Machshavah Lab AND The Tefilah Podcast because it's relevant to both and I can spare the minutes this month.

This evening (1/11/22), in our tefilah shiur, we tackled a bunch of fundamental questions on tefilah, including but not limited to: (1) How "poetic" are the Torah's songs, David ha'Melech's Tehilim, and our tefilos, and what are the methodological implications? (2) If Hashem knows what we're thinking, why do we have to daven out loud and go through the motions? (3) How "wholeheartedly" does Hashem endorse tefilah? Does He consider it to be a "lechatchilah" institution, like learning Torah, or does He consider it to be a "bedieved" institution, like korbanos (according to the Rambam)? Perhaps it was too ambitious to attempt to cram all of this into 45 minutes, but I think I managed to at least raise the releant questions, present my core answers, and prompt even more questions!
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מקורות:
ר' אברהם בן הרמב"ם - שמות טו:ה,יא
רמב"ם - מורה הנבוכים ג:לב
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Tehilim 90: Tefilah l'Moshe Revisited (Part 2)

Thu, 30 Dec 2021 21:00:00 -0500

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Tonight (12/30/21) in our Tehilim/Tefilah shiur we attempted to come up with our own understanding of the perek. After reviewing the translation, we attempted to identify all the sub-themes and to discern their interrelationship and unity. Next week (בג"ה) we'll begin learning the Meiri's commentary.
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מקורות:
תהלים פרק צ
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If you missed the crash-course on "How to Learn Tehilim," here are links to the YouTube video, the podcast episode, and the written version. You might also be interested in How TO and How NOT to Apply Tehilim to Your Life and How to Say Tehilim for the Sick Without Violating Halacha.
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If you have questions, comments, or feedback, I can be reached at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.
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If you would like to sponsor a day's or a week's worth of content, or if you are interested in enlisting my services as a teacher or tutor, you can reach me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.com. Thank you to my listeners for listening, thank you to my readers for reading, and thank you to my supporters for supporting my efforts to make Torah ideas available and accessible to everyone.
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Tehilim 90: Tefilah l'Moshe Revisited (Part 1)

Tue, 28 Dec 2021 21:00:00 -0500

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Tonight (12/28/21) in our Tehilim/Tefilah shiur we revisited a perek of Tehilim we learned last year, by request. Last time we (a) rushed through the perek, (b) aiming to get just the big picture without understanding every nuance, and (c) without going through any single commentary. This time we intend to follow the method we've been using: slow, nuanced, and following either the Radak or the Meiri. Today we spent the entire time translating. Unless you find that process as valuable as we did, feel free to skip this one and wait for Part 2, when we begin our analysis.
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מקורות:
תהלים פרק צ
מצודת ציון - תהלים פרק צ
AlHaTorah Dictionary
Robert Alter, Psalms
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If you missed the crash-course on "How to Learn Tehilim," here are links to the YouTube video, the podcast episode, and the written version. You might also be interested in How TO and How NOT to Apply Tehilim to Your Life and How to Say Tehilim for the Sick Without Violating Halacha.

If you have questions, comments, or feedback, I can be reached at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.

If you've gained from what you've learned here, please consider contributing to my Patreon at www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss. Alternatively, if you would like to make a direct contribution to the "Rabbi Schneeweiss Torah Content Fund," my Venmo is @Matt-Schneeweiss, and my Zelle and PayPal are mattschneeweiss at gmail.com. Even a small contribution goes a long way to covering the costs of my podcasts, and will provide me with the financial freedom to produce even more Torah content for you.

If you would like to sponsor a day's or a week's worth of content, or if you are interested in enlisting my services as a teacher or tutor, you can reach me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.com. Thank you to my listeners for listening, thank you to my readers for reading, and thank you to my supporters for supporting my efforts to make Torah ideas available and accessible to everyone.

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Blog: https://kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmschneeweiss
"The Mishlei Podcast": https://mishlei.buzzsprout.com
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"Rambam Bekius" Podcast: https://rambambekius.buzzsprout.com
"Machshavah Lab" Podcast: https://machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com
"The Tefilah Podcast": https://tefilah.buzzsprout.com
Guide to the Torah Content of Rabbi Matt Schneeweiss: https://kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/2021/04/links-to-torah-content-of-rabbi-matt.html

Tehilim 149: The Ultimate New Song (Part 4)

Tue, 21 Dec 2021 20:00:00 -0500

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Tonight (12/21/21) in our Tehilim/Tefilah shiur we set out to finish the perek. The good news is that we made some nice progress, thanks to Rav Hirsch's commentary. The bad news is that we didn't finish. At least, not to my satisfaction. I feel like we're 90-95% of the way there, but it just feels like it lacks that "Yeah! THAT's it!" feeling. As of now, our plan is to move on to a new topic on Thursday ... unless Hashem "uncovers our eyes and shows us wonders" from this perek. At least I'm happy with what we DID gain.

[Note: I believe that at some point in the shiur I might have said that this was Part 5. It's actually Part 4. I was confused because we canceled shiur one day.]
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מקורות:
תהלים קמט
מלבי"ם - תהלים קמט:ו-ז
רב הירש - תהלים קמט
צפניה ג:ט
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If you would like to sponsor a day's or a week's worth of content, or if you are interested in enlisting my services as a teacher or tutor, you can reach me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.com. Thank you to my listeners for listening, thank you to my readers for reading, and thank you to my supporters for supporting my efforts to make Torah ideas available and accessible to everyone.
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Tehilim 149: The Ultimate New Song (Part 3)

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 21:00:00 -0500

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Tonight (12/16/21) in our Tehilim/Tefilah shiur we set out to finish the perek. However, we got sidetracked on a very important question about moshiach, Olam ha'Ba, and she'lo lishmah. This was a GREAT tangent and led to some nice ideas, but as a result, we didn't quite finish the perek - especially because the meforshim were relatively sparse towards the end. Our plan is to finish it this coming Tuesday, and then start something new.
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מקורות:
תהלים קמט עם פירוש המאירי והרד"ק וראב"ע
הלכות תשובה ט:ב; י:א-ב
https://kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/2020/05/parashas-bechukosai-what-about-afterlife.html
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This week's Torah content has been sponsored anonymously by a student of mine in support of "a life of increased clarity."
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If you missed the crash-course on "How to Learn Tehilim," here are links to the YouTube video, the podcast episode, and the written version. You might also be interested in How TO and How NOT to Apply Tehilim to Your Life and How to Say Tehilim for the Sick Without Violating Halacha.
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If you have questions, comments, or feedback, I can be reached at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.
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If you would like to sponsor a day's or a week's worth of content, or if you are interested in enlisting my services as a teacher or tutor, you can reach me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.com. Thank you to my listeners for listening, thank you to my readers for reading, and thank you to my supporters for supporting my efforts to make Torah ideas available and accessible to everyone.
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Tehilim 149: The Ultimate New Song (Part 2)

Thu, 09 Dec 2021 21:00:00 -0500

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Tonight (12/9/21) in our Tehilim/Tefilah shiur we continued our analysis of the perek we began on Tuesday. After reviewing our questions and the approaches we came up with last time, we began learning the Meiri's commentary. As predicted, his beautiful explanations shed light on both the ideas and the poetry in the text and helped us to develop our approaches. Next week we plan to finish his commentary and solidify our understanding of the perek.
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מקורות:
תהלים קמט; קמז:ו
מאירי - תהלים קמט:א-ה; קלד:א
ברכות פרק א משנה ה
ירמיהו טז:יד-טו
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר שופטים, הלכות מלכים ומלחמות יב:ה
רמב"ם - מנשה תורה: ספר המדע, הלכות תשובה ט:ב
רמב"ם - ספר המצוות, עשה ג
רמב"ם - פירוש המשניות חגיגה ב:א
אבן עזרא - תהלים קמט:ה
מלבי"ם - תהלים קמט:ג,ה
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If you missed the crash-course on "How to Learn Tehilim," here are links to the YouTube video, the podcast episode, and the written version. You might also be interested in How TO and How NOT to Apply Tehilim to Your Life and How to Say Tehilim for the Sick Without Violating Halacha.
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If you would like to sponsor a day's or a week's worth of content, or if you are interested in enlisting my services as a teacher or tutor, you can reach me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.com. Thank you to my listeners for listening, thank you to my readers for reading, and thank you to my supporters for supporting my efforts to make Torah ideas available and accessible to everyone.
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Tehilim 149: The Ultimate New Song (Part 1)

Tue, 07 Dec 2021 20:00:00 -0500

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Tonight (12/7/21) in our Tehilim/Tefilah shiur we began learning Tehilim 149. Although we initially found the pivot to be jarring and we raised a ton of questions on the particulars of the perek, we quickly develop a nice approach which fit in with our understanding of the surrounding perakim. Next time we hope to develop this approach and answer our questions with the aid of the meforshim.
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מקורות:
תהלים קמט
אבן עזרא - תהלים קמט:ו
This week's Torah content has been sponsored anonymously with appreciation for all the learning opportunities offered by YBT over Zoom.

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If you missed the crash-course on "How to Learn Tehilim," here are links to the YouTube video, the podcast episode, and the written version. You might also be interested in How TO and How NOT to Apply Tehilim to Your Life and How to Say Tehilim for the Sick Without Violating Halacha.
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If you have questions, comments, or feedback, I can be reached at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.
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If you've gained from what you've learned here, please consider contributing to my Patreon at www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss. Alternatively, if you would like to make a direct contribution to the "Rabbi Schneeweiss Torah Content Fund," my Venmo is @Matt-Schneeweiss, and my Zelle and PayPal are mattschneeweiss at gmail.com. Even a small contribution goes a long way to covering the costs of my podcasts, and will provide me with the financial freedom to produce even more Torah content for you.

If you would like to sponsor a day's or a week's worth of content, or if you are interested in enlisting my services as a teacher or tutor, you can reach me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.com. Thank you to my listeners for listening, thank you to my readers for reading, and thank you to my supporters for supporting my efforts to make Torah ideas available and accessible to everyone.
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Chanukah 5872: The Secret Theme of Al Ha'Nissim

Thu, 02 Dec 2021 21:00:00 -0500

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FYI, this is being posted in my Machshavah Lab podcast because it's about a holiday and also in my Tefilah podcast because it's about tefilah. It's the same shiur, though.

This evening (12/2/21), in our tefilah shiur, we attempted to take a fresh look at Al ha'Nissim, and when we did, we discovered a major theme that had been hidden there the whole time. I'm not going to spoil the shiur except to say that once you see it, you'll (hopefully) never be able to look at Al ha'Nissim the same way again.
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מקורות:
אבודרהם ב:ב + על הנסים
ר"י בר יקר - על הניסים
דברים ו:כ-כה; ז:ו-יא
תהלים כח:ט; קלו:י-כו; פרקים קיג-קיח
ישעיהו מב:י-יג
אבן עזרא, מהר"י קרא, רד"ק, שד"ל - ישעיהו מב:י
יהושע כד:א-כד
אברבנאל - יהושע כד:יז
מכילתא דרבי ישמעאל - שמות טו
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר אהבה, סדר התפילה, על הנסים
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר המדע, הלכות תשובה ט:ב
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר שופטים, הלכות מלכים ומלחמות יב:ד
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר זמנים, הלכות מגילה וחנוכה ג:א-ב
הנרות הללו
מעוז צור
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This week's Torah content has been sponsored in memory of Rabbi Dr Leon & Frances Gersten.
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Why We Can't (and Shouldn't) Edit the Text of Davening (Part 4)

Mon, 29 Nov 2021 15:00:00 -0500

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Q: Was this a Rambam Bekius chavurah or a Tefilah shiur? A: Both! This afternoon (11/29/21) I decided to "borrow" my Rambam Bekius slot to give a Tefilah shiur. We were scheduled to complete our current tefilah sugya this Tuesday, but I realized I'd be canceling that shiur on account of a Chanukah event that will take place in yeshiva. Since we were going to focus on the Rambam's shitah anyway, I figured it made sense to do so in our Rambam Bekius setting. Our goal was simple: to understand as much as we could of the Rambam's parameters for which changes in tefilah are acceptable and unacceptable. Although I can't say we figured EVERYTHING out, we managed to get the basics.

Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
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מקורות:
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר אהבה, הלכות קריאת שמע א:ה-ז
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר אהבה, הלכות ברכות א:ה-ו עם הכסף משנה
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר אהבה, הלכות תפלה וברכת כהנים ב:יח-יט; ו:ב-ג
רמב"ם - שו"ת סימן רנד, רס, קפא, קפד
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This week's Torah content has been sponsored in memory of Rabbi Dr Leon & Frances Gersten.
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If you have questions, comments, or feedback, I would love to hear from you! Please feel free to contact me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.
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Why We Can't (and Shouldn't) Edit the Text of Davening (Part 3)

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 20:00:00 -0500

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Last Thursday we went over four reasons why we can't (and shouldn't) edit the text of davening. In this evening's tefilah shiur (11/23/21) we went over six additional reasons, bringing us to a total of ten. Only at the VERY end of the shiur did we get to the question, "What are the parameters for when we CAN change the text of tefilah?" - but that'll have to wait until next time!
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Why We Can't (and Shouldn't) Edit the Text of Davening (Part 2)

Fri, 19 Nov 2021 06:00:00 -0500

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In this evening's tefilah shiur (11/18/21) we set out to answer the two questions we raised last time: (1) Why can't/shouldn't we change the scientifically inaccurate parts of tefilah to make them more accurate? (2) Why can't/shouldn't we change the text of tefilah in general? After a brief recap of Part 1, we learned FOUR answers to the first question, while also resolving a major NEW problem that came up in the process. I had actually prepared a fifth answer which I forgot about, so we'll have to save that for next time, along with at least a partial answer for the second question.
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מקורות:
נוסח אשכנז - ברכה ראשונה שלפני קריאת שמע של מעריב
נוסח אשכנז - ברכה ראשונה שלפני קריאת שמע של שחרית שבת
רמב"ם - משנה תורה, ספר אהבה, הלכות תפילה וברכת כוהנים א:א-ד
רמב"ם - משנה תורה, ספר אהבה, הלכות ברכות א:ה-ו
אבודרהם - ב:ב + מעריב של חול
רמב"ם - מורה הנבוכים א:נט
שד"ל - בראשית ח:כא
"Blessings and Thanksgiving: Reflections on the Siddur and Synagogue" from the teachings of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik
ר"י בר יקר - שחרית של שבת
"Nature," by Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Why We Can't (and Shouldn't) Edit the Text of Davening (Part 1)

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 20:00:00 -0500

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In this evening's tefilah shiur (11/16/21) we set out to answer two questions that were recently posed to me in a Q&A format: (1) Why don't we change the scientifically inaccurate passages in tefilah to be more accurate? (2) Why don't we change the text of tefilah for other reasons if it would improve our kavanah? I naively thought I'd be able to answer both questions tonight, but we only got as far as laying the groundwork by going through the history and evolution of tefilah as presented by the Rambam. God willing, we'll answer both questions next time.
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מקורות:
נוסח אשכנז - ברכה ראשונה שלפני קריאת שמע של מעריב
נוסח אשכנז - ברכה ראשונה שלפני קריאת שמע של שחרית שבת
רמב"ם - משנה תורה, ספר אהבה, הלכות תפילה וברכת כוהנים א:א-ד
רמב"ם - משנה תורה, ספר אהבה, הלכות ברכות א:ה-ו
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Tehilim 148: A Universe of Praise (Part 2 of 2)

Tue, 09 Nov 2021 20:00:00 -0500

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Tonight (11/9/21) in our Tehilim/Tefilah shiur we finished our analysis of Tehilim 148, thanks to the commentary (!) of the Rambam. Although we didn't answer every single question, we definitely got the main idea and import of this powerful psalm. We've now learned 4 out of the 6 chapters of pesukei de'zimra. All that remains is 149 and Ashrei!

Click here for Part 1.
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מקורות:
תהלים פרק קמח
רמב"ם: משנה תורה, הלכות יסודי התורה ג:יא
מצודת ציון/דוד - תהלים קמח:יד
פירוש מחכמי צרפת - תהלים קמח:יד
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If you missed the crash-course on "How to Learn Tehilim," here are links to the YouTube video, the podcast episode, and the written version. You might also be interested in How TO and How NOT to Apply Tehilim to Your Life and How to Say Tehilim for the Sick Without Violating Halacha.
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Tehilim 148: A Universe of Praise (Part 1 of 2)

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 21:00:00 -0400

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Tonight (11/4/21) in our Tehilim/Tefilah shiur we began learning Tehilim 148. We thought this would end up being similar to 147 because of the overlap in themes, but it looks like this one has a theme of its own. We spent this evening translating the perek, raising questions and problems, and trying to identify the pivot point. Next time we hope to come up with a theory that explains the entire perek, and begin working through the individual pesukim to see how that theory plays out.
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מקורות:
תהלים פרק קמח
תרגום כתובים - תהלים קמח:א
אבן עזרא - תהלים קמח:א
שד"ל - בראשית א:כא
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If you missed the crash-course on "How to Learn Tehilim," here are links to the YouTube video, the podcast episode, and the written version. You might also be interested in How TO and How NOT to Apply Tehilim to Your Life and How to Say Tehilim for the Sick Without Violating Halacha.
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Tehilim 147: A Potpourri of Praise (Part 3 of 3)

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 21:00:00 -0400

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Tonight (10/28/21) in our Tehilim/Tefilah shiur we finished our analysis of the perek, thanks to the Meiri! We answered all of our particular questions AND Adler's four questions. And now we can have kavanah when we say it every morning! :)

Part 1 and Part 2
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מקורות:
תהלים פרק קמז
מאירי - תהלים פרק קמז
ישעיהו נה:ח-יא
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If you missed the crash-course on "How to Learn Tehilim," here are links to the YouTube video, the podcast episode, and the written version. You might also be interested in How TO and How NOT to Apply Tehilim to Your Life and How to Say Tehilim for the Sick Without Violating Halacha.
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Tehilim 147: A Potpourri of Praise (Part 2 of 3)

Tue, 26 Oct 2021 20:00:00 -0400

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Tonight (10/26/21) in our Tehilim/Tefilah shiur we continued our analysis of the seemingly "all over the place" Chapter 147. Thankfully, the Meiri provides a unifying theory. We began learning his commentary tonight and (God willing) he will help us tie everything together on Thursday.

Part 1 and Part 3
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מקורות:
תהלים פרק קמז
רד"ק - תהלים קמו:י; קמז:א
מאירי - תהלים פרק קמז
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If you missed the crash-course on "How to Learn Tehilim," here are links to the YouTube video, the podcast episode, and the written version. You might also be interested in How TO and How NOT to Apply Tehilim to Your Life and How to Say Tehilim for the Sick Without Violating Halacha.
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Tehilim 147: A Potpourri of Praise (Part 1 of 3)

Thu, 21 Oct 2021 21:00:00 -0400

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Tonight (10/21/21) in our Tehilim/Tefilah shiur we began learning Perek 147. After translating the pesukim, we spent the majority of the shiur trying to find some semblance of order in its chaos. Although we recite this every morning, we were shocked to discover how "all over the place" it was in its themes. Next time we'll attempt to come up with a theory about the main idea, and then turn to the meforshim.

Part 2 and Part 3

Please feel free to leave your questions, insights, and feedback in the comments!
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מקורות:
תהלים פרק קמז
רד"ק - תהלים קמז:ד
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If you missed the crash-course on "How to Learn Tehilim," here's the link: https://youtu.be/PhQUhGpRwS4

If you prefer a written "How to Learn Tehilim" guide, here's my article: https://kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/2018/06/how-to-learn-tehilim-psalms.html

Here's another article I wrote entitled "How TO and How NOT to Apply Tehilim to Your Life": https://kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/2019/07/how-to-and-how-not-to-apply-tehilim-to.html

Lastly, here's an article I wrote specifically about saying Tehilim for the sick: https://kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/2017/08/parashas-shoftim-how-to-say-tehilim-for.html
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The Order of Shevach and Bakashah (Part 2) (Rashba on Berachos 32a)

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 20:00:00 -0400

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In this evening's tefilah shiur (10/19/21) we continued Rashba's commentary on Berachos 32a in which he explains the machlokess in Avodah Zarah 7b about whether we should engage in shevach (praise) first and bakashah (request) afterwards, or vice versa. We finished learning through the Rashba's commentary and - thanks to Rav Pesach's shiur from 2013 - we defined the machlokess and explained the ideas in a satisfactory manner!

Part 1 of this shiur.
Part 1 of Rav Pesach's shiur.
Part 2 of Rav Pesach's shiur.
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מקורות:
רשב"א - חידושי ההגדות ברכות דף לב עמוד א
רמב"ן - שמות יג:טז
רמב"ם - משנה תורה, ספר אהבה, הלכות ברכות י:כו
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מקורות:
רשב"א - חידושי ההגדות ברכות דף לב עמוד א
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If you would like to sponsor a day's or a week's worth of content, or if you are interested in enlisting my services as a teacher or tutor, you can reach me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.com. Thank you to my listeners for listening, thank you to my readers for reading, and thank you to my supporters for supporting my efforts to make Torah ideas available and accessible to everyone.
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YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/rabbischneeweiss
Blog: https://kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmschneeweiss
"The Mishlei Podcast": https://mishlei.buzzsprout.com
"The Stoic Jew" Podcast: https://thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com
"Rambam Bekius" Podcast: https://rambambekius.buzzsprout.com
"Machshavah Lab" Podcast: https://machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com
"The Tefilah Podcast": https://tefilah.buzzsprout.com
Guide to the Torah Content of Rabbi Matt Schneeweiss: https://kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/2021/04/links-to-torah-content-of-rabbi-matt.html

The Order of Shevach and Bakashah (Part 1) (Rashba on Berachos 32a)

Thu, 14 Oct 2021 21:00:00 -0400

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I was recently asked a question about what, exactly, we're doing when we praise Hashem in tefilah. I was also recently asked the same question about making requests in tefilah. In this evening's tefilah shiur (10/14/21) our goal was to address both topics simultaneously. We began learning the Rashba's commentary on Berachos 32a in which he explains a machlokess in Avodah Zarah 7b about whether we should engage in shevach (praise) first and bakashah (request) afterwards, or vice versa. The Rashba forewarns us that this Gemara contains some fundamental ideas about tefilah - and he was right! Next time we'll attempt to refine these ideas and finish the Rashba. After that, we'll either continue in this topic or switch back to Tehilim.
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This week's Torah content has been sponsored by an anonymous donor, whom I consider to be both a friend and a role model.
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מקורות:
רשב"א - חידושי ההגדות ברכות דף לב עמוד א
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If you would like to sponsor a day's or a week's worth of content, or if you are interested in enlisting my services as a teacher or tutor, you can reach me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.com. Thank you to my listeners for listening, thank you to my readers for reading, and thank you to my supporters for supporting my efforts to make Torah ideas available and accessible to everyone.
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YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/rabbischneeweiss
Blog: https://kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmschneeweiss
"The Mishlei Podcast": https://mishlei.buzzsprout.com
"The Stoic Jew" Podcast: https://thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com
"Rambam Bekius" Podcast: https://rambambekius.buzzsprout.com
"Machshavah Lab" Podcast: https://machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com
"The Tefilah Podcast": https://tefilah.buzzsprout.com
Guide to the Torah Content of Rabbi Matt Schneeweiss: https://kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/2021/04/links-to-torah-content-of-rabbi-matt.html

Tehilim 20: A Tefilah for Victory in War (Part 3 of 3)

Tue, 12 Oct 2021 20:00:00 -0400

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Tonight (10/12/21) we concluded our analysis of Tehilim 20. Our goal was to tie it all together in a neat package, finish answering Adler's four questions, and explain the function of the perek in shacharis. With Hashem's help - we succeeded!

Click here for Part 1
Click here for Part 2
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מקורות:
תהלים פרק כ
רד"ק - תהלים פרק כ
רמב"ם: משנה תורה, ספר שופטים, הלכות מלכים ומלחמות ז:טו; ד-ה
רד"ק - משלי ג:ה-ו
רד"ק - תהלים קמה:יט
אבודרהם - אשרי ובא לציון
ר"י בר יקר - אשרי ובא לציון
ראב"ן - אשרי ובא לציון
מטה מושה - אשרי ובא לציון
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This week's Torah content has been sponsored by an anonymous donor, whom I consider to be both a friend and a role model.
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If you missed the crash-course on "How to Learn Tehilim," here are links to the YouTube video, the podcast episode, and the written version. You might also be interested in How TO and How NOT to Apply Tehilim to Your Life and How to Say Tehilim for the Sick Without Violating Halacha.
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If you have questions, comments, or feedback, I can be reached at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.
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If you've gained from what you've learned here, please consider contributing to my Patreon at www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss. Alternatively, if you would like to make a direct contribution to the "Rabbi Schneeweiss Torah Content Fund," my Venmo is @Matt-Schneeweiss, and my Zelle and PayPal are mattschneeweiss at gmail.com. Even a small contribution goes a long way to covering the costs of my podcasts, and will provide me with the financial freedom to produce even more Torah content for you.

If you would like to sponsor a day's or a week's worth of content, or if you are interested in enlisting my services as a teacher or tutor, you can reach me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.com. Thank you to my listeners for listening, thank you to my readers for reading, and thank you to my supporters for supporting my efforts to make Torah ideas available and accessible to everyone.
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YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/rabbischneeweiss
Blog: https://kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmschneeweiss
"The Mishlei Podcast": https://mishlei.buzzsprout.com
"The Stoic Jew" Podcast: https://thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com
"Rambam Bekius" Podcast: https://rambambekius.buzzsprout.com
"Machshavah Lab" Podcast: https://machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com
"The Tefilah Podcast": https://tefilah.buzzsprout.com
Guide to the Torah Content of Rabbi Matt Schneeweiss: https://kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/2021

Tehilim 20: A Tefilah for Victory in War (Part 2 of 3)

Thu, 07 Oct 2021 20:00:00 -0400

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Tonight (10/7/21) we continued our analysis of Tehilim 20. After reviewing the translation according to the Radak, we set out to try to understand the main idea. I mentioned that I only feel like I have 75% of an understanding, but I'd lay out everything I have on the table. As I did, we started to see the main idea materialize ... we just didn't have time to tie it all together. Our plan for next Tuesday will be to do that, to answer Adler's four questions, and (I hope) to gain insight into the minhag of saying this perek at the end of shacharis.

Click here for Part 1
Click here for Part 3
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מקורות:
תהלים פרק כ
רד"ק - תהלים פרק כ
רמב"ם: משנה תורה, ספר שופטים, הלכות מלכים ומלחמות ז:טו
א' שמואל פרק יז עם תרגום יונתן
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This week's Torah content has been sponsored by an anonymous donor, in memory of her grandmother, Golda Henya bat Devora a"h.
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For "How to Learn Tehilim": YouTube video, the podcast episode, and the written version. Plus: How TO and How NOT to Apply Tehilim to Your Life and How to Say Tehilim for the Sick Without Violating Halacha.
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If you have questions, comments, or feedback, I can be reached at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.
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If you would like to sponsor a day's or a week's worth of content, or if you are interested in enlisting my services as a teacher or tutor, you can reach me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.com. Thank you to my listeners for listening, thank you to my readers for reading, and thank you to my supporters for supporting my efforts to make Torah ideas available and accessible to everyone.
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Blog: https://kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmschneeweiss
"The Mishlei Podcast": https://mishlei.buzzsprout.com
"The Stoic Jew" Podcast: https://thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com
"Rambam Bekius" Podcast: https://rambambekius.buzzsprout.com
"Machshavah Lab" Podcast: https://machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com
"The Tefilah Podcast": https://tefilah.buzzsprout.com
Guide to the Torah Content of Rabbi Matt Schneeweiss:

Tehilim 20: A Tefilah for Victory in War (Part 1 of 3)

Tue, 05 Oct 2021 20:00:00 -0400

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Tonight (10/5/21) we began our analysis of the familiar Tehilim 20, which we say after Ashrei in shacharis most mornings. In this first session we read and translated the entire perek formulated our impressions and questions, identified the pivot point, and then read through the Radak's entire commentary. Next time we will attempt to understand the perek and answer all our questions.

Click here for Part 2
Click here for Part 3
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מקורות:
תהלים פרק כ
רד"ק - תהלים פרק כ
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This week's Torah content has been sponsored by an anonymous donor, in memory of her grandmother, Golda Henya bat Devora a"h.
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If you missed the crash-course on "How to Learn Tehilim," here are links to the YouTube video, the podcast episode, and the written version. You might also be interested in How TO and How NOT to Apply Tehilim to Your Life and How to Say Tehilim for the Sick Without Violating Halacha.
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If you have questions, comments, or feedback, I can be reached at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.
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If you've gained from what you've learned here, please consider contributing to my Patreon at www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss. Alternatively, if you would like to make a direct contribution to the "Rabbi Schneeweiss Torah Content Fund," my Venmo is @Matt-Schneeweiss, and my Zelle and PayPal are mattschneeweiss at gmail.com. Even a small contribution goes a long way to covering the costs of my podcasts, and will provide me with the financial freedom to produce even more Torah content for you.

If you would like to sponsor a day's or a week's worth of content, or if you are interested in enlisting my services as a teacher or tutor, you can reach me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.com. Thank you to my listeners for listening, thank you to my readers for reading, and thank you to my supporters for supporting my efforts to make Torah ideas available and accessible to everyone.
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YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/rabbischneeweiss
Blog: https://kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmschneeweiss
"The Mishlei Podcast": https://mishlei.buzzsprout.com
"The Stoic Jew" Podcast: https://thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com
"Rambam Bekius" Podcast: https://rambambekius.buzzsprout.com
"Machshavah Lab" Podcast: https://machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com
"The Tefilah Podcast": https://tefilah.buzzsprout.com
Guide to the Torah Content of Rabbi Matt Schneeweiss: https://kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/2021/04/links-to-torah-content-of-rabbi-matt.html

Tefilah Q&A: What if my requests in davening feel childish?

Tue, 05 Oct 2021 20:00:00 -0400

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This evening (10/5/21 at YBT), after our Tehilim shiur, we took up a question that was asked about tefilah: "What should I do if the personal requests I make in shemoneh esrei feel somewhat childish?" After clarifying and unpacking the question, we suggesteed several answers/approaches which seemed to satisfy the one who asked the question, as well as others in the shiur.
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This week's Torah content has been sponsored by an anonymous donor, in memory of her grandmother, Golda Henya bat Devora a"h.
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If you have questions, comments, or feedback, I can be reached at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.
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If you've gained from what you've learned here, please consider contributing to my Patreon at www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss. Alternatively, if you would like to make a direct contribution to the "Rabbi Schneeweiss Torah Content Fund," my Venmo is @Matt-Schneeweiss, and my Zelle and PayPal are mattschneeweiss at gmail.com. Even a small contribution goes a long way to covering the costs of my podcasts, and will provide me with the financial freedom to produce even more Torah content for you.

If you would like to sponsor a day's or a week's worth of content, or if you are interested in enlisting my services as a teacher or tutor, you can reach me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.com. Thank you to my listeners for listening, thank you to my readers for reading, and thank you to my supporters for supporting my efforts to make Torah ideas available and accessible to everyone.
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YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/rabbischneeweiss
Blog: https://kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmschneeweiss
"The Mishlei Podcast": https://mishlei.buzzsprout.com
"The Stoic Jew" Podcast: https://thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com
"Rambam Bekius" Podcast: https://rambambekius.buzzsprout.com
"Machshavah Lab" Podcast: https://machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com
"The Tefilah Podcast": https://tefilah.buzzsprout.com
Guide to the Torah Content of Rabbi Matt Schneeweiss: https://kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/2021/04/links-to-torah-content-of-rabbi-matt.html

Tehilim 150: Praise God With Music

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 21:00:00 -0400

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Tonight was our first Tehilim shiur of the 2021-2022 year. Since we only had one 45 minute shiur before we break for Sukkos, we chose a perek that is short and familiar: Tehilim 150, which we say every day in pesukei d'zimra. We analyzed this perek using our usual methods, which we reviewed, and although we had to rush it a bit, I'd say we arrived at 85-95% of a solid explanation. There are definitely questions we didn't answer and ideas we didn't expand upon, but I think we provided enough of a basis to enable YOU to finish what we started.
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מקורות:
תהלים פרק קנ
אבן עזרא - תהלים קנ:א,ה
רד"ק - תהלים קנ:א,ו
רי"ד - תהלים קנ:א
תהלים קמה:ג-ו
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If you missed the crash-course on "How to Learn Tehilim," here are links to the YouTube video, the podcast episode, and the written version. You might also be interested in How TO and How NOT to Apply Tehilim to Your Life and How to Say Tehilim for the Sick Without Violating Halacha.
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If you have questions, comments, or feedback, I would love to hear from you! Please feel free to contact me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.
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This week's Torah content has been sponsored by an anonymous donor in gratitude to the YBT community for being so welcoming to the new guys, and to the "old" guys.
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If you've gained from what you've learned here, please consider contributing to my Patreon at www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss. Alternatively, if you would like to make a direct contribution to the "Rabbi Schneeweiss Torah Content Fund," my Venmo is @Matt-Schneeweiss, and my Zelle and PayPal are mattschneeweiss at gmail.com. Even a small contribution goes a long way to covering the costs of my podcasts, and will provide me with the financial freedom to produce even more Torah content for you.

If you would like to sponsor a day's or a week's worth of content, or if you are interested in enlisting my services as a teacher or tutor, you can reach me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.com. Thank you to my listeners for listening, thank you to my readers for reading, and thank you to my supporters for supporting my efforts to make Torah ideas available and accessible to everyone.
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YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/rabbischneeweiss
Blog: https://kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmschneeweiss
"The Mishlei Podcast": https://mishlei.buzzsprout.com
"The Stoic Jew" Podcast: https://thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com
"Rambam Bekius" Podcast: https://rambambekius.buzzsprout.com
"Machshavah Lab" Podcast: https://machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com
"The Tefilah Podcast": https://tefilah.buzzsprout.com
Guide to the Torah Content of Rabbi Matt Schneeweiss:

King Who Desires Life (Zochreinu l'Chayim Part 3 of 3)

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 00:00:00 -0400

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In this episode of "5-minute kavanah" (recorded on 9/25/20) we conclude our analysis of the first request we insert in the amidah during the Aseres Ymei Teshuvah by explaining the second and fourth clauses, and then tying it all together.
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מקורות:
ספר אבודרהם סדר תפלת ראש השנה
יחזקאל יח:כא-כג
דברים ל:יט
ישעיהו מח:ט-יא
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If you would like to sponsor a day's or a week's worth of content, or if you are interested in enlisting my services as a teacher or tutor, you can reach me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.com. Thank you to my listeners for listening, thank you to my readers for reading, and thank you to my supporters for supporting my efforts to make Torah ideas available and accessible to everyone.
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YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/rabbischneeweiss
Blog: https://kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmschneeweiss
"The Mishlei Podcast": https://mishlei.buzzsprout.com
"The Stoic Jew" Podcast: https://thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com
"Rambam Bekius" Podcast: https://rambambekius.buzzsprout.com
"Machshavah Lab" Podcast: https://machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com
"The Tefilah Podcast": https://tefilah.buzzsprout.com
Guide to the Torah Content of Rabbi Matt Schneeweiss: https://kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/2021/04/links-to-torah-content-of-rabbi-matt.html

Recall Us for Life from the Book of Records (Zochreinu l'Chayim Part 2 of 3)

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 00:00:00 -0400

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In this episode of "5-minute kavanah" (recorded on 9/24/20) we continue our analysis of the first request we insert in the amidah during the Aseres Ymei Teshuvah, bringing support for the radical theory introduced in the previous video and explaining the idea based on the Radak's commentary on Malachi 3:16. In Part 3 we will explain the remaining two clauses of this request.

For the YouTube version of this episode, click here.
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מקורות:
ספר אבודרהם סדר תפלת ראש השנה
ר"י בר יקר סדר תפלת ראש השנה
מלאכי ג:יג-כא
רד"ק מלאכי ג:יג-כא
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If you would like to sponsor a day's or a week's worth of content, or if you are interested in enlisting my services as a teacher or tutor, you can reach me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.com. Thank you to my listeners for listening, thank you to my readers for reading, and thank you to my supporters for supporting my efforts to make Torah ideas available and accessible to everyone.
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YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/rabbischneeweiss
Blog: https://kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmschneeweiss
"The Mishlei Podcast": https://mishlei.buzzsprout.com
"The Stoic Jew" Podcast: https://thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com
"Rambam Bekius" Podcast: https://rambambekius.buzzsprout.com
"Machshavah Lab" Podcast: https://machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com
"The Tefilah Podcast": https://tefilah.buzzsprout.com
Guide to the Torah Content of Rabbi Matt Schneeweiss: https://kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/2021/04/links-to-torah-content-of-rabbi-matt.html

Which Book Are We Asking to Be Written In? (Zochreinu l'Chayim Part 1 of 3)

Sun, 12 Sep 2021 16:00:00 -0400

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In this episode of "5-minute kavanah" (recorded on 9/23/20) we begin analyzing the first of the Aseres Ymei Teshuvah Amidah insertions, beginning with the phrase "remember us for life." Our analysis leads us to a theory some might consider to be "radical." You can be the judge of that.

For the YouTube version of this episode, click here.
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מקורות:
ספר אבודרהם סדר תפלת ראש השנה
ר"י בר יקר סדר תפלת ראש השנה
מלאכי ג:יג-כא
רד"ק מלאכי ג:יג-כא
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If you would like to sponsor a day's or a week's worth of content, or if you are interested in enlisting my services as a teacher or tutor, you can reach me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.com. Thank you to my listeners for listening, thank you to my readers for reading, and thank you to my supporters for supporting my efforts to make Torah ideas available and accessible to everyone.
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YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/rabbischneeweiss
Blog: https://kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmschneeweiss
"The Mishlei Podcast": https://mishlei.buzzsprout.com
"The Stoic Jew" Podcast: https://thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com
"Rambam Bekius" Podcast: https://rambambekius.buzzsprout.com
"Machshavah Lab" Podcast: https://machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com
"The Tefilah Podcast": https://tefilah.buzzsprout.com
Guide to the Torah Content of Rabbi Matt Schneeweiss: https://kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/2021/04/links-to-torah-content-of-rabbi-matt.html

Mishlei 28:9 - Mishlei and Tefilah

Tue, 03 Aug 2021 20:00:00 -0400

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מֵסִיר אׇזְנוֹ מִשְּׁמֹעַ תּוֹרָה גַּם תְּפִלָּתוֹ תּוֹעֵבָה:

This evening (8/3/21 at YBT), during our usual tefilah/Tehilim slot, we learned a Mishlei pasuk about tefilah. We were puzzled about what this pasuk is even doing in the sefer, but by the end of our analysis, we had several nice approaches. Turns out, your Mishleic development WILL affect the quality of your tefilah in a major way!
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Today’s Torah content is sponsored by Avygayl Zucker in honor of the 90th birthday of her grandfather, Yedidyah Halimi, whose dedication to Torah and mitzvos continues to be an inspiration. May Hashem grant him many more years of health and happiness!
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מקורות:
משלי כח:ט
מאירי - משלי כח:ט
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If you would like to sponsor a day's or a week's worth of Torah content, or if you are interested in enlisting my services as a teacher or tutor, you can reach me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.com. Thank you to my listeners for listening, thank you to my readers for reading, and thank you to my supporters for supporting my efforts to make Torah ideas available and accessible to everyone.
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Bodily Posture in Tefilah: Positions of the Hands and Feet (Rashba Berachos 10a)

Tue, 27 Jul 2021 19:00:00 -0400

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This evening (7/27/21 at YBT) we began our inquiry into the halachos of tikun ha'guf (loosely translated as "bodily posture") in tefilah. After reading the halacha in the Rambam, I shared two quick insights: the first was a technique for maintaining kavanah (which I wrote about in my article entitled, Bodily Posture as a Sensory Anchor for Kavanah in Tefilah) and the second was a possible insight into the general reason for tikun ha'guf. We then read the Rashba's explanation for why we place our feet next to each other and clasp our hands. We ended by taking a quick look at how we paskin.
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מקורות:
רמב"ם - משנה תורה, ספר אהבה, הלכות תפילה ה:ד
Tara Brach, "True Refuge" pp.31-32
Bessel van der Kolk, "The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma," Ch18
חידושי הרשב"א על ההגדות - ברכות דף י עמוד א
ערוך השולחן - אורח חיים צה:ה
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A Messy Inquiry Into the Origin of the Phrase Re'eh v'Anyeinu

Thu, 17 Jun 2021 22:00:00 -0400

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This evening (6/17/21 at YBT), in our final Tehilim shiur of the year, we changed the plans that we set forth on Tuesday. Instead of trying to figure out Tehilim 25, we focused on the reason that brought us there in the first place: the opening phrase in the 7th berachah of the Shemoneh Esrei. The Abudirham traces this phrase to a pasuk in Tehilim, but it's unclear which pasuk he's referring to: Tehilim 119:153 or Tehilim 25:18. We decided to examine both sources in context in hopes of figuring out the "machlokess." Our analysis got FAR messier than I anticipated, and although I felt somewhat discouraged by where we ended up, the guys in the shiur still felt that it was worthwhile enough to upload. So here you go! I hope this leads to more insight than we got. And with that, our the 2020-2021 season of our Tehilim/Tefilah shiur comes to a close. Until next time!
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מקורות:
ספר אבודרהם - שמונה עשרה
תהלים קיט:קנג-קס
תהלים פרק כה
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Tehilim 25 (Eilecha, Hashem, Nafshi Esa) Part 1 (with no Part 2 ... yet!)

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 20:00:00 -0400

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In tonight's Tehilim shiur (6/15/20 at YBT) we began our analysis of Tehilim 25. However, since we only have one remaining Tehilim shiur before we break for the summer, we're not going to attempt to fully analyze the entire thing. Instead, our aim will be three-fold: (1) to find the pivot point, (2) to define the main idea, or at least come up with an approach, and (3) to gain insight into the phrase "see my suffering" (25:18), which is (possisbly?) the source of the opening phrase in the 7th berachah of the shemoneh esrei, which is what led me to this perek in the first place. We laid the groundwork today, and if we can achieve those three objectives on Thursday, then I will consider it to be a mission accomplished.
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מקורות:
תהלים כה
רמב"ם: משנה תורה, ספר המדע, הלכות תשובה ו:ה
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If you missed the crash-course on "How to Learn Tehilim," here are links to the YouTube video, the podcast episode, and the written version.

Here's another article I wrote entitled How TO and How NOT to Apply Tehilim to Your Life.

Lastly, here's an article I wrote entitled How to Say Tehilim for the Sick Without Violating Halacha.
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Tefilah / Hilchos Deios Crossover Epiphany

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 16:00:00 -0400

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This afternoon (6/14/21 at YBT), at the beginning of my Rambam Bekius shiur, I shared a tefilah-related epiphany I had as a result of our learning Hilchos Deios. I realize that this idea is still in its nascent form, but since this is the last week of yeshiva, I thought it would be a good idea to capture it in some form, even if it's still in need of refinement.

If you missed my shiur on Some Applications of 'Radical Acceptance' to Tefilah, then I recommend checking it out.

Please feel free to leave your questions, insights, and feedback in the comments!
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מקורות:
Rambam: Mishneh Torah, Sefer ha'Mada, Hilchos Deios Chapter 1
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Some Applications of "Radical Acceptance" to Tefilah

Tue, 08 Jun 2021 20:00:00 -0400

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Tonight (6/8/21 at YBT), instead of our regular Tehilim shiur, I wanted to go over four "tefilah techniques" I've recently discovered and am going to try to implement. The first one is something I mentioned in an earlier shiur, but the other three are applications of concepts and perspectives I've learned from reading "Radical Acceptance," by Tara Brach, and which are consonant with my current understanding of tefilah. If you try any of these techniques, please let me know how they turn out!

If you're interested in learning more about "the sacred pause," check out my episode of The Stoic Jew Podcast entitled: “The Sacred Pause” in Light of Stoicism and Judaism (Epictetus – Discourses 2:18) https://www.buzzsprout.com/1478911/8594978

Please feel free to leave your questions, insights, and feedback in the comments!
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מקורות:
"Radical Acceptance," by Tara Brach
https://www.amazon.com/Radical-Acceptance-Embracing-Heart-Buddha/dp/0553380990/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=radical+acceptance&qid=1623197776&sr=8-1
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Tehilim 93 (Hashem Moloch, Geius Laveish)

Tue, 01 Jun 2021 21:00:00 -0400

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In tonight's Tehilim shiur (6/1/20 at YBT) we started AND finished the very short Perek 93. Short as it may be, it proved to be tricky to figure out how to approach on our own. We ended up learning the Meiri, and although we didn't understand exactly how every single pasuk fit in, we did manage to arrive at a nice "main idea" - one which also connects this perek to Tehilim 92, Mizmor Shir l'Yom ha'Shabbos.
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מקורות:
תהלים צג עם פירוש המאירי
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If you missed the crash-course on "How to Learn Tehilim," here are links to the YouTube video, the podcast episode, and the written version.

Here's another article I wrote entitled How TO and How NOT to Apply Tehilim to Your Life.

Lastly, here's an article I wrote entitled How to Say Tehilim for the Sick Without Violating Halacha.
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Tehilim 1 (Ashrei ha'Ish) Part 5 of 5

Thu, 20 May 2021 22:00:00 -0400

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In tonight's Tehilim shiur (5/20/20 at YBT) we finished THIS iteration of our learning of Tehilim Chapter 1. After a lengthy review/development of our understanding of the first four pesukim, we learned the Meiri on the remaining two pesukim, then attempted to define the main idea and explain why this is the beginning of the sefer. All in all, this was a perek well-learned! May Hashem assist us in living it as well!

Tehilim 1 Part 1
Tehilim 1 Part 2
Tehilim 1 Part 3
Tehilim 1 Part 4
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מקורות:
תהלים א עם פירוש המאירי
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If you missed the crash-course on "How to Learn Tehilim," here are links to the YouTube video, the podcast episode, and the written version.

Here's another article I wrote entitled How TO and How NOT to Apply Tehilim to Your Life.

Lastly, here's an article I wrote entitled How to Say Tehilim for the Sick Without Violating Halacha.
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How to Learn Tehilim: Part 1 - Intro and Methodology (Lomdeha Edition)

Fri, 14 May 2021 17:00:00 -0400

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In this week's Lomdeha Friday Seminar (5/14/21) I gave Part 1 of my "How to Learn Tehilim" shiur, which I gave in yeshiva earlier this year. There are some minor tweaks to the presentation here and there, but the core of it is the same. I figured I'd still record it and upload it anyway.
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If you missed the other crash-course on "How to Learn Tehilim," here are links to the YouTube video, the podcast episode, and the written version.

Here's another article I wrote entitled How TO and How NOT to Apply Tehilim to Your Life.

Lastly, here's an article I wrote entitled How to Say Tehilim for the Sick Without Violating Halacha.
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Tehilim 1 (Ashrei ha'Ish) Part 4 of 5

Tue, 11 May 2021 21:00:00 -0400

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In tonight's Tehilim shiur (5/11/20 at YBT) we continued learning the first perek of Tehilim with the commentary of the Meiri. After reviewing what we said before, we hacked our way through the rest of his commentary on 1:3-4. We didn't get as many profound ideas this time as we did in the last two sessions, but that's how these things sometimes go. We'll attempt to finish the last two pesukim and tie everything together next time.

Tehilim 1 Part 1
Tehilim 1 Part 2
Tehilim 1 Part 3
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מקורות:
תהלים א עם פירוש המאירי
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If you missed the crash-course on "How to Learn Tehilim," here are links to the YouTube video, the podcast episode, and the written version.

Here's another article I wrote entitled How TO and How NOT to Apply Tehilim to Your Life.

Lastly, here's an article I wrote entitled How to Say Tehilim for the Sick Without Violating Halacha.
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If you have questions, comments, or feedback, I would love to hear from you! Please feel free to contact me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.
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"The Mishlei Podcast": https://mishlei.buzzsprout.com
"The Stoic Jew" Podcast: https://thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com
"Rambam Bekius" Podcast: https://rambambekius.buzzsprout.com
"Machshavah Lab" Podcast: https://machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com
"The Tefilah Podcast": https://tefilah.buzzsprout.com
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Tehilim 1 (Ashrei ha'Ish) Part 3 of 5

Thu, 06 May 2021 22:00:00 -0400

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In tonight's Tehilim shiur (5/6/20 at YBT) we continued learning the first perek of Tehilim with the commentary of the Meiri. We finished the first pasuk (about what to avoid), learned the second pasuk (about what to strive for), and made it halfway through the third pasuk (about the beneficial results). Do we feel bad about our pace? Not at all! Especially because we learned from the Meiri in Mishlei this morning how important it is to approach chochmah slowly and deliberately. We're in no rush!
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מקורות:
תהלים א עם פירוש המאירי
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If you missed the crash-course on "How to Learn Tehilim," here are links to the YouTube video, the podcast episode, and the written version.

Here's another article I wrote entitled How TO and How NOT to Apply Tehilim to Your Life.

Lastly, here's an article I wrote entitled How to Say Tehilim for the Sick Without Violating Halacha.
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If you have questions, comments, or feedback, I would love to hear from you! Please feel free to contact me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.
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"The Mishlei Podcast": https://mishlei.buzzsprout.com
"The Stoic Jew" Podcast: https://thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com
"Rambam Bekius" Podcast: https://rambambekius.buzzsprout.com
"Machshavah Lab" Podcast: https://machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com
"The Tefilah Podcast": https://tefilah.buzzsprout.com
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Tehilim 1 (Ashrei ha'Ish) Part 2 of 5

Tue, 04 May 2021 20:00:00 -0400

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In tonight's Tehilim shiur (5/4/20 at YBT) we continued learning the first perek of Tehilim. However, I decided that the Meiri had a smoother and more accessible approach - at least, for our purposes - so we jumped ship on the Ibn Ezra and began afresh with the Meiri, after reviewing the pesukim and questions from last time. Although we didn't even finish his commentary on the first pasuk, we gleaned some powerful and practical insights into the power of being "seduced" by a negative peer group - a topic which we also happened to touch upon in this morning's Mishlei shiur and this afternoon's Rambam Bekius chavurah. I can't wait to see where the Meiri leads us next!
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מקורות:
תהלים א עם פירוש המאירי
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If you missed the crash-course on "How to Learn Tehilim," here are links to the YouTube video, the podcast episode, and the written version.

Here's another article I wrote entitled How TO and How NOT to Apply Tehilim to Your Life.

Lastly, here's an article I wrote entitled How to Say Tehilim for the Sick Without Violating Halacha.
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If you have questions, comments, or feedback, I would love to hear from you! Please feel free to contact me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.
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"The Mishlei Podcast": https://mishlei.buzzsprout.com
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Tehilim 1 (Ashrei ha'Ish) Part 1 of 5

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 21:00:00 -0400

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In tonight's Tehilim shiur (4/29/20 at YBT) we began learning the first perek in Tehilim - and what an unusual perek it is! In many ways, this felt more like a cluster of Mishlei pesukim than a psalm, and we approached it as such. We started developing some approaches, but it looks like we'll have to wait until next time to see if they bear fruit in their time.
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מקורות:
תהלים א עם פירוש האבן עזרא
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If you missed the crash-course on "How to Learn Tehilim," here are links to the YouTube video, the podcast episode, and the written version.

Here's another article I wrote entitled How TO and How NOT to Apply Tehilim to Your Life.

Lastly, here's an article I wrote entitled How to Say Tehilim for the Sick Without Violating Halacha.
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If you have questions, comments, or feedback, I would love to hear from you! Please feel free to contact me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.
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YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/rabbischneeweiss
Blog: https://kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/
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"The Mishlei Podcast": https://mishlei.buzzsprout.com
"The Stoic Jew" Podcast: https://thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com
"Rambam Bekius" Podcast: https://rambambekius.buzzsprout.com
"Machshavah Lab" Podcast: https://machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com
"The Tefilah Podcast": https://tefilah.buzzsprout.com
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Tehilim 118 (Hodu la'Shem Ki Tov) Part 6

Tue, 27 Apr 2021 20:00:00 -0400

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In tonight's Tehilim shiur (4/27/20 at YBT) we set out to wrap up our analysis of Tehilim 118. Did we succeed? No, we did not. Did we walk away with valuable ideas and insights? Most definitely. And did this "failure" in and of itself prove to be a "success" in accordance with the ideas of the perek itself? You betcha! All in all, this journey was well worth the effort, even if we didn't quite make it to the promised land. A clear understanding of Tehilim 118 awaits those who are ready to receive it. As for us, we will move on to a new perek next time, and if we are zocheh, we will understand this perek when we are ready to understand it.

If you're interested in our shiurim on all the other parts of Hallel, here are the links:
Tehilim 113 Part 1 and Part 2
Tehilim 114 Part 1 and Part 2
Tehilim 115
Tehilim 116 Part 1 and Part 2
Tehilim 117
Tehilim 118 Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, and Part 5
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מקורות:
תהלים קיח עם פירוש הרד"ק והספורנו
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If you missed the crash-course on "How to Learn Tehilim," here are links to the YouTube video, the podcast episode, and the written version.
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If you have questions, comments, or feedback, I would love to hear from you! Please feel free to contact me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.
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Blog: https://kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/
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"The Mishlei Podcast": https://mishlei.buzzsprout.com
"The Stoic Jew" Podcast: https://thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com
"Rambam Bekius" Podcast: https://rambambekius.buzzsprout.com
"Machshavah Lab" Podcast: https://machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com
"The Tefilah Podcast": https://tefilah.buzzsprout.com
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Tehilim 118 (Hodu la'Shem Ki Tov) Part 5

Thu, 22 Apr 2021 21:00:00 -0400

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Sometimes you set out to finish learning a perek of Tehilim, but instead, you end up having a discussion about what The Good is. Tonight was one of those nights. In tonight's Tehilim shiur (4/22/20 at YBT) we started to summarize the main idea of each cluster of pesukim, but ran into a problem that I addressed on this morning's episode of The Stoic Jew podcast. After much discussion, we were able to arrive at an answer which not only explained the pasuk in question, but also left us with a much clearer understanding of The Good. Suffice it to say, it was an excellent use of our evening. We'll have to attempt to finish this perek next time!

If you're interested in the link to the aforementioned episode of The Stoic Jew Podcast, check it out: Thinking Aloud About My Fundamental Disagreement with Epictetus (Epictetus – Enchiridion 8, Discourses 3:8)

If you're interested in our shiurim on all the other parts of Hallel, here are the links:
Tehilim 113 Part 1 and Part 2
Tehilim 114 Part 1 and Part 2
Tehilim 115
Tehilim 116 Part 1 and Part 2
Tehilim 117
Tehilim 118 Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4
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מקורות:
תהלים קיח עם פירוש הרד"ק והספורנו
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If you missed the crash-course on "How to Learn Tehilim," here are links to the YouTube video, the podcast episode, and the written version.
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If you have questions, comments, or feedback, I would love to hear from you! Please feel free to contact me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.
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YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/rabbischneeweiss
Blog: https://kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmschneeweiss
"The Mishlei Podcast": https://mishlei.buzzsprout.com
"The Stoic Jew" Podcast: https://thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com
"Rambam Bekius" Podcast: https://rambambekius.buzzsprout.com
"Machshavah Lab" Podcast: https://machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com
"The Tefilah Podcast": https://tefilah.buzzsprout.com
Our Yeshiva: https://www.yeshivabneitorah.org/
Our Women's Program: https://www.lomdeha.org/

Tehilim 118 (Hodu la'Shem Ki Tov) Part 4

Tue, 20 Apr 2021 20:00:00 -0400

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In tonight's Tehilim shiur (4/20/20 at YBT) we continued our analysis of Tehilim 118. We began by reviewing and refining the ideas we came up with last time, and then we finished learning the Radak's commentary. בג"ה, we will finish our learning of Hallel according to the Radak next time we meet. Our goal will be threefold: (1) to understand the main idea in light of our new understanding of the pesukim, (2) to understand the purpose of the perek, and (3) to understand how it fits into the rest of Hallel.

If you're interested in our shiurim on all the other parts of Hallel, here are the links:

Tehilim 113 Part 1 and Part 2
Tehilim 114 Part 1 and Part 2
Tehilim 115
Tehilim 116 Part 1 and Part 2
Tehilim 117
Tehilim 118 Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3
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מקורות:
תהלים קיח עם פירוש הרד"ק והספורנו
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If you missed the crash-course on "How to Learn Tehilim," here are links to the YouTube video, the podcast episode, and the written version.

Here's another article I wrote entitled How TO and How NOT to Apply Tehilim to Your Life.

Lastly, here's an article I wrote entitled How to Say Tehilim for the Sick Without Violating Halacha.
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If you have questions, comments, or feedback, I would love to hear from you! Please feel free to contact me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.
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YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/rabbischneeweiss
Blog: https://kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmschneeweiss
"The Mishlei Podcast": https://mishlei.buzzsprout.com
"The Stoic Jew" Podcast: https://thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com
"Rambam Bekius" Podcast: https://rambambekius.buzzsprout.com
"Machshavah Lab" Podcast: https://machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com
"The Tefilah Podcast": https://tefilah.buzzsprout.com
Our Yeshiva: https://www.yeshivabneitorah.org/
Our Women's Program: https://www.lomdeha.org/

Tehilim 118 (Hodu la'Shem Ki Tov) Part 3

Thu, 15 Apr 2021 21:00:00 -0400

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In tonight's Tehilim shiur (4/15/20 at YBT) we continued our analysis of Tehilim 118. We began by reviewing the ideas we came up with last time, and then we continued learning each pasuk with the Radak. One thing was clear from this shiur: we see a theme, and the theme is what we suspected, if not what our pivot point seems to indicate. Next time we'll finish the Radak's commentary and take another crack at understanding the main idea with the pivot.

If you're interested in our shiurim on all the other parts of Hallel, here are the links:

Tehilim 113 Part 1 and Part 2
Tehilim 114 Part 1 and Part 2
Tehilim 115
Tehilim 116 Part 1 and Part 2
Tehilim 117
Tehilim 118 Part 1 and Part 2
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מקורות:
תהלים קיח עם פירוש הרד"ק והספורנו
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If you missed the crash-course on "How to Learn Tehilim," here are links to the YouTube video, the podcast episode, and the written version.

Here's another article I wrote entitled How TO and How NOT to Apply Tehilim to Your Life.

Lastly, here's an article I wrote entitled How to Say Tehilim for the Sick Without Violating Halacha.
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If you have questions, comments, or feedback, I would love to hear from you! Please feel free to contact me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.
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Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/rabbischneeweiss
Blog: https://kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmschneeweiss
"The Mishlei Podcast": https://mishlei.buzzsprout.com
"The Stoic Jew" Podcast: https://thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com
"Rambam Bekius" Podcast: https://rambambekius.buzzsprout.com
"Machshavah Lab" Podcast: https://machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com
"The Tefilah Podcast": https://tefilah.buzzsprout.com
Our Yeshiva: https://www.yeshivabneitorah.org/
Our Women's Program: https://www.lomdeha.org/

Tehilim 118 (Hodu la'Shem Ki Tov) Part 2

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 20:00:00 -0400

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In tonight's Tehilim shiur (4/14/20 at YBT) we continued our analysis of Tehilim 118. First we reviewed and attempted to solidify the main idea from last time (Adler's Question #1). Then we delved into the task of understanding each part and how it fits into the whole (Adler's Question #2). We utilized the Radak's commentary, with some help from the Sforno, and got through about five pesukim. My guess is that we'll spend two or three more sessions on this difficult but worthwhile mizmor.
If you're interested in our shiurim on all the other parts of Hallel, here are the links:

Tehilim 113 Part 1
Tehilim 113 Part 2
Tehilim 114 Part 1
Tehilim 114 Part 2
Tehilim 115
Tehilim 116 Part 1
Tehilim 116 Part 2
Tehilim 117
Tehilim 118 Part 1
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מקורות:
תהלים קיח עם פירוש הרד"ק והספורנו
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If you missed the crash-course on "How to Learn Tehilim," here are links to the YouTube video, the podcast episode, and the written version.

Here's another article I wrote entitled How TO and How NOT to Apply Tehilim to Your Life.

Lastly, here's an article I wrote entitled How to Say Tehilim for the Sick Without Violating Halacha.
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If you have questions, comments, or feedback, I would love to hear from you! Please feel free to contact me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.
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Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/rabbischneeweiss
Blog: https://kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmschneeweiss
"The Mishlei Podcast": https://mishlei.buzzsprout.com
"The Stoic Jew" Podcast: https://thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com
"Rambam Bekius" Podcast: https://rambambekius.buzzsprout.com
"Machshavah Lab" Podcast: https://machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com
"The Tefilah Podcast": https://tefilah.buzzsprout.com
Our Yeshiva: https://www.yeshivabneitorah.org/
Our Women's Program: https://www.lomdeha.org/

Tehilim 118 (Hodu la'Shem Ki Tov) Part 1

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 07:00:00 -0400

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In tonight's Tehilim shiur (4/8/20 at YBT), after a brief recap of our method of learning Tehilim (since there were several new people in the shiur), we began working on the final perek of Hallel, and oh what a difficult perek it is! The unity is difficult to discern, and is made even more difficult by how we tend to divide it up when we recite it as part of Hallel, on account of the changing melodies, the doubled pesukim, the call and response, and the visual layout in the sidurim. We then tried to find the pivot point which proved to be a challenge, but we think we found it (or should I say: "them") and we managed to come up with a general approach to the main idea. Next time we'll go through the individual pesukim with the Radak in hopes of clarifying our understanding of the main idea, and after that we'll focus on how to translate these ideas into practicality.

If you're interested in our shiurim on all the other parts of Hallel, here are the links:
Tehilim 113 Part 1
Tehilim 113 Part 2
Tehilim 114 Part 1
Tehilim 114 Part 2
Tehilim 115
Tehilim 116 Part 1
Tehilim 116 Part 2
Tehilim 117
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מקורות:
תהלים קיח עם פירוש הרד"ק והספורנו
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If you missed the crash-course on "How to Learn Tehilim," here are links to the YouTube video, the podcast episode, and the written version.

Here's another article I wrote entitled How TO and How NOT to Apply Tehilim to Your Life.

Lastly, here's an article I wrote entitled How to Say Tehilim for the Sick Without Violating Halacha.
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If you have questions, comments, or feedback, I would love to hear from you! Please feel free to contact me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.
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Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/rabbischneeweiss
Blog: https://kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmschneeweiss
"The Mishlei Podcast": https://mishlei.buzzsprout.com
"The Stoic Jew" Podcast: https://thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com
"Rambam Bekius" Podcast: https://rambambekius.buzzsprout.com
"Machshavah Lab" Podcast: https://machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com
"The Tefilah Podcast": https://tefilah.buzzsprout.com
Our Yeshiva: https://www.yeshivabneitorah.org/
Our Women's Program: https://www.lomdeha.org/

The Meaning of Halleluyah/Hallelukah (Pesachim 117a)

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 21:00:00 -0400

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In tonight's Tehilim shiur (4/6/21 at YBT) we decided to take up a side-topic: the meaning of the word הללויה. I figured that we'll encounter it eventually (and already did, back when we did 146), and rather than go off on a tangent then, we'll just discuss it now. Plus, it comes up so much in davening. Although we read through the whole sugya in the Gemara, along with the Mesivta's summary of some meforshim, we ended up focusing on three possible meanings of the word. We kind of had to rush at the end, but at least we opened up some avenues of thought!
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מקורות:
פסחים דף קיז עמוד א
רשב"ם שם
מהרש"א שם
בטיב גיטין - מרגליות עמוד נד עמוד א
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If you missed the crash-course on "How to Learn Tehilim," here are links to the YouTube video, the podcast episode, and the written version.

Here's another article I wrote entitled How TO and How NOT to Apply Tehilim to Your Life.

Lastly, here's an article I wrote entitled How to Say Tehilim for the Sick Without Violating Halacha.
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If you have questions, comments, or feedback, I would love to hear from you! Please feel free to contact me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.
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YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/rabbischneeweiss
Blog: https://kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmschneeweiss
"The Mishlei Podcast": https://mishlei.buzzsprout.com
"The Stoic Jew" Podcast: https://thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com
"Rambam Bekius" Podcast: https://rambambekius.buzzsprout.com
"Machshavah Lab" Podcast: https://machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com
"The Tefilah Podcast": https://tefilah.buzzsprout.com
Our Yeshiva: https://www.yeshivabneitorah.org/
Our Women's Program: https://www.lomdeha.org/

Tehilim 117 (Halelu es Hashem Kol Goyim)

Fri, 19 Mar 2021 06:00:00 -0400

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In tonight's Tehilim shiur (3/18/20 at YBT) we learned the entirety of Tehilim 117 - the shortest perek in the entire sefer, consisting of only two pesukim. Our analysis began flowing from the text itself (which we analyzed like a Mishlei pasuk, since it was so short), and was strengthened by the Radak's commentary. We then went back and reviewed the sequence of Hallel from 113 through 117 and arrived at a pretty good understanding of the progression. We concluded with a review of 116 in an effort to review and refine our ideas from last time. Unfortunately, we won't be able to learn the final chapter of Hallel together before Pesach (nor will we be able to learn the chapter of Hallel ha'Gadol). That will have to wait until after Pesach.

If you're interested in our shiurim on all the other parts of Hallel, here are the links:
Tehilim 113 Part 1: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1603909/7217941
Tehilim 113 Part 2: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1603909/7217977
Tehilim 114 Part 1: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1603909/7217986
Tehilim 114 Part 2: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1603909/7217998
Tehilim 115: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1603909/8111853
Tehilim 116 Part 1: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1603909/8127726
Tehilim 116 Part 2: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1603909/8155032
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מקורות:
תהלים קיז עם פירוש הרד"ק והמאירי
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If you missed the crash-course on "How to Learn Tehilim," here are links to the YouTube video, the podcast episode, and the written version.

Here's another article I wrote entitled How TO and How NOT to Apply Tehilim to Your Life.

Lastly, here's an article I wrote entitled How to Say Tehilim for the Sick Without Violating Halacha.
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If you have questions, comments, or feedback, I would love to hear from you! Please feel free to contact me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.
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Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/rabbischneeweiss
Blog: https://kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmschneeweiss
"The Mishlei Podcast": https://mishlei.buzzsprout.com
"The Stoic Jew" Podcast: https://thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com
"Rambam Bekius" Podcast: https://rambambekius.buzzsprout.com
"Machshavah Lab" Podcast: https://machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com
"The Tefilah Podcast": https://tefilah.buzzsprout.com
Our Yeshiva: https://www.yeshivabneitorah.org/
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Tehilim 116 (Ahavti) Part 2

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 20:00:00 -0400

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In tonight's Tehilim shiur (3/16/20 at YBT) we continued our analysis of the 4th perek of Hallel. We started with a review of the pivot point and all the key comments of the Radak. We supplemented this with some excerpts from the Meiri, and then we discussed a possible approach to the main idea of the perek in light of the three perakim before it. We intend to refine this idea next time, but even if we don't, we at least have an approach to the main idea.

If you missed Part 1, here's the link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1603909/8127726
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מקורות:
תהלים קטז עם פירוש הרד"ק והמאירי
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If you missed the crash-course on "How to Learn Tehilim," here are links to the YouTube video, the podcast episode, and the written version.

Here's another article I wrote entitled How TO and How NOT to Apply Tehilim to Your Life.

Lastly, here's an article I wrote entitled How to Say Tehilim for the Sick Without Violating Halacha.
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If you have questions, comments, or feedback, I would love to hear from you! Please feel free to contact me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.
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Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/rabbischneeweiss
Blog: https://kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmschneeweiss
"The Mishlei Podcast": https://mishlei.buzzsprout.com
"The Stoic Jew" Podcast: https://thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com
"Rambam Bekius" Podcast: https://rambambekius.buzzsprout.com
"Machshavah Lab" Podcast: https://machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com
"The Tefilah Podcast": https://tefilah.buzzsprout.com
Our Yeshiva: https://www.yeshivabneitorah.org/
Our Women's Program: https://www.lomdeha.org/

Tehilim 116 (Ahavti) Part 1

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 08:00:00 -0500

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In tonight's Tehilim shiur (3/11/20 at YBT) we began our analysis of the 4th perek of Hallel. This one differed markedly in style and complexity compared to the first three - so much so that after identifying the pivot point, we decided to read through the entire Radak before attempting to theorize about the main idea. We did finish reading the Radak, and we will attempt to understand the main idea next time.
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מקורות:
תהלים קטז עם פירוש הרד"ק
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If you missed the crash-course on "How to Learn Tehilim," here are links to the YouTube video, the podcast episode, and the written version.

Here's another article I wrote entitled How TO and How NOT to Apply Tehilim to Your Life.

Lastly, here's an article I wrote entitled How to Say Tehilim for the Sick Without Violating Halacha.
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If you have questions, comments, or feedback, I would love to hear from you! Please feel free to contact me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.
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Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/rabbischneeweiss
Blog: https://kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmschneeweiss
"The Mishlei Podcast": https://mishlei.buzzsprout.com
"The Stoic Jew" Podcast: https://thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com
"Rambam Bekius" Podcast: https://rambambekius.buzzsprout.com
"Machshavah Lab" Podcast: https://machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com
"The Tefilah Podcast": https://tefilah.buzzsprout.com
Our Yeshiva: https://www.yeshivabneitorah.org/
Our Women's Program: https://www.lomdeha.org/

Review and Synthesis of the First Three Chapters of Hallel: Tehilim 113, 114, 115

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 21:00:00 -0500

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In tonight's Tehilim shiur (3/9/20 at YBT) we reviewed the first three chapters of hallel in an attempt to understand (a) how each one relates to the other, and (b) what role they play in the seder. If you missed the shiurim on each of these chapters, I think you'll still be able to get the main ideas from this review, but if you want to understand the text inside with all of its nuances, check out those shiurim.

Tehilim 113 Part 1: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1603909/7217941
Tehilim 113 Part 2: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1603909/7217977
Tehilim 114 Part 1: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1603909/7217986
Tehilim 114 Part 2: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1603909/7217998
Tehilim 115: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1603909/8111853
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מקורות:
הגדה של פסח: בכל דור ודור, לפיכך
תהלים פרקים קיג, קיד, קטו
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If you missed the crash-course on "How to Learn Tehilim," here are links to the YouTube video, the podcast episode, and the written version.

Here's another article I wrote entitled How TO and How NOT to Apply Tehilim to Your Life.

Lastly, here's an article I wrote entitled How to Say Tehilim for the Sick Without Violating Halacha.
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If you have questions, comments, or feedback, I would love to hear from you! Please feel free to contact me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.
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Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/rabbischneeweiss
Blog: https://kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmschneeweiss
"The Mishlei Podcast": https://mishlei.buzzsprout.com
"The Stoic Jew" Podcast: https://thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com
"Rambam Bekius" Podcast: https://rambambekius.buzzsprout.com
"Machshavah Lab" Podcast: https://machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com
"The Tefilah Podcast": https://tefilah.buzzsprout.com
Our Yeshiva: https://www.yeshivabneitorah.org/
Our Women's Program: https://www.lomdeha.org/

Tehilim 115: Lo Lanu, Hashem, Lo Lanu

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 21:00:00 -0500

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In tonight's Tehilim shiur (3/4/20 at YBT) we started and finished (gasp!) an analysis of the third perek of Hallel. This one came together quite nicely. We ended shiur thinking we'd need another session to polish the idea, but we ended up using the next session to tie together the first three chapters.
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מקורות:
תהלים פרק קטו
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If you missed the crash-course on "How to Learn Tehilim," here are links to the YouTube video, the podcast episode, and the written version.

Here's another article I wrote entitled How TO and How NOT to Apply Tehilim to Your Life.

Lastly, here's an article I wrote entitled How to Say Tehilim for the Sick Without Violating Halacha.
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If you have questions, comments, or feedback, I would love to hear from you! Please feel free to contact me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.
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Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/rabbischneeweiss
Blog: https://kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmschneeweiss
"The Mishlei Podcast": https://mishlei.buzzsprout.com
"The Stoic Jew" Podcast: https://thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com
"Rambam Bekius" Podcast: https://rambambekius.buzzsprout.com
"Machshavah Lab" Podcast: https://machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com
"The Tefilah Podcast": https://tefilah.buzzsprout.com
Our Yeshiva: https://www.yeshivabneitorah.org/
Our Women's Program: https://www.lomdeha.org/

Purim 5781: Tefilah as a Theme of Purim

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 20:00:00 -0500

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In tonight's Tehilim shiur (2/23/21 at YBT) we took up a question based on the Rambam's statement about the theme(s) of Purim. At first glance he seems to be suggesting that the theme is tefilah, based on a pasuk in Devarim. This reading is borne out by many of the commentators on the megilah. However, he explains this pasuk differently in the Moreh ha'Nevuchim, and in light of that, the theme seems to include tefilah, but is much broader. In this shiur we set out to formulate our question, but we did not venture an answer. Perhaps we'll have one by next Purim!

Please feel free to leave your questions, insights, and feedback in the comments!
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מקורות:
רמב"ם – משנה תורה: הקדמה, מנין המצוות, סיום
תלמוד בבלי – מגילה דף יא עמוד א
תרגום אונקלוס – דברים ד:ז
אסתר ד:טז
סעדיה גאון - אסתר ד:טז
רלב"ג – אסתר ד:טז
רלב"ג – אסתר פרק ד (תועלות)
רלב"ג – דברים ד:ז
רמב"ם – משנה תורה: ספר המדע, הלכות תשובה ב:ו
רמב"ם - מורה הנבוכים א:יח
דברים ד:ה-ט
מהרש"א חדושי אגדות – מגילה דף יא עמוד א
ספורנו – דברים ד:ו-ח
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Tehilim 90: "Tefilah l'Moshe" (Part 2)

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 07:00:00 -0500

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In tonight's Tehilim shiur (2/18/20 at YBT) we continued our analysis of the difficult Tehilim 90. Thankfully, we were able to arrive at an understanding of the main idea and the purpose of the perek! Granted, there are still some details to be worked out and some clarity to be gained, but I feel like we're on a good path. We also started learning the commentary of the Sforno, and might continue next week unless we end up doing something related to Purim.

Click here for Tehilim 90: "Tefilah l"moshe" (Part 1).
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מקורות:
תהלים פרק צ
ספורנו - תהלים צ
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If you missed the crash-course on "How to Learn Tehilim," here are links to the YouTube video, the podcast episode, and the written version.

Here's another article I wrote entitled How TO and How NOT to Apply Tehilim to Your Life.

Lastly, here's an article I wrote entitled How to Say Tehilim for the Sick Without Violating Halacha.
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Tehilim 90: "Tefilah l'Moshe" (Part 1)

Tue, 16 Feb 2021 21:00:00 -0500

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In tonight's Tehilim shiur (2/16/20 at YBT) we began working our way through the difficult Tehilim 90. Finding the pivot point was easy, but getting a sense of what was being said was quite difficult. Fortunately, we ended up just feeling our way through by talking it out, and we arrived at a pretty solid approach to the first half. The second half proved to be much more difficult. Next time we'll turn to the meforshim for help.
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מקורות:
תהלים פרק צ
רד"ק - תהלים צ:א
אבן עזרא - תהלים צ:א
מאירי - תהלים צ:א
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If you missed the crash-course on "How to Learn Tehilim," here are links to the YouTube video, the podcast episode, and the written version.

Here's another article I wrote entitled How TO and How NOT to Apply Tehilim to Your Life.

Lastly, here's an article I wrote entitled How to Say Tehilim for the Sick Without Violating Halacha.
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Tehilim 8: "Hashem, Our Lord, How Majestic is Your Name Throughout the Earth" (Part 2 of 2)

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 20:00:00 -0500

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In tonight's Tehilim shiur (2/9/20 at YBT) we continued (concluded?) our analysis of Tehilim 8. After a brief review of what we did last time, we learned through the rest of the Radak, discussing various ideas and nuances along the way. We ended by attempting to solidify our answer to Adler's first question ("What is this perek about as a whole?") and fourth question ("What of it?"). Our plan is to move on to a new perek next shiur, but we might begin by attempting to refine our answers a bit. We shall see!
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מקורות:
תהלים פרק ח
רד"ק - תהלים פרק ח
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If you missed the crash-course on "How to Learn Tehilim," here are links to the YouTube video, the podcast episode, and the written version.

Here's another article I wrote entitled How TO and How NOT to Apply Tehilim to Your Life.

Lastly, here's an article I wrote entitled How to Say Tehilim for the Sick Without Violating Halacha.
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Elohai Neshamah Upon Waking

Sun, 07 Feb 2021 18:00:00 -0500

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This morning's Sunday Shiur (2/7/21 at YBT) focused on the berachah Chazal instituted to be said immediately upon waking: Elohai Neshamah. After reviewing our "MMMMMM!" method of tefilah analysis and going over the halachic history of this berachah, we set out to answer a single question: "What do we mean by 'neshamah' in this berachah?" The deeper we delve into our analysis of the text, with the aid of the Abudirham's commentary, the more difficult this question becomes to answer. Ultimately, we posit a Grand Theory of Elohai Neshamah which not only answers our question, but enables us to identify specific ideas to have in mind when saying every word of the berachah.
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מקורות:
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: הקדמה - חלוקת הספרים, ספר אהבה
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: הלכות ברכות א:ג-ד
תלמוד בבלי ברכות דף ס עמוד ב
ערוך השולחן או"ח מו:ט
נוסח התפילה - אלהי נשמה
אבודרהם - אלהי נשמה
רמב"ם - משנה תורה, ספר המדע, הלכות יסודי התורה ד:ז-ט
רמב"ם - משנה תורה, ספר אהבה, סדר התפלה
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Tehilim 8: "Hashem, Our Lord, How Majestic is Your Name Throughout the Earth" (Part 1 of 2)

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 20:00:00 -0500

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In tonight's Tehilim shiur (2/4/20 at YBT) we began Tehilim 8. Unlike some of the other chapters we did, it was fairly easy to identify the pivot point and theorize about the main idea. We began learning through the Radak, whose commentary contained some "gold dust" (you'll have to listen to the shiur to get that reference). We stopped halfway through his commentary on the third pasuk and officially ended shiur there, but there was a post-shiur discussion which featured an important methodology point about learning Tehilim, an important perspective on learning the classical sources vs. learning new sources, and a movie recommendation.
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מקורות:
תהלים פרק ח
רד"ק - תהלים פרק ח
רד"ק - תהלים ל:ה
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If you missed the crash-course on "How to Learn Tehilim," here are links to the YouTube video, the podcast episode, and the written version.

Here's another article I wrote entitled How TO and How NOT to Apply Tehilim to Your Life.

Lastly, here's an article I wrote entitled How to Say Tehilim for the Sick Without Violating Halacha.
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"The Stoic Jew" Podcast: https://thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com
"Rambam Bekius" Podcast: https://rambambekius.buzzsprout.com
"Machshavah Lab" Podcast: https://machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com
"The Tefilah Podcast": https://tefilah.buzzsprout.com
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Tehilim 6: Hashem, Do Not Rebuke Me in Your Anger (Part 3 of 3)

Tue, 12 Jan 2021 20:00:00 -0500

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Since tonight's Tehilim shiur (1/12/20 at YBT) will be the last Tehilim shiur before winter break, we attempted to wrap up our analysis of Tehilim 6. First we clarified some points from last time, and then we attempted to answer Adler's Four Questions. We answered Questions #1 (What is the main idea?), #4 (What of it?), and #3 (Is it true?), but we didn't full answer #2 (What is each part saying?). Specifically, we didn't come up with a satisfactory explanation of what the last four pesukim are doing there. At least we'll have something to work on for next time!
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מקורות:
תהלים פרק ו
רד"ק - תהלים פרק ו
רמב"ם - מורה הנבוכים ג:לב
ספר החינוך - מצוה תקיב
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If you missed the crash-course on "How to Learn Tehilim," here are links to the YouTube video, the podcast episode, and the written version.

Here's another article I wrote entitled How TO and How NOT to Apply Tehilim to Your Life.

Lastly, here's an article I wrote entitled How to Say Tehilim for the Sick Without Violating Halacha.
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"Machshavah Lab" Podcast: https://machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com
"The Tefilah Podcast": https://tefilah.buzzsprout.com
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3rd Berachah of the Amidah: Kedushas ha'Shem (Sanctity of the Name) Exploration Part 3

Mon, 11 Jan 2021 21:00:00 -0500

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In tonight's tefilah shiur (1/11/21 at YBT) we revisited the actual text of the berachah. We reviewed what we came up with in Part 1 (since Part 2 focused on the text of the kedushah from Yeshayahu Chapter 6), looked up the remaining pesukim cited by the Abudirham in their original context, and then came up with a theory of a Main Idea for the berachah. I don't want to oversell it, but let me say for myself that it was VERY eye-opening! Completely changed the way I understand the berachah, and - I hope - the way I daven the entire shemoneh esrei. Let me know what you think! There's still some work to be done, but we definitely got the main idea.
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מקורות:
נוסח התפילה - קדושת השם
אבודרהם - שמונה עשרה
עיון תפילה (סידור אוצר התפילות) - קדושת השם
ישעיהו ו:א-ה עם פירוש הרד"ק
ישעיהו נז:טו עם פירוש הרד"ק
ויקרא יט:ב עם פירוש הרלב"ג
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Welcome to the Tefilah Podcast!

Sun, 10 Jan 2021 10:00:00 -0500

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I am pleased to announce the launch of my fifth and final podcast (for the time being): The Tefilah Podcast! In this short episode I explain what you can expect to find here. With Hashem's help, this will be the vehicle for a lot of learning and growth for all of us!
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Tehilim 6: Hashem, Do Not Rebuke Me in Your Anger (Part 2 of 3)

Thu, 07 Jan 2021 09:00:00 -0500

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In tonight's Tehilim shiur (1/7/20 at YBT) we continued learning Tehilim Chapter 6. After reviewing what we did last time, we finished reading the Radak on the rest of the perek, raising numerous additional questions along the way. We then started working on the second pasuk, trying to understand what David meant when he framed his illness as "Hashem's rebuke" and spoke of Hashem's anger. These two topics ended up being the focus of this evening's shiur and left us with lots of fundamental ideas to think about which will undoubtedly come up throughout Sefer Tehilim.
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מקורות:
תהלים פרק ו
רד"ק - תהלים פרק ו
ספר החינוך - מצוה קעא
רמב"ם - מורה הנבוכים ג:כח
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If you missed the crash-course on "How to Learn Tehilim," here are links to the YouTube video, the podcast episode, and the written version.

Here's another article I wrote entitled How TO and How NOT to Apply Tehilim to Your Life.

Lastly, here's an article I wrote entitled How to Say Tehilim for the Sick Without Violating Halacha.
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"The Mishlei Podcast": https://mishlei.buzzsprout.com
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"Rambam Bekius" Podcast: https://rambambekius.buzzsprout.com
"Machshavah Lab" Podcast: https://machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com
"The Tefilah Podcast": https://tefilah.buzzsprout.com
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Tehilim 6: Hashem, Do Not Rebuke Me in Your Anger (Part 1 of 3)

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 09:00:00 -0500

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In tonight's Tehilim shiur (1/5/20 at YBT) we began learning Tehilim Chapter 6, which is familiar to many from Tachanun in (Nusach Ashkenaz). We began by reading and translating the perek. Next, we made our initial observations and raised some questions. After identifying the pivot point and engaging in some initial analytical hypothesizing, we began learning the Radak and got halfway through before we had to end shiur. The plan for next time is to finish the Radak, then tackle Adler's Four Questions.
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מקורות:
תהלים פרק ו
רד"ק - תהלים פרק ו
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If you missed the crash-course on "How to Learn Tehilim," here are links to the YouTube video, the podcast episode, and the written version.

Here's another article I wrote entitled How TO and How NOT to Apply Tehilim to Your Life.

Lastly, here's an article I wrote entitled How to Say Tehilim for the Sick Without Violating Halacha.
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If you have questions, comments, or feedback, I would love to hear from you! Please feel free to contact me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.
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"The Mishlei Podcast": https://mishlei.buzzsprout.com
"The Stoic Jew" Podcast: https://thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com
"Rambam Bekius" Podcast: https://rambambekius.buzzsprout.com
"Machshavah Lab" Podcast: https://machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com
"The Tefilah Podcast": https://tefilah.buzzsprout.com
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Tehilim 114: b'Tzeis Yisrael mi'Mitzrayim (Part 2 of 2) / Lessons in Bitachon from 2020

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 09:00:00 -0500

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In tonight's Tehilim shiur (12/31/20 at YBT) we had PLANNED on finishing Tehilim 114. Instead, I felt compelled to use this "Erev New Years" to reflect on 2020 through a Tehilim-esque lens. This led to an informal discussion on bitachon (trust in Hashem), which in turn led us to read R' Avraham ben ha'Rambam's discourse on the four ways people relate to bitachon, which ultimately led back to Tehilim 114.
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מקורות:
רמב"ם - משנה תורה, ספר קנין, הלכות זכייה ומתנה יב:יז
ר' אברהם בן הרמב"ם - המספיק לעובדי ה' פרק ה: שער הבטחון
רד"ק - תהלים קמו:ג
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If you missed the crash-course on "How to Learn Tehilim," here are links to the YouTube video, the podcast episode, and the written version.

Here's another article I wrote entitled How TO and How NOT to Apply Tehilim to Your Life.

Lastly, here's an article I wrote entitled How to Say Tehilim for the Sick Without Violating Halacha.
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"The Mishlei Podcast": https://mishlei.buzzsprout.com
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"Rambam Bekius" Podcast: https://rambambekius.buzzsprout.com
"Machshavah Lab" Podcast: https://machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com
"The Tefilah Podcast": https://tefilah.buzzsprout.com
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3rd Berachah of the Amidah: Kedushas ha'Shem (Sanctity of the Name) Exploration Part 2

Mon, 28 Dec 2020 09:00:00 -0500

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In tonight's tefilah shiur (12/28/20 at YBT) we decided that in order to better understand the berachah of Atoh Kadosh, it would be prudent to look into the quintessential expression of kedushah - namely, the kedushah! Specifically, we set out to familiarize ourselves with the pesukim in Yeshayahu 6:1-4, which is the source of the text of the kedushah in the amidah and in the first berachah of Krias Shema. We clung fast to the Radak as our guide through these deep metaphysical waters, and although there is a lot we didn't understand, we did walk away with a rudimentary understanding of the source text of the kedushah. Next week we'll return to the analysis we began in Part 1.

Please feel free to leave your questions, insights, and feedback in the comments!
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מקורות:
ישעיהו ו:א-ה
רד"ק - ישעיהו ו:א-ה
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Tehilim 114: b'Tzeis Yisrael mi'Mitzrayim (Part 1 of 2)

Thu, 24 Dec 2020 09:00:00 -0500

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In tonight's Tehilim shiur (12/24/20 at YBT) we moved on to the second perek of Hallel. We raised a bunch of questions and then read the Radak who answered almost all of them and laid the groundwork for a nice main idea. We'll try to polish it up in our next class and answer Adler's fourth question: "What of it?"
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מקורות:
תהלים קיד
רד"ק - תהלים קיד
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If you missed the crash-course on "How to Learn Tehilim," here are links to the YouTube video, the podcast episode, and the written version.

Here's another article I wrote entitled How TO and How NOT to Apply Tehilim to Your Life.

Lastly, here's an article I wrote entitled How to Say Tehilim for the Sick Without Violating Halacha.
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Tehilim 113: The Beginning of Hallel (Part 2)

Tue, 22 Dec 2020 09:00:00 -0500

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In tonight's Tehilim shiur (12/22/20 at YBT) we continued our learning of Tehilim 113. We began with some methodological questions raised by the parallels between the them and phrasing of our perek and that of Shiras Chanah in I Shmuel 2:1-10. We then attempted to refine our main idea and understand the purpose of the perek. Thanks to Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks (zt"l) we were able to make a key move. It still feels like there's more to say, but for now, we're content that we've given decent answers to Adler's four questions.
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מקורות:
תהלים קיג
רד"ק - תהלים קיג
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If you missed the crash-course on "How to Learn Tehilim," here are links to the YouTube video, the podcast episode, and the written version.

Here's another article I wrote entitled How TO and How NOT to Apply Tehilim to Your Life.

Lastly, here's an article I wrote entitled How to Say Tehilim for the Sick Without Violating Halacha.
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3rd Berachah of the Amidah: Kedushas ha'Shem (Sanctity of the Name) Exploration Part 1

Mon, 21 Dec 2020 09:00:00 -0500

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In tonight's tefilah shiur (12/21/20 at YBT) we took up a couple of questions that I was asked about the conclusion of the third berachah of the amidah. We decided to explore that berachah in general, but with an aim to answer those specific questions. We DID find answers, but we also uncovered a new level of the berachah that we didn't previously know existed. In our next session we hope to explore that level in a more comprehensive fashion, and attempt to understand the rest of the berachah as well.
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מקורות:
נוסח התפילה - קדושת השם
אבודרהם - שמונה עשרה
עיון תפילה (סידור אוצר התפילות) - קדושת השם
עץ יוסף (סידור אוצר התפילות) - קדושת השם
ישעיהו ה:א-טז
רד"ק - ישעיהו ה:א-טז
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Chanukah 5781: Asking for Miracles on Chanukah

Fri, 18 Dec 2020 09:00:00 -0500

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This morning's shiur (12/18/20 at Lomdeha) was an adventure in "tefilah archaeology" focusing on a curious addition to the end of Al ha'Nissim involving a request for miracles. After surveying the evidence which establishes that this is the authentic version of Al ha'Nissim, we investigate the reason why most Ashkenazim don't include this request. We then analyze the ideas behind each of these approaches and conclude with practical tefilah advice for how to frame our davening during the last tefilah of Chanukah 2020/5781, when our need for miracles is great.
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מקורות:
על הנסים - נוסח אשכנז
על הנסים - נוסח הרמב"ם
על הנסים - סדר רב עמרם גאון
על הנסים - סידור רס"ג
מסכת סופרים כ:ז
שולחן ערוך אורח חיים סימן תרפ"ב: עם משנה ברורה וערוך השולחן
ספר המנהיג הלכות מגילה עמוד רמז
מהר"ם מרוטנבורג - תשובות פסקים ומנהגים חלק א' סימן תרי"ב
תלמוד בבלי ברכות דף לד עמוד א
אבודרהם - חנוכה
תוספות מדילה דף ד עמוד א
טור אורח חיים תרפב:ג
רמב"ם: משנה תורה, ספר זמנים, הלכות מגילה וחנוכה ג:א
רמב"ם: משנה תורה, ספר המדע, הלכות תשובה ט:ב
בכור שור שבת דף כא עמוד א
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Tehilim 113: The Beginning of Hallel (Part 1 of 2)

Thu, 17 Dec 2020 09:00:00 -0500

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In tonight's Tehilim shiur (12/17/20 at YBT) we began learning Tehilim 113, the first perek of Hallel. We identified the pivot point and answered Adler's first question (What is this perek about as a whole?), and then we started to address Adler's second question (What is each part of this perek saying, and how does it fit into the whole?) by reading through the Radak's commentary. Next time we'll try to answer Adler's third question (Is it true, in part or in whole?) and fourth question (What of it?).
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מקורות:
תהלים קיג
רד"ק - תהלים קיג
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If you missed the crash-course on "How to Learn Tehilim," here are links to the YouTube video, the podcast episode, and the written version.

Here's another article I wrote entitled How TO and How NOT to Apply Tehilim to Your Life.

Lastly, here's an article I wrote entitled How to Say Tehilim for the Sick Without Violating Halacha.
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"Machshavah Lab" Podcast: https://machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com
"The Tefilah Podcast": https://tefilah.buzzsprout.com
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Tehilim 36: Piety and its Pretense (Part 2 of 2)

Thu, 10 Dec 2020 09:00:00 -0500

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In tonight's Tehilim shiur (12/10/20 at YBT) we began continued learning Tehilim 36 based on a combination of our own analysis and the commentary of the Meiri. I'd say we came away with around 90% of a complete understanding, but I still think we need to sharpen the idea. We'll see if that happens!
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מקורות:
תהלים לו
מאירי - תהלים לו
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If you're interested in my take on Tehilim 36:11 OUT of context, here's a link to the shiur on YouTube and on my Rambam Bekius podcast.

If you missed the crash-course on "How to Learn Tehilim," here are links to the YouTube video, the podcast episode, and the written version.

Here's another article I wrote entitled How TO and How NOT to Apply Tehilim to Your Life.

Lastly, here's an article I wrote entitled How to Say Tehilim for the Sick Without Violating Halacha.
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"Machshavah Lab" Podcast: https://machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com
"The Tefilah Podcast": https://tefilah.buzzsprout.com
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Tehilim 36: Piety and its Pretense (Part 1 of 2)

Tue, 08 Dec 2020 09:00:00 -0500

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In our third Tehilim shiur (12/8/20 at YBT), we began learning Tehilim 36 - a chapter I chose because it's the source of the Rambam's "crowning pasuk" of Sefer ha'Mada (36:11), and I wanted to learn the pasuk in its context. Tonight we read and translated the perek, and then focused on analyzing the first half based on the commentary of the Meiri.

It should be noted that I've now depleted my storehouse of Tehilim lessons. From here on out, we'll be figuring everything out TOGETHER. The pace will be slower (covering one perek in 2-4 sessions instead of in 1-2) and the results less predictable. In other words, this is now officially a chavurah rather than a shiur.
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מקורות:
תהלים לו
מאירי - תהלים לו
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If you're interested in my take on Tehilim 36:11 OUT of context, here's a link to the shiur on YouTube and on my Rambam Bekius podcast.

If you missed the crash-course on "How to Learn Tehilim," here are links to the YouTube video, the podcast episode, and the written version.

Here's another article I wrote entitled How TO and How NOT to Apply Tehilim to Your Life.

Lastly, here's an article I wrote entitled How to Say Tehilim for the Sick Without Violating Halacha.
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"Machshavah Lab" Podcast: https://machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com
"The Tefilah Podcast": https://tefilah.buzzsprout.com
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Tehilim 146: Do Not Trust in Noble Benefactors (Part 2 of 2)

Thu, 03 Dec 2020 09:00:00 -0500

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In our fourth Tehilim shiur (12/3/20 at YBT), we continued our analysis Tehilim 146, developing the ideas we had last time and bringing them to a polished state.
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מקורות:
תהלים קמו
ירמיהו יז:ה-ח
ירמיהו - תהלים קמו
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If you're interested in a written version of this shiur, check out this article.

If you missed the crash-course on "How to Learn Tehilim," here are links to the YouTube video, the podcast episode, and the written version.

Here's another article I wrote entitled How TO and How NOT to Apply Tehilim to Your Life.

Lastly, here's an article I wrote entitled How to Say Tehilim for the Sick Without Violating Halacha.
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Tehilim 146: Do Not Trust in Noble Benefactors (Part 1 of 2)

Tue, 01 Dec 2020 09:00:00 -0500

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In our third Tehilim shiur (12/1/20 at YBT), we applied our "Adler's Four Questions" and "Pivot Point" methods to Tehilim 146. This, too, should be a familiar perek, since we say it after Ashrei every morning. But in all of your recitations, have you noticed the pivot point? And if you did, have you thought about its implications? In this first shiur we develop a general approach to the perek. Next time we will refine it and bring it hope, God willing.
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מקורות:
תהלים קמו
ירמיהו יז:ה-ח
ירמיהו - תהלים קמו
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If you missed the crash-course on "How to Learn Tehilim," here are links to the YouTube video, the podcast episode, and the written version.

Here's another article I wrote entitled How TO and How NOT to Apply Tehilim to Your Life.

Lastly, here's an article I wrote entitled How to Say Tehilim for the Sick Without Violating Halacha.
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"The Mishlei Podcast": https://mishlei.buzzsprout.com
"The Stoic Jew" Podcast: https://thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com
"Rambam Bekius" Podcast: https://rambambekius.buzzsprout.com
"Machshavah Lab" Podcast: https://machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com
"The Tefilah Podcast": https://tefilah.buzzsprout.com
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Tehilim 23: The Lord is My Shepherd

Tue, 24 Nov 2020 09:00:00 -0500

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In our second Tehilim shiur (11/24/20 at YBT), we applied our "Adler's Four Questions" and "Pivot Point" methods (discussed in our "How to Learn Tehilim Crash Course") to Tehilim 23. Although this is a familiar perek, it proved to be a surprisingly difficult to crack. The smoothest approach I've found is that of the Ibn Ezra - albeit slightly modified, with help from the Rambam.
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מקורות:
תהלים כג
אבן עזרא - תהלים כג
רמב"ם - מורה הנבוכים ג:יב
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For a write-up of the shiur, which went further than the shiur itself, here's a link to the article.

If you missed the crash-course on "How to Learn Tehilim," here are links to the YouTube video, the podcast episode, and the written version.

Here's another article I wrote entitled How TO and How NOT to Apply Tehilim to Your Life.

Lastly, here's an article I wrote entitled How to Say Tehilim for the Sick Without Violating Halacha.
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"The Mishlei Podcast": https://mishlei.buzzsprout.com
"The Stoic Jew" Podcast: https://thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com
"Rambam Bekius" Podcast: https://rambambekius.buzzsprout.com
"Machshavah Lab" Podcast: https://machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com
"The Tefilah Podcast": https://tefilah.buzzsprout.com
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Tehilim 92: Mizmor Shir le'Yom ha'Shabbos

Thu, 19 Nov 2020 09:00:00 -0500

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Tonight, in our first official Tehilim shiur (11/19/20 at YBT), we applied our "Adler's Four Questions" and "Pivot Point" methods (discussed in our "How to Learn Tehilim Crash Course") to the familiar Tehilim 92. We emerged with a nice idea, and saw the methodology in action.

For a write-up of the shiur, which went further than the shiur itself, check out my blog post: https://kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/2018/06/tehilim-92-mizmor-shir-lyom-hashabbos.html

If you missed the crash-course on "How to Learn Tehilim," here are links to the YouTube video, the podcast episode, and the written version.

Here's another article I wrote entitled How TO and How NOT to Apply Tehilim to Your Life.

Lastly, here's an article I wrote entitled How to Say Tehilim for the Sick Without Violating Halacha.
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מקורות:
תהלים צב
רד"ק - תהלים צב
כוזרי ג:יא:כב-כה
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How to Learn Tehilim: A Crash-Course

Tue, 17 Nov 2020 09:00:00 -0500

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Tonight (11/17/20) in YBT I gave the introductory session of a shiur in Tehilim I'll be giving on Tuesday and Thursday nights, instead of my Koheles class. In this "crash course" I go over some introductory points about Tehilim and present an overview of the three methods I use when learning Tehilim. Note that this is just a "crash course." The real learning begins on Thursday!

For a written version of this shiur, check out this article I wrote on my blog: https://kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/2018/06/how-to-learn-tehilim-psalms.html
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Insights into Tefilah from a Nun

Mon, 16 Nov 2020 09:00:00 -0500

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Tonight's tefilah shiur (11/16/20 at YBT) was different. I found out last night that my great-aunt - Sister Susan, a Catholic nun - died from COVID-19 at the age of 93. Half an hour before the shiur my mom sent me a newspaper clipping from when Sister Susan retired after 44 years of service with the Sisters of Social Service (a convent which, during World War II, is credited with saving the lives of over a thousand Jews from Nazi persecution). This clipping contained a short quotation from Sister Susan about prayer. I decided to start our tefilah shiur tonight by discussing that quotation and its implications. This turned into a whole discussion about how we can improve our davening, and the discussion was very productive. I barely knew Sister Susan, but I am grateful that her words led to tonight's shiur.
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Tefilah Mitoch Koved Rosh - Davening Out of Submissiveness (Berachos 30b)

Mon, 09 Nov 2020 09:00:00 -0500

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In tonight's tefilah shiur (11/9/20 at YBT) we analyzed the mishnah's statement that "one should only daven from a state of submissiveness." We learned the Gemara in light of the context of the pesukim it cited and arrived at three possibilities for the type of submissiveness that the halacha requires.
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מקורות:
תלמוד בבלי מסכת ברכות דף ל עמוד ב עם פירוש רש"י
תהלים פרק ב עם פירוש הרד"ק
א' שמואל פרק א, ב:א-ב
תהלים פרק ה
תהלים פרק כט
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Hiskabdu Mechubadim Kedoshim (Part 2 of 2)

Mon, 26 Oct 2020 09:00:00 -0400

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We ended off last time with a bunch of questions on the (now obsolete) Hiskabdu Mechubadim Kedoshim. Tonight (10/26/20 at YBT) we attempted to answer those questions on behalf of the Rambam. We realize that these answers don't work according to most of the other Rishonim and Achronim, but we think that this approach is at least a reasonable possibility for the Rambam himself. I guess you'll be the judge of that!
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מקורות:
תלמוד בבלי מסכת ברכות דף ס עמוד ב
רמב"ם, ספר אהבה, הלכות תפלה וברכת כהנים ז:ו
רמב"ם, ספר אהבה, הלכות תפילין ומזוזה וספר תורה ה:ד; ו:יג
רמב"ם, ספר קדושה, הלכות שחיטה יד:טז
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Hiskabdu Mechubadim Kedoshim (Part 1 of 2)

Mon, 19 Oct 2020 09:00:00 -0400

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Before we analyzed Asher Yatzar (i.e. the "prayer after using the bathroom") we thought it would be prudent to learn Hiskabdu Mechubadim (i.e. the "prayer before using the bathroom"). In this shiur (given on 10/19/20 at YBT) we learned through the main source, raised the major questions and problems, and then gave a rudimentary definition of malachim which only strengthed these questions. Hopefully we'll be able to answer them next time!
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מקורות:
תלמוד בבלי מסכת ברכות דף ס עמוד ב
רמב"ם - פירוש המשניות, סנהדרין הקדמה לפרק חלק
רמב"ם - משנה תורה, ספר המדע, הלכות עבודה זרה ב:א
רמב"ם - מורה הנבוכים ב:ו; ג:כב
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Zochreinu l'Chayim - Answers (Part 2 of 2)

Thu, 24 Sep 2020 09:00:00 -0400

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This is Part 2 of our analysis (given on 9/24/20 at YBT) of the first bakashah that we add into the amidah during the Aseres Ymei Teshuvah, in which we answer the questions we raised yesterday.
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מקורות:
ספר אבודרהם סדר תפלת ראש השנה
ר"י בר יקר סדר תפלת ראש השנה
מלאכי ג:יג-כא
רד"ק מלאכי ג:יג-כא
יחזקאל יח:כא-לב
ישעיהו מח:א-יא
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Zochreinu l'Chayim - Questions (Part 1 of 2)

Wed, 23 Sep 2020 09:00:00 -0400

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This is Part 1 of our analysis of the first bakashah we add into the amidah during the Aseres Ymei Teshuvah (given on 9/23/20 at YBT), in which we raise our questions on this addition.
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מקורות:
אבודרהם - סדר תפילות ראש השנה
ר"י בר יקר - סדר תפילות ראש השנה
מלאכי ג:יג-כא
רד"ק - מלאכי ג:יג-כא
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Ha'Mapil (Part 4 of 4)

Thu, 17 Sep 2020 09:00:00 -0400

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This morning (9/17/20 at YBT) we set out to finish our analysis of Birkas ha'Mapil. Instead we discussed the three objectives of berachos in general, defining ahavas Hashem and yiras Hashem in the process, then showed how the theory of ha'Mapil aims to fulfill those objectives. We concluded (for today) with a theory about how Rav Amram Gaon could add a bakashah into the middle of this berachah, based on its halachic context.
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מקורות:
רמב"ם משנה תורה: הקדמה, חלוקת הספרים
רמב"ם משנה תורה: ספר אהבה, הלכות ברכות א:א-ד
רמב"ם משנה תורה: ספר המדע, הלכות יסודי התורה ב:א-ב, ד:יג
ברכות דף ד עמוד ב
תוספות ברכות דף ב עמוד א ד"ה מאמתי
מאירי בית הבחירה ברכות דף ד עמוד ב
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Ha'Mapil (Part 3 of 4)

Wed, 16 Sep 2020 09:00:00 -0400

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We continue series of "feature-length" shiurim on Tefilah (given on 9/16/20 at YBT) with a review of the Abudirham on Birkas ha'Mapil and an attempt at identifying the unified theme of the berachah.
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מקורות:
ספר אבודרהם סדר קריאת שמע לפני המטה
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Ha'Mapil (Part 2 of 4)

Thu, 10 Sep 2020 09:00:00 -0400

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We continue our series of "feature-length" shiurim on Tefilah (given on 9/10/20 at YBT) with a first read-through of the Abudirham on Birkas ha'Mapil. Next time we'll try arriving at a unified theory of what the berachah is supposed to accomplish.
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מקורות:
תלמוד בבלי מסכת ברכות דף ס עמוד ב
ברכת המפיל (נוסח אשכנז)
רמב"ם הלכות תפילה ז:א
טור – אורח חיים רלט:א
ספר אבודרהם סדר קריאת שמע לפני המטה
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Ha'Mapil (Part 1 of 4)

Wed, 09 Sep 2020 09:00:00 -0400

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We begin our series of "feature-length" shiurim on Tefilah (given on 9/9/20 at YBT) with the first of the Birchos ha'Shachar: Birkas ha'Mapil. We begin by examining three versions of the berachah and noting their differences. Tomorrow we will delve into the Abudirham's commentary.
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מקורות:
תלמוד בבלי מסכת ברכות דף ס עמוד ב
ברכת המפיל (נוסח אשכנז)
רמב"ם הלכות תפילה ז:א
טור – אורח חיים רלט:א
ספר אבודרהם סדר קריאת שמע לפני המטה
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Refaeinu and the Methodology of Tefilah

Sun, 24 May 2020 11:00:00 -0400

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In this YBT Sunday Shiur (given on 5/24/20) I set out to accomplish three objectives: (1) to present a brief overview of the nature of tefilah, (2) to briefly outline my patented "MMMMM!" method of attaining kavanah in tefilah, and (3) to apply this method to the berachah of Refaeinu in the Shemoneh Esrei.
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