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Length: 1 hour 21 minutes
Synopsis: This morning (10/11/24), in our Thursday night Pirkei Avos shiur for women (rescheduled to Friday morning, Erev Yom ha'Kippurim), we took up the final clause of the first mishnah in chapter 2 because it mentions the concept that all our deeds our written in a book. I chose this because I hoped it would shed light on all the book-talk at around this time of year, and if not, then at least it'll be instrumental in teshuvah and avoidance of transgression. Turns out, I was right on at least one score!
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מקורות:
אבות ב:א
רש"י
רמב"ם
שמות לב:ל-לא
רבינו יונה
מאירי
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר המדע, הלכות תשובה ד:א
ספורנו
אבות ג:א
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Length: 1 hour 16 minutes
Synopsis: This Erev Rosh ha'Shanah morning (10/2/24), I gave an incomplete shiur on the phrase "ha'Melech ha'Mishpat" with which we conclude the 11th berachah of the Amidah during the Aseres Ymei Teshuvah. Last year I wrote 3/4ths of an article on this topic - everything but the main idea, which didn't come together in time. This year, I had planned on finishing the article in time to post on Erev RH, but that hasn't happened yet. So I decided to just go through all the sources in shiur in hopes that the idea would emerge. DID the idea emerge? Not quite. But we definitely have a LOT of food for thought, and by sharing the shiur, my hope is that someone will help me to discover the "sweet secret" alluded to by the Ritva as explained by R' Manoach.
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מקורות:
ברכות דף יב עמוד ב
רש"י שם
טור אורח חיים קיח:א
שו"ת רש"י סימן י"ח
ריטב"א - ראש השנה דף לה עמוד א
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר אהבה, הלכות תפילה וברכת כהנים ב:יח
יד פשוטה שם
ספר המנוחה שם
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר המדע, הלכות יסודי התורה ב:ח-י
רמב"ם - מורה הנבוכים ב:ו; ג:נג
ר' יוחאי מקבילי - הרחבות ועיונים שם
אברבנאל - ויקרא כג:כג-כה
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The Torah content from Erev Rosh ha'Shanah through Yom ha'Kippurim has been sponsored by Aliza Feder in appreciation of Rabbi Schneeweiss and his Torah content. She wrote: "Our mother, Mindy Pincus, would have had much nachas knowing that her children and grandchildren are learning Torah from Rabbi Schneeweiss, who was a frequent Shabbos guest in her home." Thank you Aliza, and thank you Mindy!
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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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Length of article: 2 pages
Length of audio: 7 minutes 22 seconds
Synopsis: This is the audio version of the 2-page article I wrote and published on rabbischneeweiss.substack.com/ on 9/27/24, titled: Nitzavim/Vayeilech: Teshuvah as a Ledge. We're about to enter the Aseres Ymei Teshuvah (Ten days of Repentance) once again, and I find myself asking the same question I ask every year: Is teshuvah really as easy as Moshe Rabbeinu claims?
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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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Length: 1 hour 31 minutes
Synopsis: Tonight (9/26/24), in our Thursday night Pirkei Avos shiur for women, we took up the next mishnah in the fourth chapter, where we left off in June. This one certainly struck us as odd, speaking of Torah almost like a voodoo doll. We raised a ton of questions and successfully learned two approaches from three meforshim (Rashi, Rambam, and Meiri), which answered all our questions. We also attempted to learn Rabbeinu Yonah but couldn’t quite resolve it. We didn’t get to the Maharal, but if you’re learning this on your own, be sure to check him out! This Mishnah ended up being far more practical than it initially seemed, and it was really satisfying to learn!

Please feel free to leave your questions, insights, and feedback in the comments!
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מקורות:
אבות ד:ו
רש"י
רמב"ם
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר המדע, הלכות תלמוד תורה ד:א
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר אהבה, הלכות תפילין ומזוזה וספר תורה י:יא
מאירי
רבינו יונה
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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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Patreon: patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss
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Length: 1 hour 19 minutes
Synopsis: This evening (9/19/24), in lieu of our regularly scheduled Pirkei Avos Shiur for women, we took up a question on the parashah that I'm trying to write about for this week's article. This is a good example of how, if you keep asking questions even when you think you've reached the end of the line, you'll sometimes break through to a new vista with new discoveries waiting to be made. I set out to give a shiur on the parashah which includes some methodology for understanding mitzvos, but we ended with an enhanced appreciation of this particular mitzvah and its place in the system.
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מקורות:
רמב"ם - ספר המצוות: עשה ח
משנה תורה: הקדמה, מנין המצוות, עשה ח
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר המדע, הלכות דעות א:ה
ר' אברהם בן הרמב"ם - שו"ת סג
יד פשוטה - הלכות דעות א:א
נצי"ב - דברים כח: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. 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 Mishlei Podcast": mishlei.buzzsprout.com
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Length of article: 2 pages
Length of audio: 8 minutes 12 seconds
Synopsis: This is the audio version of the 2-page article I wrote and published on rabbischneeweiss.substack.com/ on 9/6/24, titled: Shofetim: Three Philosophies of Bal Tashchis (Wasteful Destruction). Some mitzvos have well-hidden reasons. Others suffer the opposite fate: everyone assumes they understand their reasons without bothering to learn what the Torah says. Bal tashchis is one of those.
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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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Length: 1 hour 39 minutes
Synopsis: Last night (9/5/24), in our first Thursday night Pirkei Avos shiur for women of the 2024-2025, we took up a tefilah-related Mishnah from chapter 2, since I've been in tefilah mode all summer and I wanted to share some ideas. If you're looking for an eye-opening perspective on tefilah filled with potential, be sure to listen all the way to the end of the shiur, when we learn the Meiri's interpretation. We picked up lots of other nice insights along away, from the participants in shiur and from the meforshim.
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מקורות:
אבות ב:יג
רמב"ם
רבינו יונה
מאירי
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר אהבה, הלכות קריאת שמע א:יא
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר אהבה, הלכות תפילה וברכת כהנים ג: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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Patreon: patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss
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"The Stoic Jew" Podcast: thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com
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"The Mishlei Podcast": mishlei.buzzsprout.com
"Rambam Bekius" Podcast: rambambekius.buzzsprout.com
"The Tefilah Podcast": tefilah.buzzsprout.com
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Length of article: 2 pages
Length of audio: 6 minutes 14 seconds
Synopsis: This is the audio version of the 2-page article I originally wrote on 8/14/15, which I edited and republished on rabbischneeweiss.substack.com/ on 8/30/24, titled: Re'eh: MEAT IS MURDER!!! P.E.T.A. (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) equates slaughtering animals for food with murder. Does Judaism agree? The answer may surprise you!
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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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Patreon: patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss
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"The Mishlei Podcast": mishlei.buzzsprout.com
"Rambam Bekius" Podcast: rambambekius.buzzsprout.com
"The Tefilah Podcast": tefilah.buzzsprout.com
Old Blog: kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/
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