Machshavah Lab podcast

Machshavah Lab

My name is Rabbi Matt Schneeweiss. My goal as a Torah educator is not merely to teach my students my OWN hashkafah. Rather, my goal is to equip them with the foundations, the methodological training, and the tools which will enable them to arrive at their OWN understanding of Judaism and cultivate their OWN relationship with Hashem and His Torah. This podcast is devoted to the shiurim I give which are geared specifically towards that end. As such, the range of topics covered here will be diverse. There will be shiurim on Jewish philosophy, Chumash methodology, aggadic midrashim, maybe even some non-Jewish philosophy as well. Merriam-Webster defines "laboratory" as a place providing opportunity for experimentation, observation, or practice in a field of study. I call this podcast "Machshavah Lab" because this is where we will conduct Torah "experiments" by exploring questions, texts, and ideas in an effort to develop our machshavah in a "hands on," exploratory, firsthand manner.

My name is Rabbi Matt Schneeweiss. My goal as a Torah educator is not merely to teach my students my OWN hashkafah. Rather, my goal is to equip them with the foundations, the methodological training, and the tools which will enable them to arrive at their OWN understanding of Judaism and cultivate their OWN relationship with Hashem and His Torah. This podcast is devoted to the shiurim I give which are geared specifically towards that end. As such, the range of topics covered here will be diverse. There will be shiurim on Jewish philosophy, Chumash methodology, aggadic midrashim, maybe even some non-Jewish philosophy as well. Merriam-Webster defines "laboratory" as a place providing opportunity for experimentation, observation, or practice in a field of study. I call this podcast "Machshavah Lab" because this is where we will conduct Torah "experiments" by exploring questions, texts, and ideas in an effort to develop our machshavah in a "hands on," exploratory, firsthand manner.

 

#581

Prologue to Sefer Iyov - Part 6: Analysis of Iyov's Monologue

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Yesterday

1 HR 22 MINS

1:22:10

Yesterday


#580

Vayeishev: Yosef ha’Tzadik – A Role Model in Sin

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Yesterday

05 MINS

05:22

Yesterday


#579

Avos 1:6 - Rambam on Friendship (Knei Lecha Chaver)

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Yesterday

1 HR 58 MINS

1:58:12

Yesterday


#578

Did Dinah Marry Iyov? + Prologue to Sefer Iyov - Part 5: Iyov's Monologue

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05 Dec 2025

1 HR 11 MINS

1:11:57

05 Dec 2025


#577

Vayishlach: Does Rashi Slander Dinah and Leah?

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05 Dec 2025

14 MINS

14:59

05 Dec 2025


#576

Did Rambam Actually Praise Ibn Ezra and Trash the French Jews (for Eating Salsa)?

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01 Dec 2025

11 MINS

11:47

01 Dec 2025


#575

Prologue of Sefer Iyov - Part 4: Ikkarim Clarification and Iyov's Suffering (1:13 - 2:13)

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21 Nov 2025

1 HR 04 MINS

1:04:38

21 Nov 2025


#574

Toldos: How Different Were Yaakov and Eisav?

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21 Nov 2025

16 MINS

16:59

21 Nov 2025


#573

Prologue of Sefer Iyov - Part 3: Methodology, Avoiding Heresy, and Preface to the Satan (1:6-12)

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14 Nov 2025

1 HR 27 MINS

1:27:52

14 Nov 2025


#572

Avos 1:6 - Aseh Lecha Rav - Make a Rav for Yourself (Part 2)

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14 Nov 2025

1 HR 34 MINS

1:34:31

14 Nov 2025


#571

Chayei Sarah: Sarah’s Years — A Peshat-Style Alternative to Rashi’s Midrashic Reading

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13 Nov 2025

09 MINS

09:58

13 Nov 2025


#570

Prologue of Sefer Iyov - Part 2: Iyov's Profile (Iyov 1:1-5)

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07 Nov 2025

1 HR 04 MINS

1:04:37

07 Nov 2025


#569

Vayeira: Maybe Lote Wasn’t the Bad Guy Rashi Makes Him Out to Be

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07 Nov 2025

16 MINS

16:09

07 Nov 2025


#568

Avos 1:6 - Aseh Lecha Rav - Make a Teacher for Yourself (Part 1)

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07 Nov 2025

1 HR 29 MINS

1:29:52

07 Nov 2025


#567

Prologue of Sefer Iyov - Part 1: Questions on Iyov 1:1-5 (Plus Rant About Rambam's 13 Ikkarim)

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31 Oct 2025

1 HR 17 MINS

1:17:35

31 Oct 2025


#566

Lech Lecha: Shadal on Jewish vs. Egyptian Circumcision

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31 Oct 2025

09 MINS

09:35

31 Oct 2025


#565

Avos 1:6 - Dan l'Chaf Zechus - Judge Each Person Favorably

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31 Oct 2025

2 HR 01 MINS

2:01:17

31 Oct 2025


#564

Noach: Did All Humanity Really Speak One Language?

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24 Oct 2025

16 MINS

16:14

24 Oct 2025


#563

Q&A #45 - Desiring Olam ha'Ba, Blaming Sins on Hashem, and Should We Strive for the Crown of Torah

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23 Oct 2025

40 MINS

40:16

23 Oct 2025


#562

Sukkos 5778: I Hate Sukkah (In a Good Way)

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10 Oct 2025

15 MINS

15:49

10 Oct 2025


#561

Sukkos 5786: Musings on the “Branding” of Chag ha’Sukkos

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06 Oct 2025

04 MINS

04:37

06 Oct 2025