The Tefilah Podcast

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1603909/open_sms] 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. ----- מקורות: תהלים קכג רש"י - דברים ג:כג מצודת ציון/דוד רד"ק מאירי ----- The Torah content from now through Isru Chag Shavuos is sponsored by Rabbi Chaim and Sara Weiss in honor of the yahrzeit of our beloved rebbi, Rabbi Morton Moskowitz zt"l (on the 28th of Iyyar). May his Torah continue to illuminate the minds and hearts of future generations. ----- If you've gained from what you've learned here, please consider contributing to my Patreon at www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss [http://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. 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. 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. ----- Substack: rabbischneeweiss.substack.com/ [http://rabbischneeweiss.substack.com/] Patreon: patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss [http://patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss] YouTube Channel: youtube.com/rabbischneeweiss [http://youtube.com/rabbischneeweiss] Instagram: instagram.com/rabbischneeweiss/ [http://instagram.com/rabbischneeweiss/] "The Stoic Jew" Podcast: thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com [http://thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com/] "Machshavah Lab" Podcast: machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com [http://machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com/] "The Mishlei Podcast": mishlei.buzzsprout.com [http://mishlei.buzzsprout.com/] "Rambam Bekius" Podcast: rambambekius.buzzsprout.com [http://rambambekius.buzzsprout.com/] "The Tefilah Podcast": tefilah.buzzsprout.com [http://tefilah.buzzsprout.com/] Old Blog: kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/ [http://kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/] WhatsApp Content Hub (where I post all my content and announce my public classes): https://chat.whatsapp.com/GEB1EPIAarsELfHWuI2k0H [https://chat.whatsapp.com/GEB1EPIAarsELfHWuI2k0H] Amazon Wishlist: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/Y72CSP86S24W?ref_=wl_sharel [http://amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/Y72CSP86S24W?ref_=wl_sharel]

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1603909/open_sms] 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! ----- מקורות: תהלים פרק מה ספורנו ר' אליה די נולה שבת דף קמה עמוד ב - קמו עמוד א ----- The Torah content from now through Isru Chag Shavuos is sponsored by Rabbi Chaim and Sara Weiss in honor of the yahrzeit of our beloved rebbi, Rabbi Morton Moskowitz zt"l (on the 28th of Iyyar). May his Torah continue to illuminate the minds and hearts of future generations. ----- If you've gained from what you've learned here, please consider contributing to my Patreon at www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss [http://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. 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. 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. ----- Substack: rabbischneeweiss.substack.com/ [http://rabbischneeweiss.substack.com/] Patreon: patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss [http://patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss] YouTube Channel: youtube.com/rabbischneeweiss [http://youtube.com/rabbischneeweiss] Instagram: instagram.com/rabbischneeweiss/ [http://instagram.com/rabbischneeweiss/] "The Stoic Jew" Podcast: thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com [http://thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com/] "Machshavah Lab" Podcast: machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com [http://machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com/] "The Mishlei Podcast": mishlei.buzzsprout.com [http://mishlei.buzzsprout.com/] "Rambam Bekius" Podcast: rambambekius.buzzsprout.com [http://rambambekius.buzzsprout.com/] "The Tefilah Podcast": tefilah.buzzsprout.com [http://tefilah.buzzsprout.com/] Old Blog: kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/ [http://kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/] WhatsApp Content Hub (where I post all my content and announce my public classes): https://chat.whatsapp.com/GEB1EPIAarsELfHWuI2k0H [https://chat.whatsapp.com/GEB1EPIAarsELfHWuI2k0H] Amazon Wishlist: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/Y72CSP86S24W?ref_=wl_sharel [http://amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/Y72CSP86S24W?ref_=wl_sharel]

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1603909/open_sms] 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. ----- 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 ----- The Torah content from now through Isru Chag Shavuos is sponsored by Rabbi Chaim and Sara Weiss in honor of the yahrzeit of our beloved rebbi, Rabbi Morton Moskowitz zt"l (on the 28th of Iyyar). May his Torah continue to illuminate the minds and hearts of future generations. ----- If you've gained from what you've learned here, please consider contributing to my Patreon at www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss [http://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. 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. 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. ----- Substack: rabbischneeweiss.substack.com/ [http://rabbischneeweiss.substack.com/] Patreon: patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss [http://patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss] YouTube Channel: youtube.com/rabbischneeweiss [http://youtube.com/rabbischneeweiss] Instagram: instagram.com/rabbischneeweiss/ [http://instagram.com/rabbischneeweiss/] "The Stoic Jew" Podcast: thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com [http://thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com/] "Machshavah Lab" Podcast: machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com [http://machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com/] "The Mishlei Podcast": mishlei.buzzsprout.com [http://mishlei.buzzsprout.com/] "Rambam Bekius" Podcast: rambambekius.buzzsprout.com [http://rambambekius.buzzsprout.com/] "The Tefilah Podcast": tefilah.buzzsprout.com [http://tefilah.buzzsprout.com/] Old Blog: kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/ [http://kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/] WhatsApp Content Hub (where I post all my content and announce my public classes): https://chat.whatsapp.com/GEB1EPIAarsELfHWuI2k0H [https://chat.whatsapp.com/GEB1EPIAarsELfHWuI2k0H] Amazon Wishlist: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/Y72CSP86S24W?ref_=wl_sharel [http://amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/Y72CSP86S24W?ref_=wl_sharel]

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1603909/open_sms] 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! ----- 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 ----- SPECIAL OFFER: I’m planning to write more on my Substack this summer than I have in the past few years, including a ton of paid subscriber posts I’ve been eager to publish. From now until Shavuos, for every week of content you sponsor, I’ll add a full month of paid subscription access. If you’re interested in sponsoring, let me know! ----- If you've gained from what you've learned here, please consider contributing to my Patreon at www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss [http://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. 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. 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. ----- Substack: rabbischneeweiss.substack.com/ [http://rabbischneeweiss.substack.com/] Patreon: patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss [http://patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss] YouTube Channel: youtube.com/rabbischneeweiss [http://youtube.com/rabbischneeweiss] Instagram: instagram.com/rabbischneeweiss/ [http://instagram.com/rabbischneeweiss/] "The Stoic Jew" Podcast: thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com [http://thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com/] "Machshavah Lab" Podcast: machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com [http://machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com/] "The Mishlei Podcast": mishlei.buzzsprout.com [http://mishlei.buzzsprout.com/] "Rambam Bekius" Podcast: rambambekius.buzzsprout.com [http://rambambekius.buzzsprout.com/] "The Tefilah Podcast": tefilah.buzzsprout.com [http://tefilah.buzzsprout.com/] Old Blog: kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/ [http://kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/] WhatsApp Content Hub (where I post all my content and announce my public classes): https://chat.whatsapp.com/GEB1EPIAarsELfHWuI2k0H [https://chat.whatsapp.com/GEB1EPIAarsELfHWuI2k0H] Amazon Wishlist: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/Y72CSP86S24W?ref_=wl_sharel [http://amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/Y72CSP86S24W?ref_=wl_sharel]

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1603909/open_sms] 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! ----- 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 ----- SPECIAL OFFER: I’m planning to write more on my Substack this summer than I have in the past few years, including a ton of paid subscriber posts I’ve been eager to publish. From now until Shavuos, for every week of content you sponsor, I’ll add a full month of paid subscription access. If you’re interested in sponsoring, let me know! ----- If you've gained from what you've learned here, please consider contributing to my Patreon at www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss [http://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. 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. 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. ----- Substack: rabbischneeweiss.substack.com/ [http://rabbischneeweiss.substack.com/] Patreon: patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss [http://patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss] YouTube Channel: youtube.com/rabbischneeweiss [http://youtube.com/rabbischneeweiss] Instagram: instagram.com/rabbischneeweiss/ [http://instagram.com/rabbischneeweiss/] "The Stoic Jew" Podcast: thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com [http://thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com/] "Machshavah Lab" Podcast: machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com [http://machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com/] "The Mishlei Podcast": mishlei.buzzsprout.com [http://mishlei.buzzsprout.com/] "Rambam Bekius" Podcast: rambambekius.buzzsprout.com [http://rambambekius.buzzsprout.com/] "The Tefilah Podcast": tefilah.buzzsprout.com [http://tefilah.buzzsprout.com/] Old Blog: kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/ [http://kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/] WhatsApp Content Hub (where I post all my content and announce my public classes): https://chat.whatsapp.com/GEB1EPIAarsELfHWuI2k0H [https://chat.whatsapp.com/GEB1EPIAarsELfHWuI2k0H] Amazon Wishlist: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/Y72CSP86S24W?ref_=wl_sharel [http://amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/Y72CSP86S24W?ref_=wl_sharel]