Best Tamid Podcast Podcasts (2024)

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Avos 2:13 - Shema, Tefilah, and Bad Self-Image 1:48:07

7d ago1:48:07

1:48:07

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! 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-o…

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Shofetim: Three Philosophies of Bal Tashchis (Wasteful Destruction) 9:20

7d ago9:20

9:20

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! 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-h…

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Re'eh: MEAT IS MURDER!!! 7:22

14d ago7:22

7:22

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! 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 Et…

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Eikev: When to Disregard Tznius (Modesty) and Act Like an Animal 9:52

21d ago9:52

9:52

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Length of article: 2 pages Length of audio: 8 minutes 44 seconds Synopsis: This is the audio version of the 2-page article I published on rabbischneeweiss.substack.com/ on 8/23/24 titled: Eikev: When to Disregard Tznius (Modesty) and Act Like an Animal. Yes, this is an article about a case …

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Vaeschanan: Ayn Rand, Art, and Avodah Zarah 11:19

28d ago11:19

11:19

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Length of article: 3 pages Length of audio: 10 minutes 11 seconds Synopsis: This is the audio version of the 3-page article I originally wrote on 8/4/14, which I edited and republished on rabbischneeweiss.substack.com/ on 8/14/24 entitled: Vaeschanan: Ayn Rand, Art, and Avodah Zarah. Like h…

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Kinnah #20: Incline Your Ear and Hear (Tishah b'Av 5784) 1:17:41

1M ago1:17:41

1:17:41

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Length: 1 hour 16 minutes Synopsis: This morning (8/13/24), I gave my annual kinnos shiur at Shevet Achim (a.k.a. The Island Synagogue), and for the first time ever, I recorded it! I chose this kinnah because it presents itself as being related to tefilah, which has been the focus of my lea…

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Tishah b’Av 5784: Does Hashem Still Listen to Our Prayers? 9:12

1M ago9:12

9:12

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Length of article: 2 pages Length of audio: 8 minutes 4 seconds Synopsis: This is the audio version of the 2-page article I published on rabbischneeweiss.substack.com/ on 8/12/24 entitled: Tishah b’Av 5784: Does Hashem Still Listen to Our Prayers? One would assume the answer is "yes," but a…

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Haftaras Devarim: Will Hashem Hate Our Tishah b’Av? 13:43

1M ago13:43

13:43

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Length of article: 3 pages Length of audio: 12 minutes 35 seconds Synopsis: This is the audio version of the 3-page article I published on rabbischneeweiss.substack.com/ on 8/9/24 entitled: Haftaras Devarim: Will Hashem Hate Our Tishah b’Av? Some years I write a Tishah b'Av article and feel…

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Four Insights from a Jewish Renewal Rabbi 18:32

1M ago18:32

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Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Length of the article: 5 pages Length of the audio: 17 minutes 25 seconds Synopsis: This is the audio version of the 5-page article I published on rabbischneeweiss.substack.com/ on 8/1/24 entitled: Four Insights from a Jewish Renewal Rabbi. I can't say I've ever written an article prompted …

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Pinchas: The Korban Tamid as ... God's Food? 9:30

2M ago9:30

9:30

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Length of the article: 2 pages Length of the audio: 8 minutes 22 seconds Synopsis: This is the audio version of the 2-page article I published on rabbischneeweiss.substack.com/ on 7/26/24 entitled: Pinchas: The Korban Tamid as ... God's Food? How would you respond to the claim that korbanos…

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Vaeira: Do You Believe in Magic? 7:39

2M ago7:39

7:39

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Length of the article: 2 pages Length of the audio: 6 minutes 31 seconds Synopsis: This is the audio version of the 2-page article I originally published on my old blog on 12/27/13, which I edited and republished on rabbischneeweiss.substack.com/ on 7/19/24 entitled: Vaeira: Do You Believe …

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Balak: Blaming Sins on “Sin City” 9:52

2M ago9:52

9:52

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Length of the article: 2 pages Length of the audio: 8 minutes 45 seconds Synopsis: This is the audio version of the 2-page article I published on rabbischneeweiss.substack.com/ on 7/19/24 entitled: Balak: Blaming Sins on “Sin City.” When it comes to nature vs. nurture, we think of "nurture"…

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Chukas: How the Deaths of Tzadikim Atone 9:11

2M ago9:11

9:11

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Length of the article: 2 pages Length of the audio: 8 minutes 3 seconds Synopsis: This is the audio version of the 2-page article I published on rabbischneeweiss.substack.com/ on 7/12/24 entitled: Chukas: How the Deaths of Tzadikim Atone. I was going to call this article, "How Miriam and Ah…

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Korach: The Sexual Allegations Against Moshe Rabbeinu 9:09

3M ago9:09

9:09

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Length of the article: 2 pages Length of the audio: 8 minutes 1 seconds Synopsis: This is the audio version of the 2-page article I published on rabbischneeweiss.substack.com/ on 7/5/24 entitled: Korach: The Sexual Allegations Against Moshe Rabbeinu. Did you know that Korach led a nationwid…

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Shelach: Shadal’s Radical Take on the Forty Years in the Wilderness 16:39

3M ago16:39

16:39

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Length of the article: 4 pages Length of the audio: 15 minutes 31 seconds Synopsis: This is the audio version of the 4-page article I published on rabbischneeweiss.substack.com/ on 6/28/24 entitled: Shelach: Shadal’s Radical Take on the Forty Years in the Wilderness. What if I told you that…

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Shelach: Challah as a Consequence of the Cheit ha'Meraglim 5:08

3M ago5:08

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Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Length of the article: 1 page Length of the audio: 4 minutes Synopsis: This is the audio version of the 1-page article I originally published on rabbischneeweiss.substack.com/ on 6/24/22, which I've edited and republished on 6/27/24, entitled: Shelach: Challah as a Consequence of the Cheit …

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Q&A #40: Working Hours, Freud-Ego, Waving Leviim, Blind Obedience, Self-Help, Teaching, Archaeology 52:42

3M ago52:42

52:42

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Length: 52 minutes Synopsis: This morning (6/21/24) we had a surprise Q&A as our last shiur in yeshiva of the 2023-2024 year! We took up seven questions: (1) How do we reconcile/account for the differences in the average working hours today vs. in the time of Chazal and the Rishonim, insofa…

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Behaalosecha: Moshe’s Short[ened] Tefilah 8:49

3M ago8:49

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Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Length of the article: 2 pages Length of the audio: 7 minutes 41 seconds Synopsis: This is the audio version of the 2-page article I published on rabbischneeweiss.substack.com/ on 6/21/24, entitled: Behaalosecha: Moshe’s Short[ened] Tefilah. Why was Moshe's tefilah for Miriam so short? Was …

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Behaalosecha: Insights from the Shortest Tefilah Ever 1:18:15

3M ago1:18:15

1:18:15

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Length: 1 hour 17 minutes Synopsis: This evening (6/19/24), in our last Wednesday night Tehilim/Tefilah shiur of the year, we took up a tefilah-related topic in the parashah: Moshe's short tefilah for Miriam. We raised a bunch of questions, and then set out to gain as many insights as we co…

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Emulating Darwin: A Jewish Approach to Seeking God 16:11

3M ago16:11

16:11

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Length of the article: 4 pages Length of the audio: 15 minutes 3 seconds Synopsis: This is the audio version of the 4-page article I published on rabbischneeweiss.substack.com/ on 6/18/24, entitled: Emulating Darwin: A Jewish Approach to Seeking God. I recently read some Darwin for the firs…

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Naso: Shivim Panim la'Torah in Context 6:16

3M ago6:16

6:16

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Length of the article: 2 pages Length of the audio: 5 minutes 8 seconds Synopsis: This is the audio version of the 2-page article I originally wrote on 6/20/13 which I edited and published on rabbischneeweiss.substack.com/ on 6/14/24, entitled: Naso: Shivim Panim la'Torah in Context. The id…

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Shavuos is NOT About the Giving of the Torah 22:27

3M ago22:27

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Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Length of the article: 7 pages Length of the audio: 21 minutes 19 seconds Synopsis: This is the audio version of the 7-page article I published on rabbischneeweiss.substack.com/ on 6/11/24, entitled: Shavuos is NOT About the Giving of the Torah. This article, originally published on 5/30/17…

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Ralbag's Sixteen Toalos (Lessons) from Megilas Rus (The Book of Ruth) 1:27:31

3M ago1:27:31

1:27:31

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Length: 1 hour 23 minutes Synopsis: This morning (6/7/24), in our Friday morning Machshavah Lab shiurim for women, we decided to do a sequel to our Megilas Esther shiurim from earlier this year. As is his style, the Ralbag concludes sections of his Biblical commentaries with "toalos" (a.k.a…

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She'eilas Shalom ba'Shem Greeting in the Name of God (Part 2) 1:00:38

3M ago1:00:38

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Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Length: 1 hour Synopsis: This morning (6/7/24) we continued our analysis of the sugya we started on Wednesday night. After reviewing the facts and questions, we set out to define - or at least, attempt to define - the two main disagreements: (1) What was the structure of the takanah? (2) Wh…

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Avos 4:5 - Sforno and Rashbatz on the Permissibility of Taking Money for Torah (Part 3) 1:40:31

3M ago1:40:31

1:40:31

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Length: 1 hour 39 minutes Synopsis: Tonight (6/6/24), in our Thursday night Pirkei Avos shiur for women, we continued our analysis of the mishnah about deriving worldly benefit from words of Torah. After a VERY brief review of the Rambam, to which Parts 1 and 2 were devoted, we examined the…

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Rabbi Moskowitz Memory #7: Immortality in This World 5:47

3M ago5:47

5:47

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! In honor of the second yahrzeit of my rebbi, Rabbi Morton Moskowitz zt"l, I will be reposting all the "Rabbi Moskowitz Memory” Facebook posts that I wrote during the week of his passing. Rabbi Moskowitz Memory #7: Immortality in This World Length of article: 2 pages Length of audio: 4 minut…

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Rabbi Moskowitz Memory #6: His True Memorial 9:30

3M ago9:30

9:30

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! In honor of the second yahrzeit of my rebbi, Rabbi Morton Moskowitz zt"l, I will be reposting all the "Rabbi Moskowitz Memory” Facebook posts that I wrote during the week of his passing. I’m not going to edit any of them unless I find a typo. I want to preserve the spontaneous writing I did…

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She'eilas Shalom ba'Shem (Greeting in the Name of God) Part 1 1:06:57

4M ago1:06:57

1:06:57

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Length: 1 hour 6 minutes Synopsis: This evening (6/5/24), in lieu of our Wednesday night Tehilim/Tefilah shiur, we took up a halachic topic: the takanah (Rabbinic enactment) to greet one's fellow with the name of Hashem. This topic is so dense, intricate, and intertwined that we spent the e…

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Rabbi Moskowitz Memory #05b: Addendum - Fat Guys in the Woods 4:12

4M ago4:12

4:12

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! In honor of the second yahrzeit of my rebbi, Rabbi Morton Moskowitz zt"l, I will be reposting all the "Rabbi Moskowitz Memory” Facebook posts that I wrote during the week of his passing. I’m not going to edit any of them unless I find a typo. I want to preserve the spontaneous writing I did…

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Rabbi Moskowitz Memory #05: Tishah b’Av - The Most Enjoyable Day of the Summer 8:49

4M ago8:49

8:49

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! In honor of the second yahrzeit of my rebbi, Rabbi Morton Moskowitz zt"l, I will be reposting all the "Rabbi Moskowitz Memory” Facebook posts that I wrote during the week of his passing. I’m not going to edit any of them unless I find a typo. I want to preserve the spontaneous writing I did…

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Rabbi Moskowitz Memory #04: The Hike 7:58

4M ago7:58

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Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! In honor of the second yahrzeit of my rebbi, Rabbi Morton Moskowitz zt"l, I will be reposting all the "Rabbi Moskowitz Memory” Facebook posts that I wrote during the week of his passing. I’m not going to edit any of them unless I find a typo. I want to preserve the spontaneous writing I did…

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Rabbi Moskowitz Memory #03: A Rebbi of Students He Never Met 8:18

4M ago8:18

8:18

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! In honor of the second yahrzeit of my rebbi, Rabbi Morton Moskowitz zt"l, I will be reposting all the "Rabbi Moskowitz Memory” Facebook posts that I wrote during the week of his passing. I’m not going to edit any of them unless I find a typo. I want to preserve the spontaneous writing I did…

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Rabbi Moskowitz Memory #02: Burying My Rebbi Admit Tears and Suppressed Laughter 10:17

4M ago10:17

10:17

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! In honor of the second yahrzeit of my rebbi, Rabbi Morton Moskowitz zt"l, I will be reposting all the "Rabbi Moskowitz Memory” Facebook posts that I wrote during the week of his passing. I’m not going to edit any of them unless I find a typo. I want to preserve the spontaneous writing I did…

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Rabbi Moskowitz Memory #01: Random Learning Session with Ben and Me and 2011 5:34

4M ago5:34

5:34

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! In honor of the second yahrzeit of my rebbi, Rabbi Morton Moskowitz zt"l, I will be reposting all the "Rabbi Moskowitz Memory” Facebook posts that I wrote during the week of his passing. I’m not going to edit any of them unless I find a typo. I want to preserve the spontaneous writing I did…

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Bechukosai: Ibn Kaspi on Why the Written Torah Doesn't Mention Olam ha'Ba 34:09

4M ago34:09

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Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Length: 33 minutes Synopsis: This morning (5/31/24), in the FIRST of our Friday morning Machshavah Lab shiurim for women, we took up an old problem: Why is Olam ha'Ba only mentioned in Torah she'baal Peh but not Torah she'bi'Chsav. I wrote an article a few years ago in which I summarized se…

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Bechukosai: Rav Hirsch on the Eight Stages of Going Off the Derech 56:08

4M ago56:08

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Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Length: 55 minutes Synopsis: This morning (5/31/24), in the SECOND of our Friday morning Machshavah Lab shiurim for women, we learned Rav Hirsch's elucidation of Chazal's outline of the eight regressive stages of abandoning Torah. I initially planned to give a third shiur this morning on a …

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Behar: The Torah’s Double Standard for Slave Labor (Part 4: Approach #3) 10:04

4M ago10:04

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Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Length of the article: 2 pages Length of the audio: 8 minutes 57 seconds Synopsis: This is the audio version of the 2-page article I published on rabbischneeweiss.substack.com/ on 5/31/24, entitled: Behar: The Torah’s Double Standard for Slave Labor (Part 4: Approach #3). This third and fin…

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Avos 4:5 - Rambam's Opposition to Taking Money for Torah (Part 2) 1:33:38

4M ago1:33:38

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Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Length: 1 hour 33 minutes Synopsis: Tonight (5/30/24), in our Thursday night Pirkei Avos shiur for women, we continued our analysis of the mishnah through the eyes of the Rambam. We began with a VERY in-depth review of everything we covered last time (if you want to skip the review, start a…

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Behar: The Torah’s Double Standard for Slave Labor (Part 3: Approach #2) 8:54

4M ago8:54

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Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Length of the article: 2 pages Length of the audio: 7 minutes 46 seconds Synopsis: This is the audio version of the 2-page article I published on rabbischneeweiss.substack.com/ on 5/29/24, entitled: Behar: The Torah’s Double Standard for Slave Labor (Part 3: Approach #2). In this third inst…

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Behar: The Torah’s Double Standard for Slave Labor (Part 2: Approach #1) 10:33

4M ago10:33

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Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Length of the article: 2 pages Length of the audio: 9 minutes 26 seconds Synopsis: This is the audio version of the 2-page article I published on rabbischneeweiss.substack.com/ on 5/27/24, entitled: Behar: The Torah’s Double Standard for Slave Labor (Part 2: Approach #1). In Part 1 we raise…

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Behar: The Torah’s Double Standard for Slave Labor (Part 1: Questions) 6:24

4M ago6:24

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Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Length of the article: 1 page Length of the audio: 5 minutes 16 seconds Synopsis: This is the audio version of the 1-page article I published on rabbischneeweiss.substack.com/ on 5/24/24, entitled: Behar: The Torah’s Double Standard for Slave Labor (Part 1: Questions). The Egyptians oppress…

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Avos 4:5 - Rambam's Opposition to Taking Money for Torah (Part 1) 1:34:05

4M ago1:34:05

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Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Length: 1 hour 33 minutes Synopsis: Tonight (5/23/24), in our Thursday night Pirkei Avos shiur for women, we began learning the next mishnah, but our focus was on the Rambam's diatribe - and that really is the most accurate word - against those who take money for Torah. We set out clear obj…

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Emor / Kedoshim: Should Kids Be Taken to Magic Shows? (Written Version) 15:48

4M ago15:48

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Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Length of the article: 4 pages Length of the audio: 14 minutes 40 seconds Synopsis: This is the audio version of the 4-page article I published on rabbischneeweiss.substack.com/ on 5/23/24, entitled: Emor / Kedoshim: Should Kids Be Taken to Magic Shows? This article seeks to answer the ques…

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Emor / Kedoshim: Should I Take My Kid to a Magic Show? (Full Shiur) 1:16:17

4M ago1:16:17

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Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Length: 1 hour 15 minutes Synopsis: This morning (5/17/24), in our Friday morning Machshavah Lab shiur for women, we deviated from our planned topic to address a question that was raised in our community WhatsApp group: Is it bad (or even prohibited) to take a kid to see a magic show? In th…

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Avos 4:5 - Two Motives for Learning 1:25:12

4M ago1:25:12

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Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Length: 1 hour 24 minutes Synopsis: This evening (5/16/24), in our Thursday night Pirkei Avos shiur for women, we began learning the next mishnah which focuses on two motives for learning Torah and their outcomes. We raised WAY more questions and learned WAY more meforshim than I expected! …

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Q&A #39: Relationship with Learning, Identifying Social vs. Torah Values, Shlish, Curtailed Learning 47:27

4M ago47:27

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Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Length: 46 minutes Synopsis: This morning (5/13/24) we had a surprise Q&A! We took up four questions: (1) When a person senses that their relationship with learning has changed, how should they go about evaluating whether that change is positive or negative? (2) How can we tell which of our…

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How the (Seemingly) Outdated Elements of Torah Are Evidence of Its Perfection (REDUX) 1:56:20

4M ago1:56:20

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Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Length: 1 hour 55 minutes Synopsis: This morning's YBT Sunday shiur (5/12/24) pertains to a critical intersection between hashkafah and pedagogy. As a high school teacher in 2024, I get a LOT of questions about the mitzvos, prohibitions, and institutions in Torah which seem outdated or whic…

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Acharei Mos / Kedoshim: How Ancient Israelites Viewed Incest (and Why It Matters) 11:35

4M ago11:35

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Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Length of the article: 2 pages Length of the audio: 10 minutes 27 seconds Synopsis: This is the audio version of the 2-page article I published on rabbischneeweiss.substack.com/ on 5/10/24 (originally written on 3/18/14), entitled: Acharei Mos / Kedoshim: How Ancient Israelites Viewed Inces…

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Avos 4:4 - Desecrating Hashem's Name in Secret 1:30:38

4M ago1:30:38

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Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Length: 1 hour 30 minutes Synopsis: Tonight (5/9/24), in our Thursday night Pirkei Avos shiur for women, we began learning the next mishnah which focuses on chilul ha'shem ba'seiser (the private desecration of Hashem's name) and its consequences. On the surface, this sounds paradoxical: How…

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Q&A #38: Shefoch, Split-Hallel, Babies, Begin w/Degradation, Baruch ha'Makom, Haggadah Methodology 1:03:55

5M ago1:03:55

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Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Q&A #38: Shefoch, Split-Hallel, Babies, Begin w/Degradation, Baruch ha'Makom, Haggadah Methodology Length: 1 hour 3 minutes Synopsis: This morning (4/18/24), in our pre-Pesach women's Q&A, we took up six questions: (1) What's the deal with the "shefoch chamasecha" intro to Hallel? (2) Why d…

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