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

    Did Dinah Marry Iyov? + Prologue to Sefer Iyov - Part 5: Iyov's Monologue
    2025/12/05

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    Length: 1 hour 11 minutes
    Synopsis: This morning (12/5/25), in our Friday morning Machshavah Lab series for women, we began by reviewing the facts from last time. From there we took up a Vayishlach/Iyov side-quest, examining the midrash that Iyov’s wife was Dinah, a midrash for which I have found zero explanations. After that, we continued reading the sefer through the end of Iyov’s “post-breakdown monologue” in Chapter 3, and we concluded by raising some of the most urgent questions. Next time (בג"ה), we will analyze Iyov’s monologue in an effort to ascertain his beliefs.
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    מקורות:
    איוב א:יג - סוף פרק ג
    תרגום כתובים - איוב ב:ט-י
    בבא בתרא דף טו עמוד ב
    מהרש"א חידשוי אגדות שם
    תורה תמימה - בראשית לד:ז, הערה 5
    מצודת דוד - איוב לא:ב
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    1 時間 12 分
  • Vayishlach: Does Rashi Slander Dinah and Leah?

    Vayishlach: Does Rashi Slander Dinah and Leah?
    2025/12/05

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    Length of article: 4 pages
    Length of audio: 14 minutes 8 seconds
    Synopsis: This is the audio version of the 4-page article I wrote and published on rabbischneeweiss.substack.com/ on 12/4/25 titled: Vayishlach: Does Rashi Slander Dinah and Leah? Abravanel takes Rashi to task for blaming Dinah’s rape on Leah’s conduct. While I ordinarily side with the peshat, I’d like to show that I can learn Rashi too.

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

    Did Rambam Actually Praise Ibn Ezra and Trash the French Jews (for Eating Salsa)?
    2025/12/01

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    Length of article: 3 pages
    Length of audio: 10 minutes 57 seconds
    Synopsis: This is the audio version of the 3-page article I wrote and published on rabbischneeweiss.substack.com/ on 12/1/25 titled: Did Rambam Actually Praise Ibn Ezra and Trash the French Jews (for Eating Salsa)? You may have heard that the Rambam endorsed Ibn Ezra’s commentaries. Maybe you even heard he made disparaging remarks about the French. Well, I have some news ...

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

    Prologue of Sefer Iyov - Part 4: Ikkarim Clarification and Iyov's Suffering (1:13 - 2:13)
    2025/11/21

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    Length: 1 hour 4 minutes
    Synopsis: This morning (11/21/25), in our Friday morning Machshavah Lab series for women, we had a shorter shiur in the usual. We spent the first portion clarifying some points from Part 3 - specifically, whether Ralbag would be considered a kofer (heretic) according to the Rambam. We then read through the remainder of the narrative about Iyov's suffering, using Malbim's commentary as our guide. Next time (בג"ה) we'll examine Iyov's reactions in greater depth, then read his monologue after his breakdown.
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    מקורות:
    רמב"ם - פירוש המשניות: סנהדרין, הקדמה לפרק חלק
    אני מאמין
    איוב א:יג - ב:יג
    מלבי"ם
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    1 時間 5 分
  • Toldos: How Different Were Yaakov and Eisav?

    Toldos: How Different Were Yaakov and Eisav?
    2025/11/21

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    Length of article: 4 pages
    Length of audio: 16 minutes 8 seconds
    Synopsis: This is the audio version of the 4-page article I wrote and published on rabbischneeweiss.substack.com/ on 11/21/25 titled: Toldos: How Different Were Yaakov and Eisav? I was tempted to title this "When Teaching Rashi to Children Promotes Kefirah (Heresy)" but I decided that was too bold and relegated it to the subheading. Many thanks to Rabbi Pesach Sommer for providing me with the angle and structure of this article (and for granting me permission to quote his excellent Middle School dvar Torah).

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

    Prologue of Sefer Iyov - Part 3: Methodology, Avoiding Heresy, and Preface to the Satan (1:6-12)
    2025/11/14

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    Length: 1 hour 27 minutes
    Synopsis: This morning (11/14/25), in our Friday morning Machshavah Lab series for women, we continued learning through the prologue of Iyov (1:1 - 3:1). We began with a question of Iyov Methodology: Which commentaries would I recommend? This led to another important tangent (the second in three sessions!) about the ikkarim (fundamentals of Judaism). I'm particularly interested in what people think about what was said. We then read through Iyov 1:6-12 at a more leisurely pace than our quick overview last time, and we concluded by reading the Malbim's and Rambam's prefaces, explaining why I will NOT be decoding the allegory of the satan until a few months from now. The plan for next time is to go over the peshat of the remainder of the prologue, which we'll analyze in the session after that.
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    מקורות:
    איוב א:א-יב
    רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר המדע, הלכות עבודה זרה וחוקות הגוים ב:א-ג
    רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר המדע, הלכות יסודי התורה ב:ו-ז
    מלבי"ם - איוב א:א
    רש"י - איוב א:א
    רמב"ם - מורה הנבוכים ג:כב
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    1 時間 28 分
  • Avos 1:6 - Aseh Lecha Rav - Make a Rav for Yourself (Part 2)

    Avos 1:6 - Aseh Lecha Rav - Make a Rav for Yourself (Part 2)
    2025/11/14

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    Length: 1 hour 29 minutes
    Synopsis: This evening (11/13/25), in our Thursday night Pirkei Avos shiur for women, we continued with the clause we worked on last time. We spent the first part of shiur reviewing everything we covered last time, answering the questions we left off with and sharpening some of the insights we had. Then we moved on to the Meiri, who gave us several different interpretations of the first two clauses of the mishnah. We read and discussed all of them but one, and were intrigued by how different of an approach he took. There remains at least one more idea in the Meiri. We'll see where we go after that.
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    מקורות:
    אבות ד:טז
    רש"י
    רמב"ם
    רבינו יונה
    רמב"ם - משנה תורה: הקדמה
    רש"י - קהלת יב:י-יב
    מאירי
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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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    1 時間 35 分
  • Chayei Sarah: Sarah’s Years — A Peshat-Style Alternative to Rashi’s Midrashic Reading

    Chayei Sarah: Sarah’s Years — A Peshat-Style Alternative to Rashi’s Midrashic Reading
    2025/11/13

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    Length of article: 2 pages
    Length of audio: 9 minutes 8 seconds
    Synopsis: This is the audio version of the 2-page article I wrote and published on rabbischneeweiss.substack.com/ on 11/13/25 titled: Chayei Sarah: Sarah’s Years — A Peshat-Style Alternative to Rashi’s Midrashic Reading. Rashi’s drash on Sarah’s 127 years is well known and conveys profound ideas, but I prefer a different style of drash, one that speaks in my language: peshat.

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    The Torah content for the remainder of October is sponsored by Yael Weiss in honor of her parents, and in celebration of her father’s birthday (September 25 / 17 Tishrei).

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    10 分