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Rabbi Matt Schneeweiss

English Education Judaism Philosophy Religion & Spirituality Society & Culture

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Episodes 629

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Since Sep 2020

Latest Episode Jun 2026

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About This Podcast

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.

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Recent Episodes

S24E43 Behaalosecha: Don’t Cry Over Lost Fish / Forbidden Relations (FULL Article)

Jun 09, 2026 12m Transcript

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!Synopsis: This is the audio version of the 3-page article I wrote and published on rabbischneeweiss.substack.com/ on 6/9/26 titled:…

S24E42 Rambam on Divine Knowledge and Hashgachah (Part 2: True Views) Moreh 3:17b-18

Jun 05, 2026 1h 20m Transcript

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!Length: 1 hour 20 minutesSynopsis: This morning (6/5/26), in our last Friday morning Sefer Iyov series for women of the season, we concluded…

S24E42 Behaalosecha: Don’t Cry Over Lost Fish / Forbidden Relations (Part 1: The Question)

Jun 05, 2026 5m Transcript

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!Synopsis: This is the audio version of the 1-page article I wrote and published on rabbischneeweiss.substack.com/ on 6/5/26 titled:…

S24E41 Four Entered the Pardes: An Exploration With An Agenda

Jun 05, 2026 1h 36m Transcript

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!Length: 1 hour 35 minutesSynopsis: Tonight (6/4/26), in our Thursday night Machshavah Lab series for women, was not a shiur but an…

S24E40 Naso: Three Explanations of the Chatas ha’Nazir (Nazrite’s Sin-Offering)

May 29, 2026 20m Transcript

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!Synopsis: This is the audio version of the 5-page article I wrote and published on rabbischneeweiss.substack.com/ on 5/29/26 titled: Naso:…

S24E39 Can God Do the Impossible? Teaching High Schoolers the "Limits" of Divine Omnipotence in Iyov

May 17, 2026 2h 19m Transcript

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!Length: 2 hours 19 minutesSynopsis: This morning (5/17/26), in my last YBT Sunday Shiur of the season, I gave an updated version of my…

S24E37 Bamidbar / Korach: What We Guard in the Mikdash

May 15, 2026 9m Transcript

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!Synopsis: This is the audio version of the 2-page article I wrote and published on rabbischneeweiss.substack.com/ on 5/14/26 titled: Bamidbar…

S24E38 Rambam on Divine Knowledge and Hashgachah (Part 1: False Views) Moreh 3:16-17a

May 15, 2026 1h 28m Transcript

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!Length: 1 hour 28 minutesSynopsis: This morning (5/15/26), in our Friday morning Sefer Iyov series for women, we moved on to the next - and…

S24E36 Rambam on the Satan and Ra (Part 6: Three Types of Ra)

May 08, 2026 1h 25m Transcript

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!Length: 1 hour 25 minutesSynopsis: This morning (5/8/26), in our Friday morning Sefer Iyov series for women, we review what we covered last…

S24E35 Behar: The Torah’s Double Standard for Slave Labor

May 08, 2026 26m Transcript

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!Synopsis: This is the audio version of the 7-page article I wrote and published on rabbischneeweiss.substack.com/ on 5/7/26 titled: Behar:…

S24E34 Rambam on the Satan and Ra (Part 5: Intro to the Types of Ra)

May 01, 2026 53m Transcript

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!Length: 53 minutesSynopsis: This morning (5/1/26), in our shorter-than-usual Friday morning Sefer Iyov series for women, we began with an…

S24E33 Rambam: On the Purpose of the Universe (Moreh 3:13)

May 01, 2026 1h 44m Transcript

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!Length: 1 hour 43 minutesSynopsis: This evening (4/30/25), in our Thursday night women’s shiur, we learned through the entire chapter in the…

S24E32 Rambam on the Satan and Ra (Part 4: Theory of Ra)

Apr 24, 2026 1h 22m Transcript

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!Length: 1 hour 22 minutesSynopsis: This morning (4/24/26), in our Friday morning Sefer Iyov series for women, we began with a review of 3:8…

S24E31 Rambam on the Satan and Ra (Part 3: Matter as the Cause of Ra)

Apr 17, 2026 1h 22m Transcript

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!Length: 1 hour 22 minutesSynopsis: This morning (4/17/26), in our Friday morning Sefer Iyov series for women, we finally began the "Moreh…

S24E30 Shemini / Tazria / Metzora: What a REAL Rationalist Would Say About Tumah

Apr 17, 2026 13m Transcript

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!Synopsis: This is the audio version of the 3-page article I wrote and published on rabbischneeweiss.substack.com/ on 4/16/26 title: Shemini /…

S24E29 Q&A #47 - Hashgachah Diagnosis, Rambam on Lashon ha'Ra, Dividing Learning Into Thirds

Apr 16, 2026 29m Transcript

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!Length: 28 minutesSynopsis: This morning (4/16/26), in lieu of our usual morning Mishlei, we had a short Q&A session! We discussed three…

S24E31 Rambam on the Satan and Ra (Part 2: The Form of Man)

Mar 20, 2026 1h 7m Transcript

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!Length: 1 hour 7 minutesSynopsis: This Friday morning (3/20/26), in our Friday morning Sefer Iyov series for women, we were GOING to begin…

S24E30 Rambam on the Satan and Ra (Part 1: Aristotelian Primer on Form and Matter)

Mar 20, 2026 1h 15m Transcript

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!Length: 1 hour 47 minutesSynopsis: Turns out, I accidentally forgot to upload last Friday's Iyov shiur! This past Friday morning (3/13/26),…

S24E29 Vayikra: Toward a Theory of Jewish Guilt

Mar 20, 2026 5m Transcript

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!Synopsis: This is the audio version of the 1-page article I wrote and published on rabbischneeweiss.substack.com/ on 3/20/26 title: Vayikra:…

S24E28 How to Relate to Arbitrary Halachic Details (Part 2 - Rambam and Rav Kook)

Mar 20, 2026 1h 50m Transcript

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!Length: 1 hour 50 minutesSynopsis: This week (3/19/26), in our Thursday night Machshavah Lab series for women, we continued the topic we…

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Machshavah Lab has published 629 episodes since September 2020, covering topics in Education, Judaism.

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Machshavah Lab is currently highly active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 45m.

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