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Avg. Duration 44m
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Since Sep 2020
Latest Episode Mar 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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S24E23 Rabbeinu Yonah on Bitachon (Part 3)

Mar 06, 2026 1h 40m

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!Length: 1 hour 40 minutesSynopsis: This evening (3/5/25), in our Thursday night women’s shiur, we continued our exploration of Rabbeinu Yonah…

S24E22 Ki Tisa: Is Shabbos a Day of Simchah?

Mar 05, 2026 4m

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 3/5/26 titled: Ki Tisa:…

S24E21 Q&A #46 - 30 Days Before the Chag, Necessity of Haggadah, Mishlei vs. Gemara, Hodaah Anniversaries

Mar 05, 2026 31m

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!Length: 31 minutesSynopsis: This morning (3/5/26), in lieu of our usual morning Mishlei, we had a Q&A session! We discussed four…

S24E20 The Tail of Vashti and Gavriel ha'Malach

Feb 27, 2026 1h 26m

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!Length: 1 hour 26 minutesSynopsis: This morning (2/27/26), in our Friday morning Sefer Iyov series for women, we capped off our series of…

S24E19 Rabbeinu Yonah on Bitachon (Part 2)

Feb 27, 2026 1h 47m

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!Length: 1 hour 46 minutesSynopsis: This evening (2/26/25), in our Thursday night women’s shiur, we continued our exploration of Rabbeinu…

S24E18 Explaining Arayos (Forbidden Relations) to an Aunt and Her Nephew Who Are In Love

Feb 22, 2026 2h

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!Length: 2 hoursSynopsis: Back in 2022, I gave a shiur on the extremely niche topic of avunculate marriage, that is, an uncle marrying his…

S24E17 What are Malachim (Angels) According to the Rambam? (Part 3) Why Depict Angels as Physical?

Feb 20, 2026 1h 26m

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!Length: 1 hour 26 minutesSynopsis: This morning (2/20/26), in our Friday morning Sefer Iyov series for women, we continued our exploration of…

S24E16 Terumah – The “Where?” “What?” and “Why?” of Shechinah

Feb 20, 2026 9m

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 2/20/26 titled: Terumah…

S24E15 What are Malachim (Angels) According to the Rambam? (Part 2) Review and Clarification

Feb 13, 2026 56m

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!Length: 56 minutesSynopsis: This morning (2/13/26), in our Friday morning Sefer Iyov series for women, I had planned to continue our analysis…

S24E14 Mishpatim – Is there a Conflict Between Trusting in Hashem and Trusting in Doctors?

Feb 13, 2026 12m

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 2/13/26 titled:…

S24E13 What are Malachim (Angels) According to the Rambam? (Part 1)

Feb 06, 2026 1h 30m

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!Length: 1 hour 30 minutesSynopsis: This morning (2/6/26), in our Friday morning Sefer Iyov series for women, we initiated the next phase:…

S24E12 Rabbeinu Yonah on Bitachon (Part 1)

Feb 06, 2026 1h 59m

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!Length: 1 hour 59 minutesSynopsis: This evening (2/5/25), in our Thursday night women's shiur, we embarked toward an unknown destination,…

S24E11 Yisro – Ralbag: On Drafting an AI Policy for a Jewish Day School

Feb 05, 2026 14m

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!Synopsis: This is the audio version of the 4-page article I wrote and published on rabbischneeweiss.substack.com/ on 2/5/26 titled: Yisro –…

S24E10 Shlomo, Soloveitchik, and Slytherin (In Loving Memory of Adira Rose Koffsky, a"h)

Feb 02, 2026 1h 8m

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!Length: 1 hour 7 minutesSynopsis: Last night (2/1/26), I was honored to give a shiur at Congregation Eitz Chayim of Dogwood Park (West…

S24E9 Gam Zu l'Tovah: What does it mean and how do we live it? (Part 2 - Review, Main Idea, and Answers)

Jan 30, 2026 1h 14m

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!Length: 1 hour 13 minutesSynopsis: This morning (1/30/26), in our Friday morning Machshavah Lab series for women, we began with a…

S24E8 Bo/Beshalach: How Many Israelites Died in the Plague of Darkness?

Jan 29, 2026 15m

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!Synopsis: This is the audio version of the 4-page article I wrote and published on rabbischneeweiss.substack.com/ on 1/28/26 titled:…

S24E7 Gam Zu l'Tovah: What does it mean and how do we live it? (Part 1 - Facts, Questions, and Set-up)

Jan 23, 2026 1h 27m

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!Length: 1 hour 26 minutesSynopsis: This morning (1/23/26), in our Friday morning Machshavah Lab series for women, we took a brief interlude…

S24E6 AI-Generated Podcast on My Paywalled Rav Kook Post (WARNING: Only 70% Accurate)

Jan 20, 2026 18m

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!Length: 17 minutes 53 secondsSynopsis:  Last week (1/14/26), I published an article on my Substack titled Rav Kook: First Impressions of a…

S24E5 Iyov Catch-up Crash Course - Part 2: Review, Bildad, and Tzofar (Ch8-14)

Jan 16, 2026 1h 27m

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!Length: 1 hour 28 minutesSynopsis: This morning (1/16/25), in our Friday morning Machshavah Lab series for women, we concluded our catch-up…

S24E4 Vaeira: An Explanation of Hashem Hardening Paroh’s Heart You May Not Have Heard

Jan 16, 2026 8m

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 1/16/26 titled: Vaeira:…

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