Machshavah Lab

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Length: 1 hour 30 minutes
Synopsis: This morning (3/3/23), in our Machshavah Lab series for women, I presented an idea I happened upon in Purim 5780 (March 2020) but didn't finish developing. R' Yosef ibn Kaspi asks: How can the Torah wage a war of vengeance against Amalek when revenge is a reprehensible trait and is prohibited by the Torah? His answer is shocking - so much so that even he doesn't feel comfortable spelling it out explicitly. After reviewing the basic facts about the mitzvah to annihilate Amalek (and correcting some misconceptions along the way), we follow the clues left by ibn Kaspi and, with the help of the Rambam, develop his understanding of Amalek, the prohibition against taking revenge, and the mitzvah of ve'halachta bi'drachav (imitatio dei).
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מקורות:
שמות יז:יד-טז
דברים כה:יז-יט
רמב"ם – משנה תורה: הקדמה
רמב"ם – משנה תורה: ספר שופטים, הלכות מלכים ומלחמות, כותרת
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר שופטים, הלכות מלכים ומלחמות א:א; ה:א,ד-ה; ו:א,ד
רמב"ם - מורה הנבוכים ג:מא,נ
אסתר ח:יא-יג
א' שמואל טו:א-ג
ר' יוסף אבן כספי – שמות יז:טז
ר' יוסף אבן כספי – דברים כה:יז
ר' יוסף אבן כספי – בראשית מב:ט
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר המדע, הלכות דעות א:ו
ר' יוסף אבן כספי – ויקרא יט:יח
רמב"ם – משנה תורה: ספר המדע, הלכות דעות ז:ז-ח
רמב"ם – משנה תורה: ספר המדע, הלכות תלמוד תורה ז:יג
מדרש תנחומא דברים כה:יט [יא]
רש"י – דברים כה:יח
רמב"ן – שמות יז:טז
רלב"ג - במדבר כה:יז-יח; כז:יז-יח התועלת השני; כב:ב-ו התועלת הראשונה
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The Torah content for the rest of Adar has been sponsored by my friend and chavrusa Zack, with the following dedicatory message: When asked, "Who is a leader you greatly admire?" my grandfather z”l immediately comes to mind. Each person who entered his presence was brought closer to a better version of themselves. This was due to his staunch belief in people and his uncompromising values. Knowledge is similar — it is indiscriminate and uncompromising in its power to help us become our best selves. Thank you Rabbi Schneeweiss for spreading knowledge, and may the memory of my grandfather, Naftali ben Tzvi, be a blessing.
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If you have questions, comments, or feedback, I would love to hear from you! Please feel free to contact me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.
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If you've gained from what you've learned here, please consider contributing to my Patreon at 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.com. 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.
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Length: 56 minutes
Synopsis: Last night I gave a special Purim shiur to my women's group on my current (radical?) understanding of the mitzvah to get drunk on Purim. That shiur ended up being 1 hour and 46 minutes long. Because I know that time is valuable, I wanted to do my best to produce a shorter version, and that's what this is. The difference is that last night we first learned through all the relevant sources about drinking INSIDE the text, whereas this morning I merely summarized them. Additionally, last night's shiur style was far more collaborative and I took up more questions, whereas my goal this morning was to convey the ideas as clearly and efficiently as possible.

Bottom line: if you have the time, I recommend listening to the longer version, but if you're short on time OR if you're familiar with all the sources inside, then this version is for you.

Here's the link to the longer version: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1576750/12366815
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מקורות:
מגילה דף ז עמוד ב; דף יד עמוד א
רש"י, רי"ף, מאירי, ר"ן, תוספות ד"ה דלא ידע בין ארור המן לברוך מרדכי
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר זמנים, הלכות מגילה וחנוכה ב:יד-טו
רא"ש - מסכת מגילה פרק א סימן ח
טור - ארבעה טורים: אורח חיים תרצה:א-ב
בעל המאור – המאור הקטן מגילה ג עמוד ב
ספר כלבו סימן מה / אורחות חיים חלק א הלכות מגלה ופורים
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר הפלאה, הלכות נזירות א:יב
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר קנין, הלכות מכירה כט:יח
ראבי"ה חלק ב - מסכת מגילה סימן תקסד
ספר מהרי"ל (מנהגים) הלכות פורים
ספר אבודרהם פורים
ר' יוסף קארו – שולחן ערוך אורח חיים תרצה:א-ב עם הגה
רמב"ם – משנה תורה: ספר המדע, הלכות דעות ה:ג
רמב"ם - מורה הנבוכים ג:ח
רמב"ם – משנה תורה: ספר זמנים, הלכות שביתת יום טוב ו:כ
אסתר ט:טו-כב
ספורנו, שד"ל, ר' דוד צבי הופמן - בראשית יט:ג
ר' י"ש ריגייו – אסתר סוף פרק ט
רמב"ם – משנה תורה: ספר אהבה, הלכות תפילה וברכת כהנים ד:יז
תהלים קו:לה
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The Torah content for the rest of Adar has been sponsored by my friend and chavrusa Zack, with the following dedicatory message: When asked, "Who is a leader you greatly admire?" my grandfather z”l immediately comes to mind. Each person who entered his presence was brought closer to a better version of themselves. This was due to his staunch belief in people and his uncompromising values. Knowledge is similar — it is indiscriminate and uncompromising in its power to help us become our best selves. Thank you Rabbi Schneeweiss for spreading knowledge, and may the memory of my grandfather, Naftali ben Tzvi, be a blessing.
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If you have questions, comments, or feedback, I would love to hear from you! Please feel free to contact me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.
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"The Mishlei Podcast": mishlei.buzzsprout.com
"Rambam Bekius" Podcast: rambambekius.buzzsprout.com
"Machshavah Lab" Podcast: machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com
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In lieu of tonight's (3/2/23) regularly scheduled Pirkei Avos shiur for women, I gave a special Purim shiur on a well-trodden topic. Each year I attempt to review ALL the halachic positions on Purim drunkenness, but only in the past couple of years have I formed my own view. In one sense, this is a synthesis of different ideas I've learned from various traditional sources. In another sense, it's a new approach inspired by a non-traditional source. Although I may have alluded to this view in various shiurim over the past 2.5 years, this is the first time I have presented it in its entirety. And if I may say so, I believe it was eye-opening for us all, and may very well change the way we see all the mitzvos of Purim. But you can be the judge of that.

UPDATE (3/3/23): Because this shiur was a bit long, I gave this shiur again the next day and managed to shrink it to nearly half the length. The difference is that last night we first learned through all the relevant sources about drinking INSIDE the text, whereas this morning I merely summarized them. Additionally, last night's shiur style was far more collaborative and I took up more questions, whereas my goal this morning was to convey the ideas as clearly and efficiently as possible.

Bottom Line: If you have the time, I recommend listening to the longer version, but if you're short on time OR if you're familiar with all the sources inside, then this version is for you.

Here's the link to the shorter version.
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מקורות:
מגילה דף ז עמוד ב; דף יד עמוד א
רש"י, רי"ף, מאירי, ר"ן, תוספות ד"ה דלא ידע בין ארור המן לברוך מרדכי
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר זמנים, הלכות מגילה וחנוכה ב:יד-טו
רא"ש - מסכת מגילה פרק א סימן ח
טור - ארבעה טורים: אורח חיים תרצה:א-ב
בעל המאור – המאור הקטן מגילה ג עמוד ב
ספר כלבו סימן מה / אורחות חיים חלק א הלכות מגלה ופורים
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר הפלאה, הלכות נזירות א:יב
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר קנין, הלכות מכירה כט:יח
ראבי"ה חלק ב - מסכת מגילה סימן תקסד
ספר מהרי"ל (מנהגים) הלכות פורים
ספר אבודרהם פורים
ר' יוסף קארו – שולחן ערוך אורח חיים תרצה:א-ב עם הגה
רמב"ם – משנה תורה: ספר המדע, הלכות דעות ה:ג
רמב"ם - מורה הנבוכים ג:ח
רמב"ם – משנה תורה: ספר זמנים, הלכות שביתת יום טוב ו:כ
אסתר ט:טו-כב
ספורנו, שד"ל, ר' דוד צבי הופמן - בראשית יט:ג
ר' י"ש ריגייו – אסתר סוף פרק ט
רמב"ם – משנה תורה: ספר אהבה, הלכות תפילה וברכת כהנים ד:יז
תהלים קו:לה
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The Torah content for the rest of Adar has been sponsored by my friend and chavrusa Zack, with the following dedicatory message: When asked, "Who is a leader you greatly admire?" my grandfather z”l immediately comes to mind. Each person who entered his presence was brought closer to a better version of themselves. This was due to his staunch belief in people and his uncompromising values. Knowledge is similar — it is indiscriminate and uncompromising in its power to help us become our best selves. Thank you Rabbi Schneeweiss for spreading knowledge, and may the memory of my grandfather, Naftali ben Tzvi, be a blessing.
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"The Mishlei Podcast": mishlei.buzzsprout.com
"Rambam Bekius" Podcast: rambambekius.buzzsprout.com
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Have you ever checked your phone while learning in a shiur, chavrusa, or even by yourself? This might seem innocuous, but Chazal teach us in Pirkei Avos that if you interrupt your learning to remark on the beauty of a tree or a field, then the Torah considers it as though you are "liable for your soul." This morning (2/26/23), I gave a YBT Sunday Shiur on that mishnah. After a brief methodological intro, we learned and discussed four different approaches to the mishnah with their practical implications; we concluded with some modern findings which have implications for how to level up not only in our learning, but in our professional lives as well.

Note: This is an updated version of a shiur I gave to my women's Thursday Night Pirkei Avos shiur on 12/29/22 entitled Avos 3:9 - Interrupting Torah for a Tree.
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This shiur is dedicated to the memory of my Popo (grandmother), Helen Chang (1924 - 2/1/2023) and my student, Adira Koffsky (2004 - 2/1/2023)

The Torah content for the rest of Adar has been sponsored by my friend and chavrusa Zack, with the following dedicatory message: When asked, "Who is a leader you greatly admire?" my grandfather z”l immediately comes to mind. Each person who entered his presence was brought closer to a better version of themselves. This was due to his staunch belief in people and his uncompromising values. Knowledge is similar — it is indiscriminate and uncompromising in its power to help us become our best selves. Thank you Rabbi Schneeweiss for spreading knowledge, and may the memory of my grandfather, Naftali ben Tzvi, be a blessing.
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מקורות:
רמב"ם – הקדמה לשמונה פרקים
משלי א:ד-ה; יח:ט
רמב"ן - במדבר י:לה
רש"י - אבות א:טו
Moshe Halbertal, Maimonides: Life and Thought (2015)
אבות ג:ה,ט,י
מאירי
אברבנאל
רבינו יונה
רש"י
רשב"ץ
ר' יעקב ב"ר שמשון
מדרש שמואל
רש"י - שבת דף ל עמוד ב
Rabbi Israel Chait, Transcription of shiur on Pirkei Avos 3:9
Selective Attention Test (Simons and Chabris)
Cal Newport, Deep Work (2016)
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"The Mishlei Podcast": mishlei.buzzsprout.com
"Rambam Bekius" Podcast: rambambekius.buzzsprout.com
"Machshavah Lab" Podcast: machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com
"The Tefilah Podcast": tefilah.buzzsprout.com
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Length: 5 minutes 34 seconds
Synopsis: This is the audio version of the 1-page (half-)article I wrote, entitled, Mishpatim: The Sanctuary-Altar Sanctuary (or Mizbeach as Refuge for Killers). No, this isn't Parashas Mishpatim, and no, this is NOT a complete dvar Torah. I've been working on this question for two weeks, and I decided to present it, even though I don't yet have the answers.

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The Torah content for this week has been sponsored by Sarah and Moshe Eisen, with the following message: "Dedicated in honor of Popo, who shined bright and brought joy to so many of us. And to Rabbi Matt Schneeweiss who shared her with us and continues to share thoughts, insights, and Torah."-----
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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.com. 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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Mishlei Podcast: mishlei.buzzsprout.com
Rambam Bekius Podcast: rambambekius.buzzsprout.com
Machshavah Lab Podcast: machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com
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Length: 1 hour 13 minutes
Synopsis: This morning (2/24/23), in our second Friday Q&A (this one for women), we took up five questions: (1) If the texts of Torah she'baal Peh "evolved" to suit the needs of the times, why can't this happen with the text of tefilah as well? (2) What advice do I have for how to insert personal requests in the amidah? (3a) When doing chesed, should we prioritize people we know or strangers? (3b) What is our obligation of tzedakah for non-Jews? (4a) Now that I'm out of seminary and in college, what should I focus on in learning? (4b) [censored question about learning Gemara] (5a) Did the Christian opposition to Harry Potter in the 1990s have any basis? (5b) Should books ever be banned because of their dangerous content?
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Referenced Resources:
Hakirah article on artificial meat
Why We Can't (and Shouldn't) Edit the Text of Davening (Parts 1-4): search for this title on YouTube and you'll find the shiurim
Rabbi Yoni Sacks's interview on Judaism Demystified

מקורות:
רמב"ם - מורה הנבוכים ג:נג
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר זרעים, הלכות מתנות עניים ז:ז,יג
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר שופטים, הלכות מלכים ומלחמות י:יב
משלי יא:יז
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר המדע, הלכות עבודה זרה: כותרת + יא:ח-ט
רמב"ם - ספר המצוות: לא תעשה ל"ג
יבמות דף סה עמוד ב
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The Torah content for this week has been sponsored by Sarah and Moshe Eisen, with the following message: "Dedicated in honor of Popo, who shined bright and brought joy to so many of us. And to Rabbi Matt Schneeweiss who shared her with us and continues to share thoughts, insights, and Torah."
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If you've gained from what you've learned here, please consider contributing to my Patreon at 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.com. 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.
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Blog: kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/
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"The Mishlei Podcast": mishlei.buzzsprout.com
"Rambam Bekius" Podcast: rambambekius.buzzsprout.com
"Machshavah Lab" Podcast: machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com
"The Tefilah Podcast": tefilah.buzzsprout.com
WhatsApp Group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/GEB1EPIAarsELfHWuI2k0H
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Length: 47 minutes
Synopsis: This morning (2/24/23), in our first Friday Q&A, we took up five questions: (1) Is there a halachic way to thank God for it being a nice day? (2a) Is God bound by human logic? (2b) How do we navigate discussions about God with people who hold false ideas about Him? (3) What do you do if you're confronted with two equally plausible sevaros? (4) How should a person balance inyanei d'yoma learning with one's regular routine or curriculum? (5) What is the basis of saying mourner's kaddish?

Please feel free to leave your questions, insights, and feedback in the comments!
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מקורות:
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר אהבה, הלכות ברכות י:א,כה
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר אהבה, הלכות תפלה וברכת כהנים א:ב
יד פשוטה שם
רמב"ם - מורה הנבוכים ג:טו
רס"ג - אמונות ודעות ב:יג
ר' יוסף אלבו - ספר העיקרים ג:כה
משלי כו:ד-ה
שולחן ערוך אורח חיים תכט:א
אוצר מדרשים (אייזנשטיין) עשרת הדברות עמוד 457
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר שופטים, הלכות ממרים ו:ה
רמב"ם - פירוש המשניות נגעים ב:א
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The Torah content for this week has been sponsored by Sarah and Moshe Eisen, with the following message: "Dedicated in honor of Popo, who shined bright and brought joy to so many of us. And to Rabbi Matt Schneeweiss who shared her with us and continues to share thoughts, insights, and Torah."
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If you have questions, comments, or feedback, I would love to hear from you! Please feel free to contact me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.
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If you've gained from what you've learned here, please consider contributing to my Patreon at 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.com. 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.com. 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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YouTube Channel: youtube.com/rabbischneeweiss
Blog: kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/
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"The Mishlei Podcast": mishlei.buzzsprout.com
"Rambam Bekius" Podcast: rambambekius.buzzsprout.com
"Machshavah Lab" Podcast: machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com
"The Tefilah Podcast": tefilah.buzzsprout.com
WhatsApp Group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/GEB1EPIAarsELfHWuI2k0H
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This evening (2/23/23), in lieu of our regularly scheduled Thursday Night Pirkei Avos shiur, I gave a Chumash Exploration shiur on a topic I've been vexed by for the past two weeks: the obscure halacha stated in Parashas Mishpatim that the Mizbeach provides sanctuary for killers under specific conditions. I gave this shiur because I needed - and still need, as of this morning - help developing the insights I've encountered. I'm happy with what we came up with, but I'm all ears for your ideas!
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מקורות:
שמות כא:יב-יד
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר נזקים, הלכות רוצח ושמירת הנפש א:א; ה:ב,ט-יד
א' מלכים ב:כח-לד
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, "Essays on Ethics" "Masei: Retribution and Revenge" pp.272
רמב"ם - מורה הנבוכים ג:כט,לט
שד"ל - שמות כא:יד
The Koren Tanakh of the Land of Israel ibid.
ספורנו שם
ירמיהו ז:ג-יא
יד פשוטה - הלכות רוצח ושמירת הנפש ה:יב-יד
שמות כ:כ-כא
מכילתא דרבי ישמעאל שם
במדבר לה:כה
ילקוט שמעוני (ספרי) שם
רב ש"ר הירש שם
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר אהבה, הלכות תפלה וברכת כהנים טו:א,ג
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר עבודה, הלכות בית הבחירה ב:א-ב
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In today's Friday morning "Machshavah Lab" shiur for women (2/17/23), I was asked to give a shiur on techiyas ha'meisim. Since I really don't know much about the topic and don't think I have much to offer by way of chidushim (new insights), I figured I'd just present everything I know - so I did! We raised other questions along the way, which I hope to be able to answer some day, and we ended with a few take-aways. If you have more info on Techiyas ha'Meisim in this vein, please share it with me!
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מקורות:
דניאל יב:ב
סנהדרין פרק י משנה א
שמונה עשרה: גבורות
פסחים דף סח עמוד א
מכילתא - שמות טו:א
ספרי דברים יא:ט
רמב"ם - הקדמה לפרק חלק
Rabbi Saul Zucker, "The Maimonidean Controversy" (printed in Fred Rosner's "Wars of the Lord")
רמב"ם - מאמר תחיית המתים
ספר העיקרים ד:לה
רבינו בחיי – דברים לג:כח
מצודת דוד – דניאל יב:ב
מלבי"ם שם
רד"ק – תהלים קד:ל
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר שופטים, הלכות מלכים ומלחמות ב:ו; יא:ג; פרק יב
רלב"ג – פרשת בלק: התועלת השני
ר' חסדאי קרשקש – אור ה' (ג ד:א)
רבינו בחיי – דברים ל:טו
מאירי – משיב נפש מאמר ב פרק ח
יחזקאל פרק לז
תלמוד בבלי כתובות קיא.
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Length: 49 minutes
Synopsis: This morning (1/6/22), in our Friday Q&A, we took up five questions: (1) What do we hold about the authorship of the "wisdom literature" in Tanach? (2) How do you know if you're using your time wisely? (3) Are food forests feasible? (4) What's the deal with matrilineal descent? (5) Why don't we focus on the Geonim as much as the Rishonim?
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מקורות:
משלי כה:א
רש"י
רלב"ג
שד"ל
מצודת דוד
ר"י אבן כספי פירוש ראשון
רש"י - משלי ל:א, לא:א
Rabbi Israel Chait, Discussion: D-165: Proper Allocation of Time for Learning
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר זרעים, הלכות כלאים א:א,ג
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: הקדמה לח-מ
Artscroll Rishonim book, "The Four Captives"
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