The Tefilah Podcast

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Tonight (6/8/21 at YBT), instead of our regular Tehilim shiur, I wanted to go over four "tefilah techniques" I've recently discovered and am going to try to implement. The first one is something I mentioned in an earlier shiur, but the other three are applications of concepts and perspectives I've learned from reading "Radical Acceptance," by Tara Brach, and which are consonant with my current understanding of tefilah. If you try any of these techniques, please let me know how they turn out!

If you're interested in learning more about "the sacred pause," check out my episode of The Stoic Jew Podcast entitled: “The Sacred Pause” in Light of Stoicism and Judaism (Epictetus – Discourses 2:18) https://www.buzzsprout.com/1478911/8594978

Please feel free to leave your questions, insights, and feedback in the comments!
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מקורות:
"Radical Acceptance," by Tara Brach
https://www.amazon.com/Radical-Acceptance-Embracing-Heart-Buddha/dp/0553380990/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=radical+acceptance&qid=1623197776&sr=8-1
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Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/rabbischneeweiss
Blog: https://kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/
"The Mishlei Podcast": https://mishlei.buzzsprout.com
"The Stoic Jew" Podcast: https://thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com
"Rambam Bekius" Podcast: https://rambambekius.buzzsprout.com
"Machshavah Lab" Podcast: https://machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com
"The Tefilah Podcast": https://tefilah.buzzsprout.com
Our Yeshiva: https://www.yeshivabneitorah.org/
Guide to the Torah Content of Rabbi Matt Schneeweiss: https://kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/2021/04/links-to-torah-content-of-rabbi-matt.html

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In tonight's Tehilim shiur (6/1/20 at YBT) we started AND finished the very short Perek 93. Short as it may be, it proved to be tricky to figure out how to approach on our own. We ended up learning the Meiri, and although we didn't understand exactly how every single pasuk fit in, we did manage to arrive at a nice "main idea" - one which also connects this perek to Tehilim 92, Mizmor Shir l'Yom ha'Shabbos.
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מקורות:
תהלים צג עם פירוש המאירי
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If you missed the crash-course on "How to Learn Tehilim," here are links to the YouTube video, the podcast episode, and the written version.

Here's another article I wrote entitled How TO and How NOT to Apply Tehilim to Your Life.

Lastly, here's an article I wrote entitled How to Say Tehilim for the Sick Without Violating Halacha.
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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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Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/rabbischneeweiss
Blog: https://kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmschneeweiss
"The Mishlei Podcast": https://mishlei.buzzsprout.com
"The Stoic Jew" Podcast: https://thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com
"Rambam Bekius" Podcast: https://rambambekius.buzzsprout.com
"Machshavah Lab" Podcast: https://machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com 
"The Tefilah Podcast": https://tefilah.buzzsprout.com
Our Yeshiva: https://www.yeshivabneitorah.org/
Guide to the Torah Content of Rabbi Matt Schneeweiss: https://kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/2021/04/links-to-torah-content-of-rabbi-matt.html

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

In tonight's Tehilim shiur (5/20/20 at YBT) we finished THIS iteration of our learning of Tehilim Chapter 1. After a lengthy review/development of our understanding of the first four pesukim, we learned the Meiri on the remaining two pesukim, then attempted to define the main idea and explain why this is the beginning of the sefer. All in all, this was a perek well-learned! May Hashem assist us in living it as well!

Tehilim 1 Part 1
Tehilim 1 Part 2
Tehilim 1 Part 3
Tehilim 1 Part 4
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מקורות:
תהלים א עם פירוש המאירי
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If you missed the crash-course on "How to Learn Tehilim," here are links to the YouTube video, the podcast episode, and the written version.

Here's another article I wrote entitled How TO and How NOT to Apply Tehilim to Your Life.

Lastly, here's an article I wrote entitled How to Say Tehilim for the Sick Without Violating Halacha.
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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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Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/rabbischneeweiss
Blog: https://kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmschneeweiss
"The Mishlei Podcast": https://mishlei.buzzsprout.com
"The Stoic Jew" Podcast: https://thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com
"Rambam Bekius" Podcast: https://rambambekius.buzzsprout.com
"Machshavah Lab" Podcast: https://machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com
"The Tefilah Podcast": https://tefilah.buzzsprout.com
Our Yeshiva: https://www.yeshivabneitorah.org/
Our Women's Program: https://www.lomdeha.org/

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

In this week's Lomdeha Friday Seminar (5/14/21) I gave Part 1 of my "How to Learn Tehilim" shiur, which I gave in yeshiva earlier this year. There are some minor tweaks to the presentation here and there, but the core of it is the same. I figured I'd still record it and upload it anyway.
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If you missed the other crash-course on "How to Learn Tehilim," here are links to the YouTube video, the podcast episode, and the written version.

Here's another article I wrote entitled How TO and How NOT to Apply Tehilim to Your Life.

Lastly, here's an article I wrote entitled How to Say Tehilim for the Sick Without Violating Halacha.
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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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Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/rabbischneeweiss
Blog: https://kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmschneeweiss
"The Mishlei Podcast": https://mishlei.buzzsprout.com
"The Stoic Jew" Podcast: https://thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com
"Rambam Bekius" Podcast: https://rambambekius.buzzsprout.com
"Machshavah Lab" Podcast: https://machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com 
"The Tefilah Podcast": https://tefilah.buzzsprout.com
Our Yeshiva: https://www.yeshivabneitorah.org/
Our Women's Program: https://www.lomdeha.org/

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

In tonight's Tehilim shiur (5/11/20 at YBT) we continued learning the first perek of Tehilim with the commentary of the Meiri. After reviewing what we said before, we hacked our way through the rest of his commentary on 1:3-4. We didn't get as many profound ideas this time as we did in the last two sessions, but that's how these things sometimes go. We'll attempt to finish the last two pesukim and tie everything together next time.

Tehilim 1 Part 1
Tehilim 1 Part 2
Tehilim 1 Part 3
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מקורות:
תהלים א עם פירוש המאירי
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If you missed the crash-course on "How to Learn Tehilim," here are links to the YouTube video, the podcast episode, and the written version.

Here's another article I wrote entitled How TO and How NOT to Apply Tehilim to Your Life.

Lastly, here's an article I wrote entitled How to Say Tehilim for the Sick Without Violating Halacha.
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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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Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/rabbischneeweiss
Blog: https://kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmschneeweiss
"The Mishlei Podcast": https://mishlei.buzzsprout.com
"The Stoic Jew" Podcast: https://thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com
"Rambam Bekius" Podcast: https://rambambekius.buzzsprout.com
"Machshavah Lab" Podcast: https://machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com 
"The Tefilah Podcast": https://tefilah.buzzsprout.com
Our Yeshiva: https://www.yeshivabneitorah.org/
Our Women's Program: https://www.lomdeha.org/

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

In tonight's Tehilim shiur (5/6/20 at YBT) we continued learning the first perek of Tehilim with the commentary of the Meiri. We finished the first pasuk (about what to avoid), learned the second pasuk (about what to strive for), and made it halfway through the third pasuk (about the beneficial results). Do we feel bad about our pace? Not at all! Especially because we learned from the Meiri in Mishlei this morning how important it is to approach chochmah slowly and deliberately. We're in no rush!
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מקורות:
תהלים א עם פירוש המאירי
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If you missed the crash-course on "How to Learn Tehilim," here are links to the YouTube video, the podcast episode, and the written version.

Here's another article I wrote entitled How TO and How NOT to Apply Tehilim to Your Life.

Lastly, here's an article I wrote entitled How to Say Tehilim for the Sick Without Violating Halacha.
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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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Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/rabbischneeweiss
Blog: https://kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmschneeweiss
"The Mishlei Podcast": https://mishlei.buzzsprout.com
"The Stoic Jew" Podcast: https://thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com
"Rambam Bekius" Podcast: https://rambambekius.buzzsprout.com
"Machshavah Lab" Podcast: https://machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com 
"The Tefilah Podcast": https://tefilah.buzzsprout.com
Our Yeshiva: https://www.yeshivabneitorah.org/
Our Women's Program: https://www.lomdeha.org/

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

In tonight's Tehilim shiur (5/4/20 at YBT) we continued learning the first perek of Tehilim. However, I decided that the Meiri had a smoother and more accessible approach - at least, for our purposes - so we jumped ship on the Ibn Ezra and began afresh with the Meiri, after reviewing the pesukim and questions from last time. Although we didn't even finish his commentary on the first pasuk, we gleaned some powerful and practical insights into the power of being "seduced" by a negative peer group - a topic which we also happened to touch upon in this morning's Mishlei shiur and this afternoon's Rambam Bekius chavurah. I can't wait to see where the Meiri leads us next!
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מקורות:
תהלים א עם פירוש המאירי
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If you missed the crash-course on "How to Learn Tehilim," here are links to the YouTube video, the podcast episode, and the written version.

Here's another article I wrote entitled How TO and How NOT to Apply Tehilim to Your Life.

Lastly, here's an article I wrote entitled How to Say Tehilim for the Sick Without Violating Halacha.
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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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Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/rabbischneeweiss
Blog: https://kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmschneeweiss
"The Mishlei Podcast": https://mishlei.buzzsprout.com
"The Stoic Jew" Podcast: https://thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com
"Rambam Bekius" Podcast: https://rambambekius.buzzsprout.com
"Machshavah Lab" Podcast: https://machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com 
"The Tefilah Podcast": https://tefilah.buzzsprout.com
Our Yeshiva: https://www.yeshivabneitorah.org/
Our Women's Program: https://www.lomdeha.org/

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

In tonight's Tehilim shiur (4/29/20 at YBT) we began learning the first perek in Tehilim - and what an unusual perek it is! In many ways, this felt more like a cluster of Mishlei pesukim than a psalm, and we approached it as such. We started developing some approaches, but it looks like we'll have to wait until next time to see if they bear fruit in their time.
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מקורות:
תהלים א עם פירוש האבן עזרא
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If you missed the crash-course on "How to Learn Tehilim," here are links to the YouTube video, the podcast episode, and the written version.

Here's another article I wrote entitled How TO and How NOT to Apply Tehilim to Your Life.

Lastly, here's an article I wrote entitled How to Say Tehilim for the Sick Without Violating Halacha.
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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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Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/rabbischneeweiss
Blog: https://kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmschneeweiss
"The Mishlei Podcast": https://mishlei.buzzsprout.com
"The Stoic Jew" Podcast: https://thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com
"Rambam Bekius" Podcast: https://rambambekius.buzzsprout.com
"Machshavah Lab" Podcast: https://machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com 
"The Tefilah Podcast": https://tefilah.buzzsprout.com
Our Yeshiva: https://www.yeshivabneitorah.org/
Our Women's Program: https://www.lomdeha.org/

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

In tonight's Tehilim shiur (4/27/20 at YBT) we set out to wrap up our analysis of Tehilim 118. Did we succeed? No, we did not. Did we walk away with valuable ideas and insights? Most definitely. And did this "failure" in and of itself prove to be a "success" in accordance with the ideas of the perek itself? You betcha! All in all, this journey was well worth the effort, even if we didn't quite make it to the promised land. A clear understanding of Tehilim 118 awaits those who are ready to receive it. As for us, we will move on to a new perek next time, and if we are zocheh, we will understand this perek when we are ready to understand it.

If you're interested in our shiurim on all the other parts of Hallel, here are the links:
Tehilim 113 Part 1 and Part 2
Tehilim 114 Part 1 and Part 2
Tehilim 115
Tehilim 116 Part 1 and Part 2
Tehilim 117
Tehilim 118 Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, and Part 5
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מקורות:
תהלים קיח עם פירוש הרד"ק והספורנו
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If you missed the crash-course on "How to Learn Tehilim," here are links to the YouTube video, the podcast episode, and the written version.
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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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Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/rabbischneeweiss
Blog: https://kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmschneeweiss
"The Mishlei Podcast": https://mishlei.buzzsprout.com
"The Stoic Jew" Podcast: https://thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com
"Rambam Bekius" Podcast: https://rambambekius.buzzsprout.com
"Machshavah Lab" Podcast: https://machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com
"The Tefilah Podcast": https://tefilah.buzzsprout.com
Our Yeshiva: https://www.yeshivabneitorah.org/
Our Women's Program: https://www.lomdeha.org/

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

Sometimes you set out to finish learning a perek of Tehilim, but instead, you end up having a discussion about what The Good is. Tonight was one of those nights. In tonight's Tehilim shiur (4/22/20 at YBT) we started to summarize the main idea of each cluster of pesukim, but ran into a problem that I addressed on this morning's episode of The Stoic Jew podcast. After much discussion, we were able to arrive at an answer which not only explained the pasuk in question, but also left us with a much clearer understanding of The Good. Suffice it to say, it was an excellent use of our evening. We'll have to attempt to finish this perek next time!

If you're interested in the link to the aforementioned episode of The Stoic Jew Podcast, check it out: Thinking Aloud About My Fundamental Disagreement with Epictetus (Epictetus – Enchiridion 8, Discourses 3:8)

If you're interested in our shiurim on all the other parts of Hallel, here are the links:
Tehilim 113 Part 1 and Part 2
Tehilim 114 Part 1 and Part 2
Tehilim 115
Tehilim 116 Part 1 and Part 2
Tehilim 117
Tehilim 118 Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4
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מקורות:
תהלים קיח עם פירוש הרד"ק והספורנו
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If you missed the crash-course on "How to Learn Tehilim," here are links to the YouTube video, the podcast episode, and the written version.
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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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Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/rabbischneeweiss
Blog: https://kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmschneeweiss
"The Mishlei Podcast": https://mishlei.buzzsprout.com
"The Stoic Jew" Podcast: https://thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com
"Rambam Bekius" Podcast: https://rambambekius.buzzsprout.com
"Machshavah Lab" Podcast: https://machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com
"The Tefilah Podcast": https://tefilah.buzzsprout.com
Our Yeshiva: https://www.yeshivabneitorah.org/
Our Women's Program: https://www.lomdeha.org/