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In tonight's Tehilim shiur (4/20/20 at YBT) we continued our analysis of Tehilim 118. We began by reviewing and refining the ideas we came up with last time, and then we finished learning the Radak's commentary. בג"ה, we will finish our learning of Hallel according to the Radak next time we meet. Our goal will be threefold: (1) to understand the main idea in light of our new understanding of the pesukim, (2) to understand the purpose of the perek, and (3) to understand how it fits into the rest of Hallel.

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, and Part 3
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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.

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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"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/
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In tonight's Tehilim shiur (4/15/20 at YBT) we continued our analysis of Tehilim 118. We began by reviewing the ideas we came up with last time, and then we continued learning each pasuk with the Radak. One thing was clear from this shiur: we see a theme, and the theme is what we suspected, if not what our pivot point seems to indicate. Next time we'll finish the Radak's commentary and take another crack at understanding the main idea with the pivot.

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 and Part 2
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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.

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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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/

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In tonight's Tehilim shiur (4/14/20 at YBT) we continued our analysis of Tehilim 118. First we reviewed and attempted to solidify the main idea from last time (Adler's Question #1). Then we delved into the task of understanding each part and how it fits into the whole (Adler's Question #2). We utilized the Radak's commentary, with some help from the Sforno, and got through about five pesukim. My guess is that we'll spend two or three more sessions on this difficult but worthwhile mizmor.
If you're interested in our shiurim on all the other parts of Hallel, here are the links:

Tehilim 113 Part 1
Tehilim 113 Part 2
Tehilim 114 Part 1
Tehilim 114 Part 2
Tehilim 115
Tehilim 116 Part 1
Tehilim 116 Part 2
Tehilim 117
Tehilim 118 Part 1
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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.

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 (4/8/20 at YBT), after a brief recap of our method of learning Tehilim (since there were several new people in the shiur), we began working on the final perek of Hallel, and oh what a difficult perek it is! The unity is difficult to discern, and is made even more difficult by how we tend to divide it up when we recite it as part of Hallel, on account of the changing melodies, the doubled pesukim, the call and response, and the visual layout in the sidurim. We then tried to find the pivot point which proved to be a challenge, but we think we found it (or should I say: "them") and we managed to come up with a general approach to the main idea. Next time we'll go through the individual pesukim with the Radak in hopes of clarifying our understanding of the main idea, and after that we'll focus on how to translate these ideas into practicality.

If you're interested in our shiurim on all the other parts of Hallel, here are the links:
Tehilim 113 Part 1
Tehilim 113 Part 2
Tehilim 114 Part 1
Tehilim 114 Part 2
Tehilim 115
Tehilim 116 Part 1
Tehilim 116 Part 2
Tehilim 117
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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.

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/

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In tonight's Tehilim shiur (4/6/21 at YBT) we decided to take up a side-topic: the meaning of the word הללויה. I figured that we'll encounter it eventually (and already did, back when we did 146), and rather than go off on a tangent then, we'll just discuss it now. Plus, it comes up so much in davening. Although we read through the whole sugya in the Gemara, along with the Mesivta's summary of some meforshim, we ended up focusing on three possible meanings of the word. We kind of had to rush at the end, but at least we opened up some avenues of thought!
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מקורות:
פסחים דף קיז עמוד א
רשב"ם שם
מהרש"א שם
בטיב גיטין - מרגליות עמוד נד עמוד א
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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 (3/18/20 at YBT) we learned the entirety of Tehilim 117 - the shortest perek in the entire sefer, consisting of only two pesukim. Our analysis began flowing from the text itself (which we analyzed like a Mishlei pasuk, since it was so short), and was strengthened by the Radak's commentary. We then went back and reviewed the sequence of Hallel from 113 through 117 and arrived at a pretty good understanding of the progression. We concluded with a review of 116 in an effort to review and refine our ideas from last time. Unfortunately, we won't be able to learn the final chapter of Hallel together before Pesach (nor will we be able to learn the chapter of Hallel ha'Gadol). That will have to wait until after Pesach.

If you're interested in our shiurim on all the other parts of Hallel, here are the links:
Tehilim 113 Part 1: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1603909/7217941
Tehilim 113 Part 2: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1603909/7217977
Tehilim 114 Part 1: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1603909/7217986
Tehilim 114 Part 2: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1603909/7217998
Tehilim 115: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1603909/8111853
Tehilim 116 Part 1: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1603909/8127726
Tehilim 116 Part 2: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1603909/8155032
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מקורות:
תהלים קיז עם פירוש הרד"ק והמאירי
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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 (3/16/20 at YBT) we continued our analysis of the 4th perek of Hallel. We started with a review of the pivot point and all the key comments of the Radak. We supplemented this with some excerpts from the Meiri, and then we discussed a possible approach to the main idea of the perek in light of the three perakim before it. We intend to refine this idea next time, but even if we don't, we at least have an approach to the main idea.

If you missed Part 1, here's the link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1603909/8127726
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מקורות:
תהלים קטז עם פירוש הרד"ק והמאירי
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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/

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In tonight's Tehilim shiur (3/11/20 at YBT) we began our analysis of the 4th perek of Hallel. This one differed markedly in style and complexity compared to the first three - so much so that after identifying the pivot point, we decided to read through the entire Radak before attempting to theorize about the main idea. We did finish reading the Radak, and we will attempt to understand the main idea next time.
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מקורות:
תהלים קטז עם פירוש הרד"ק
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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 (3/9/20 at YBT) we reviewed the first three chapters of hallel in an attempt to understand (a) how each one relates to the other, and (b) what role they play in the seder. If you missed the shiurim on each of these chapters, I think you'll still be able to get the main ideas from this review, but if you want to understand the text inside with all of its nuances, check out those shiurim.

Tehilim 113 Part 1: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1603909/7217941
Tehilim 113 Part 2: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1603909/7217977
Tehilim 114 Part 1: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1603909/7217986
Tehilim 114 Part 2: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1603909/7217998
Tehilim 115: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1603909/8111853
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מקורות:
הגדה של פסח: בכל דור ודור, לפיכך
תהלים פרקים קיג, קיד, קטו
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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 (3/4/20 at YBT) we started and finished (gasp!) an analysis of the third perek of Hallel. This one came together quite nicely. We ended shiur thinking we'd need another session to polish the idea, but we ended up using the next session to tie together the first three chapters.
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מקורות:
תהלים פרק קטו
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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.
----------
If you have questions, comments, or feedback, I would love to hear from you! Please feel free to contact me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.
----------
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/