Machshavah Lab

About Machshavah Lab

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.

Publisher

Rabbi Matt Schneeweiss

Category

education · religion & spirituality · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

11 Sept 2020

Latest episode

2 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

645 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   2 Oct 2026

   Hoshana Rabbah 5787: Ho’il Moshe’s Theory of Hoshana Rabbah

   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 10/2/26 titled: Hoshana Rabbah 5787: Ho’il Moshe’s Theory of Hoshana Rabbah. After years and years of Hoshana Rabbah apathy, confusion, and disgruntlement, I have finally encountered a theory of the day that resonates with me. ----- The Torah content for the month of Elul has not yet been sponsored. If you’re interested...

2. 

   25 Sept 2026

   Maimonidean Musings: Mitzvos Between Man and God, or Between Man and Himself?

   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 9/25/26 titled: Maimonidean Musings: Mitzvos Between Man and God, or Between Man and Himself? Is there such a category as “bein adam la’atzmo”? How does the Rambam understand the categories of mitzvos? Here are two insights: one I found shocking, the other subversive. ----- The Torah content for the Aseres Yemei Teshuva...

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   11 Sept 2026

   Rambam on Interpersonal Sin and Teshuvah (REDUX)

   Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Length: 1 hour 39 minutes Synopsis: Tonight (9/10/26), in our Thursday night Machshavah Lab series for women, I gave a shiur on a topic I THOUGHT I had never given shiur on before. As it turns out, an hour before shiur I realized that I gave shiur on this exact topic three years ago - and when I checked the transcript, I discovered that I said almost exactly the same thing. OH WELL! Review is always beneficial, and I feel like we got ...

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4.7 / 5

11 ratings

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