Podcasts about Avos

The Meraglim were not simple people. They were great leaders, tzaddikim, and respected voices in Klal Yisrael. And yet, the Torah reveals a moment where fear entered the room and began to sound like wisdom.In this shiur, delivered in Tomer Devorah, Rav Burg explores the inner difference between Yehoshua and Calev. Yehoshua is saved through Moshe Rabbeinu's tefillah and the addition of the small letter י, the humble point within a person that refuses to be erased. Calev is saved by leaving the group, going to Chevron, lowering himself at the graves of the Avos, and reconnecting to the roots beneath the fear.What emerges is a powerful understanding of two kinds of smallness. There is the smallness of the Meraglim, who see giants and feel like grasshoppers. And there is the smallness of the י, a humility that remains anchored in Hashem and therefore cannot be intimidated by giants.

What Is Our Zechus?

This class explores the unique order and language in which Hashem recalls the Avos in Parshas Behar-Bechukotai, focusing on Rashi's insights. It discusses Ya'kov's extra Vav, its connection to Eliyahu, and the enduring hope found even amid rebuke. https://www.torahrecordings.com/classes/by_parsha/003_vayikra/010_bechukosei/004

Why pray for the peace of the government? The Rebbe explains that beyond its simple meaning, the Mishnah teaches humility. Without awareness of Hashem's kingship, one person can “swallow” another by leaving no room for their growth. True Torah greatness makes space for others. https://www.torahrecordings.com/classes/by_parsha/003_vayikra/006_acharei/013

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Learning Weekly from Likutei Moharan chapter 42 Rabeinu Nachman ben Faiga Simcha on Davening with Torah, Song & Joy

Harav Eliyahu Hakkakian shares an explanation from Rav Elyashiv zt”l on how the connection between parents and children played a central role in Yetzias Mitzrayim, and its lesson for us.

התוכן התוועדות זו קשורה עם שבת מבה"ח שבט. בדורנו זה ניתוסף בו ענין מיוחד‏ – ‏יום ההילולא של עשירי בשבט. בנוגע ליום ההילולא כותב אדה"ז שאז עולה "פעולתו אשר עבד בה", וזה פסוק בהפטורת פ' וארא שבו מדובר אודות ענינים דלעו"ז והפיכתם לעניני קדושה, שזוהי כללות הכוונה בירידת הנשמה בגוף בכלל, ובגלות בפרט. וזוהי ההכנה ל"אנכי אעלך גם עלה" בגאולה אמיתית והשלימה. ובשבת זו מברכים את החודש בשש הענינים "לששון ולשמחה וכו'" ומסיימים "ונאמר אמן"‏ – ‏שזה באופן נצחי גם בעוה"ז, ובמילא ההכנה לזה צ"ל עבודה באופן של תקיפות והחלטיות ש"לא ישוב לכסלה עוד". והדרך לעבודה זו כבר סלולה ע"י נשיאי ישראל עד לשלשת האבות‏ – ‏"וארא אל אברהם וגו'", וכמ"ש כמ"פ הכוונה בפרש"י על פסוק זה "אל האבות"‏ – ‏להדגיש שהיותם ה"אבות" דכ"א‏ – ‏הצד השווה ביניהם‏ – ‏זה מה שנוגע ליצי"מ ולגאולה העתידה וכו'.משיחת מוצש"פ וארא, מבה"ח שבט ה'תשל"ט ל"הנחה פרטית" או התרגום ללה"ק של השיחה: https://thedailysicha.com/?date=16-01-2026 Synopsis This farbrengen is in connection with the Shabbos preceding the month of Shevat, which has many unique themes, including, in our generation, the yom hilula of my father-in-law, the Rebbe, on 10 Shevat. The Alter Rebbe writes that on a tzaddik's yom hilula, “the work in which he worked” ascends above etc.; citing a verse from the haftorah of Parashas Va'eira, which discusses the transformation of kelipah to holiness, which is the general purpose of the soul's decent into the body in general, and its decent into exile in particular. And this what prepares for the time when “I will also bring you up again,” upon the true and complete Redemption. On this Shabbos we bless the new month with the six expressions, “for gladness and for joy…,” and we conclude with “and let us say Amen,” which confirms it an eternal reality even in this world; therefore, the way to prepare for this is also to decide firmly and resolutely to “never to return to foolishness again.” The path for this service has already been paved by the Nesi'im of the Jewish people, going all the way back to the three Avos – “I appeared to Avraham, etc.”; meaning, as Rashi explains, “to the Avos,” emphasizing that what is relevant to the Exodus from Egypt and the future Redemption is the quality shared equally by Avraham, Yitzchak, and Yaakov – the fact that they are the Avos of every Jew.Excerpt from sichah of Motza'ei Shabbos Parashas Va'eira, 5739 For a transcript in English of the Sicha: https://thedailysicha.com/?date=16-01-2026

This episode discusses numerous tactics and values we can learn from how the Avos were Mechanech their children.

Chof-Vov Teves (25:44)

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!Length: 1 hour 34 minutesSynopsis: This evening (1/8/26), in our Thursday night Pirkei Avos shiur for women, we finally concluded our analysis of Avos 1:6. In many ways, this was a follow-up to our Rambam Shiur on friendship, both because I originally intended to cover Rabbeinu Yonah in that shiur, and because Rabbeinu Yonah complements the Rambam. We ended up building on the foundation of the previous shiur, but this one can still be listened to as a standalone. I found Rabbeinu Yonah's focus to be a bit more practical in its orientation than the Rambam's, but if you're only gonna listen to one, it should definitely be the Rambam!-----מקורות:אבות א:ורמב"םרבינו יונהיין לבנוןרבינו יונה - משלי טו:כב; יז:ט-----The Torah content for the remainder of January is sponsored by Naomi Schwartz in memory of her father, Dovid Yitzchok ben Chaim Yeruchum Fishel z”l, who dedicated his life to learning and teaching Torah to countless students b'simcha. His first yahrtzeit is the 23rd of Teves.-----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. 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. 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.-----Substack: rabbischneeweiss.substack.com/YUTorah: yutorah.org/teachers/Rabbi-Matt-SchneeweissPatreon: patreon.com/rabbischneeweissYouTube Channel: youtube.com/rabbischneeweissInstagram: instagram.com/rabbischneeweiss/"The Stoic Jew" Podcast: thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com"Machshavah Lab" Podcast: machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com"The Mishlei Podcast": mishlei.buzzsprout.com"Rambam Bekius" Podcast: rambambekius.buzzsprout.com"The Tefilah Podcast": tefilah.buzzsprout.comOld Blog: kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/WhatsApp Content Hub (where I post all my content and announce my public classes): https://chat.whatsapp.com/GEB1EPIAarsELfHWuI2k0HAmazon Wishlist: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/Y72CSP86S24W?ref_=wl_sharel

The converts may have reverted to paganism but the impact would still be felt.

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!Length: 1 hour 57 minutesSynopsis: This evening (12/11/25), in our Thursday night Pirkei Avos shiur for women, we learned one of my favorite Rambam passages of all time: his mini-discourse on friendship. I can honestly say that this was the most comprehensive shiur I've ever given on the topic. We took the mishnah, raised every question we could, then read the Rambam, raised every question we could on that, and then answered all of them. I mentioned in shiur that the first time I learned this Rambam, it permanently shaped how I think about all relationships, and that each time I revisit it, I walk away with a clearer understanding. Tonight's shiur proved that once again.-----מקורות:אבות א:ו; ה:טזרמב"םר' יצחק שילת - ביאור לפירוש רמב"ם למשנה-----This week's Torah content is sponsored by Rifka Kaplan-Peck in memory of her grandpa, Izrail Kaplan (a”h), who never forgot to look up above and appreciate another day.-----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. 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. 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.-----Substack: rabbischneeweiss.substack.com/YU Torah: yutorah.org/teachers/Rabbi-Matt-SchneeweissPatreon: patreon.com/rabbischneeweissYouTube Channel: youtube.com/rabbischneeweissInstagram: instagram.com/rabbischneeweiss/"The Stoic Jew" Podcast: thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com"Machshavah Lab" Podcast: machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com"The Mishlei Podcast": mishlei.buzzsprout.com"Rambam Bekius" Podcast: rambambekius.buzzsprout.com"The Tefilah Podcast": tefilah.buzzsprout.comOld Blog: kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/WhatsApp Content Hub (where I post all my content and announce my public classes): https://chat.whatsapp.com/GEB1EPIAarsELfHWuI2k0HAmazon Wishlist: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/Y72CSP86S24W?ref_=wl_sharel

Translating the vision of the Avos into our unique service of Hashem.

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!Length: 1 hour 29 minutesSynopsis: This evening (11/13/25), in our Thursday night Pirkei Avos shiur for women, we continued with the clause we worked on last time. We spent the first part of shiur reviewing everything we covered last time, answering the questions we left off with and sharpening some of the insights we had. Then we moved on to the Meiri, who gave us several different interpretations of the first two clauses of the mishnah. We read and discussed all of them but one, and were intrigued by how different of an approach he took. There remains at least one more idea in the Meiri. We'll see where we go after that.-----מקורות:אבות ד:טזרש"ירמב"םרבינו יונהרמב"ם - משנה תורה: הקדמהרש"י - קהלת יב:י-יבמאירי-----This week's Torah content is sponsored by Joey and Estee Lichter in commemoration of the yahrzeits of Joey's mother, Faiga bas Yehuda, and Estee's father, Yisroel ben R' Moshe.-----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. 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. 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.-----Substack: rabbischneeweiss.substack.com/YUTorah: yutorah.org/teachers/Rabbi-Matt-SchneeweissPatreon: patreon.com/rabbischneeweissYouTube Channel: youtube.com/rabbischneeweissInstagram: instagram.com/rabbischneeweiss/"The Stoic Jew" Podcast: thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com"Machshavah Lab" Podcast: machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com"The Mishlei Podcast": mishlei.buzzsprout.com"Rambam Bekius" Podcast: rambambekius.buzzsprout.com"The Tefilah Podcast": tefilah.buzzsprout.comOld Blog: kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/WhatsApp Content Hub (where I post all my content and announce my public classes): https://chat.whatsapp.com/GEB1EPIAarsELfHWuI2k0HAmazon Wishlist: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/Y72CSP86S24W?ref_=wl_sharel

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Did the Rabbis of Eretz Yisroel learn the lesson of שִׂנְאַת חִנָּם in the wake of the Destruction of the בֵּית הַמִּקְדָּשׁ?