Mishlei 25:19 - On Unreliable Teeth, Feet, and Friends (Part 1)

Mishlei 25:19 - On Unreliable Teeth, Feet, and Friends (Part 1)

Author: Rabbi Matt Schneeweiss March 11, 2026 Duration: 45:32

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Mishlei 25:19 - On Unreliable Teeth, Feet, and Friends (Part 1)

שֵׁן רֹעָה וְרֶגֶל מוּעָדֶת מִבְטָח בּוֹגֵד בְּיוֹם צָרָה:

Length: 45 minutes
Synopsis: This morning (3/11/26), in our Morning Mishlei shiur, we began working on another "straight-up mashal, Anshei Chizkiyahu"-style pasuk. We were a little shaky on the translation at first, but once we settled on that, we were able to develop two really nice approaches: one original and one based on Ralbag. Tomorrow (בג"ה) we'll see what the other meforshim have to say!
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מקורות:
משלי כה:יט
מצודת ציון/דוד
תרגום כתובים
תרגום רס"ג
רלב"ג
רבינו יונה - משלי ג:ו
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Duration: 1:23:10
Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!אֹרַח לְחַיִּים שׁוֹמֵר מוּסָר וְעֹזֵב תּוֹכַחַת מַתְעֶה:In our Monday Night Mishlei shiur (3/1/21 with Lomdeha, hosted by YBT) we faced another formidable pasuk,…
Mishlei 19:17 - Lending to Hashem (Part 2) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 32:18
Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!מַלְוֵה י״י חוֹנֵן דָּל וּגְמֻלוֹ יְשַׁלֶּם לוֹ:This morning (2/24/21 at YBT) we revisited and refined our idea from last time using a surprising source: the Ramb…
Mishlei 10:16 - The Systemic Ripple Effects of the Tzadik and the Rasha [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:29:12
Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!פְּעֻלַּת צַדִּיק לְחַיִּים תְּבוּאַת רָשָׁע לְחַטָּאת:In our Monday Night Mishlei shiur (2/22/21 with Lomdeha, hosted by YBT) we learned a pasuk which, like many…
Mishlei 19:17 - Lending to Hashem (Part 1) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 41:57
Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!מַלְוֵה י״י חוֹנֵן דָּל וּגְמֻלוֹ יְשַׁלֶּם לוֹ:This morning (2/22/21 at YBT) we learned a difficult pasuk with a seemingly inappropriate metaphor. We struggled t…
Mishlei 19:16 - Three Attitudes Towards Mitzvos (and Masks) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 42:48
Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!שֹׁמֵר מִצְוָה שֹׁמֵר נַפְשׁוֹ בּוֹזֵה דְרָכָיו יָמוּת:This morning (2/18/20 at YBT) we learned a pasuk that seemed ambiguous on multiple levels, but we found tha…
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Duration: 33:41
Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!עַצְלָה תַּפִּיל תַּרְדֵּמָה וְנֶפֶשׁ רְמִיָּה תִרְעָב:This morning (2/17/20 at YBT) we consulted the meforshim on the pasuk we learned yesterday. We began with S…
Mishlei 19:15 - Are You Tired and Hungry or Just Lazy? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 44:54
Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!עַצְלָה תַּפִּיל תַּרְדֵּמָה וְנֶפֶשׁ רְמִיָּה תִרְעָב:This morning (2/16/20 at YBT) we starting learning a pasuk about laziness. Knowing my fondness for Saadia G…
Mishlei 10:15 - The Self-Perpetuating Psychological Impact of Wealth and Poverty [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:43:30
Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!הוֹן עָשִׁיר קִרְיַת עֻזּוֹ מְחִתַּת דַּלִּים רֵישָׁם:In our Monday Night Mishlei shiur (2/15/21 with Lomdeha, hosted by YBT) we tackled a pasuk that was mystifyi…
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Duration: 44:53
Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!בַּיִת וָהוֹן נַחֲלַת אָבוֹת וּמֵי״י אִשָּׁה מַשְׂכָּלֶתThe last pasuk we learned was about a contentious wife, and the pasuk we learned this morning (2/15/20 at…