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The Tefilah Podcast

My name is Rabbi Matt Schneeweiss, and this is the hub for all of my shiurim (classes) on Tefilah (Prayer) and related topics, such as Tehilim (Psalms) and Berachos (Blessings)! The shiurim I upload here are given in a variety of formats with different lengths and intended for different audiences. The common theme which unites all of these shiurim is our focus on strengthening our relationship with Hashem through Avodah she'ba'Lev (Service of the Heart). If you have any questions feel free to email me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail. Thanks for listening!

Tehilim 136: Hallel ha'Gadol (Part 3 - Malbim)

61 hours 36 mins; March 25, 2026

Tehilim 136: Hallel ha'Gadol (Part 2 - Our Theory)

62 hours 38 mins; March 11, 2026

Tehilim 136: Hallel ha'Gadol (Part 1 - Translation and Questions)

60 hours 22 mins; March 04, 2026

Tehilim 29: Mizmor le'David, Havu la'Shem Bnei Elim (Part 3 - A Thematically on Point Approach)

58 mins; February 26, 2026

Tehilim 29: Mizmor le'David, Havu la'Shem Bnei Elim (Part 2 - One and a Half Approaches)

60 hours 38 mins; February 18, 2026

Tehilim 29: Mizmor le'David, Havu la'Shem Bnei Elim (Part 1 - Translation and Questions)

61 hours 51 mins; February 04, 2026

Tehilim 100: Mizmor le'Todah - A Psalm of Thanksgiving (REDUX)

67 hours 33 mins; January 28, 2026

Tehilim 99: Hashem Malach Yirgezu Amim (Part 2 - Main Idea)

67 hours 2 mins; January 14, 2026

Tehilim 99: Hashem Malach Yirgezu Amim (Part 1 - Translation and Questions)

61 hours 18 mins; January 07, 2026

Tehilim 30: Mizmor Shir Chanukas ha'Bayis le'David (Part 3 - Complete Radak Analysis)

75 hours 20 mins; December 24, 2025

Tehilim 30: Mizmor Shir Chanukas ha'Bayis le'David (Part 2 - Radak's Approach)

71 hours 22 mins; December 17, 2025

Tehilim 30: Mizmor Shir Chanukas ha'Bayis le'David (Part 1 - Translation and First Impressions)

66 hours 36 mins; December 10, 2025

Tehilim 98: ANOTHER New Song?!

61 hours 37 mins; December 03, 2025

Tehilim 97: Hashem Malach Tageil ha'Aretz (Part 2: Main Idea)

61 hours 15 mins; November 26, 2025

Tehilim 97: Hashem Malach Tageil ha'Aretz (Part 1: Translation, Questions, and Opening Moves)

66 hours 37 mins; November 12, 2025

Tehilim 96: Shiru la'Shem Shir Chadash (Part 2: Our Approach)

63 hours 29 mins; November 05, 2025

Kavanah Primer: Avos (1st Berachah of the Amidah)

126 hours 38 mins; October 26, 2025

Tehilim 96: Shiru la'Shem Shir Chadash (Part 1: Translation and Questions)

63 hours 13 mins; October 22, 2025

How to Use the Preface to the Vidui Yom ha'Kippurim

48 mins; October 01, 2025

Tehilim 95: Lechu Neranena (Part 2)

58 mins; September 17, 2025

Tehilim 95: Lechu Neranena (Part 1)

57 mins; September 10, 2025

Tehilim 123: Shir ha'Maalos for When We're Scorned by the Nations

62 hours 16 mins; June 04, 2025

Sforno on Tehilim 45: Philosophy as the Ticket Out of Galus (Part 3)

57 mins; May 28, 2025

Sforno on Tehilim 45: Philosophy as the Ticket Out of Galus (Part 2)

57 mins; May 21, 2025

Amidah Analysis: Avos (Part 11) Melech, Ozer, u'Moshia, u'Magen. Baruch Atoh Hashem, Magein Avraham

90 hours 32 mins; May 16, 2025

Amidah Analysis: Avos (Part 10) v'Zocher Chasdei Avos etc.

62 hours 26 mins; May 09, 2025

Sforno on Tehilim 45: Philosophy as the Ticket Out of Galus (Part 1)

58 mins; May 07, 2025

Amidah Analysis: Avos (Part 9) MEGA REVIEW plus v'Koneh ha'Kol

68 hours 50 mins; May 02, 2025

Tehilim 44: Lamnatzeiach li'Vnei Korach Maskil (Part 2 - Refining of the Theory)

59 mins; April 30, 2025

Tehilim 44: Lamnatzeiach li'Vnei Korach Maskil (Part 1 - Translation and Theory Bombshell)

58 mins; April 23, 2025

Amidah Analysis: Avos (Part 8) E-l Elyon, Gomel Chasadim Tovim, v'Koneh ha'Kol

74 hours 1 min; March 28, 2025

Amidah Analysis: Avos (Part 7) Review + Gomel Chasadim Tovim

72 hours 34 mins; March 21, 2025

Tehilim 42: Maskil li'Bnei Korach (Part 1 - Translation)

58 mins; March 19, 2025

Insights from Esther's Tefilah (Targum Rishon to Esther 5:1)

57 mins; March 12, 2025

Amidah Analysis: Avos (Part 6) Atoh

64 hours 27 mins; March 07, 2025

Tehilim 43: Shofteini Hashem ve'Rivah Rivi (Part 3)

56 mins; March 05, 2025

Tehilim 43: Shofteini Hashem ve'Rivah Rivi (Part 2)

59 mins; February 26, 2025

Amidah Analysis: Avos (Part 5) "Hashem" and "Baruch"

67 hours 30 mins; February 24, 2025

Tehilim 43: Shofteini Hashem ve'Rivah Rivi (Part 1)

59 mins; February 19, 2025

Amidah Analysis: Avos (Part 4) - Who is Hashem?

57 mins; February 14, 2025

Tehilim 65: "To You, Silence is Praise" (Part 3)

59 mins; February 12, 2025

Amidah Analysis: Avos (Part 3)

78 hours 33 mins; February 07, 2025

Tehilim 65: "To You, Silence is Praise" (Part 2)

57 mins; February 05, 2025

Tehilim 65: "To You, Silence is Praise" (Part 1)

57 mins; January 29, 2025

Amidah Analysis: Avos (Part 2)

76 hours 59 mins; January 10, 2025

Does Hashem Love Us Unconditionally? (Part 2)

60 hours 49 mins; January 08, 2025

Amidah Analysis: Avos (Part 1)

78 hours 5 mins; January 03, 2025

Does Hashem Love Us Unconditionally? (Part 1)

60 hours 37 mins; January 01, 2025

Modim (Part 4: Tying Up Loose Ends)

58 mins; December 18, 2024

The Nature of Nusach (Liturgy) Part 3: Rambam's Position (WARNING: Highly Technical)

74 hours 35 mins; December 13, 2024

Modim (Part 3: The Living Bow to the Living)

58 mins; December 11, 2024

The Nature of Nusach (Liturgy) Part 2: The Big Nusach Myth vs. the Historical and Halachic Truth

74 hours 50 mins; December 06, 2024

Modim (Part 2: "Modim Anachnu Lach")

59 mins; December 04, 2024

Modim (Part 1: Reading and Translation)

57 mins; November 27, 2024

Tehilim 23 REDUX: The Lord is My Shepherd (Part 3)

58 mins; November 13, 2024

The Nature of Nusach (Liturgy) Part 1: How and Why Ezra Changed Tefilah

46 mins; November 08, 2024

Tefilah Reexamined: Part 5 - Recap of Four Models of Tefilah

26 mins; November 08, 2024

Tehilim 23 REDUX: The Lord is My Shepherd (Part 2)

58 mins; November 06, 2024

Tehilim 23 REDUX: The Lord is My Shepherd (Part 1)

57 mins; October 30, 2024

Tefilah Reexamined: Part 4 - Six Ways of Understanding Ramban on Tefilah

87 hours 47 mins; September 27, 2024

Tehilim 24 REDUX: Sunday's Psalm (Shir Shel Yom Rishon b'Shabbos) (Part 4)

58 mins; September 25, 2024

Tefilah Reexamined: Part 3 - Ramban's Alternative View of Tefilah

83 hours 1 min; September 20, 2024

Tehilim 24 REDUX: Sunday's Psalm (Shir Shel Yom Rishon b'Shabbos) (Part 3)

59 mins; September 18, 2024

Tefilah Reexamined: Part 2 - Rambam on "Avodah" (and the Allegory of the Palace)

99 hours 24 mins; September 13, 2024

Tehilim 24 REDUX: Sunday's Psalm (Shir Shel Yom Rishon b'Shabbos) (Part 2)

57 mins; September 11, 2024

Tefilah Reexamined: Part 1 - Questions and a First Step

88 hours 21 mins; September 06, 2024

Tehilim 24 REDUX: Sunday's Psalm (Shir Shel Yom Rishon b'Shabbos) (Part 1)

57 mins; September 04, 2024

Tehilim 7: Shigayon le'David (Part 3)

70 hours 1 min; May 29, 2024

Tehilim 7: Shigayon le'David (Part 2)

64 hours 12 mins; May 15, 2024

Tehilim 7: Shigayon le'David (Part 1)

62 hours 58 mins; May 08, 2024

Tehilim 113: Beginning of Hallel REDUX (Part 3)

65 hours 49 mins; April 17, 2024

Tehilim 113: Beginning of Hallel REDUX (Part 2)

58 mins; April 03, 2024

Tehilim 113: Beginning of Hallel REDUX (Part 1)

60 hours 38 mins; March 27, 2024

Tehilim 22: Al Ayeles ha'Shachar (Part 3: An Approach)

62 hours 28 mins; March 20, 2024

Tehilim 22: Al Ayeles ha'Shachar (Part 2: Developing an Approach)

65 hours 11 mins; March 13, 2024

Tehilim 22: Al Ayeles ha'Shachar (Part 1: Reading and Translation)

63 hours 48 mins; March 06, 2024

Tehilim 139: You Investigated Me and You Know (Part 3)

68 hours 34 mins; February 28, 2024

Tehilim 139: You Investigated Me and You Know (Part 2)

64 hours 7 mins; February 21, 2024

Tehilim 139: You Investigated Me and You Know (Part 1)

64 hours 41 mins; February 14, 2024

The Berachos of Milah (Tefilah Exploration) Part 2

68 hours 43 mins; February 07, 2024

The Berachos of Milah (Tefilah Exploration) Part 1

64 hours 3 mins; January 31, 2024

Tehilim 52: On Doeg-like Bad Guys (Part 2)

61 hours 42 mins; January 10, 2024

Tehilim 52: On Doeg-like Bad Guys (Part 1)

64 hours 27 mins; January 03, 2024

Tehilim 137: Al Naharos Bavel (Part 3)

58 mins; December 13, 2023

Asking for Miracles on Chanukah: Updated for 2023, in Light of the War with Hamas

21 mins; December 10, 2023

Tehilim 137: Al Naharos Bavel (Part 2)

63 hours 23 mins; December 06, 2023

Tehilim 137: Al Naharos Bavel (Part 1)

60 hours 57 mins; November 29, 2023

Tehilim 121 REDUX: Esa Einai (Part 2)

61 hours 1 min; November 22, 2023

Tehilim 121 REDUX: Esa Einai (Part 1)

61 hours 16 mins; November 15, 2023

Tehilim 142: a Maskil Tefilah in a Cave (Part 2)

63 hours 37 mins; November 08, 2023

Tehilim 142: a Maskil Tefilah in a Cave (Part 1)

63 hours 47 mins; November 01, 2023

Tehilim 130: A Song of Ascents - From the Depths I Called You, Hashem

69 hours 33 mins; October 25, 2023

Tehilim 20 REDUX: Lamnatzeach - A Psalm for a Time of War (Part 2)

71 hours 15 mins; October 18, 2023

Tehilim 20 REDUX: A Psalm for a Time of War (Part 1)

34 mins; October 11, 2023

Should We Teach Hilchos Taaniyos to Students During an Eis Tzarah?

26 mins; October 11, 2023

Tehilim 32: A Psalm About Teshuvah (?) (Part 1)

62 hours 33 mins; September 20, 2023

Tehilim 27 REDUX: Hashem Ori v'Yishi (Part 2)

64 hours 24 mins; September 13, 2023

Selichos - a Shiur from the Kuntress

71 hours 48 mins; September 10, 2023

Tehilim 27 REDUX: Hashem Ori v'Yishi (Part 1)

71 hours 12 mins; September 06, 2023

Two MAJOR Professional/Life Updates for the 2023-2024 Academic Year

47 mins; August 23, 2023

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