More than just memory

Rav Hirsch makes a very important point on the previous pasuk that we need to return to before proceeding with the continuation of the chapter. מָה אֱנוֹשׁ כִּי תִזְכְּרֶנּוּ וּבֶן אָדָם כִּי תִפְקְדֶנּוּ: what is man that You should remember him, and the son of man that You should be mindful of him? He explains … More More than just memory

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Our crowing glory

ו) וַתְּחַסְּרֵהוּ מְּעַט מֵאֱלֹהִים וְכָבוֹד וְהָדָר תְּעַטְּרֵהוּ: Yet You have made him slightly less than the angels, and You have crowned him with glory and majesty. Our translation of the word אלהים  follows Rashi, Radak and Ibn Ezra (amongst others) who say that (as in other places) it refers to angels. He explains that man … More Our crowing glory

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Oh Man!

The awesomeness of the universe leads us to exclaim מָה אֱנוֹשׁ כִּי תִזְכְּרֶנּוּ וּבֶן אָדָם כִּי תִפְקְדֶנּוּ: what is man that You should remember him, and the son of man that You should be mindful of him? The Malbim gives us an insight into the different words use to refer to man. The term אנוש … More Oh Man!

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