Rabbi Roodyn attended City of London School for boys, is a graduate of Yeshivat Kerem B'Yavneh and the London School of Economics. He holds a Bsc (hons) in Government. He spent time learning the Mir Yeshiva in Jerusalem and received a broad Semicha from Rav Yitzchak Berkovits whose Kollel he attended for a number of years. He is currently the Educational Director of both Jewish Futures and Klal-Chazon. He is a member of the Federation Beis Din's ShailaText team. He was recently appointed Rabbi of Finchley Federation Synagogue, London. He is married to Yael and they live in Hendon, London with their eight children.
Today is the last day of Elul, the month of preparation draws to a close and tomorrow we stand in judgement before the Creator of the universe. Over the last month we have marked off the days, we have noticed them go by and hopefully made use of the opportunities that they have afforded us. … More Erev Rosh Hashana – Now we’re playing for real.
click here for the downloadable version of the booklet that has been put together of all the posts on ledavid Hashem Ori. enjoy ori ve yishi pdf
Now that we have discussed plant and animal life, the discussion focusses on mankind. Blessed with many of the elements that give life to the plant and animal kingdoms but with an intellect that is so much more developed than any other being. In the words of the Malbim, the human body contains within it … More 26th Elul. Perhaps the Greatest Miracle of All
On Rosh Hashana we barely mention our own deeds and misdeed click here to listen to last night’s shiur.http://www.torahanytime.com/audio/rosh-hashana-i-dwell-amongst-my-people/ to find out why. click here for source sheet RH amongst my people
After having discussed the increasing levels of complexity we encounter as we move up nature’s food chain, the Malbim then brings us to the pinnacle of creation, man. The complexity of the human body is mind boggling. The estimate of cells in the human body ranges from 100-200 trillion. So if every cell did at … More 25th Elul – A Whole Universe Inside You
Click on the link below for last night’s pre Rosh Hashana shiur and intro to this term’s topic. http://www.torahanytime.com/audio/rosh-hashana-the-day-we-make-man-1/ click here to download the sourcesheet middos1 enjoy!
The Malbim continues his elaboration of this concept by explaining that the animal kingdom dwarfs the plant kingdom in complexity. For example the power of vision is something we take for granted but is in fact an astonishing feat. He goes on to describe the wisdom contained within the eye in some detail. The eye … More 24th Elul – An Exercise in Appreciation
The Malbim applies this principle of ‘small is beautiful’ to the universe as a whole. Whilst it is true that the universe is vast beyond our comprehension, it is based on one basic principle, namely the force of gravity. Planetary orbits are a fine balancing act between momentum and gravity. As the planets fly through … More 23rd Elul – Appreciating our Complex World
ב) ה’ אֲדֹנֵינוּ מָה אַדִּיר שִׁמְךָ בְּכָל הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר תְּנָה הוֹדְךָ עַל הַשָּׁמָיִם: Hashem, our Master, how mighty is Your name in all the earth, for which You should bestow Your majesty upon the heavens. The Malbim therefore reads the posuk as saying, Your mighty Name on earth is that which bestows Your majesty in … More 22nd Elul – Small is Beautiful
The author of this psalm wrote this chapter in order to counter their claims one by one, as we will see as we go through this psalm. This is a basic principle in the Torah. Through this we will see Divine providence that related to human beings, and only through this will we be able … More 20th & 21st Elul – This world is where it’s at.
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