In these posts I will try  בעזרת ה’ to translate and explain different commentaries on the various pesukim. One of the advantages of this is that when we daven we can have different explanations in mind at different times. This leads to a sense of variety and freshness in our tefilla and makes it all the … More Keeping an Eye on the Future

After having experienced the enormous challenge of waiting to conceive and being answered as a result of extending themselves through heartfelt prayer, Rivka finds herself with the most difficult pregnancy imaginable. When she passes a place of tumah she feels one side pulling to get out and when she passes a place of kedusha she … More Toldos – Sibling Rivalry on a Global Scale

The Malbim continues to explain that an awareness of Hashem and His hashgacha can take place in one of two ways. Firstly, recognising His specific actions through paying attention to the big picture. Through looking at the universe it is self-evident that existence could not have created itself and that there must be a Creator … More Different Starting Points

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(א) לְכוּ נְרַנְּנָה לה’ נָרִיעָה לְצוּר יִשְׁעֵנוּ Come, let us sing praises to Hashem; let us call out to the Rock of our salvation. The Malbim explains that the chapters of Tehillim that make up Kabalas Shabbos are talking about one main theme, namely the two different modes of hashgacha (providence) that Hashem employs to … More Come, Let Us Sing …

Every Friday night we make the transition from our fast paced work week to the serenity of Shabbos through the recital of Kabblas Shabbos. These selected chapters of Tehillim are a relatively recent innovation, dating back to the 16th Century Kabbalists of Tzefat. The fact that within a relatively short period of time this service … More New Chapter Starting Tomorrow

(י) ה’ אֲדֹנֵינוּ מָה אַדִּיר שִׁמְךָ בְּכָל הָאָרֶץ: Hashem our Master, how mighty is Your name in all the earth! After a long journey we reach the final pasuk of this chapter  the classical commentaries are surprisingly silent. The Radak says that this pasuk encapsulates the theme of the chapter. After having finished expressing all … More The Grand Finale!

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Dedicated le ilui nishmas Braina Mariasa Bas Dovid Efrayim, Mrs Barbara Shenkin a’’h a true tzadekes who passed away this week in Yerushalayim ir Hakodesh. I have always found it beautiful that the parsha that deals with the death of Sarah is called Chayei Sarah, the life of Sarah. For Jews, death is not the … More Chayei Sarah – Everlasting Life

(ט) צִפּוֹר שָׁמַיִם וּדְגֵי הַיָּם עֹבֵר אָרְחוֹת יַמִּים: The birds of the sky and the fish of the sea, indeed, He strides over the paths of the seas. The final Malbim on the chapter says that birds and fish are further removed than the sheep and cattle mentioned previously. He explains that this is why … More The View from the Top