With Rav Hirsch’s introduction we can now return to verse 6 ו) וַתְּחַסְּרֵהוּ מְּעַט מֵאֱלֹהִים וְכָבוֹד וְהָדָר תְּעַטְּרֵהוּ: And You have withheld from him but little of the Divine, and You desire to crown him with honour and dignity. Rav Hirsch explains the pasuk as exclaiming the awesome heights, unique in all creation that man … More Adam – as close as close can be

to view the shiur click here http://www.torahanytime.com/video/the-10-minute-hilchos-shabbos-shiur-candle-lighting/

to view the shiur click here http://www.torahanytime.com/video/revealing-the-relationship-between-shabbos-and-eretz-yisrael/ to download the sources click here shabbosanderetz

Rav Hirsch continues with a beautiful piece distinguishing between Enosh and Adam that needs to be read slowly and carefully: “And when egotism vanishes from the human heart in the face of the starry skies that proclaim G-d, how will his breast then swell once it is freed from the shackles of self adoration, and once … More Of humans and men

Rav Hirsch now proceeds to interpret the pasuk based on the important distinction between the two words used here to refer to man, adam and enosh. All the pride and stubbornness of the type of man referred to as Enosh must wither away into oblivion in the face of the message coming down from the … More Man and the Moon

To view the shiur click here http://www.torahanytime.com/video/the-10-minute-hilchos-shabbos-shiur-bringing-shabbos-in/

To view the video click here http://www.torahanytime.com/video/appreciating-the-kedusha-of-shabbos/ To download sources click here kedushas shabbos enjoy

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

To view the shiur click here http://www.torahanytime.com/video/the-ten-minute-hilchos-shabbos-shiur-preparing-for-shabbos/

To watch the shiur click here http://www.torahanytime.com/video/neshama-yeseira-a-whole-new-level-of-existence/ to download the sources click here neshama yeseira