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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In this week’s sedra we read about the corruption of mankind and the need for Hashem to press the reset button on all of creation. However it is not exactly clear what their main failing was. The pesukim read as follows: ‘’Now the earth was corrupt before G-d, and the earth became full of robbery. … More Parshas Noach – Sense and Sensitivity

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!

In this pasuk the Malbim returns to the claims of the apikorsim who say that the heavenly spheres are more important or significant than mortal man. This pasuk  כי אראה שמיך, when I behold Your heavens, elaborates on that claim. The word שמים, one of the first words in the Torah, is the plural of … More when I look at the heavens

for audio click here http://www.torahanytime.com/audio/the-ten-minute-hilchos-shabbos-shiur-bishul-1/ The Mishna[1] says that cooking or baking is one of the 39 primary acts (melachos) that are forbidden on Shabbat. Cooking is defined as affecting a change in an object through the application of heat. As such, it is not limited to food and drink, as non food items (such … More Laws of Shabbat – Cooking part 1

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ד) כִּי אֶרְאֶה שָׁמֶיךָ מַעֲשֵׂה אֶצְבְּעֹתֶיךָ יָרֵחַ וְכוֹכָבִים אֲשֶׁר כּוֹנָנְתָּה: When I see Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and stars that You have established. From the wonders of creation we see the incredible wisdom that has gone into forming the universe , the intricate detail of intelligent design implies a creator. … More Where did the sun go?

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