Rav Hirsch’s idea is actually a very pertinent and powerful one. When we think we are masters of our own destiny we are liable to get frustrated when we feel thwarted by other or circumstances. This frustration can very easily lead to words and actions that seek to remove the obstructions by all means possible … More Calming the inner child

לְמַעַן צוֹרְרֶיךָ לְהַשְׁבִּית אוֹיֵב וּמִתְנַקֵּם because of Your adversaries, in order to put an end to enemy and avenger. The pasuk continues למען צוררך, because of Your adversaries. The Malbim explains that these adversaries are the apikorsim who still deny the existence of Hashem because they have failed to recognise the existence of G-d from … More Get Out of My Way!

Shabbos Bereishis is a time for new beginnings. We rewind our Sifrei Torah and start again, but this isn’t just an act of repetition and review. The familiar stories of Bereishis are read for us again, not to remind us of historical events, but rather to offer us a chance to delve deeper into the … More Parshas Bereishis and current events in the land of Israel

Returning to our pasuk מִפִּי עוֹלְלִים וְיֹנְקִים יִסַּדְתָּ עֹז לְמַעַן צוֹרְרֶיךָ לְהַשְׁבִּית אוֹיֵב וּמִתְנַקֵּם Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings You have established strength because of Your adversaries, in order to put an end to enemy and avenger. The Malbim interprets the ‘babes and sucklings’ as being a reference to humanity in general. … More From the Mouths of Babes – the Gift of Speech

It is with more than a tinge of sadness that we take down the sukkah and return to normality. Winter is almost upon us, short, cold dark days. It will be almost six months before we will start the Yom Tov cycle again. The 53 days from Rosh Chodesh Elul until Simchas Torah are days … More Isru Chag – I Don’t Want To Let Go!

I won’t be posting over chol hamoed, so here is one short idea for sukkos. Wishing you a good yom tov The word that the Torah uses for the Yomim Tovim is Moadim. The term Moed means ‘meeting place.’ Just like we have the ohel moed, which is a meeting point with Hashem in space, … More Sukkah – The Emunah Incubator

Rav Shimshon Raphael Hirsch continues his commentary on this pasuk with a point that is as relevant now as it was when he wrote it some 150 years ago. “You have built an indestructible foundation for Your kingdom because of those who consider You  an impediment for their ambitions and in their views on life. … More 12th Tishrei: Leaving G-d in Shul

Click here for a brief guide to the main points regarding building and living in the Sukkah hilchos sukkah

ג) מִפִּי עוֹלְלִים וְיֹנְקִים יִסַּדְתָּ עֹז לְמַעַן צוֹרְרֶיךָ לְהַשְׁבִּית אוֹיֵב וּמִתְנַקֵּם Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings You have established strength because of Your adversaries, in order to put an end to enemy and avenger. Rav Shimshon Rephael Hirsch continues to explain the next part of the verse that says למען צוררך, which … More 11th Tishrei – Enough is Enough!

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