Yom Kippur is described in the Torah as שבת שבתון, a Sabbath of all Sabbaths. Unlike a regular Shabbos when we switch off our interaction with the outside world through desisting from melacha, on Yom Kippur we go further and switch off our bodies to the greatest degree possible. When describing the world to come, … More Yom Kippur – a day in Heaven

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This shiur is dedicated to the memory of Mrs Hannah Rosenberg a”h a true tzadekes whose loss will sorely felt by her family and the kehilla as a whole. This shiur is based on the ideas of Rav Reuven Leuchter in his book ‘Teshuva – restoring life’ and provides us with another intro to this … More Pre Yom Kippur shiur . A New Angle on Teshuva

The Ibn Ezra (who is quoted by the Radak) explains that the sucklings and babes referred to here are the young children who are developing the faculty of intelligent speech. This uniquely human trait enables them to appreciate Hashem’s wisdom and to recognise His strength. As they grow on a daily basis this ability grows … More 8th Tishrei – The Power of Jewish Children

(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. The Radak continues to say that even though many of the miracles we have just mentioned are also … More 7th Tishrei – The Greatest Apple Product of all Time!

Verse 3 (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. Rashi explains this pasuk allegorically, that Hashem’s great humility brought His presence to dwell in the … More 5th Tishrei – Miracles from the Mouths of Babes

Returning to our journey through the epic piece of Malbim on Tehillim chapter 8. To summarise, the Malbim has been explaining how despite the fact that man appears to be infinitesimally small compared to the rest of the universe, he is indeed the pinnacle of creation. This is because when we look through the proverbial … More 4th Tishrei – The Focal Point

This time next week I will be dressed in the clothes they are going to bury me in,my tallis and my kittel. We avoid all the things that feed us physically and focus on our souls. This is as close to Heaven as we can get to on Earth, The problem is that for many … More Pre Yom Kippur Shiur – Spending a Day in Heaven

Tzom Gedalya is the final fast commemorating the destruction of Yerushalayim. A few years after the destruction of the first Beis Hamikdash, the Jews were granted a limited degree of autonomy under Gedalya. The Rambam (Hilchos Taaniyos 2:2) says that as a result of this the ember of Israel that remained was extinguished, causing their … More Tzom Gedalya – Not Just a Dry Run

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.