יב) יַעֲלֹז שָׂדַי וְכָל אֲשֶׁר בּוֹ אָז יְרַנְּנוּ כָּל עֲצֵי יָעַר: The field and all that is therein will jubilate; then all the forest trees will sing praises. The Malbim explains this pasuk in light of the distinction that he has drawn between heaven and earth, simcha and gila. He explains that even if … More Where the rain falls

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ישמחו השמים ותגל הארץ The heavens will rejoice and the earth will exult As has been explained in Tehillim chapter 8, the heavenly spheres run according to set cycles. Very rarely, if ever do they veer from the course that has been charted for them. As such the pasuk says yismechu hashamyim, the heavens rejoice … More The Difference between Heaven and Earth

The Malbim concludes this chapter by drawing our attention to the difference between the words simcha and gila, which are generally translated as happiness and rejoicing. Simcha is used to refer to a perpetual state, whereas gila refers to the initial joy that one feels when something new happens, or circumstances change for the better. … More Simcha and Gila

Therefore the heavens will rejoice, the earth will exult, the fields will be joyful when Hashem will intervene on earth. For He will intervene in order to judge the earth, to arrange the world of man on the basis of justice and to train human societies for their salvation in His faithfulness which will never … More The Heavens Rejoice and Sea Roars

The entire Torah is leading to this point, the creation of heaven and earth, ten generations until the flood and another ten until Avraham. The forefathers and mothers, the tribes, the sale of Yosef, the subsequent slavery in and redemption from Egypt. All of this was so that the Bnei Yisrael would accept the Torah. … More Parsha Post: Yisro – How Hashem introduces Himself

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  יב) יַעֲלֹז שָׂדַי וְכָל אֲשֶׁר בּוֹ אָז יְרַנְּנוּ כָּל עֲצֵי יָעַר The field and all that is therein will jubilate; then all the forest trees will sing praises.:   Rav Hirsch explains that all these scriptural accounts give particular mention to ‘trees of the forest’. The forest is the habitat of the animal world. … More Happy Trees?

Rav Hirsch explains the final three pesukim of the chapter by saying that contain a central theme that is repeated a number of times in Tanach. Wherever the pesukim speak of mankind’s eventual deliverance from sin and man’s return to his own morally pure destiny under G-d, we find a mention of a flourishing rejuvenation … More The Heavens are Glad and the Earth Rejoices

Tiferes is the harmony and beauty of symmetry. It is the perfect balance of elements of creation. When elements come together, they become bigger than the sum of their parts. To listen to a symphony is not to merely listen to many different instruments at one time, but to listen to a new sound. This … More Video Shiur: The Beauty of Tiferes