ח) הָבוּ לַה’ כְּבוֹד שְׁמוֹ שְׂאוּ מִנְחָה וּבֹאוּ לְחַצְרוֹתָיו: Give to Hashem the honour of His Name, take up the offering of homage and come into His courts.   The Malbim places much emphasis on the end of the pasuk that tells them to come to His courtyard, the implication being that they cannot come … More Not Nearly Close Enough

Every morning we make the affirmation לעולם יהא אדם Always may a person be G-d fearing in private and in public, acknowledging the truth, speaking the truth within his heart and arising early…. To understand more about the concept of being דובר אמת בלבבו, speaking the truth within your heart click here http://www.torahanytime.com/video/dover-emes-bilvavo-being-true-to-yourself/ to download … More Video Shiur: Being True to Yourself

Rav Hirsch now gives us an insight into what we are supposed to achieve at the end of this long journey of Golus.   However much they may differ from one another, the various nations, with their own histories and cultures are all equal in one thing. They all claim כבוד, eminent importance and עוז, … More Because Lip Service is Never Enough

Jonny or Yonasan, Jack or Yaakov, Peter or Pinchas? Can we go by, or give our children non Jewish names? are Hebrew names in other languages still considered Jewish? And what about all the strange sounding Yiddish names? To listen to the shiur click here http://www.torahanytime.com/audio/can-i-give-my-child-a-non-jewish-name/ To download the sources click here hebrewnames  

Belief in the resurrection of the dead is one of the 13 principles of faith. Who will rise again and for what purpose? To find out more click here http://www.torahanytime.com/video/mysteries-of-the-spiritual-world-back-to-life-resurrection/ To download the sources click here techiya enjoy    

  ז) הָבוּ לַה’ מִשְׁפְּחוֹת עַמִּים הָבוּ לַה’ כָּבוֹד וָעֹז: Ascribe to Hashem, [you] families of peoples, ascribe to Hashem glory and might.   The Meforshim explain that this pasuk means that they should actively speak about Hashem’s glory and might (Radak, Metzudos and Ibn Ezra) and that they should realise and articulate that true … More More than Just a Creator

Rav Hirsch explains this pasuk as meaning that unlike the false gods of the nations, Hashem is not jealous of man’s most glorious prosperity. Man may appear before Hashem’s presence in both glory of person and majesty of power. Actually it is only before Hashem’s countenance that man can truly attain these attributes. The moral … More The Glory that lies Deep Within

ו) הוֹד וְהָדָר לְפָנָיו עֹז וְתִפְאֶרֶת בְּמִקְדָּשׁוֹ: [They ascribe] beauty and majesty before Him; might and glory in His sanctuary. The Malbim draws a distinction between the words hod and hadar  as well as oz and tiferes. Hod is something internal, an expression of the essence whereas hadar is the beauty of its external form. … More Hod and Hadar

  The Medrash on the pasuk וירא בסבלותם  says that when Moshe was still a prince in the palace, he went out and saw that the Bnei Yisrael were working non stop, seven days a week. He went to Pharaoh and suggested to him that it would be beneficial for him to give his slaves … More Parshas Va’eira – Shabbos the Source of Redemption

  ו) הוֹד וְהָדָר לְפָנָיו עֹז וְתִפְאֶרֶת בְּמִקְדָּשׁוֹ: [They ascribe] beauty and majesty before Him; might and glory in His sanctuary. The meaning of this somewhat cryptic verse is discussed and debated by the commentators. Rashi does not comment on this verse, but the Radak says that the first part of the verse is referring … More Beauty and Majesty