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.

click here for the downloadable version of the booklet that has been put together of all the posts on ledavid Hashem Ori. enjoy ori ve yishi pdf

Now that we have  discussed plant and animal life, the discussion focusses on mankind. Blessed with many of the elements that give life to the plant and animal kingdoms but with an intellect that is so much more developed than any other being. In the words of the Malbim, the human body contains within it … More 26th Elul. Perhaps the Greatest Miracle of All

On Rosh Hashana we barely mention our own deeds and misdeed click here to listen to last night’s shiur.http://www.torahanytime.com/audio/rosh-hashana-i-dwell-amongst-my-people/ to find out why. click here for source sheet RH amongst my people

After having discussed the increasing levels of complexity we encounter as we move up nature’s food chain, the Malbim then brings us to the pinnacle of creation, man. The complexity of the human body is mind boggling. The estimate of cells in the human body ranges from 100-200 trillion. So if every cell did at … More 25th Elul – A Whole Universe Inside You

Click on the link below for last night’s pre Rosh Hashana shiur and intro to this term’s topic. http://www.torahanytime.com/audio/rosh-hashana-the-day-we-make-man-1/ click here to download the sourcesheet middos1 enjoy!

The Malbim continues his elaboration of this concept by explaining that the animal kingdom dwarfs the plant kingdom in complexity. For example the power of vision is something we take for granted but is in fact an astonishing feat. He goes on to describe the wisdom contained within the eye in some detail. The eye … More 24th Elul – An Exercise in Appreciation