A new item has been posted to Mishlei today, Tuesday, August 16. This proverb contrasts the process of building a home with that of destroying it. Building the home depends on a great deal of wisdom, consisting of many parts. Tragically, destruction of the home...

The completed version of Mizmor 086 (Answer Me) was posted today (Tuesday, Sept 16). In this model tefillah, David demonstrates how a person who is despondent and forlorn, suffering from fear and guilt, can find solace and a renewed feeling of...

The interim version of Mizmor 086 (Answer Me) was updated today (Thursday, Sept 11) with the inclusion of the remaining verses for a total of 17 verses in the Learning the Mizmor section. Work is now proceeding on the remaining sections and subdividing the...

A new item has been posted to Mishlei today, Erev Shabbos, August 5. This proverb contrasts the attitude of the tzadik and the rasha to the food they eat. The tzadik sees the act of eating from the point of view of his soul, which is...

An interim version of Mizmor 086 (Answer Me) was posted to NAFSHI today (Thursday, Sept 4). This covers the first 9 of the 17 verses in the mizmor.

A new proverb has been posted to Mishlei 13-23 on Tuesday, Rosh Chodesh Ellul.This proverb analyzes the motivation of the parent who cannot bring himself to punish his son. Whereas the parent fools himself into thinking he is acting out of love, the proverb is telling...

The completed edition  for Mizmor 085 has been posted today (Thursday August 7). In this mizmor, the singer calls upon Hashem to help him visualize a future of peace for the nation based on the merging of truth and righteousness. The yeshuah will...

An interim edition has been posted today (Thursday July 31) for Mizmor 085, which pleads for an end to our long Exile. The mizmor reacts to the duration of this Exile, which seems endless in comparison to the previous 70-year Exile in Bavel. The interim edition...

A new proverb has been posted today (Tuesday, July 29) on the subject of inheritance. Being able to pass on a legacy to one’s children and their children after them is a form of immortality than can even be achieved in this world. By means of that...

The first completed edition  for Mizmor 084 has been posted today (Wednesday July 23). As previously noted, this mizmor is the home of Ashrei, the verse we recite every day at the start of the Minchah service and another two times during the...

 A new proverb has been posted today (Sunday, July 20) on the subject of habituation. When a person decides to follow his conscience and do the right thing, he makes it easier for himself to repeat that behavior and do another good deed. In effect he...

An interim edition has been posted today (Wednesday July 16) for Mizmor 084, which is the home of Ashrei, the verse we recite every day at the start of the Minchah service and another two times during the Shacharis service. The interim version covers the first five of...