A new proverb was posted today (Tuesday, June 7) in the Mishlei section. This proverb introduces the teaching process by identifying two major stages, (1) the mouth and (2) the lips.  The initial formulation of the words of wisdom is associated...

On Thursday June 2, the 15th pasuk of Mizmor 119 (Meditation) was posted to the Tehillim section. As a person goes through life he often has quiet moments when he can perform a variety of mitzvos simply by meditating upon his life in this world and...

A new proverb was posted today (Thursday, June 2) in the Mishlei section. The heart is that part of the human personality which is the seat of human emotion. It is the driving force that impels a person to take action. However, the emotions are not the...

On Wednesday May 25, the 14th pasuk of Mizmor 119 (Joy in Mitzvos) was posted to the Tehillim section. David now sings of the joy he has found in experiencing a Torah life founded upon faithful observance of the mitzvos that characterize the Eidos...

A new proverb was posted today (Tuesday, May 24) in the Mishlei section. This proverb compares the development of wisdom from the point of view of both the student and the teacher. The developing student is a chacham lev, the person whose heart is...

On Friday May 20, the 13th pasuk of Mizmor 119 (Sharing Torah) was posted to the Tehillim section.  The process of learning Torah is not limited to listening to the words of the Torah and studying them. A higher degree of fulfillment in learning...

A new proverb was posted today (Friday, May 20) in the Mishlei section. Why do projects fail? Because people haven’t given the matter enough thought. They embark on an activity without considering what effect it will have on other people and whether the...

On Monday May 9, the 12th pasuk of Mizmor 119 (Learning Torah) was posted to the Tehillim section. 

A new proverb was posted today (Sunday, May 8) in the Mishlei section.

On Thursday May 5, the 11th pasuk of Mizmor 119 (The Oral Torah) was posted to the Tehillim section. David declares his devotion to serving Hashem by having committed the Oral Torah to memory. Although he has stored the Torah deep within his heart,...

A new proverb was posted today (Tuesday, May 3) in the Mishlei section. Majestic pride is the emotion of self-satisfaction that is associated with royalty and the trappings of power. In our society it may be displayed by very wealthy people or by those with political...

On Tuesday April 12, the tenth pasuk of Mizmor 119 (Devotion) was posted to the Tehillim section. Having introduced us to the young man who is concerned about doing the right thing (Beis 1), David now recalls his own experience in the complex world...

On Monday April 11, the ninth pasuk of Mizmor 119 (Complexity) was posted to the Tehillim section. David now begins the Beis pesukim of the Mizmor by bridging the gap between the “way” of life and the specific steps that are needed to comply with...

A new proverb was posted to the Mishlei section on Sunday April 10.   This proverb introduces us to the virtues of the Yesharim (instinctively upright), showing that they are following a paved path, one which is not affected by obstacles and which...

 On Tuesday April 4, the eighth pasuk of Mizmor 119 (Perseverance) was posted to the Tehillim section.  In this last pasuk of the Aleph segment David turns once more to the Decrees (Chukim) which symbolize the challenges that he faces in his...

On Tuesday April 4, the seventh pasuk of Mizmor 119 (The Mishpatim) was posted to the Tehillim section.   The mitzvos of the Torah are essentially a collection of laws governing the way Hashem wants us to live our lives. If we trust in their...

A new proverb was posted to the Mishlei section on Monday April 3. To help us visualize the two complementary aspects of learning Torah, Mishlei compares them to precious metals. The basic received wisdom is compared to gold and the deeper wisdom of understanding is...

On Thursday March 31, the sixth pasuk of Mizmor 119 (Shame) was posted to the Tehillim section. Even if a person has the highest personal standards of behavior, he is not likely to meet them if he has no sense of shame. Shame is the emotion that...

Pasuk 005 of Mizmor 119 has been updated to Rev 1 to correct a typo.

The commentary on the first pasuk of Mizmor 119 has been updated today (Monday, March 28) to  reflect the fact that the categories of mitzvos introduced here are really aspects of mitzvos rather than unique lists of mitzvos. Thus, if Testimonies (Eidus) and...