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Shlomo Hamelech opens this perek by contrasting the wise with the foolish. Wise people listen to their parents’ advice, while fools despise it. A person with wisdom is careful not to hurt others with words, while a fool uses words to be self-promoting and tear others down. One who is lazy has many desires that never get fulfilled, while one who is diligent, with steady work habits, flourishes. Man...

Welcome everybody to NachDaily, covering the entire Tanach one perek at a time. Today we’re learning Mishlei, perek 12. The perek opens with the words, “Ohev mussar, ohev da’as, v’soneh tochachas ba’ar - One who loves moral instruction loves knowledge, but one who hates rebuke is a boor.” Accepting constructive criticism can be very difficult for many, as it's not always easy to hear mussar and fo...

Welcome everybody to Nachdaily, covering the entire Tanach one perek at a time. Today we’re learning Mishlei Perek 11. Similar in style to the previous perek, this chapter contains verses that contrast each other with good and bad. Shlomo Hamelech tells us that false scales are disgusting to Hashem, but proper ones are pleasing. As it says in the first passuk, “Moznei mirma to’avas Hashem v’even s...

Welcome everybody, to Nachdaily, covering the entire Tanach one perek at a time. Today we’re learning Mishlei, perek 10. Chapters one through 9 are considered one unit. We now begin the second section. The primary theme of the previous chapters was our obligation to obtain wisdom, understanding, and insight throughout our lives. Those chapters explained the value and many benefits that wisdom brin...

Hi everyone, and welcome to NachDaily, covering the entire Tanach one perek at a time. In today's class we’ll be discussing Mishlei, perek 9. Shlomo Hamelech opens the perek by describing a feast prepared by a wise woman. She sets up her house, prepares food and invites guests. She uses the time with her guests to teach them words of wisdom and the value of understanding. The well-known first pass...

Hi everyone, Welcome to NachDaily, covering the entire Tanach one perek at time. In today's class we’ll be discussing Mishlei, Perek 8, containing 35 pessukim. The opening words of “Halo chochma sikra, u’s’vuna titen kolah - Wisdom calls out and understanding raises her voice,” can be seen as a continuation of the previous perek. The Vilna Gaon explains that this is to contrast man's negative and...

Hi everyone, welcome to NachDaily covering the entire Tanach one perek at a time. Today we’re going to be discussing Mishlei, perek 7. In this perek, Shlomo Hamelech again urges us to keep the mitzvos and follow wisdom by keeping the Torah, engraving its words on the “luach libecha - tablets of our hearts.” As passuk 4 says, “Emor l’chochma achosi at, u’moda l’bina tikra - Say to wisdom, ‘You’re m...

This perek opens up with Shlomo Hamelech again speaking to “my son,” which can be understood as the inner child inside all of us which is interested in learning and absorbing new ideas. Often, as we get older, we become stuck in our ways and are not open to new ideas which would give birth to new attitudes and a change in perspective. Shlomo advises us not to take on commitments and pledges that w...

Hello everyone. Welcome to NachDaily covering the entire Tanach one perek at a time. Today we’re discussing Mishlei, perek daled, which contains 35 pessukim. The perek primary discusses the value of acquiring wisdom and gaining insight, pointing out that when a person stops valuing wisdom, life heads in the wrong direction. We shouldn’t devalue our own common sense, because that can lead us in the...

Mishlei Perek 3 Hello everyone. Welcome to NachDaily, covering the entire Tanach one perek at time. Today we’re discussing Mishlei, perek gimmel. While most of Mishlei is about working on our character traits, this perek opens with the idea of” tikkun divrey hasechel, fixing our minds and purifying our thoughts.” This is really the essence of wisdom. When we let go of our personal agendas, fully r...

I hope that everyone is doing well today. Welcome to NachDaily, covering the entire Tanach one perek at time. Today we’re discussing Mishlei, perek beis. The chapter opens with Shlomo speaking as if to his child, whom he urges to accept his words and take his advice. You should seek wisdom as you would for silver and hidden treasures. Your search for understanding will bring you to know and fear G...

I hope that everyone is doing well today. Welcome to NachDaily, covering the entire Tanach one perek at time. Today we’re starting Mishlei, perek aleph. Before we begin, it should be noted that there are many Hebrew words for wisdom and understanding. I’m hoping that through these classes the subtle meanings of these words will be explained. At times I will clarify what these words signify, but of...

Hi everybody. Welcome to NachDaily, covering the entire Tanach one perek at a time. Today we’ll be discussing Mishlei, perek 5, containing 23 pessukim. In this perek, Shlomo Hamelech primarily warns us to stay away from the Isha Zarah, Foreign Woman. He enumerates the destruction that engaging in conduct with this promiscuous and dangerous woman will bring upon you. As it says in passuk gimmel, “k...

Tehilim Perek 150 Hello everybody, this is an exciting day. We are going to finish Sefer Tehilim! Baruch Hashem we’ve done close to 200 classes just on Tehilim, including the mini-series that we did on the secrets of the Aleph Beis. Whether you’re a casual reader or listener, or you listen regularly every day, you can join in our happiness. We’ve been connecting to Dovid Hamelech and the world of...

Tehilim Perek 149 Hello everybody. Today’s NachDaily will discuss Tehilim Chapter 149. We continue in the Pesukei D’zimra as we wind down with the last two chapters in Tehilim. This chapter was said about the final redemption. Every single member of the Jewish nation is loved by Hashem. Yes, Hashem loves you! The author urges everyone, “Shiru l’Hashem shir chadosh – Sing a new song to God.” It’s n...

Tehilim Perek 148 Hello everybody. Today’s NachDaily will discuss Tehilim Chapter 148. We continue in the Pesukey D’zimra as we wind down with the last few chapters. In this perek the author specifies the various parts of the creation that praise God, beginning with the heavens, then moving on down to the angels and stars. From the highest of the spiritual worlds to the lowest, they are all called...

Tehilim Perek 147 Hello everybody. Today’s NachDaily will discuss Tehilim chapter 147, continuing the Pesukei D’zimra chapters. We are now winding down with the last few chapters in Tehilim. The Shai Lemora explains that this chapter really flows from the previous one, which ended by describing how the world will ultimately accept the kingship of God forever. This perek relates how pleasant it is...

Tehilim Perek 146 Hello everybody, in today’s NachDaily we’ll be discussing Tehilim chapter 146. We say this perek every morning as part of the Pesukei D’zimra, Chapters of Song. The Gemarah in Pessachim 117A explains that halleiluyhu means halleluhu b’hillulim harbeh, praise Hashem with many praises. The Gemara elucidates that since the Tehilim were said in conjunction with the 10 types of music,...

Tehilim Perek 145 Hello everybody, in today’s NachDaily we’ll be discussing Tehilim chapter 145. This is a very famous perek known as the Ashrei prayer. The Radak explains that from this perek until the end of Tehilim is all considered one unit of Tehilim. These perakim all are considered one prayer. Except for this one, Dovid began and ended them all with the word Halleluyah to magnify Hashem’s p...

Tehilim Perek 144 Hello everybody, in today’s NachDaily we’ll be discussing Tehilim chapter 144. Dovid wrote this prayer at a time of peace for himself and the nation. It was written either at the end of the civil war which took place in Shmuel Beis perek 3, or at the end of the rebellion of his son Avshalom and the confrontation with Sheva Ben Bikhri. These were quiet and harmonious times for Am...

Tehilim Perek 143 Hello everybody. Today’s NachDaily will discuss Tehilim chapter 143. As in the previous chapter, Dovid wrote this when hiding in the cave from Shaul. It continues the theme of being surrounded on all sides by his enemies and asking God to pull him out from the abyss. Dovid opens by asking Hashem to answer his prayer by not judging him in the moment. Dovid painfully recaps how his...

Tehilim Perek 142 Hello everybody. Today’s NachDaily will discuss Tehilim chapter 142. This perek corresponds to what happened with Dovid in Shmuel Aleph, perek 24, when he had a close encounter with Shaul while hiding in a cave. Dovid had heard Shaul entering the cave, and quickly scurried deeper into its depths so as not to be found. Shaul unknowingly spent the night in the same cave as Dovid. T...

Tehilim Perek 141 Hello everybody. Today’s NachDaily will discuss Tehilim chapter 141. As in the previous chapter, Dovid wrote this perek while escaping from Shaul. Dovid understood that lashon hara, slander, was what caused Shaul’s outrage, which in return caused unnecessary bloodshed. Dovid asks to be saved from being harmed by others, from speaking slander himself, and not to be influenced by e...

Tehilim Perek 140 Hello everybody. Today’s NachDaily will discuss Tehilim chapter 140. Dovid said this chapter while hiding from Shaul in the town of Ziph. It specifically refers to Doeg Hadomi, who slandered Dovid to Shaul. The perek expresses Dovid’s loneliness as a fugitive. The situation would have been difficult on its own. The fact Dovid was already the king anointed by Shmuel Hanavi certain...

Tehilim Perek 139 Hello everybody. Today’s NachDaily will discuss Tehilim chapter 139. In this perek, Dovid reminds us that Hashem has complete knowledge of everything on earth, including our location at all times, our thoughts, our laying down and rising up, and every word we think or speak. Obviously, such knowledge is way beyond human comprehension. Hashem’s presence is to be found everywhere....