Ashrei -- its majesty, meaning and significance

By: Rabbi Asher Baruch Wegbreit

The Talmud asserts that anyone who recites Ashrei three times a day is guaranteed the World to Come. Yet, the Mishnah Berurah paskens that this is only true if we say it with understanding and internalize its profound and vital messages. Though most of us know the words of Ashrei, few of us really understand what we’re saying.

Now, this insightful new commentary, based on the Malbim, can help us achieve that lofty goal.