Podcast Episodes

Tehillim. Psalm 132 - Two Oaths; Two Houses

David promises that he will make a house, a Temple for God; God promises that he will make a royal house for David and his progeny. Today we discuss …

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Tehillim. Psalm 131 - Like a Nursing Baby

Do we rely on God because we expect everything to turn out okay; or do we rely in God because attachment to God is simply life itself?

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Tehillim. Psalm 130 - Out of the Depths

This Psalm is one of the most commonly recited Psalms in times of trouble, sickness, or distress. It is also recited during the Ten Penitential Days …

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Tehillim. Psalm 129 - Antisemitism

In every generation, "since my youth, the haters, the assailants have attacked me, but they will never prevail against me."

This is a song about anti…

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Tehillim. Psalm 128 - The Vine and the Olive Tree

This Mizmor offers the Godfearing person individual and national blessings. We discuss the images of the vine and the olive tree, the family and the …

1 year, 10 months ago

Tehillim. Psalm 127 - If God will not Guard the City

Today we study the chapter with an eye to the year we have experienced. Wishing everyone a Shanna Tova!

1 year, 10 months ago

Tehillim. Psalm 126 - Joy and Tears. The Challenge of Return.

This Psalm sung on Shabbat and festive moments before Birkhat Hamazon.

It starts with the joy of the return to Zion. But then it requests of God: "Re…

1 year, 10 months ago

Tehillim. Psalm 125 - Jerusalem. The Little Hill That Could

"Jerusalem has mountains surrounding it, and God surrounds His people now and forevermore"

We examine this statement both topographically and histori…

1 year, 10 months ago

Tehillim. Psalm 124 - Song of Jewish Survival

This is the song of what might have been, the chorus of Jewish survival, the symphony of thangsgiving to God for having our back throughout the mille…

1 year, 10 months ago

Tehillim. Psalm 123 - "If as Sons; If as Slaves!"

What can a slave expect from his master?

In this podcast we relate chapter 123 to our Rosh Hashanna liturgy.

1 year, 10 months ago