Podcast Episodes

Tehillim. Psalm 122 - Seek the Peace of Jerusalem

This beautiful and colourful chapter describes the excitement of a pilgrims journey to Jerusalem and the sights that they encounter. It ends with a t…

1 year, 10 months ago

Tehillim. Psalm 121 - "I Lift Up My Eyes to the Hills..."

"i lift up my eyes to the mountains. From where will my help come?"

This is one of the most famous and popular mizmorim.

In what context might it hav…

1 year, 10 months ago

Tehillim. Psalm 120 - Hate Speech

This psalm opens one of the most famous sub-sections of Tehillim - the Songs of Ascent or Shirei Hamaalot.

In this podcast we:

1. offer 4 explanation…

1 year, 10 months ago

Tehillim. Psalm 119 - The Joy of Torah

This - the longest pslam - is a paean to Torah, its study, its laws and the meaning it offers those who walk on the pure path of Torah. Its poetry is…

1 year, 10 months ago

Tehillim. Psalm 118 - Down and Up!

Have you noticed the ups and downs of Hallel; how it lurches from elation to the depths of anxious despair in a single line - and then back again?

An…

1 year, 10 months ago

Tehillim. Psalm 117 - "Judaism is not for Jews alone"

Our Mizmor invites the world to appreciate the Jewish people and to acclaim the everlasting truth of God's worldview.

1 year, 10 months ago

Tehillim. Psalm 116 - Promises to Keep

Are vows important? Why is making a vow like buying on credit, and why are vows so central in this Mizmor?

Our answer will take us to the colourful w…

1 year, 10 months ago

Tehillim. Psalm 115 - God in Heaven and Earth

This Mizmor is a struggle with those who mock Israel for worshipping a God they cannot see. In return, the Mizmor mocks and belittles the idolaters w…

1 year, 10 months ago

Tehillim. Psalm 114 - Sea Splitting; Hills Skipping!

The Exodus is depicted not merely as an historical revolution; there is a revolution in nature - water turns to dry land; dry land turns to water!

Th…

1 year, 10 months ago

Tehillim. Psalm 113 - Hallel!

Chapter 113 starts what we know as "Hallel"

"Where one finds God's greatness; there you find his smallness and humility"

Musical Intro - Mekimi - Yo…

1 year, 10 months ago