Podcast Episodes

Tehillim. Psalm 92 - Mizmor Shir L'Yom Ha-Shabbat

What is the connection between this Mizmor and Shabbat?

1 year, 11 months ago

Tehillim. Psalm 91 - Song of Protection

This Mizmor expresses absolute protection in God.

In fact, it is a conversation between a teacher and a student about reliance on God's thorough pro…

1 year, 11 months ago

Tehillim. Psalm 90 - "Teach us to Count our Days"

"The span of our life is seventy years, or, given the strength, eighty years." This is a meditation about human mortality and making life joyous and …

1 year, 11 months ago

Tehillim. Psalm 89 - Breach of Covenant

This Mizmor contains a direct, audacious accusation of God - that he has betrayed his covenant with the Jewish People and with the House of David.

W…

1 year, 11 months ago

Tehillim. Psalm 88 - The Living Dead

This Mizmor is the soliloquy of a person crying out in pain and suffering, feeling close to death. The Malbim says: "from start to finish, it offers …

2 years ago

Tehillim. Psalm 87 - Every Jew is Born in Jerusalem!

A remarkable hymn to Jerusalem! - Yes - the city of God; but also, every Jew finds his or her roots in Jerusalem and can feel that it is the city in …

2 years ago

Tehillim. Psalm 86 - Attributes of Mercy

This is a cry for help, salvation and forgiveness. The Mizmor employs the language, the formula of the 13 Attributes of Mercy which originate in God'…

2 years ago

Tehillim. Psalm 85 - Peace and Truth

Are we there yet?

The Mizmor opens with a feeling that the redemption is at hand, but very soon we realize there is much further to go.

2 years ago

Tehillim. Psalm 84 - Coming Home!

This is a Psalm yearning to visit the Temple, but essentially yearning to be close to God.

2 years ago

Tehillim. Psalm 83 - The Oldest Hatred

They say, “Let us wipe them out as a nation;
Israel’s name will be mentioned no more.” (v.5)

This is the oldest hatred. The attempt at a Final Solutio…

2 years ago