Podcast Episodes

Tehillim. Psalm 12 - Slippery Lips or Pure Words?

When speech loses its integrity, society abandons trust.

What happens when language is abused, and instead of truth, it is merely about what gets me …

2 years, 3 months ago

Tehillim. Psalm 11 - "Flee Like a Bird!"

What does a person do when society turns to violence, when law and order fall apart? Does one "run to the hills" or does one stay and have faith in G…

2 years, 3 months ago

Tehillim. Psalm 10 - "Why God do You Stand at a Distance?"

Is it blasphemy to challenge God in times of distress?

In this chapter the author of Psalms challenges God with the question as to why the innocent s…

2 years, 3 months ago

Tehillim. Psalm 9 - Youthful Exuberance

A chapter of joy, of victory against our enemies, of the restoration of justice and order in the world, an almost messianic reality.

2 years, 3 months ago

Tehillim. Psalm 8 - Majesty and Humility

Is humankind insignificant and lowly, or just a little lower than God?

2 years, 3 months ago

Tehillim. Psalm 7 - Lies and Accusations

What does a person do when they are falsely accused, pursued for no fault of their own?

2 years, 3 months ago

Tehillim. Psalm 6 - Tachanun. Falling Down

This chapter is the text that we use for Tachanun, in the rabbinic phraseology, "Nefilat Apayim - falling on one's face."

As we shall see, this chapt…

2 years, 3 months ago

Tehillim. Psalm 5 - Superscriptions

Tehillim have fascinating and complex headings known as superscriptions.

But what do they mean? Do they denote authorship, musical notation or histor…

2 years, 3 months ago

Tehillim. Psalm 4 - Sleeping Soundly

What does a person do when they are falsely accused?

How do they cope with the emotional fallout?

Our chapter divides into two sections (with two inc…

2 years, 3 months ago

Tehillim. Psalm 3 - On The Run

David is pursued into exile by his son in a mutiny, and he cries out to God.

This psalm reassures the person in distress: "I lie down, and I sleep; I…

2 years, 3 months ago