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The Psalms and the Songs of Safed
A city in northern Israel is profoundly important for the history of Judaism. …
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The Sabbath Peace
The psalm that is supposed to be about the Sabbath seems to make no mention…
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The Psalm and the Kaddish
A psalm said at burials teaches us about life. …
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Threescore, Fourscore, and the Meditation of Moses
A meditation of Moses reverberates through American history.
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Born in Jerusalem
A phrase in the Psalms provides a source for a famous speech.
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The Least-Known Astronaut of Apollo 11
The inspiring story of an astronaut provides us with a metaphor for the meaning of…
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The Egg of the Seder and Assaf’s Song
The connection between two very different days of the Jewish calendar.
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Psalms and Solomon
A psalm about David’s son inspires us to engage his story again. …
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The Two Mountains of God
Psalm 68 compares and contrasts the most important mountains in Jewish history.
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Psalms and Sacrifice
The offerings in the Temple are described in various psalms, which must be taken in…