The Tanakh Podcast

This is a chapter of trust and faith in God in the face of violence, accusation and humiliation which the person of faith experiences. The statement here is one of absolute rock-steady reliance on God. For the Habad Niggun - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQlvERRARWg&ab_channel=%D7%94%D7%A8%D7%91%D7%99%D7%9E%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%95%D7%91%D7%90%D7%95%D7%95%D7%99%D7%98%D7%A9 For Rabbi Sacks https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/community/articles/jonathan-sacks-goes-global

This is a chapter we say daily, but it has an unusual flow of ideas - just when we think we are out of trouble, the chapter plunges back into despair! Why? And what does this have to do with the "Dedication of the House"?

God's name appears 18 times in this chapter. The word for "sound" is repeated seven times. Does the power of God only manifest itself through noise?

We study this exquisite chapter of prayer with its resonating vocabulary. We also talk about the biblical posture for prayer. Finally we discuss how Sefer Tehillim frequently describes God as hearing our prayers from the Temple.

Psalm 27 is recited during the month of elul in Ashkenazi congregations. From a place of absolute security in God, the Psalmist finds himself unmoored, insecure and distant from Hashem. How will he find his way back?

Our chapter contrasts the evil of the outside world with the purity and comfort of God's sanctuary. We relate this contrast to reflect upon Yom Haatzmaut which we celebrate today.

The author of this Psalm is far from perfect. But he has implicit trust in God. In God's forgiveness. In God's salvation. In God's covenant - truth, justice, kindness. In the idea that God will teach the people of his covenant and guide them in a path of betterment

Psalm 24 is the Mizmor for Sunday and the chapter recited in the synagogue when we return the Sefer Torah to the Aron Kodesh.

One of the most famous Psalms - Green Pastures and Still Waters and the Valley of the Shadow of Death. We read this as expressing David's biography. Music: https://youtu.be/436giBnpszY?si=h4s7deqFkQMVNBUD

One of the most desperate of the Psalms.