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We say Tehillim (Psalms) all the time—as part of daily prayer, in moments of joy, or when we need comfort. But have you ever wondered what makes these words so special? You're not alone. And his podcast is here to help.
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Yael Ziegler on Teshuvah and David’s Broken Heart | Tehillim 50–51 (opens the original)
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Yom Kippur is approaching, and few chapters of Tehillim confront teshuvah as directly as Psalm 51. Dr. Yael Ziegler joins us to explore David’s response after the episode with Batsheva: his guilt, his fear, and his attempt to find a path back to God. Along the way, we uncover surprising connections between Psalm 51 and the chapters around it that reshape how we understand David’s journey. What does real teshuvah ask of us? Can the past ever truly be repaired? And what happens when the process ta
Rosh Hashanah: Why Did God Bother Creating Me? (Tehillim 8) (opens the original)
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Every Rosh Hashanah, we're told the same thing: it's a day of reflection, introspection, self-evaluation. But open the siddur, and none of that is actually there. The liturgy centers on one theme: coronating God as King over the world He created. So why does this day stir up so much inner turmoil? In this episode, we trace that question back three thousand years, to King David, sitting under the same stars, asking the same thing: why would an infinite, all-powerful God bother creating me, let al
Why Are We Still Mourning? — "Al Naharot Bavel" w/ R' Yitzchak Etshalom (opens the original)
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For generations, Jews have mourned Jerusalem from afar, sitting in exile, longing for a city they could only dream of returning to. But what does it mean to recite these same words of mourning now, when millions of Jews have come home and Jerusalem is once again alive with Jewish life? In this Tisha B'Av special, Ari sits down with Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom for a deep dive into Psalm 137 ("Al Naharot Bavel") and what it teaches us about how to commemorate Tisha B'Av today. -- Join our Whats
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