This lecture explores the Psalter as a valuable resource for Jewish-Christian dialogue. Christian readers of Scripture have long been enlightened and inspired by Jewish exegesis, and today we have ...

Singing Hebrew psalms with a Jamaican lilt over bass-heavy “riddims,” Matisyahu (right) may have hit upon the year’s most unlikely formula for pop success: Hasidic Judaism and reggae. Now the ...

When I meet Nathan Salsburg, the solo guitarist and folk music archivist is sitting with his 6-week-old daughter, Talya. He’s calling over Zoom from his home in Louisville, Kentucky, where he lives ...

It was with great anticipation that I read Rabbi Hayyim Angel’s latest commentary, “Psalms: A Companion Volume” (Kodesh Press, 2022). Like so many of his other books on biblical text, Rabbi Angel’s ...

Leonard Bernstein’s 1965 work “Chichester Psalms” is not heard in First Congregational Church every year. Or every decade. The First Church Choir most recently sang the piece four decades ago — on Nov ...

This program was offered in conjunction with the development of "Explore Psalms Teaching and Learning Resources" hosted at Hebrew College. Calling Out From the Depths is part of a larger project ...

The book of Psalms, which plays a crucial role in this year’s One Bay One Book selection, The Betrayers, has been a source of solace and inspiration for more than two thousand years. Robert Alter’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. King David playing the lyre in a scene from a 15th-century manuscript of the Book of Psalms. Historica Graphica ...