As Israel attacks Iran, Jews around the world open their Psalmbooks
At an Orthodox synagogue in Los Angeles, psalms to 'rally the troops' are added to communal prayer
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News My Inner Psalm Reader
My Israeli-born kids recited Tehillim in kindergarten. Tehillim, the Psalms of David, are background music here in Jerusalem. But they weren’t when I was growing up in mid-20th-century New York. David’s words lived on in my siddur and set to Shlomo Carlebach’s music, but the idea of reciting them on their own, and not during…
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The Schmooze A Tour To Be Paid for in Psalms
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