Psalms

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1. Chana's Prayer

   Chapter 3

   Rabbi Amnon Bazak

   The structure and content of Tefillat Chana uncovers various problems with attributing the authorship of this prayer to Chana. This lesson will resolve these difficulties in the context of a greater challenge: the incompatibility between psalms and their titles.

2. The Number of Plagues in Egypt

   Rabbi Dr. Tamir Granot

   There is a Tannaitic dispute in the Pesach Haggada regarding the number of plagues that were inflicted on the Egyptians. Is this merely an informative question, or is it a fundamental question regarding the number of plagues and its significance? Where does the "ten" come from regarding the ten plagues? How does the book of Psalms count and describe the plagues? Why are the plagues divided into groups of three? Is there a natural connection between the second and third plagues? 

3. Al Naharot Bavel

   Atara Snowbell | 46 minutes

   Psalms chapter 137 known as "Al Neharot Bavel" is commonly recited during the Nine Days - the period of mourning leading to Tisha B'Av. What are the main messages that lie within this chapter? By closely examining the words and imagery, we can learn about the danger in the comforts of exile, as well as the important role that the Land of Israel and, more specifically, Jerusalem, play in the poet's relationship with God. 

4. The Lord is My Light and My Salvation (Psalm 27)

   Rabbi Yitzhak Bart

5. Two Ways to Praise God - Mizmor 145

   Dr. Yael Ziegler |

   What is the importance of Mizmor 145 (Ashrei) that warrants our recitation of it three times a day? This shiur offers a close examination of this Psalm, analyzing its structure and composition that profoundly affect the deeper understanding of the Psalm itself. By gaining a closer appreciation of the text, one can understand God's interaction with man, and the desire to cultivate a connection in which man and God are involved in a reciprocal relationship.  

6. On The Waters of Babel: A Celebratory Psalm (Tehillim 137)

   Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom | 51 minutes

   Although traditionally Psalm 137 is seen as a sad and mournful psalm, through a close examination of the psalm we can view it in a completely different light. Rather than describing the mourning in exile, the psalm may be expressing the mourning as the cause for celebration- by refusing to forget about our status in exile we merited our return to the land of Israel. 

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7. A Psalm for Independence Day

   Rabbi Dr. Yoel Bin Nun

   The first Chief Rabbis of the State of Israel, Rav Herzog and Rav Uziel, along with several other important rabbinical figures, selected chapter 107 of Tehillim for recitation on Yom Ha-atzmaut (Israel Independence Day). This prophetic psalm is composed with a view towards the future (“God’s redeemed shall declare…”); it is indeed well suited to the day, as it speaks of the ingathering of the exiles, to which we are witness in our generation and of which Yom Ha-atzmaut is the principal symbol.

   We examine this exciting psalm in detail.

    

   Translated by Kaeren Fish

8. God Lifts the Destitute from the Dust: Abarbanel on the First Chapter of Hallel

   Rabbi David Silverberg