Recent Episodes

The Great Hallel and the Fifth Cup
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Episode 231: The Great Hallel and the Fifth Cup

A psalm is associated with a largely unknown feature of Maimonides' Passover Seder. 

If I Forget Thee
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Episode 232: If I Forget Thee

One verse in the Bible may be more associated with Jerusalem than any other.

Clear as a Jew in Ashrei
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Episode 233: Clear as a Jew in Ashrei

A Yiddish phrase captures the significance on one psalm to Jewish life. 

Infinity and the Stars
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Episode 234: Infinity and the Stars

A letter from Van Gogh gives us a lens to study a stunning psalm.