Within the forty-six books of the Old Testament, there is contained the endearing Book of Psalms. The book is really more of an anthology of prayers of God’s people that were either collected or ...

Though not reckoned as a scripture scholar in any conventional sense, Robert Alter has affected the study of the Hebrew Bible in immense ways. His influence stems primarily from two remarkable books, ...

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 ...

In times like these we need to turn ourselves frequently to the Psalms. In them there is an intoxication with “the world above the world,” an acknowledgment of God at every step, a quest of the soul ...

The New York Times best-selling author finds Jesus in book compiled centuries before Christ's birth. "There are two ways to read the Bible," Keller says. "The one way to read the Bible is that it’s ...

The Book of Psalms can teach people how to pray and is the “prayer book ‘par excellence,’” Pope Benedict XVI said in his June 22 audience with pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square. “These inspired songs ...

Jerusalem Forest (Dror Feitelson via the PikiWiki – Israel free image collection project) Trees’ rings provide us information about every season. based on a process that resembles tree rings, holy ...

Some young women sang melodies they knew well. Some composed as they chanted. Some read. Some relied on memory, and all used Hebrew and English. They were students from Stern College, the women's ...

The book, a special-edition, leather-bound Book of Psalms translated in its entirety to Zelensky's native Ukrainian, was given to him for his 45th birthday. Ukrainian President Voldymyr Zelensky reads ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A tiny book of psalms from 1640, believed to be the first book printed in what's now the United States, sold for just under $14.2 million on Tuesday, setting an auction record for a ...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (JTA) — When they flew out of this country for Israel three decades ago, Askabo Meshiha’s family left something valuable behind. Unlike many other Ethiopian Jews who were ...