Whether we choose to believe it or not, we human beings are embodied creatures. There have been many times throughout the history of philosophy and religion when great thinkers have tried to minimize ...

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 ...

Editor's note: This meditation is the third of a five-part summer series on the peace writings in the psalms. "Come, children, listen to me. I will teach you awe for the God of peace. Who among you ...

1- Who is the prophet to whom it was revealed? 2- What is the nation to whom this prophet and book were sent? All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none ...

Christians have sung, chanted, and prayed Psalms for more than two thousand years – a practice of worship inherited from our Jewish ancestors in the faith. We pray them during Mass, the Liturgy of the ...

We should read it not as an assortment of poems and songs but as a single rhapsody on God’s covenant promises. Late in the fourth century, a man named Palladius of Galatia left his home (somewhere in ...

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 ...

Please note that the posts on The Blogs are contributed by third parties. The opinions, facts and any media content in them are presented solely by the authors, and neither The Times of Israel nor its ...

In the center of the room, under glass, a Hebrew Bible lies open to the Book of Psalms. Gold leaf glimmers on the borders; red dragons grasp a blue shield while green and blue birds perch on curling ...