Rav Joe's 929 Tanakh Podcast

A whole range of emotions within three chapters, from the king who praises God for everything he has been given, to the immortal line of וְאָנֹכִי תוֹלַעַת וְלֹא־אִישׁ I am a worm and not a man. Plus in ch20 the best prooftext to the thesis I shared a few weeks back in Zachariah that the Torah loves donkeys but detests horsesאֵלֶּה בָרֶכֶב וְאֵלֶּה בַסּוּסִים וַאֲנַחְנוּ | בְּשֵׁם־יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ נַזְכִּיר They [call] on chariots, they [call] on horses, but we call on the name of the LORD of our God. Text here: www.sefaria.org/Psalms.20, www.sefaria.org/Psalms.21, www.sefaria.org/Psalms.22

One of only 5 Tehillim which have the word Tefilla (prayer) in the titles. David a humble penitent or a self righteous individual? Ilana Stein helps us unpack a challenging mizmor giving us a sense of both the complexities and potential interpretations. Text here: www.sefaria.org/Psalms.17

A wish to dwell always in God's presence. Text here: www.sefaria.org/Psalms.16

Text here: www.sefaria.org/Psalms.15

God searches the world for one who is wise and seeks Him... Or, as Calev provocatively presents the Kotzker, could it be possible for a rationalist to search for God? Text here: www.sefaria.org/Psalms.14

There is evil in the world, society is corrupt, how long must we wait? Rabbi Dr Sam Lebens considers the religious validity of complaining to God. Text here: www.sefaria.org/Psalms.13

There is evil in the world, society is corrupt, how long must we wait? I share some thoughts on ch.11 and 12 - two responses of God to a society of evil. Text here: www.sefaria.org/Psalms.11, www.sefaria.org/Psalms.12

The representation of God as Judge inspires Rafi to dedicate this chapter to Ruth Bader Ginsburg z"l via a little bit of mid-90s rap. Tehillim 9 and 10, argue Robert Addlestone and Rafi Alter should be treated as a single chapter, united by one acrostic. Text here: www.sefaria.org/Psalms.9

The intriguingly named Shigayon L'David in which David tries to make amends to Shaul. Text here: www.sefaria.org/Psalms.7

The rightly famous lines, expressing astonishment at God's choice of lowly man as partner in creation. Text here: www.sefaria.org/Psalms.8

I approach our chapter through perhaps the most famous of Talmudic stories, which warns us of what can happen when a person who has been wronged finally gets to pray. Text here: www.sefaria.org/Psalms.6

www.sefaria.org/Psalms.4, www.sefaria.org/Psalms.5

Ch.3 takes us back to a specific historical moment earlier on in the Tanakh - in this case David fleeing his son Avshalom after the latter had launched what appeared to be a successful rebellion. Rabbi Dr Sam Lebens ponders why fleeing from one's murderous son should be an opportunity for David to give praise rather than lament - and fittingly suggests a framework most relevant to this time of year. Text here: www.sefaria.org/Psalms.3

We focus on a comment of Rashi, critical to the whole enterpise of Talmud Torah. Text here: www.sefaria.org/Psalms.1, www.sefaria.org/Psalms.2

The end of navi, the beginning of ketuvim - the conclusion of Malachi and the start of Tehillim. I suggest that in the final verse of all of navi, the most memorable of all nevi'im has his teshuva moment. Text here: https://www.sefaria.org/Malachi.3

Malachi #2 in which the navi rails against both intermarriage and the hollow and superficial celebrations of festivals. My audio will focus on how I first came across this chapter, via a critical comment of Rambam. Text here: https://www.sefaria.org/Malachi.2

Text here: https://www.sefaria.org/Malachi.1

The end of Zecharia and the beginning of Malachi - with recordings by myself and Ilana Stein to follow. And then only one more chapter until we have finished all of Nevi'im - the 'N' of Tanakh. Text here: https://www.sefaria.org/Zechariah.14

A short chapter in which the prophet foresees the end of all prophecy - something which will indeed occur in but a few short chapters. Calev Ben Dor, considers what this means and whether prophecy can in fact be continued in other ways through sages and... insanity? Text here: https://www.sefaria.org/Zechariah.13

Text here:https://www.sefaria.org/Zechariah.12