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The Tefilah Podcast — 262 episodes
Tehilim 81: Shir shel Yom of Thursday and Rosh ha'Shanah (Part 2: Radak)
Tehilim 81: Shir shel Yom of Thursday and Rosh ha'Shanah (Part 1: Translation)
Tehilim 93: Hashem Moloch REDUX (Part 2)
Tehilim 93: Hashem Moloch REDUX (Part 1)
Tehilim 92: Mizmor Shir l'Yom ha'Shabbos REDUX (Part 3)
Tehilim 92: Mizmor Shir l'Yom ha'Shabbos REDUX (Part 2)
Tehilim 92: Mizmor Shir l'Yom ha'Shabbos REDUX (Part 1)
Tehilim 105-106: A Psalmist's Sipur Yetzias Mitzrayim? (Part 3 - Our Approach to 106)
Tehilim 105-106: A Psalmist's Sipur Yetzias Mitzrayim? (Part 2 - Radak on 105)
Tehilim 105-106: A Psalmist's Sipur Yetzias Mitzrayim? (Part 1 - Translation and Questions)
Tehilim 136: Hallel ha'Gadol (Part 3 - Malbim)
Tehilim 136: Hallel ha'Gadol (Part 2 - Our Theory)
Tehilim 136: Hallel ha'Gadol (Part 1 - Translation and Questions)
Tehilim 29: Mizmor le'David, Havu la'Shem Bnei Elim (Part 3 - A Thematically on Point Approach)
Tehilim 29: Mizmor le'David, Havu la'Shem Bnei Elim (Part 2 - One and a Half Approaches)
Tehilim 29: Mizmor le'David, Havu la'Shem Bnei Elim (Part 1 - Translation and Questions)
Tehilim 100: Mizmor le'Todah - A Psalm of Thanksgiving (REDUX)
Tehilim 99: Hashem Malach Yirgezu Amim (Part 2 - Main Idea)
Tehilim 99: Hashem Malach Yirgezu Amim (Part 1 - Translation and Questions)
Tehilim 30: Mizmor Shir Chanukas ha'Bayis le'David (Part 3 - Complete Radak Analysis)
Tehilim 30: Mizmor Shir Chanukas ha'Bayis le'David (Part 2 - Radak's Approach)
Tehilim 30: Mizmor Shir Chanukas ha'Bayis le'David (Part 1 - Translation and First Impressions)
Tehilim 98: ANOTHER New Song?!
Tehilim 97: Hashem Malach Tageil ha'Aretz (Part 2: Main Idea)
Tehilim 97: Hashem Malach Tageil ha'Aretz (Part 1: Translation, Questions, and Opening Moves)
Tehilim 96: Shiru la'Shem Shir Chadash (Part 2: Our Approach)
Kavanah Primer: Avos (1st Berachah of the Amidah)
Tehilim 96: Shiru la'Shem Shir Chadash (Part 1: Translation and Questions)
How to Use the Preface to the Vidui Yom ha'Kippurim
Tehilim 95: Lechu Neranena (Part 2)
Tehilim 95: Lechu Neranena (Part 1)
Tehilim 123: Shir ha'Maalos for When We're Scorned by the Nations
Sforno on Tehilim 45: Philosophy as the Ticket Out of Galus (Part 3)
Sforno on Tehilim 45: Philosophy as the Ticket Out of Galus (Part 2)
Amidah Analysis: Avos (Part 11) Melech, Ozer, u'Moshia, u'Magen. Baruch Atoh Hashem, Magein Avraham
Amidah Analysis: Avos (Part 10) v'Zocher Chasdei Avos etc.
Sforno on Tehilim 45: Philosophy as the Ticket Out of Galus (Part 1)
Amidah Analysis: Avos (Part 9) MEGA REVIEW plus v'Koneh ha'Kol
Tehilim 44: Lamnatzeiach li'Vnei Korach Maskil (Part 2 - Refining of the Theory)
Tehilim 44: Lamnatzeiach li'Vnei Korach Maskil (Part 1 - Translation and Theory Bombshell)
Amidah Analysis: Avos (Part 8) E-l Elyon, Gomel Chasadim Tovim, v'Koneh ha'Kol
Amidah Analysis: Avos (Part 7) Review + Gomel Chasadim Tovim
Tehilim 42: Maskil li'Bnei Korach (Part 1 - Translation)
Insights from Esther's Tefilah (Targum Rishon to Esther 5:1)
Amidah Analysis: Avos (Part 6) Atoh
Tehilim 43: Shofteini Hashem ve'Rivah Rivi (Part 3)
Tehilim 43: Shofteini Hashem ve'Rivah Rivi (Part 2)
Amidah Analysis: Avos (Part 5) "Hashem" and "Baruch"
Tehilim 43: Shofteini Hashem ve'Rivah Rivi (Part 1)
Amidah Analysis: Avos (Part 4) - Who is Hashem?
Tehilim 65: "To You, Silence is Praise" (Part 3)
Amidah Analysis: Avos (Part 3)
Tehilim 65: "To You, Silence is Praise" (Part 2)
Tehilim 65: "To You, Silence is Praise" (Part 1)
Amidah Analysis: Avos (Part 2)
Does Hashem Love Us Unconditionally? (Part 2)
Amidah Analysis: Avos (Part 1)
Does Hashem Love Us Unconditionally? (Part 1)
Modim (Part 4: Tying Up Loose Ends)
The Nature of Nusach (Liturgy) Part 3: Rambam's Position (WARNING: Highly Technical)
Modim (Part 3: The Living Bow to the Living)
The Nature of Nusach (Liturgy) Part 2: The Big Nusach Myth vs. the Historical and Halachic Truth
Modim (Part 2: "Modim Anachnu Lach")
Modim (Part 1: Reading and Translation)
Tehilim 23 REDUX: The Lord is My Shepherd (Part 3)
The Nature of Nusach (Liturgy) Part 1: How and Why Ezra Changed Tefilah
Tefilah Reexamined: Part 5 - Recap of Four Models of Tefilah
Tehilim 23 REDUX: The Lord is My Shepherd (Part 2)
Tehilim 23 REDUX: The Lord is My Shepherd (Part 1)
Tefilah Reexamined: Part 4 - Six Ways of Understanding Ramban on Tefilah
Tehilim 24 REDUX: Sunday's Psalm (Shir Shel Yom Rishon b'Shabbos) (Part 4)
Tefilah Reexamined: Part 3 - Ramban's Alternative View of Tefilah
Tehilim 24 REDUX: Sunday's Psalm (Shir Shel Yom Rishon b'Shabbos) (Part 3)
Tefilah Reexamined: Part 2 - Rambam on "Avodah" (and the Allegory of the Palace)
Tehilim 24 REDUX: Sunday's Psalm (Shir Shel Yom Rishon b'Shabbos) (Part 2)
Tefilah Reexamined: Part 1 - Questions and a First Step
Tehilim 24 REDUX: Sunday's Psalm (Shir Shel Yom Rishon b'Shabbos) (Part 1)
Tehilim 7: Shigayon le'David (Part 3)
Tehilim 7: Shigayon le'David (Part 2)
Tehilim 7: Shigayon le'David (Part 1)
Tehilim 113: Beginning of Hallel REDUX (Part 3)
Tehilim 113: Beginning of Hallel REDUX (Part 2)
Tehilim 113: Beginning of Hallel REDUX (Part 1)
Tehilim 22: Al Ayeles ha'Shachar (Part 3: An Approach)
Tehilim 22: Al Ayeles ha'Shachar (Part 2: Developing an Approach)
Tehilim 22: Al Ayeles ha'Shachar (Part 1: Reading and Translation)
Tehilim 139: You Investigated Me and You Know (Part 3)
Tehilim 139: You Investigated Me and You Know (Part 2)
Tehilim 139: You Investigated Me and You Know (Part 1)
The Berachos of Milah (Tefilah Exploration) Part 2
The Berachos of Milah (Tefilah Exploration) Part 1
Tehilim 52: On Doeg-like Bad Guys (Part 2)
Tehilim 52: On Doeg-like Bad Guys (Part 1)
Tehilim 137: Al Naharos Bavel (Part 3)
Asking for Miracles on Chanukah: Updated for 2023, in Light of the War with Hamas
Tehilim 137: Al Naharos Bavel (Part 2)
Tehilim 137: Al Naharos Bavel (Part 1)
Tehilim 121 REDUX: Esa Einai (Part 2)
Tehilim 121 REDUX: Esa Einai (Part 1)
Tehilim 142: a Maskil Tefilah in a Cave (Part 2)
Tehilim 142: a Maskil Tefilah in a Cave (Part 1)
Tehilim 130: A Song of Ascents - From the Depths I Called You, Hashem
Tehilim 20 REDUX: Lamnatzeach - A Psalm for a Time of War (Part 2)
Should We Teach Hilchos Taaniyos to Students During an Eis Tzarah?
Tehilim 20 REDUX: A Psalm for a Time of War (Part 1)
Tehilim 32: A Psalm About Teshuvah (?) (Part 1)
Tehilim 27 REDUX: Hashem Ori v'Yishi (Part 2)
Selichos - a Shiur from the Kuntress
Tehilim 27 REDUX: Hashem Ori v'Yishi (Part 1)
Two MAJOR Professional/Life Updates for the 2023-2024 Academic Year
Tehilim 15: Hashem, Who Can Sojourn in Your Tent (Part 3)
Tehilim 15: Hashem, Who Can Sojourn in Your Tent (Part 2)
Tehilim 15: Hashem, Who Can Sojourn in Your Tent (Part 1)
Tehilim 13: Until When, Hashem, Will You Forget Me Forever (Part 2)
Tehilim 13: Until When, Hashem, Will You Forget Me Forever (Part 1)
Tehilim 12: Against Treacherous Speakers (Part 2)
Tehilim 12: Against Treacherous Speakers (Part 1)
What's the Deal with Shema Koleinu? (Part 7)
What's the Deal with Shema Koleinu? (Part 6)
What's the Deal with Shema Koleinu? (Part 5)
What's the Deal with Shema Koleinu? (Part 4)
Why Tefilah Can't Be Replaced by Mere Introspection
What's the Deal with Shema Koleinu? (Part 2)
The Sefer ha'Ikkarim on How Tefilah Works (Part 2)
The Sefer ha'Ikkarim on How Tefilah Works (Part 1)
What's the Deal with Shema Koleinu? (Part 1)
Why Do We Say Avinu in Hashiveinu and S'lach Lanu?
Sheva Berachos Crash Course (Teves 5783 / December 2022)
The Meaning of "Atoh" in "Baruch Atoh Hashem" (Part 2)
The Meaning of "Atoh" in "Baruch Atoh Hashem" (Part 1)
The Meaning of "Baruch" in "Baruch Atoh Hashem" (Part 2)
The Meaning of "Baruch" in "Baruch Atoh Hashem" (Part 1) (and wrap-up of the Adonai Sfasai Tiftach)
Tehilim 100: Mizmor l'Todah (A Psalm of Thanksgiving)
Adonai Sfasai Tiftach and Yihyu l'Ratzon (Part 2)
Adonai Sfasai Tiftach and Yihyu l'Ratzon (Part 1)
Tehilim 24: Sunday's Psalm (Shir Shel Yom Rishon b'Shabbos) (Part 2)
Beur Tefilah: Who is the "Aleinu" in Sim Shalom?
Tehilim 24: Sunday's Psalm (Shir Shel Yom Rishon b'Shabbos) (Part 1)
Yom ha'Kippurim 5783: Ne'ilah - It's Not What You Think It Is
Tehilim 27: Hashem Ori v'Yishi (Part 3)
Tehilim 27: Hashem Ori v'Yishi (Part 2)
Tehilim 27: Hashem Ori v'Yishi (Part 1)
Tehilim 119: Part 03 - Aleph, Pesukim 5-8
Tehilim 119: Part 02 - Aleph, Pesukim 1-4
Tehilim 119: Radak's Introduction
My Eulogy for Rabbi Moskowitz zt"l
How to Daven for a Sick Person Who is Beyond Recovery
How Davening for Other People Works: A New Theory
Tehilim 122: Peace in Yerushalayim - Shir ha'Maalos #3 (Part 1)
Tehilim 121: Esa Einai - Shir ha'Maalos #2
Tehilim 120: Salvation from Deceptive Warmongering Enemies - Shir ha'Maalos #1 (Part 2)
Tehilim 120: Salvation from Deceptive Warmongering Enemies - Shir ha'Maalos #1 (Part 1)
Three Insights into Shehecheyanu
Tehilim 28: Seeking Protection and Vengeance Against Duplicitous Evildoers (Part 3)
Tehilim 28: Seeking Protection and Vengeance Against Duplicitous Evildoers (Part 2)
Tehilim 28: Seeking Protection and Vengeance Against Duplicitous Evildoers (Part 1)
Why We Don't Say Tachanun During the Month of Nisan (or How NOT to Daven - Part 3)
How NOT to Daven (Avos 2:13) Part 2 - Krias Shema at Sunrise
How NOT to Daven (Avos 2:13) Part 1
Tehilim 145: "Ashrei" (Part 13 - Landing the Plane)
Tehilim 145: "Ashrei" (Part 12 - Radak on 145:14-16) or "REWARD AND PUNISHMENT FOR ANIMALS?!"
Tehilim 145: "Ashrei" (Part 11 - Radak on 145:14-16)
Rambam: On Rushing Through Berachos and Pesukei d'Zimra
Tehilim 145: "Ashrei" (Part 10 - Radak on 145:8-14 Take #2)
Tehilim 145: "Ashrei" (Part 9 - Radak on 145:11-14)
Tehilim 145: "Ashrei" (Part 8 - MORE Radak on 145:8-10)
Tehilim 145: "Ashrei" (Part 7 - Radak on 145:8-10)
Tehilim 145: "Ashrei" (Part 6 - How Saying Ashrei Three Times a Day Gets You Olam ha'Ba)
Tehilim 145: "Ashrei" (Part 5 - Radak on 145:1-9)
Tehilim 145: "Ashrei" (Part 4 - Radak on 145:3-7)
On Living with Philosophical Conundrums, Questions, and Contradictions
Tehilim 145: "Ashrei" (Part 3 - Malbim on 145:1-4)
Tehilim 145: "Ashrei" (Part 2 - Our Theory + Radak's Introduction)
Tehilim 145: "Ashrei" (Part 1 - Translation)
How "Wholeheartedly" Does Hashem Endorse Tefilah? (or "Insights Into Tefilah from Parashas Beshalach")
Tehilim 90: Tefilah l'Moshe Revisited (Part 2)
Tehilim 90: Tefilah l'Moshe Revisited (Part 1)
Tehilim 149: The Ultimate New Song (Part 4)
Tehilim 149: The Ultimate New Song (Part 3)
Tehilim 149: The Ultimate New Song (Part 2)
Tehilim 149: The Ultimate New Song (Part 1)
Chanukah 5872: The Secret Theme of Al Ha'Nissim
Why We Can't (and Shouldn't) Edit the Text of Davening (Part 4)
Why We Can't (and Shouldn't) Edit the Text of Davening (Part 3)
Why We Can't (and Shouldn't) Edit the Text of Davening (Part 2)
Why We Can't (and Shouldn't) Edit the Text of Davening (Part 1)
Tehilim 148: A Universe of Praise (Part 2 of 2)
Tehilim 148: A Universe of Praise (Part 1 of 2)
Tehilim 147: A Potpourri of Praise (Part 3 of 3)
Tehilim 147: A Potpourri of Praise (Part 2 of 3)
Tehilim 147: A Potpourri of Praise (Part 1 of 3)
The Order of Shevach and Bakashah (Part 2) (Rashba on Berachos 32a)
The Order of Shevach and Bakashah (Part 1) (Rashba on Berachos 32a)
Tehilim 20: A Tefilah for Victory in War (Part 3 of 3)
Tehilim 20: A Tefilah for Victory in War (Part 2 of 3)
Tehilim 20: A Tefilah for Victory in War (Part 1 of 3)
Tefilah Q&A: What if my requests in davening feel childish?
Tehilim 150: Praise God With Music
King Who Desires Life (Zochreinu l'Chayim Part 3 of 3)
Recall Us for Life from the Book of Records (Zochreinu l'Chayim Part 2 of 3)
Which Book Are We Asking to Be Written In? (Zochreinu l'Chayim Part 1 of 3)
Mishlei 28:9 - Mishlei and Tefilah
Bodily Posture in Tefilah: Positions of the Hands and Feet (Rashba Berachos 10a)
A Messy Inquiry Into the Origin of the Phrase Re'eh v'Anyeinu
Tehilim 25 (Eilecha, Hashem, Nafshi Esa) Part 1 (with no Part 2 ... yet!)
Tefilah / Hilchos Deios Crossover Epiphany
Some Applications of "Radical Acceptance" to Tefilah
Tehilim 93 (Hashem Moloch, Geius Laveish)
Tehilim 1 (Ashrei ha'Ish) Part 5 of 5
How to Learn Tehilim: Part 1 - Intro and Methodology (Lomdeha Edition)
Tehilim 1 (Ashrei ha'Ish) Part 4 of 5
Tehilim 1 (Ashrei ha'Ish) Part 3 of 5
Tehilim 1 (Ashrei ha'Ish) Part 2 of 5
Tehilim 1 (Ashrei ha'Ish) Part 1 of 5
Tehilim 118 (Hodu la'Shem Ki Tov) Part 6
Tehilim 118 (Hodu la'Shem Ki Tov) Part 5
Tehilim 118 (Hodu la'Shem Ki Tov) Part 4
Tehilim 118 (Hodu la'Shem Ki Tov) Part 3
Tehilim 118 (Hodu la'Shem Ki Tov) Part 2
Tehilim 118 (Hodu la'Shem Ki Tov) Part 1
The Meaning of Halleluyah/Hallelukah (Pesachim 117a)
Tehilim 117 (Halelu es Hashem Kol Goyim)
Tehilim 116 (Ahavti) Part 2
Tehilim 116 (Ahavti) Part 1
Review and Synthesis of the First Three Chapters of Hallel: Tehilim 113, 114, 115
Tehilim 115: Lo Lanu, Hashem, Lo Lanu
Purim 5781: Tefilah as a Theme of Purim
Tehilim 90: "Tefilah l'Moshe" (Part 2)
Tehilim 90: "Tefilah l'Moshe" (Part 1)
Tehilim 8: "Hashem, Our Lord, How Majestic is Your Name Throughout the Earth" (Part 2 of 2)
Elohai Neshamah Upon Waking
Tehilim 8: "Hashem, Our Lord, How Majestic is Your Name Throughout the Earth" (Part 1 of 2)
Tehilim 6: Hashem, Do Not Rebuke Me in Your Anger (Part 3 of 3)
3rd Berachah of the Amidah: Kedushas ha'Shem (Sanctity of the Name) Exploration Part 3
Welcome to the Tefilah Podcast!
Tehilim 6: Hashem, Do Not Rebuke Me in Your Anger (Part 2 of 3)
Tehilim 6: Hashem, Do Not Rebuke Me in Your Anger (Part 1 of 3)
Tehilim 114: b'Tzeis Yisrael mi'Mitzrayim (Part 2 of 2) / Lessons in Bitachon from 2020
3rd Berachah of the Amidah: Kedushas ha'Shem (Sanctity of the Name) Exploration Part 2
Tehilim 114: b'Tzeis Yisrael mi'Mitzrayim (Part 1 of 2)
Tehilim 113: The Beginning of Hallel (Part 2)
3rd Berachah of the Amidah: Kedushas ha'Shem (Sanctity of the Name) Exploration Part 1
Chanukah 5781: Asking for Miracles on Chanukah
Tehilim 113: The Beginning of Hallel (Part 1 of 2)
Tehilim 36: Piety and its Pretense (Part 2 of 2)
Tehilim 36: Piety and its Pretense (Part 1 of 2)
Tehilim 146: Do Not Trust in Noble Benefactors (Part 2 of 2)
Tehilim 146: Do Not Trust in Noble Benefactors (Part 1 of 2)
Tehilim 23: The Lord is My Shepherd
Tehilim 92: Mizmor Shir le'Yom ha'Shabbos
How to Learn Tehilim: A Crash-Course
Insights into Tefilah from a Nun
Tefilah Mitoch Koved Rosh - Davening Out of Submissiveness (Berachos 30b)
Hiskabdu Mechubadim Kedoshim (Part 2 of 2)
Hiskabdu Mechubadim Kedoshim (Part 1 of 2)
Zochreinu l'Chayim - Answers (Part 2 of 2)
Zochreinu l'Chayim - Questions (Part 1 of 2)
Ha'Mapil (Part 4 of 4)
Ha'Mapil (Part 3 of 4)
Ha'Mapil (Part 2 of 4)
Ha'Mapil (Part 1 of 4)
Refaeinu and the Methodology of Tefilah