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Nov 27, 2023, 5:33 PM

Psalm 10 – Hiding in the Darkness

Songs of Praise – A War Diary "Why, Hashem, do you stand far off? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble? In his arrogance the wicked man hunts down the weak, who are caught in the schemes...

Nov 6, 2023, 8:56 PM

Psalm 9 – A Shaft of Light

Songs of Praise - A War Diary For the director of music. To the tune of “The Death of the Son.” A psalm of David. “I will thank Hashem, with all my heart; I will tell of all Your wondrous deeds. I...

Oct 26, 2023, 12:51 PM

Psalm 8 – The Glory

Songs of Praise - A War Diary "For the director of music. According to gittith. A psalm of David. Hashem our God, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory in the heavens…When I consider your heavens,...

Oct 22, 2023, 2:42 PM

Psalm 7 – The Unimaginable

Songs of Praise - A War Diary “A shiggayon of David, which he sang to God concerning Cush, a Benjamite. Hashem my God, I take refuge in you/save and deliver me from all who pursue me, or they...

Oct 20, 2023, 4:46 PM

Psalm 6 – From the Grave

Songs of Praise - A War Diary “For the director of music. With stringed instruments. On the sheminith. A song of David. God, do not rebuke me in Your anger or chastise me in Your wrath. Be gracious to me, God, for I...

Oct 19, 2023, 10:36 AM

Psalm 5 – Now is the Time

Songs of Praise – A War Diary “לַֽמְנַצֵּ֥חַ אֶל־הַ֜נְּחִיל֗וֹת Give ear to my words, Hashem, consider my meditation. Listen to the sound of my cry, my King and my God, for to You I pray. ...

Oct 16, 2023, 4:10 PM

Psalm 4 – In the Shade of the Long Grass

Songs of Praise - A War Diary "For the conductor, the director of music. With stringed instruments. A psalm of David. Answer me when I call to you, my righteous God. Give me relief from my distress; have mercy on me...

Oct 15, 2023, 12:18 PM

Psalm 3 – Nowhere Left to Run

Songs of Praise - A War Diary A psalm of David. As/when he fled from his son Absalom. God, how many are my tormentors. How the multitudes rise up against me! ...

Oct 12, 2023, 10:27 PM

Psalm 2 – Where Can Refuge Be Found?

Songs of Praise - A War Diary (Psalm 2) October 9. The siren went off 2 minutes ago, so I am starting to write this in the miklat . To clarify, especially for non-Israelis, a miklat is a room where you...

Oct 11, 2023, 7:25 PM

Songs of Praise – A War Diary (Psalm One)

On the bus, the park bench, the coffee shop - these days, as it has been for millennia, when Jews are undergoing hardship or crisis, either on a personal or national level, we seek refuge and comfort in the...

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About Me

Dr. Elliott Malamet is a Jewish educator living in Jerusalem. He has a doctorate in English literature and teaches Jewish Ethics and Philosophy at various Israeli institutions, including Yeshivat Machanaim, Pardes, and the Schechter Institute.