{"id":91713,"date":"2021-08-27T05:23:31","date_gmt":"2021-08-27T09:23:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/?p=91713"},"modified":"2021-08-24T11:17:06","modified_gmt":"2021-08-24T15:17:06","slug":"rachels-sister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2021\/08\/rachels-sister.html","title":{"rendered":"The Song of Rachel’s Sister (and More Bible and Music)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Returning to the topic of the Bible and music with some items that are new to me and will likely be of interest to you. First, here is a song sung from the perspective of Rachel\u2019s sister Leah:<\/p>\n

<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Next, here is a press release about a new book with accompanying app focused on Psalm 27:<\/p>\n<table class=\"x_galileo-ap-layout-editor\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"x_headline x_editor-col x_OneColumnMobile\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\">\n<div class=\"x_gl-contains-text\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"x_editor-text x_headline-text\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<div class=\"x_text-container x_galileo-ap-content-editor\">\n<div>\n<div>CCAR PRESS RELEASES INTERACTIVE MEDITATION AND REFLECTION APP BASED ON\u00a0OPENING YOUR HEART WITH PSALM 27<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"x_galileo-ap-layout-editor\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"x_editor-col x_OneColumnMobile\" align=\"\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\">\n<div class=\"x_gl-contains-text\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"x_editor-text x_editor-text\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_text-container x_galileo-ap-content-editor\">\n<div>\n<div>New smartphone app, based on the a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ccarpress.org\/shopping_product_detail.asp?pid=50465\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">book by Rabbi Debra J. Robbins<\/a>, helps users engage in personal contemplation during the month of Elul and the High Holy Day season<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<div>New York, NY \u2013 August 2021\u00a0\u2013 CCAR Press, a division of the Central Conference of American Rabbis, is honored to announce its newest smartphone app,\u00a0Psalm 27: Opening Your Heart.\u00a0The app, available for iOS and Android phones, is based on the book\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001hQ_5sKa3_56-NXAvM5oNpci5rKB-k-Vuj9EFRq85DFhz73at1bXS8JGo-oJUz4tcNR9tGPHjQXUfjrkJg5DPMHxc8vKOwXzU3SRPtZanZG6CafzjSDL7EYDTA6WzUgw13OO4f0QL49a0KjZRAtJsKJblJM4o_Wyd94W7b0qA2JLHVBnZ_BPMF_nGtCuMHd-feDAXrHceHWo=&c=uqZwxFyen79xugWXK90U-TVkTGY0AJ9m0h1pGcHS4IrbS411SAN_5A==&ch=EZTrtc8HgxKsPBa1Xpep360D8oc7IHZanpqMQrqz00YTNlJF2yqI5A==__;!!NuAq3lKL!7zWpOXYWR2gTedI9NqpXs8y1-FiLCWxYlIat6v2Xc6oqk2SNj_Wn4WIjF4NL3Ygmtq0%24\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"2\" class=\" decorated-link\">Opening Your Heart with Psalm 27: A Spiritual Practice for the Jewish New Year<\/a>\u00a0by Rabbi Debra J. Robbins, which was published by CCAR Press in 2019. Rabbi Robbins serves Temple Emanu-El in Dallas, Texas.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The\u00a0Psalm 27: Opening Your Heart\u00a0app similarly guides the user through a reflective process in the weeks leading up to the High Holy Days and through the festival of Sukkot. Each day presents a phrase from\u00a0Psalm\u00a027, a focused reflection, and an opportunity to write and sit quietly. The app includes all the essentials: spoken versions of the\u00a0psalm, daily reminders, writing prompts, and a meditation timer. Also included are a variety of meaningful photographs and musical settings of the text by contemporary musicians and cantors.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Rabbi Dan Medwin, CCAR\u2019s Director of Digital Media, said, \u201cThis is the most beautiful app we have created so far, with design elements intended to convey the calm which can be achieved through the meditative practice.\u00a0We have gathered an amazing collection of original music to further enhance the experience.\u201d While the app is intended to be used to help users prepare for the High Holy Days, it can also be used all year round by those who would like to engage in a more consistent routine.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The app\u2019s companion book emerged from Rabbi Robbins\u2019s own spiritual practice. She began reading the psalm daily in Elul, then began writing, and then added specific reflections and music to her ritual. When she shared her reflections with others, they encouraged her to compile a book. What emerged was a volume that helps us consider the deeper meaning of Psalm 27\u2019s fourteen verses and reflect on our relationships, choices, beliefs, and practices during the month of Elul and the High Holy Day and Festival season.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cWe created the app in response to requests from many people who have used the book, lay people and clergy alike. I\u2019m grateful to everyone who shared their feedback and encouraged us to develop this twenty-first-century digital tool for spiritual practice,\u201d said Rabbi Robbins. \u201cI hope people will use the app in a variety of ways. It can be a complement to using the book or it can be used on its own. What I hope most is that people will use the app to do the real work of this season, open their hearts, and then be moved to continue that spiritual work into the new year.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The Psalm 27 app joins CCAR\u2019s preexisting collection of mobile applications. Among them are the\u00a0Reform Luach, a calendar app designed specifically for the Reform Movement;\u00a0Omer: A Counting, which, like its companion book, helps users along the transformative path from Passover to Shavuot; and\u00a0Daily Blessings, which offers a full array of traditional and innovative blessings for life\u2019s sacred moments. All CCAR Press apps are available for use on both Apple and Android devices.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The\u00a0Psalm 27: Opening Your Heart\u00a0app is now available to download in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001hQ_5sKa3_56-NXAvM5oNpci5rKB-k-Vuj9EFRq85DFhz73at1bXS8I-pJajsWJbZWf_A-Hb57A4weyxjcZGJAokVHVYathjXYzl9Jxr3e4LBJSqsR-LzhmrQo011TyNBiYxAc4GzH9rwNt9lkkRtTX8E-c9mE3tZC1HJSWyPv2Q3QZdZZGEw439eb9bkxnnZ&c=uqZwxFyen79xugWXK90U-TVkTGY0AJ9m0h1pGcHS4IrbS411SAN_5A==&ch=EZTrtc8HgxKsPBa1Xpep360D8oc7IHZanpqMQrqz00YTNlJF2yqI5A==__;!!NuAq3lKL!7zWpOXYWR2gTedI9NqpXs8y1-FiLCWxYlIat6v2Xc6oqk2SNj_Wn4WIjF4NLQidNoiw%24\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"3\" class=\" decorated-link\">Apple App Store<\/a>\u00a0and on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001hQ_5sKa3_56-NXAvM5oNpci5rKB-k-Vuj9EFRq85DFhz73at1bXS8BzazT01LIWnFa_9LPA33x8KMDHO50uJ5z-GTWVA0cPDpZ2sGvey65vMq3pV0VJK9vtEx7GaFOWjgvMyNCeqNfeBojQjpoDFd6bLeGSEg5bLNvxoSAqWC4A9XCX6AOVg19FaLllcjcgDhWqLqMDAPJX1McAbcpSzcw==&c=uqZwxFyen79xugWXK90U-TVkTGY0AJ9m0h1pGcHS4IrbS411SAN_5A==&ch=EZTrtc8HgxKsPBa1Xpep360D8oc7IHZanpqMQrqz00YTNlJF2yqI5A==__;!!NuAq3lKL!7zWpOXYWR2gTedI9NqpXs8y1-FiLCWxYlIat6v2Xc6oqk2SNj_Wn4WIjF4NL1tM1pOc%24\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"4\" class=\" decorated-link\">Google Play<\/a>. The book can be ordered on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001hQ_5sKa3_56-NXAvM5oNpci5rKB-k-Vuj9EFRq85DFhz73at1bXS8JGo-oJUz4tcNR9tGPHjQXUfjrkJg5DPMHxc8vKOwXzU3SRPtZanZG6CafzjSDL7EYDTA6WzUgw13OO4f0QL49a0KjZRAtJsKJblJM4o_Wyd94W7b0qA2JLHVBnZ_BPMF_nGtCuMHd-feDAXrHceHWo=&c=uqZwxFyen79xugWXK90U-TVkTGY0AJ9m0h1pGcHS4IrbS411SAN_5A==&ch=EZTrtc8HgxKsPBa1Xpep360D8oc7IHZanpqMQrqz00YTNlJF2yqI5A==__;!!NuAq3lKL!7zWpOXYWR2gTedI9NqpXs8y1-FiLCWxYlIat6v2Xc6oqk2SNj_Wn4WIjF4NL3Ygmtq0%24\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"5\" class=\" decorated-link\">ccarpress.org<\/a>. CCAR Press also offers a free\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001hQ_5sKa3_56-NXAvM5oNpci5rKB-k-Vuj9EFRq85DFhz73at1bXS8E_bezvyhh97DHodLF-ihWq_qRnwXNFr6QSCDXX7UJNI35TBEHRgLT8WLq3j-P1HvuPxMatBKxbpodqBHSnweMWzRhJbBREa-SybyI22g-WMlWu5LGA4br7nlE2WzpM-jAqbynakJL09kqa22KZxmrdwwEUjci8BG40IsRxxZ50KB2DY-U7_mf9kXHpw4z1ShlbgvGAkLHND0wHi9zY9d1vrzqMEbtW9oI2AOE0ygdanlxXoXB4JSzg=&c=uqZwxFyen79xugWXK90U-TVkTGY0AJ9m0h1pGcHS4IrbS411SAN_5A==&ch=EZTrtc8HgxKsPBa1Xpep360D8oc7IHZanpqMQrqz00YTNlJF2yqI5A==__;!!NuAq3lKL!7zWpOXYWR2gTedI9NqpXs8y1-FiLCWxYlIat6v2Xc6oqk2SNj_Wn4WIjF4NLrSHVi_U%24\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"6\" class=\" decorated-link\">downloadable study guide<\/a>\u00a0ideally suited to adult education, book clubs, or individual study. Rabbi Robbins is available to teach at community events.<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Another recommendation that came my way: Daniel Pinkham\u2019s Christmas Cantata (sorry to be sharing it at the wrong time of year!):<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Daniel Pinkham: Christmas Cantata\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gPmwJfka918?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This orchestral work by Arthur Bliss is thematically linked to Psalm 23:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Arthur Bliss : Meditations on a theme of John Blow for orchestra T. 80 (1955)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SA8xQIAH8TQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I have been working on a section of my\u00a0<em>Bible and Music<\/em> textbook that is about allusions to the Bible, especially in secular popular music, but also in others. <a href=\"https:\/\/amygordonmusic.com\/catalog\/alleluia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\" decorated-link\">Amy Gordon<\/a> has set just the word Alleluia to music with a view to liturgical use. Would you consider that an allusion to the Bible? Why or why not?<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/664568540&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true&visual=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc; line-break: anywhere; word-break: normal; overflow: hidden; white-space: nowrap; text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif; font-weight: 100;\"><a style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" title=\"Amy C Gordon\" href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/amygordonmusic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\" decorated-link\">Amy C Gordon<\/a> \u00b7 <a style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" title=\"Alleluia\" href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/amygordonmusic\/alleluia-by-amy-gordon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\" decorated-link\">Alleluia<\/a><\/div>\n<p>See also:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"NhPIM4RGQ2\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/daily\/ancient-cultures\/daily-life-and-practice\/ancient-music-biblical-psalms\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">How Were Biblical Psalms Originally Performed?<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cHow Were Biblical Psalms Originally Performed?\u201d \u2014 Biblical Archaeology Society\" src=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/daily\/ancient-cultures\/daily-life-and-practice\/ancient-music-biblical-psalms\/embed\/#?secret=j1D6aNCwxp#?secret=NhPIM4RGQ2\" data-secret=\"NhPIM4RGQ2\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Charles Savelle has been sharing links related to Psalms on his blog lately. Here are his posts on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bibleexposition.net\/2021\/08\/psalm-50-links.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+biblex+%28BibleX+-+The+Bible+Exposition+Blog+by+Charles%20Savelle%29\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Psalm 50<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bibleexposition.net\/2021\/08\/psalm-51-links.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+biblex+%28BibleX+-+The+Bible+Exposition+Blog+by+Charles+Savelle%29\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Psalm 51<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bibleexposition.net\/2021\/08\/psalm-52-links.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+biblex+%28BibleX+-+The+Bible+Exposition+Blog+by+Charles+Savelle%29\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Psalm 52<\/a> as examples.<\/p>\n<p>An open access article by Carine Botha has appeared in <em>Verbum et Ecclesia<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/verbumetecclesia.org.za\/index.php\/ve\/article\/view\/2291\/4967\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\u201cThe role of David in the composition and redactional\u00a0grouping of the final davidic Psalter.\u201d<\/a>\u00a0There\u2019s also a new open access article out on Orthodox hymnography as biblical interpretation by Constantin Oancea in <em>HTS <\/em>\u00a077.4 (2021)<strong>,<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/hts.org.za\/index.php\/hts\/article\/view\/6699\/19209\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\u201cThe trees in the middle of Paradise (Gn 2:9) during the Great Lent: Orthodox hymnography as biblical interpretation.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.episcopalcafe.com\/musica-universalis\/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=musica-universalis<\/p>\n<p>This article includes discussion of Spirituals in the context of exploring intersections between Christianity and environmental studies:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Rx8EiatU3e\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/christianscholars.com\/expanding-the-christian-boundaries-of-environmental-studies-chicana-novels-as-environmental-literature-and-african-american-spirituals-as-nature-poetry\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Expanding the Christian Boundaries of Environmental Studies: Chicana Novels as Environmental Literature and African American Spirituals as Nature Poetry<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cExpanding the Christian Boundaries of Environmental Studies: Chicana Novels as Environmental Literature and African American Spirituals as Nature Poetry\u201d \u2014 Christian Scholar\u2019s Review\" src=\"https:\/\/christianscholars.com\/expanding-the-christian-boundaries-of-environmental-studies-chicana-novels-as-environmental-literature-and-african-american-spirituals-as-nature-poetry\/embed\/#?secret=fHAZoMQij3#?secret=Rx8EiatU3e\" data-secret=\"Rx8EiatU3e\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Returning to the topic of the Bible and music with some items that are new to me and will likely be of interest to you. 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