Having just celebrated Easter as a Christian, I am very much aware that many of my neighbors are brothers and sisters who come from other faith traditions. And as I write a “spiritual reflection” for ...

Born in 1674 in England, Isaac Watts was an impactful writer and thinker, reshaping religious education and philosophy. Known for his sharp intellect, he mastered Latin, Greek, and Hebrew early on.

The practice is to read “David’s Song” (II Samuel ch. 22) as the haftara for Parshat Haazinu, which itself consists of Moses’s parting song to the people of Israel. The themes of the two songs are ...