New Each Day

The Psalms are a cherished treasure that have transformed souls for millennia. Rabbi Debra Robbins has offered us a sweet gift by renewing the spiritual power of these ancient texts through relevant, nuanced, and wise interpretations, to support our contemporary moment of seeking God, meaning, sanctity, and purpose.
     –Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz, author of The Book of Proverbs: A Social Justice Commentary
 

I’m so grateful to Rabbi Debra Robbins for creating this rich, accessible, and eminently useful book of reflections and practices on one of the Jewish people’s oldest prayer practices—the liturgical recitation of Psalms. With intelligence, care, boldness, and creativity, Rabbi Robbins invites and guides us on a journey of spiritual discovery. Whether you have long experience with these prayers or you’re just beginning, you will find depth and illumination in these pages.
     –Rabbi Josh Feigelson, PhD, President and CEO, Institute for Jewish Spirituality
 

New Each Day breathes life into the Jewish practice of saying a psalm every day, by exploring the form, language, story, ethic and feeling of the seven psalms of the week and the psalm for the new moon. Rabbi Robbins’s personal and vulnerable voice of everyday devotion is a refreshing antidote to our cynical age.
     –Rabbi Jill Hammer, PhD, author of The Jewish Book of Days: A Companion for All Seasons
 

With New Each Day, Rabbi Debra Robbins reenergizes and reframes the ancient practice of reciting a daily psalm for our modern context. Through thoughtful teachings, reflections, and interpretations, she helps us connect across time and space to generations of our ancestors who engaged in this very same practice, linking us to the infinite chain of our tradition while giving a fresh perspective for our time.
     –Elana Arian, composer, prayer leader, and recording artist
 

An astute and welcoming introduction to the daily practice of reading psalms.
-- Kirkus Reviews