Dear Friends,
I am awed and grateful to announce the release of my psalms book: Psalms: Ancient Songs for These Times.
As many of you know, this has been a long labor of love and devotion.
I wrote this book as a way to celebrate the psalms and invite the reader into relationship with these ancient texts. In it you will find translations of full psalms, hundreds of psalm verses, stories of my own experiences and instructions for practice.
This work comes from my love of the psalms and reflects the many ways they lift and guide me.
I pray that it will be a helpful companion as we continue to navigate these times.
So much gratitude to Carol Towarnicky, Melaine Blaise and Phyllis Myers whose efforts, gifts and determination helped make this book possible.
As of now the book is only available on Amazon
In the next few weeks, it will also be available on Bookshop and Barnes and Noble.
Much love,
Rabbi Yael
Psalms: Ancient Songs for These Times
What do the Psalms offer us now, in a world marked by grief, urgency, and moral challenge?
In this luminous and accessible guide, Rabbi Yael Levy draws on years of study, teaching, and spiritual practice to reveal how the ancient songs of the Psalms speak directly to modern life. Through personal reflection and lived experience as a congregational rabbi and spiritual director, she shows how these sacred texts can steady the heart, clarify the mind, and awaken the courage to act with integrity.
Here you will find:
• Inspired translations from the Hebrew
• Psalm verses for times of joy, sadness, gratitude, and rage
• Guidance for confronting fear, navigating loss, and seeking justice
• Complete translations of fifty psalms
Rooted in Jewish tradition yet resonant far beyond it, this book invites readers of every life path to enter into conversation with the Psalms and discover their enduring power.
Whether you are seeking comfort, clarity, or a deeper spiritual practice, this guide offers a way to engage ancient wisdom in the midst of contemporary life.
