The Jewish Texts That Changed for Me Since October 7

“I’ve always looked to Psalm 27 to guide me through this season. This psalm cuts right to the trepidation that the Yamim Noraim, the Days of Awe, conjure up in each of us. As the liturgy reminds us repeatedly, we are at God’s mercy; our prayers evoke vulnerability and expose our deepest fears,” writes Chancellor Shuly Rubin Schwartz in Jewish Telegraphic Agency.

Chancellor Shuly Rubin Schwartz was among the writers, thinkers, and rabbis featured in a compilation about how their understanding of Jewish texts has changed since October 7. She discusses how Psalm 27, the intimate first person psalm, reads differently to her now. JTS alumni Rabbi Shai Held and Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie are also featured in the compilation.

“‘The Jewish Texts That Changed for Me Since Oct. 7’: A Symposium” in Jewish Telegraphic Agency