TEHILLIM

A shard of debris hit the back cover of a book of psalms, penetrating nearly all the way through eventually protecting the victim from further harm.

The Jewish response to the coronavirus pandemic was largely traditional: fasting and repentance, prayer and Psalms, especially Psalm 91 (Yoshev B’Seter).

Every seventh year, farmers in the Land of Israel must let their fields lie fallow and surrender the harvest to society – Jews and non-Jews – and even to animals.