How do people reestablish contact with God? Is it through praying?
I think the most accessible way is Shabbat [the Jewish Sabbath], when you let the competitive side of yourself cease and you do only things that put you in touch with your human side, whether it’s davening [praying], or studying, or having time with family. Reading religious literature is a way, meditation is a way. They restore the soul. I think anytime you focus on doing things that are uniquely human, that’s how you restore your soul. There are people who have no patience for religious services but they give charity, and if they do it right, they restore their souls. Does the 23rd Psalm mean something different to Jews and Christians? Absolutely. I was talking to a young man in my congregation whose wife is not Jewish. He asked me what I was working on, and I told him I was writing a book about the 23rd Psalm. His wife asked, “Isn’t that a Christian document? Isn’t that about Jesus?” Christians claim ownership of the psalm as much as Jews do. They love it just as much and maybe even
