{"id":30635,"date":"2009-05-21T18:34:37","date_gmt":"1970-01-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/production.ou.org\/holidays\/shavuot\/david_ha_melech_tefillah_and_women\/"},"modified":"2017-08-21T18:33:59","modified_gmt":"2017-08-21T18:33:59","slug":"david_hamelech_tefillah_and_women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/david_hamelech_tefillah_and_women\/","title":{"rendered":"David HaMelech, Tefillah and Women"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-266x266 size-266x266 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/files\/iStock_000037611252Small.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 266px) 100vw, 266px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/files\/iStock_000037611252Small-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/files\/iStock_000037611252Small.jpg 800w\" alt=\"iStock_000037611252Small\" width=\"266\" height=\"200\" \/>A look at the unusual grandmothers of King David. 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