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That feeling isn't new. King David knew it well, and he poured it into his psalms. to one particular moment of desperation, as illuminated by Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabb...
King David knew that feeling all too well. Midrash Tehillim, a collection of interpretations on the Book of Psalms, delves into a specific moment of David's life, a moment of deep ...
It’s a primal fear, and it's something King David grappled with intensely, as we see in this passage from Midrash Tehillim, a collection of homiletic interpretations on the Book of...
And the story of its origins, as told in Midrash Tehillim, is quite fascinating. The Midrash teaches us that these prayer times – evening, morning, and afternoon – weren't just arb...
That’s the feeling I get when I read this passage from Midrash Tehillim (a collection of interpretive commentaries on the Book of Psalms). It centers on David, King David, and the ...
That’s the feeling I get when I read Midrash Tehillim 57, a beautiful and poignant interpretation of Psalm 57, usually attributed to King David. It's a plea for mercy, not once, bu...
It might sound audacious, but our tradition actually suggests there are times when the "lower court" – that's us, down here – and the Holy One, blessed be He, are in a bit of a… di...
That tension is at the heart of our story today, drawn from Midrash Tehillim 58, a beautiful exploration of Psalm 58. It grapples with a difficult question: "Do not destroy the con...
This idea – the power of partnership, the strength in numbers – echoes throughout Jewish tradition. And it’s right there at the heart of Midrash Tehillim 59. The verse from Ecclesi...
