Midrash Aggadah

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Midrash Aggadah texts, a body of rabbinic literature devoted to the narrative, ethical, and homiletical interpretation of the Hebrew Bible. These works illuminate Scripture through stories, parables, and theological reflection.

Abraham: Moses's Legacy

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 90:6

The Midrash Tehillim, a fascinating collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Psalms, wrestles with this very idea. Rabbi Yitzchak points to Deuteronomy 33:27, which sp...

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Gift of Torah

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 90:7

Our ancestors grappled with the very same feeling. And in the beautiful tapestry of Jewish tradition, we find wisdom woven into stories, like this gem from Midrash Tehillim, a coll...

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Rebuilding and Restoration of Abba

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 90:8

It’s a feeling that resonates deeply, and it’s something the ancient rabbis grappled with too, especially when contemplating the fate of Israel. Midrash Tehillim, a fascinating col...

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Messianic Hope and Chanina

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 90:9

That sense of urgency, of wrestling with our mortality, is something that's been contemplated for millennia. And it’s right there, at the heart of Psalm 90, which is explored in Mi...

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Abraham at the Dawn of Creation

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 90:10

That feeling, that connection, is something Jewish tradition has explored for centuries. And one beautiful place where we find this idea expressed is in Midrash Tehillim, a collect...

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Solomon Beyond the Firmament and Moses

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 91:1

The mystics certainly did. to a fascinating passage from Midrash Tehillim (a collection of homiletic interpretations of the Book of Psalms) that explores just that, focusing on Psa...

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Life of Moses and Shimon

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 91:2

Psalm 91 is all about that feeling, and Midrash Tehillim—an ancient collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Psalms—dives deep into its meaning. The verse declares, "I...

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Hezekiah Studies Torah

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 91:3

Very seriously. to a fascinating, and frankly a little spooky, passage from Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Psalms. It touches on somethin...

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Dwelling Place of God and Chanina

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 91:4

The verse we're looking at is "Let a thousand fall from your side." Now, what does that even mean? Rabbi Yitzhak offers a compelling idea: He connects this verse to the mitzvah (co...

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