709 passages in Rabbinic Midrash
Individual passages from Midrash Tehillim, shown in source order. Page 3 of 15.
Rabbi Levi suggests a difference in timing. When the Holy One, blessed be He, judges the nations of the world, it happens at night, a time when they are asleep, supposedly free fro...
The ancient sages pondered these very feelings, especially when thinking about the fate of the Jewish people. Midrash Tehillim, a collection of interpretations on the Book of Psalm...
Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Psalms, grapples with this very question in its ninth section. And what emerges is a powerful, and sometim...
The ancient rabbis felt that too. And they found echoes of that feeling in the Psalms, in the very words of King David. Take Psalm 9, for instance. It contains the plea: "Chananeni...
Midrash Tehillim 9, a fascinating exploration of Psalm 9, unpacks this very idea using vivid imagery. It paints a picture of nations ensnared in their own traps, drowned in the ver...
The Talmudic sages definitely grappled with that question. to a fascinating, and perhaps a little unsettling, passage from Midrash Tehillim (Midrash on Psalms), specifically Psalm ...
The verse declares, "For the poor shall not always be forgotten; the hope of the poor shall not perish forever." But what does that really mean? Rabbi Yudan, in Midrash Tehillim, a...
Midrash Tehillim turns to Nebuchadnezzar and the Angels of Songs. The passage begins with a rather curious reference to King Solomon and a line from the Song of Songs (8:4): "I adj...
The midrash (rabbinic interpretive commentary) starts with a powerful question ripped straight from Psalm 10: "Why do you stand far off, O Lord?" It's a cry of pain, a plea for int...
This feeling, this sense of divine distance, is at the heart of Midrash Tehillim 10, a powerful exploration of our relationship with the Divine. The midrash, a form of Jewish bibli...
It’s like a spiritual echo chamber, where actions reverberate through generations. The Midrash (rabbinic interpretive commentary) opens with a stark statement: "The arrogance of th...
It's a wild ride, so buckle up! The Midrash (rabbinic interpretive commentary) starts with a stark claim: "For Hillel the wicked, his own desires are his god." Whoa. Harsh. It's no...
Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic interpretations of the Book of Psalms, dives into the depths of human nature and divine justice. And Psalm 10, in particular, sparks some...
That feeling, that crushing sense of abandonment, isn't new. It echoes throughout Jewish history, woven into our prayers and our stories. Specifically, The verse that sparks this p...
The midrash (rabbinic interpretive commentary), that ancient form of Jewish storytelling and interpretation, lays it out: the wicked see a world where God seems distant. They see t...
That’s a question that echoes through the ages, a yearning found right at the beginning of Midrash Tehillim, a collection of interpretations on the Book of Psalms. It begins with t...
Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?" It's a raw, honest cry of frustration and bewilderment. But what if that feeling of distance isn't quite what it seems? The Midrash T...
King David, a man familiar with enemies both within and without, knew exactly where to run: to God. (Psalm 11:1) starts, "To the chief musician, a psalm of David: In the Lord I hav...
That betrayal playing out on a national, even cosmic, scale. That's the drama we find ourselves plunged into in Midrash Tehillim 11, a fascinating exploration of Psalm 11. Our stor...
Midrash Tehillim turns to Temple — Divine Presence. (Psalm 11:4) states, “The Lord is in His Holy Temple. The Lord. His throne is in Heaven…” But what does that really mean? Midras...
We see suffering all around us, and it often seems the most righteous among us bear the heaviest burdens. So, what's going on? Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic teachings ...
It's actually a much more complex and nuanced concept than that. It’s not just a place of punishment, but also a place of purification, a spiritual pressure cooker. And according t...
It’s a question humanity has grappled with for millennia. Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic interpretations of the Book of Psalms, tackles this very question head-on in it...
Rabbi Judah bar Simon, in Midrash Tehillim, offers a fascinating perspective. He suggests that while readers often loathe our professions, God doesn't hate His. Why? Because "the L...
Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic commentaries on the Book of Psalms, offers a fascinating glimpse, particularly when it comes to (Psalm 11:7): "For the Lord is righteous,...
What holds a nation together? Is it military might? Economic prowess? Or something more… intangible? Midrash Tehillim 12, a collection of rabbinic teachings on the Book of Psalms, ...
They can build bridges, offer comfort, and inspire hope. But they can also tear down, inflict pain, and sow seeds of discord. a particularly destructive use of speech: lashon hara....
Every word, every phrase, meticulously chosen. But did you know that Jewish tradition goes even further, suggesting that the Divine speech itself is. refined? Midrash Tehillim, a c...
Midrash Tehillim, a collection of interpretations on the Book of Psalms, offers us a glimpse into that very question. Specifically, in Midrash Tehillim 12, we find a fascinating ba...
King David certainly did. Psalm 13, a deeply personal and relatable cry for help, begins with that very sentiment: "How long, O Lord? Will You forget me forever? How long will You ...
How long will You hide Your face from me?" This verse, a raw expression of pain and longing, is at the heart of a beautiful passage in Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic in...
The ancient rabbis felt that way too. And they wrestled with that feeling in their interpretations of the Psalms, particularly in Midrash Tehillim, a collection of homiletic interp...
King David felt that way too, and the ancient rabbis grappled with that feeling in the Midrash Tehillim, a collection of interpretations on the Book of Psalms. Specifically, It ope...
King David knew that feeling well. Psalm 13, a cry for help, is raw with that vulnerability: "Lord, my God, look upon me and enlighten my eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death..." ...
The ancient rabbis certainly did. In Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic teachings on the Book of Psalms, we find a fascinating exploration of the human heart and its relati...
It turns out, you're in good company. Or, perhaps, bad company. Midrash Tehillim, a fascinating collection of interpretations on the Book of Psalms, dives deep into the hidden thou...
Sometimes, the answers lie hidden in the stories we tell. to a passage from Midrash Tehillim, a collection of interpretations on the Book of Psalms. This particular midrash (rabbin...
Take Nabal, from the Book of Samuel. His name alone, seemingly simple, becomes a window into understanding his nature. But what does Nabal mean? Midrash Tehillim, a collection of i...
It poses a fascinating question: Did everyone in the nation really know they were eating bread? I know, it sounds strange. But it's not about the physical act of eating, is it? It'...
They found layers of meaning in the words of Psalm 14, specifically the phrase, "There they feared with fear..there was no fear." (Psalm 14:5). How can fear be both present and abs...
Maybe the answer lies in a place readers often overlook: Zion. Midrash Tehillim, a fascinating exploration of the Book of Psalms, asks a powerful question: “Who will give from Zion...
After all, they each played such pivotal roles in our history. But Midrash Tehillim, in its unique way, actually tackles this very idea. The Midrash (rabbinic interpretive commenta...
That feeling, that tension, is ancient. And it echoes in the verses of Psalms, specifically in Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic interpretations of the Book of Psalms. We ...
Who shall sojourn in Your holy mountain?" The Talmud in Tractate Berachot (7b) highlights that the verse doesn't ask "who shall live" but "who shall dwell." There's a crucial diffe...
It’s a profound question, and one that Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic teachings on the Book of Psalms, explores in a truly beautiful way. Specifically, Midrash Tehillim...
The 15th chapter of Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic teachings on the Book of Psalms, offers a fascinating exploration of just that. It's not a simple checklist, but a we...
(Psalm 17:8) gives us this beautiful image: "Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings." It's a plea for protection, for closeness to God. But Midrash T...
Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Psalms, explores this very idea in its sixteenth section. It paints a picture of David, the king, in conve...
