709 passages in Rabbinic Midrash
Individual passages from Midrash Tehillim, shown in source order. Page 7 of 15.
Our tradition understands this struggle, this internal conflict, all too well. And it offers some pretty profound advice on how to deal with it. Midrash Tehillim, a collection of r...
The ancient rabbis certainly understood that feeling. They explored it deeply in their interpretations of the Psalms, particularly in Midrash Tehillim, a collection of stories and ...
King David knew the feeling. He cries out to God, “Take up shield and buckler, and rise up to help me!” (Psalms 35:2). It's a powerful image. David picturing God as a warrior, arme...
Midrash Tehillim, in its commentary on Psalm 36, offers a fascinating insight. It all boils down to fear – or rather, the lack of it, in the right place. The psalm begins, "To the ...
Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic teachings on the Book of Psalms, explores this very question, and it's not a pretty picture. It paints a portrait of active, almost despe...
(Psalm 36:6) sings, "The Lord, in heaven, your kindness..." But hold on. Does that mean kindness is only up there, floating among the clouds? Is there no kindness to be found down ...
We all do, at some point. And that feeling, that yearning, is captured beautifully in the ancient collection of teachings known as Midrash Tehillim, specifically Midrash Tehillim 3...
The verse Simple enough. But as with so much in Jewish thought, the rabbis unpack layers of meaning. Rabbi Yitzchak, for example, offers a contrasting view: "Do not draw your kindn...
We've all been there. But what if that fleeting moment of envy could actually hold a deeper lesson? to a fascinating passage from Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic teachin...
Midrash Tehillim, specifically in its commentary on Psalm 37, tackles the fleeting nature of wickedness. It begins with a stark image: "For like grass they will soon wither." The w...
The Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Psalms, grapples with this very issue. It opens with the verse, "Trust in the Lord and do good" (Psalm...
What does it really mean to ask for correction, but not destruction? "O Lord, in Your anger rebuke me not," David cries out. This isn't just a personal lament; it's a sentiment ech...
The ancient sages did. They saw words as potent forces, capable of building worlds or tearing them down. Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of P...
Midrash Tehillim turns to David at the Dawn of Creation. Let me tell you one, found in Midrash Tehillim, a collection of homiletic interpretations of the Book of Psalms. It's a wil...
Our tradition grapples with this very human challenge. Midrash Tehillim, a collection of interpretations on the Book of Psalms, dives deep into the power – and the danger – of our ...
In fact, that feeling is deeply woven into the story of the Jewish people. It's a feeling the Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic commentaries on the Book of Psalms, tackles...
King David knew that feeling all too well. But it's not just about the fall, it's about the rescue, the ascent back into the light. That's what the ancient text Midrash Tehillim re...
Midrash Tehillim, a collection of interpretations on the Book of Psalms, points us to King David as the ultimate example of repentance, of teshuvah (repentance). It says, "Many wil...
It all starts with the verse from Psalm 41, "To the conductor, fortunate is he who considers the poor." But what does that even mean? The Midrash (rabbinic interpretive commentary)...
They saw everyday actions – visiting the sick, burying the dead, giving to the poor – as holding tremendous spiritual weight. to a fascinating passage from Midrash Tehillim, a coll...
The Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic commentaries on the Book of Psalms, offers a fascinating perspective. Rabbi Yonah suggests that a truly intelligent person is one who...
David is feeling vulnerable, perhaps even ill. He says, "And if someone comes to see emptiness, he should speak to his heart." It's a poignant image, isn’t it? He's talking about t...
Psalm 42 opens with that very feeling, a yearning so profound it echoes through the ages. "As the deer longs for streams of water, so my soul longs for You, O God." But have you ev...
It’s like your body is telling you it has all the nourishment it needs, just from the sheer act of weeping. Well, Jewish tradition actually speaks to this very experience. Midrash ...
The Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic interpretations of the Book of Psalms, wrestles with this very idea in Psalm 42. It speaks of God "passing through the camp with an a...
The ancient rabbis certainly did. In fact, they put those feelings right into the mouth of the people of Israel, in a powerful passage from Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbin...
Some prayers aren't polite. Midrash Tehillim 42 preserves one that reads more like a plea, a challenge, almost a demand, directed straight at God. The speaker in this Midrash (rabb...
The ancient Israelites grappled with that exact feeling after the Exodus from Egypt. And Midrash Tehillim (a collection of interpretations on the Book of Psalms) delves right into ...
(Psalm 44:26) gets it. "For our soul is bowed down to the dust." But what does that really mean? Well, the Rabbis of the Midrash Tehillim, a collection of interpretations on the Bo...
Midrash Tehillim turns to Korah and Moses and the Wilderness. The verse in question is (Psalm 45:1): "To the conductor over the white lilies, a wise song of friendship." But what d...
A melody, some words, and suddenly…connection. But what if I told you that some songs are so potent, so deeply resonant, that even the greatest figures in history were eager to hea...
Midrash Tehillim, a collection of interpretations on the Book of Psalms, explores this idea through a fascinating lens. It all starts with the verse from Hosea (14:6): "I will be l...
The rabbis suggest this verse speaks to the power of inner repentance, a heartfelt turning toward God. They explain that sometimes, confession can't happen outwardly until somethin...
That feeling sits at the heart of a fascinating interpretation in Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic commentaries on the Book of Psalms. It focuses on Psalm 45, which begin...
The verse Now, The first reading, that might seem straightforward. But as with so much in Jewish tradition, there's a deeper layer waiting to be uncovered. Rabbi Elazar, son of Rab...
That feeling, that tension, it's not new. In fact, the ancient text of Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic commentaries on the Book of Psalms, wrestles with this very idea. ...
In Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic teachings on the Book of Psalms, we find a fascinating discussion about fear, faith, and the ultimate stability of the divine. " But w...
There's an ancient teaching, found in Midrash Tehillim – a collection of interpretations on the Book of Psalms – that speaks directly to this feeling. It all starts with (Psalm 47:...
The ancient sages felt that way too. And they looked to the future, to a time when things would be set right. Midrash Tehillim, a collection of interpretations on the Book of Psalm...
The sons of Korah, whose story we find woven throughout the Book of Psalms, certainly pondered this. In Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Psalms, we...
The ancient collection of rabbinic teachings, Midrash Tehillim, specifically Midrash Tehillim 48, grapples with this very idea, using Psalm 48 as its springboard. It asks, what is ...
Midrash Tehillim turns to God Is Known in Her Palaces as a Refuge. Midrash Tehillim, specifically in its commentary on Psalm 48, explores the verse: "God is known in her palaces as...
That’s kind of the idea behind Midrash (rabbinic interpretive commentary). Midrash, if you're not familiar, is this incredible way of interpreting Jewish texts, digging deep to unc...
Sometimes, the most unexpected texts can offer a glimmer of hope. Take this cryptic passage from Midrash Tehillim 48, a collection of homiletical interpretations of the Book of Psa...
Midrash Tehillim, a beautiful collection of interpretations on the Book of Psalms, offers us some clues, specifically in Midrash Tehillim 49. It begins with the verse, "Hear this, ...
Midrash Tehillim, a collection of homiletic interpretations on the Book of Psalms, hits us with a pretty stark idea: "Together, rich and poor. they all descend to Gehenna." Gehenna...
Building up, step by step. What about the Holy One, blessed be He? How did He create? Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic teachings on the Book of Psalms, offers a fascinati...
That tension, that disconnect, is right at the heart of Psalm 50, and it’s something the Rabbis grappled with deeply. Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic teachings on the Bo...
