Three Things That Bring a Person's Sins to Remembrance

Yalkut Shimoni on Torah 79:5

Curated by Arthur·Told by Maggid·

Three things call a person's sins to remembrance: a leaning wall, scrutinizing one's prayer [expecting it to be answered because one prayed with concentration], and handing over judgment against one's fellow.

Themes

Divine JusticePrayerSin

Continue Reading

Legends of the JewsA Song of Praise for God's Mighty Acts in HistoryThat feeling – that primal need to praise – it's woven deep into the fabric of Jewish tradition. It’s a feeling that echoes through the ages, finding its voice Mekhilta DeRabbi YishmaelWhen God Punishes, He Punishes the Instigator FirstThe Mekhilta articulates one of the most powerful principles in all of rabbinic theology through a deceptively simple logical argument. The principle: God's capMidrash TehillimRabban Gamliel's PrayerIt revolves around Rabban Gamliel, a prominent Jewish leader, and Chalafah ben Kroya, a figure known for his piety. Rabban Gamliel goes to visit Chalafah and asEin Yaakov, BerakhotHow does one invite [others to recite a blessing]?This account from Ein Yaakov, the classic collection that gathers the narrative and ethical portions of the Talmud, treats the laws of the zimmun, the formal inHebraic Literature (1901)David's Six Hidden Months of Leprosy After BathshebaOpen the book of Kings and read: And the days that David reigned over Israel were forty years: seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigTargum Pseudo-Jonathan on GenesisThe Generation of Enosh Invents Idolatry by God's NameThe Torah says, about the generation of Enosh, "then men began to call upon the name of the Lord." The Targumist reads this exactly the opposite way. Targum Pse