Parshat Bereshit

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Covers the creation of the world in six days, Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, the first sin, Cain and Abel, and the generations from Adam to Noah. Genesis 1:1-6:8.

David the Shepherd King

Midrash Rabbah Vayikra Rabbah 35:7

It centers around the verse, "And observe My commandments, and perform them" (Leviticus 26:3). What does it really mean to "perform" them? Rabbi Ḥama ben Rabbi Ḥanina offers a radi...

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Levi: The Golden Calf

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 1:12

Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Psalms, offers a fascinating perspective. It points to the tribe of Levi, specifically those who resisted ...

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Songs of Praise and Nisan

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 19:7

Our ancestors grappled with this too, and they spun some pretty amazing stories to explain it. to one from Midrash Tehillim, a collection of teachings that unpack the Book of Psalm...

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Hezekiah in the Holy Land

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 22:2

"My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" That haunting opening line of Psalm 22… it's a cry that resonates across millennia. But what if I told you that within it, the ancient R...

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David's Transgression and Ahithophel

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 55:3

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 ...

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Asaph's Song

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 79:2

That’s precisely what we find ourselves pondering in Midrash Tehillim 79, a fascinating exploration of Psalm 79, attributed to Asaph. The psalm begins with a cry of devastation: "O...

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Wisdom of Solomon and Egypt

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 104:5

That’s the feeling I get when diving into the Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Psalms. And Psalm 104? It’s a trip. The verse we're looking ...

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Egypt: Humility of Moses

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 107:4

That image, that feeling of utter powerlessness, resonates deeply in Jewish tradition. Midrash Tehillim, a collection of interpretations on the Book of Psalms, uses it to describe ...

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Moses's Legacy and Jordan

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 114:5

We often imagine nature as this passive backdrop to the human drama, but Jewish tradition sometimes paints a very different picture. A picture where creation itself has a voice, a ...

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