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.

Divine Presence and Shiloh

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 78:13

Specifically, it grapples with the story of the Mishkan, the Tabernacle, and its eventual abandonment in Shiloh. "And he brought them to his holy mountain," Midrash Tehillim tells ...

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Songs of the Angels and Moses

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 90:5

It seems like a simple title, but Midrash Tehillim 90, a collection of rabbinic interpretations of the Book of Psalms, dives deep into what that name really means. It's not just ab...

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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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When God Created

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 93:3

The ancient rabbis certainly did, and they wove some incredible tales to help us understand it. to one, found in Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the B...

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Seven Heavens and Nahum

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 94:1

Psalm 94:1 cries out, "God of vengeance, shine forth!" And in Midrash Tehillim, the collection of rabbinic teachings on the Book of Psalms, this verse opens a fascinating door into...

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Moses in Battle and Judah

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 101:2

The passage, attributed to both Rabbi Judah and Rabbi Nehemiah, wrestles with a very specific question: who should be appointed as a priest? It begins with God telling Moses, “Appo...

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Veil Between Worlds and Bless

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 103:2

Midrash, the art of interpreting scripture through storytelling, gives us some fascinating ways to ponder that very question. to a passage from Midrash Tehillim, a collection of mi...

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Abraham and the Origins of the World

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 103:9

And it's an image that's explored beautifully in the Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Psalms. Psalm 103:13 says, "As a father has compassio...

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Purifying Flames and Chronicles

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 105:2

We often picture a singular, unchanging divine being, but what if the truth is far more complex, more nuanced? What if God reveals Himself through many different faces, both harsh ...

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