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's Song and Jacob

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 23:2

But let’s dive into what the ancient interpreters found within those words. Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic commentaries on the Book of Psalms, offers some fascinating p...

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David: Abraham and the Origins of the World

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 26:3

The sages of old wrestled with this very idea – the idea of being tested by God. And they found solace and guidance in the stories of our ancestors. Midrash Tehillim, a collection ...

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Foundations of Being

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 27:1

In Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic teachings on the Book of Psalms, Psalm 27, "The Lord is my light and my salvation," becomes a springboard for exploring just that. But...

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Nebuchadnezzar: Isaiah and the Ark

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 28:2

The ancient rabbis felt that way too, and they found profound meaning in even that experience. They asked: how do we find God, even when we're being humbled? The Midrash Tehillim, ...

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Absalom and the Origins of the World

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 28:5

King David certainly did. In Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic teachings on the Book of Psalms, we find David crying out, "I call to You, O Lord, my rock, do not be deaf t...

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Throne Room on High and Eden

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 31:6

Our tradition grapples with this tension constantly, and it shows up in some surprising places. Take Midrash Tehillim, for instance, a collection of rabbinic interpretations of the...

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Cosmic Origins and Malachi

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 41:3

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...

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Passover and the Origins of the World

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 42:4

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...

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Waters of Noah

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 47:1

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 47:1...

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