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.

Asaph Before the Flood

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 78:1

It’s more than just nostalgia, more than just remembering the "good old days." It's about survival. Spiritual survival. And that's exactly what Midrash Tehillim, a collection of ra...

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Dawn of the World and Joseph

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 80:2

That tension, that push-and-pull, it's something our ancestors wrestled with too. And wouldn't you know it, the ancient wisdom of the Midrash Tehillim, a collection of interpretati...

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Jacob's Song and Abraham

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 81:1

Take Psalm 81:2, for example: "Raise a song, strike the tambourine, the sweet lyre with the harp." But then it continues, "Sound the shofar at the New Moon, at the full moon for ou...

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Israelites: Moses the Lawgiver

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 84:3

According to Midrash Tehillim, that very feeling echoes through Jewish history. "My soul longs and faints for the house of the Lord" (Psalm 84:3). This verse, seemingly about the B...

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Cosmic Origins and Pinchas

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 86:3

Jewish tradition offers a comforting image of how God deals with our shortcomings. It's found within Midrash Tehillim, a collection of interpretive teachings on the Book of Psalms....

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Jacob's Vision

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 91:5

Our tradition is filled with such moments, and one of the most powerful surrounds Jacob's famous dream. We find it in the book of Genesis, where Jacob, fleeing from his brother Esa...

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Noah's Prayer

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 91:6

Our ancestors grappled with this too. And Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Psalms, offers some fascinating perspectives on why, and what we...

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Abraham: Samuel and the Origins of the World

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 94:2

Midrash Tehillim 94, a beautiful exploration of Psalm 94, grapples with this very feeling. It tells us, "For until righteousness returns, judgment will turn back, and after it all ...

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Pillars of Existence

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 95:2

You’re not alone. But maybe, just maybe, that feeling can point us toward something truly grand. Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic teachings interpreting the Book of Psalm...

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