Parshat Chukat

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The red heifer purification ritual, the deaths of Miriam and Aaron, Moses strikes the rock, and the bronze serpent. Numbers 19:1-22:1.

Samuel at the Dawn of Creation

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 13:2

How long will You hide Your face from me?" This verse, a raw expression of pain and longing, is at the heart of a beautiful passage in Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic in...

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Angel of Death and Kings

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 18:13

It’s not always what you think. Midrash Tehillim, a collection of homiletic interpretations on the Book of Psalms, offers a glimpse into this very question, and it's wild. The pass...

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God Himself at the Dawn of Creation

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 20:1

They're thousands of years old, yet they speak to our struggles, our joys, our fears as if they were written yesterday. Today, we're diving into Midrash Tehillim 20, a fascinating ...

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Resh Lakish and the Origins of the World

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 24:3

We often take for granted the ground beneath our feet, the sky above, everything in between. But Jewish tradition offers a powerful perspective: it all belongs to God. As it says i...

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Mount Nebo and the First Humans

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 24:4

We often think of grand, cosmic forces, but sometimes the most profound answers are hidden in the details, in the specific places we call home. Take the Land of Israel, for example...

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The Ark of the Covenant and Shlomo

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 24:8

The story, as told in Midrash Tehillim, revolves around the moment Shlomo wanted to bring the Aron Kodesh, the Ark of the Covenant, into the Kodesh Hakodashim, the Holy of Holies. ...

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Moses's Song and Show

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 25:6

Even Moses, the great lawgiver himself, felt that way. In Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Psalms, we find a fascinating glimpse into Moses...

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Kingdom of Korah

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 26:4

The Midrash Tehillim, an ancient collection of interpretations on the Book of Psalms, grapples with this very question. Specifically, it reflects on Psalm 26:5, "I hate the congreg...

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Angels Attend to Miriam and Moses

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 52:1

Words, once spoken, can’t be unsaid. But what about the spiritual consequences? Today, we’re diving into Midrash Tehillim, specifically psalm 52, to explore the power – and the pot...

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