Parshat Kedoshim

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The holiness code: love your neighbor, respect parents, keep Shabbat, honest dealings, and ethical commandments. Leviticus 19:1-20:27.

David: Absalom's Transgression

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 3:3

King David knew that feeling well. Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Psalms, dives deep into the context and meaning behind David's songs. A...

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Shobach and the Angels

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 3:4

King David certainly knew that feeling. In the Midrash Tehillim, a beautiful collection of interpretations on the Book of Psalms, we find a powerful meditation on the verse, "Many ...

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Doeg Beyond the Firmament

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 3:5

Specifically, in Midrash Tehillim 3, we find interpretations that wrestle with the ideas of sin, salvation, and divine protection. The passage opens with a powerful statement: “Man...

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Deborah: Moses and Creation

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 4:16

It turns out, that instinct might be deeply woven into the fabric of our tradition. Because according to Midrash Tehillim, that feeling is intrinsically linked to music. Specifical...

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Solomon's Judgment

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 5:2

Is there a reason? Is there a divine purpose behind it? Midrash Tehillim, a collection of homiletic interpretations of the Book of Psalms, grapples with this very issue, drawing on...

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David: World to Come

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 5:4

Ever find yourself reading the Psalms and wondering, "What's really going on here?" We do too! to a fascinating passage from Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic interpretati...

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Abraham and Creation and the Crown

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 6:1

Midrash Tehillim, a beautiful collection of interpretations on the Book of Psalms, offers a powerful contrast to this feeling. It tells us that while worldly gifts can be lost, the...

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Saul and the Heavenly Realms

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 7:1

The Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Psalms, delves into Psalm 7, which begins "A shigayyon of David." Now, a shigayyon is often understood...

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David: Doeg and the Torah

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 7:4

The Psalms, those ancient songs of King David, knew all about that feeling. And the Rabbis, centuries later, unpacked those feelings in their own special way, through midrash. Take...

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