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.

Kingdom of Saul of David

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 7:5

The Midrash Tehillim, a collection of Rabbinic commentaries on the Book of Psalms, grapples with just that, using Psalm 7 as a springboard to explore themes of guilt, respect, and ...

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Habakkuk and the Lawgiver

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 7:19

It’s a question that’s plagued humanity for ages, and it’s something the ancient rabbis wrestled with too. Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic teachings on the Book of Psalm...

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David the Shepherd King and Gittith

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 8:1

Our sages explored this very feeling, using the image of the harvest and the vintage to understand the delicate timing of redemption. It's all there in Midrash Tehillim, a collecti...

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Evil Inclination

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 9:4

Jewish tradition has a name for these dueling forces: the yetzer hatov and the yetzer hara – the inclination to good and the inclination to evil. Midrash Tehillim, a fascinating co...

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Studying Torah and Universe

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 9:7

What then? Midrash Tehillim, a collection of homiletic interpretations of the Book of Psalms, offers a powerful glimpse into this very idea. It puts words in the mouths of the peop...

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Constantine Receives the Torah

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 9:9

The ancient rabbis certainly did. Midrash Tehillim, a fascinating collection of interpretations on the Book of Psalms, wrestles with this very idea. Psalm 9:6, "The enemy's swords ...

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Ruth and the King

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 9:11

Rabbi Levi suggests a difference in timing. When the Holy One, blessed be He, judges the nations of the world, it happens at night, a time when they are asleep, supposedly free fro...

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Haman Studies Torah

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 13:5

King David felt that way too, and the ancient rabbis grappled with that feeling in the Midrash Tehillim, a collection of interpretations on the Book of Psalms. Specifically, we're ...

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Death of David

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 13:7

King David knew that feeling well. Psalm 13, a cry for help, is raw with that vulnerability: "Lord, my God, look upon me and enlighten my eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death..." ...

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