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 in Solomon's Court and Yosi

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 52:5

Midrash Tehillim, that beautiful collection of interpretations on the Book of Psalms, offers a surprising answer: kindness, all day long. It sounds simple, almost too simple, doesn...

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Kingdom of David and Doeg

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 52:6

The ancient sages wrestled with these questions too. And in Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic commentaries on the Book of Psalms, we find a fascinating perspective, partic...

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Kingdom of David

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 54:2

That feeling isn't new. King David knew it well, and he poured it into his psalms. to one particular moment of desperation, as illuminated by Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabb...

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Ezra at the Dawn of Creation

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 57:2

It might sound audacious, but our tradition actually suggests there are times when the "lower court" – that's us, down here – and the Holy One, blessed be He, are in a bit of a… di...

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Maker of Heaven and Earth and Blessings

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 59:2

Take, for instance, this fascinating passage from Midrash Tehillim, Psalm 59. It wrestles with a question that's been around since, well, the beginning: What's the deal with marria...

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Marriage of Rabbi Akiva and David

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 59:3

I've got a story for you, tucked away in Midrash Tehillim 59, that’s a real head-scratcher. It involves Rabbi Akiva, his son, and a rather unusual wedding night. The tale begins wi...

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Gates of Heaven

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 61:1

The ancient rabbis grappled with this too. They looked at Psalm 61, and from it, they wove a powerful message about suffering, redemption, and the ever-present possibility of conne...

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Edom in Paradise

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 63:3

King David certainly did. And his words, captured in Psalm 63, resonate across the ages, a testament to a soul seeking connection with the Divine. “My God, I seek You early,” David...

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David: Daniel at the Dawn of Creation

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 64:1

Our ancestors felt it too, and they wrestled with it in their stories and prayers. Today, we're diving into Midrash Tehillim 64, a fascinating passage that uses the story of Daniel...

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