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.

Hezekiah in the Holy Land

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 22:2

"My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" That haunting opening line of Psalm 22… it's a cry that resonates across millennia. But what if I told you that within it, the ancient R...

Holy Land

David's Transgression and Cool

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 25:3

Midrash Tehillim, a collection of interpretive teachings on the Book of Psalms, delves into this very feeling, using a verse from Proverbs to illuminate David's profound desire for...

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Rabbi Elazar and David

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 37:3

The Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Psalms, grapples with this very issue. It opens with the verse, "Trust in the Lord and do good" (Psalm...

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Wisdom of David

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 38:1

But what does it really mean to ask for correction, but not destruction? "O Lord, in Your anger rebuke me not," David cries out. This isn't just a personal lament; it's a sentiment...

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Passover and the Origins of the World

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 42:4

The ancient rabbis certainly did. In fact, they put those feelings right into the mouth of the people of Israel, in a powerful passage from Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbin...

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Animals Two by Two and Kings

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 50:2

That tension, that disconnect, is right at the heart of Psalm 50, and it’s something the Rabbis grappled with deeply. Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic teachings on the Bo...

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David Before the King and Doeg

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 52:3

Turns out, our tradition has a lot to say about that. The book of Proverbs (26:26) reminds us, "His malice may be concealed by deception, but his wickedness will be exposed in the ...

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Joab and Creation

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 60:1

That feeling isn't new. In fact, according to Midrash Tehillim 60, it goes way back. This particular midrash (a method of interpreting biblical stories beyond their literal meaning...

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Cosmic Origins and Rock

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 62:1

But according to the ancient wisdom of Midrash Tehillim, it’s a profound truth. The text opens with a connection to Psalm 62, "For the conductor, on the hands of the dove. Yet my s...

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