Parshat Lech Lecha

9,573 related texts · Page 1006 of 1064

God calls Abraham to leave his homeland for Canaan. Covers Abraham and Sarah in Egypt, the separation from Lot, the war of the kings, and the covenant between the pieces. Genesis 12:1-17:27.

Fire of the Prophet and Nachmani

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 129:1

Psalm 129 gets it. "Many times from my youth they have oppressed me," it cries out. But then, a glimmer of hope: "Yet they have not prevailed against me." It's a powerful image, th...

Adam & EveProphecyPrayerHoly Land

Moses: Kingdom of Aaron

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 133:1

Psalm 133 captures that perfectly, and the Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic commentaries on the Book of Psalms, beautifully unpacks its meaning. The psalm itself begins, ...

JosephMosesKing DavidMessiah

Michael Among the Heavenly Host and Temple

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 134:1

Our tradition teaches that even then, sacred work continues. Midrash Tehillim, a collection of interpretations on the Book of Psalms, sheds light on Psalm 134, "A Song of Ascents: ...

AngelsDemonsAdam & EveJob

Samuel: Moses and the Holy Sanctuary

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 138:2

The ancient rabbis certainly did. And in Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic teachings on the Book of Psalms, we find a powerful example of just that. It's a passage drippin...

MosesTempleProphecySoul

Neshamah from Above

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 143:2

The Psalmist certainly did. "For the enemy pursues my soul..." That's the opening line we're diving into today, from Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic interpretations of t...

SoulHoly Land

Goliath and the Angels

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 144:1

That’s the feeling this midrash, this interpretive story, from Midrash Tehillim (a collection of rabbinic commentaries on the Book of Psalms) really gets at. It dives into the hear...

AngelsCreaturesKing DavidSolomon

Sennacherib at the Dawn of Creation

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 146:2

Midrash, the ancient Jewish art of interpreting scripture, is full of stories that reveal deeper truths about life, death, and everything in between. And Midrash Tehillim, a collec...

CreationPatriarchsMosesEsther

Elijah at the Dawn of Creation

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 146:3

And they found solace and hope in unexpected places, like Psalm 146. Midrash Tehillim, the classical commentary on the Book of Psalms, dives deep into its verses, unearthing profou...

CreationHeavenHell/GehennaAdam & Eve

Fate of the Sinners

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 146:5

It all comes down to this idea: God loves the stranger. But why? What's so special about the stranger? Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic teachings on the Book of Psalms, o...

HeavenHell/GehennaAdam & EveMoses