Parshat Lech Lecha

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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.

Foundations of Being

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 27:1

In Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic teachings on the Book of Psalms, Psalm 27, "The Lord is my light and my salvation," becomes a springboard for exploring just that. But...

CreationJosephMosesKing David

Nebuchadnezzar: Isaiah and the Ark

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 28:2

The ancient rabbis felt that way too, and they found profound meaning in even that experience. They asked: how do we find God, even when we're being humbled? The Midrash Tehillim, ...

Noah & FloodPatriarchsMosesSolomon

Giving of the Torah and Simon

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 28:6

Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic teachings on the Book of Psalms, uses a beautiful parable to illustrate this very idea. It centers around the verse: "The Lord is my stre...

TorahHoly Land

David Faces Judgment and Hanina

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 30:4

Rabbi Yehuda and Rabbi Nehemiah suggest a fundamental principle: punishment, at its core, is unproductive. It doesn't bear good fruit. Goodness, on the other hand, does generate mo...

Hell/GehennaPatriarchsMosesKing David

Sisera and David

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 31:3

We’ve all been there. But have you ever considered its cosmic power, its role in divine judgment? Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic interpretations of the Book of Psalms, ...

King DavidProphecyHoly LandJudgment

House of David and From

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 35:1

The ancient rabbis certainly understood that feeling. They explored it deeply in their interpretations of the Psalms, particularly in Midrash Tehillim, a collection of stories and ...

MosesKing DavidTorahProphecy

Moses and the Dreamer of Hashem

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 36:4

We all do, at some point. And that feeling, that yearning, is captured beautifully in the ancient collection of teachings known as Midrash Tehillim, specifically Midrash Tehillim 3...

JosephMosesKing DavidPrayer

Moses and Creation of Yitzchak

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 36:5

to a passage from Midrash Tehillim 36 that speaks directly to this feeling. The verse we're focusing on is a prayer: "Draw your kindness towards your devotees." Simple enough. But ...

CreationNoah & FloodMosesKing David

Wisdom of Solomon

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 39:1

The ancient sages did. They saw words as potent forces, capable of building worlds or tearing them down. Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of P...

King DavidSolomonTorahProphecy