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.

Jacob and the Origins of the World

Midrash Rabbah Vayikra Rabbah 35:2

The Vayikra Rabbah, a fascinating midrashic collection on the Book of Leviticus, explores this very idea. It opens with the verse "If you follow My statutes" (Leviticus 26:3) and c...

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Songs of David and Nisan

Midrash Rabbah Vayikra Rabbah 35:12

It’s a question our Sages grappled with, digging deep into scripture and tradition. The text we're diving into today, Vayikra Rabbah 35, wrestles with this very idea. How many rain...

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David Studies Torah

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 1:1

We all do. But what if the key to a blessed life was simpler than we think? Psalm 1:1-2 opens with a powerful image: "Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wic...

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Blessing of Levi

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 1:8

The Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic teachings on the Book of Psalms, offers a fascinating glimpse into this very question. "But his delight is in the law of the Lord," s...

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Trial of Korah of Moses

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 1:13

Our story comes from Midrash Tehillim, a fascinating collection of interpretations on the Book of Psalms. Here, the Midrash tells us about a particularly insidious act of dissent l...

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Face of Moses and Shema

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 1:15

It's an age-old question: how can we possibly dedicate ourselves fully to learning when life keeps pulling us in a million different directions? Well, Midrash Tehillim offers some ...

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Bezalel in Joseph's Time

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 1:18

Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Psalms, opens up a fascinating window into this very question. It uses a beautiful image – the "rose of Sh...

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Acts of Creation and Therefore

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 1:19

It’s a question that’s haunted humanity for millennia. Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Psalms, wrestles with this very idea, pulling in ve...

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Face of Moses and Isaiah

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 2:9

It's like a vast, intricate conversation spanning centuries. Midrash, the art of interpreting and elaborating on scripture, helps us hear those connections. And Midrash Tehillim, s...

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