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.

Kingdom of David and Israelites

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 13:1

King David certainly did. Psalm 13, a deeply personal and relatable cry for help, begins with that very sentiment: "How long, O Lord? Will You forget me forever? How long will You ...

MosesKing DavidDanielJob

Death of David

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 13:7

King David knew that feeling well. Psalm 13, a cry for help, is raw with that vulnerability: "Lord, my God, look upon me and enlighten my eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death..." ...

JosephKing DavidSolomonTorah

Judah Awaits the Messiah

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 14:6

The ancient rabbis wrestled with fear too. They found layers of meaning in the words of Psalm 14, specifically the phrase, "There they feared with fear...there was no fear." (Psalm...

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Zion's Song and Levi

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 14:7

Maybe the answer lies in a place we often overlook: Zion. Midrash Tehillim, a fascinating exploration of the Book of Psalms, asks a powerful question: “Who will give from Zion the ...

King DavidTorahMessiahProphecy

King Messiah's Legacy

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 16:8

It's a fascinating little passage, packed with layers of meaning. The verse we're looking at is "Therefore my heart rejoices, and my soul is glad; even my flesh shall rest in hope....

PatriarchsKing DavidTorahMessiah

Heavenly Hosts Above and David

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 16:10

Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Psalms, offers a fascinating glimpse into this very question, and it all starts with a single verse: “For ...

HeavenHell/GehennaKing DavidTorah

Day of Atonement and David

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 17:2

The passage opens with an intriguing idea: prayer itself as judgment. David, contemplating his own mortality and the possibility of divine judgment, seems to be saying, "If my judg...

AngelsMosesKing DavidTorah

Kingdom of David and Days

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 17:3

Like the rules just... don't apply the same way? That's a question King David wrestles with in a powerful passage from Midrash Tehillim, a collection of homiletic interpretations o...

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Trial of David

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 17:7

The ancient rabbis certainly did. And they taught that we are, in fact, surrounded by forces we can’t always perceive. a fascinating passage from Midrash Tehillim, a collection of ...

Noah & FloodKing DavidSolomonTorah