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.

David Before the Flood

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 62:6

Midrash Tehillim 62, a beautiful exploration from the world of midrash (Jewish biblical interpretation), gives us some fascinating – and maybe even comforting – food for thought. T...

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Edom in Paradise

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 63:3

King David certainly did. And his words, captured in Psalm 63, resonate across the ages, a testament to a soul seeking connection with the Divine. “My God, I seek You early,” David...

Adam & EveKing DavidSolomonTorah

Living by Torah of Isaiah

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 65:1

We often think of praise as loud, exuberant, filled with song and dance. But what about the silence? What kind of praise is that? Psalm 65:1-2 gives us a clue: “For the conductor, ...

King DavidTorahTempleProphecy

Songs of David and There

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 70:1

That feeling, that ache of being unseen… it’s a very human experience, and it resonates deeply within Jewish tradition. Our journey today takes us into Midrash Tehillim, specifical...

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Kingdom of David and Daniel

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 71:1

King David knew that feeling. In Midrash Tehillim, a collection of interpretations on the Book of Psalms, we find David pleading with God. He cries out, acknowledging God's attenti...

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Asaph and Moses

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 73:1

But Jewish tradition, particularly in the words of Midrash Tehillim (a collection of rabbinic commentaries on the Book of Psalms), offers a profound perspective on this feeling, es...

MosesKing DavidSolomonJob

Face of Moses and Sabbath

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 73:3

We get glimpses, whispers really, throughout our sacred texts. And some of those glimpses are...well, let's just say they're unexpected. Midrash Tehillim, a collection of interpret...

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Edom Among the Heavenly Host

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 78:3

We know the story from Genesis, but the Midrash, those incredible collections of rabbinic interpretations and expansions on the Hebrew Bible, offer us even more. to Midrash Tehilli...

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Jethro and the Lawgiver

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 78:12

Midrash, that beautiful, winding path through Jewish text and tradition, often uses metaphors to help us understand our place in the grand scheme of things. And one of the most str...

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