Parshat Shoftim

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Laws of judges and officers, the king, the Levitical priests, true and false prophets, cities of refuge, and warfare. Deuteronomy 16:18-21:9.

Habakkuk and the Lawgiver

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 7:19

It’s a question that’s plagued humanity for ages, and it’s something the ancient rabbis wrestled with too. Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic teachings on the Book of Psalm...

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Shaul and the King

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 7:20

In Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Psalms, the text wrestles with this very idea, using the term "Cushite" as a lens to understand beauty,...

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Kingdom of Hillel

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 10:5

It's a wild ride, so buckle up! The Midrash starts with a stark claim: "For Hillel the wicked, his own desires are his god." Whoa. Harsh. It's not talking about the Hillel, the fam...

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Kingdom of David and Temple

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 11:1

King David, a man familiar with enemies both within and without, knew exactly where to run: to God. Psalm 11:1 starts, "To the chief musician, a psalm of David: In the Lord I have ...

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Sin of the First Pair and Nechemia

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 12:4

Midrash Tehillim, a collection of interpretations on the Book of Psalms, offers us a glimpse into that very question. Specifically, in Midrash Tehillim 12, we find a fascinating ba...

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Samuel at the Dawn of Creation

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 13:2

How long will You hide Your face from me?" This verse, a raw expression of pain and longing, is at the heart of a beautiful passage in Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic in...

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Kingdom of David and Moses

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 16:2

Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Psalms, delves into this very idea in its sixteenth section. It paints a picture of David, the king, in co...

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Kingdom of David

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 16:4

It's like that guest who overstays their welcome, only on a cosmic scale. But it gets even more interesting. The Midrash Tehillim then pivots to a powerful statement of faith, of u...

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Kingdom of David

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 17:1

The Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic teachings on the Book of Psalms, offers a powerful glimpse into David's humility. It tells of David declaring, "I am a stain." A powe...

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