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.

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...

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Kingdom of David and Gardayim

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 17:14

This feeling isn’t new. King David wrestled with it, too. Midrash Tehillim, a beautiful collection of interpretations on the Book of Psalms, gives us a glimpse into his struggle, a...

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Kingdom of David

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 18:2

King David certainly felt that way. It's fascinating to delve into how he grappled with this, as explored in Midrash Tehillim, a collection of interpretive commentaries on the Book...

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Jeremiah: Elijah and the Origins of the World

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 18:10

Rabbi Samuel bar Nachmani kicks things off, wondering why we sweat during times of transition. He suggests it's connected to the fall of one kingdom and the rise of another. He poi...

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Angel of Death and Kings

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 18:13

It’s not always what you think. Midrash Tehillim, a collection of homiletic interpretations on the Book of Psalms, offers a glimpse into this very question, and it's wild. The pass...

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Amalek and the King

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 18:22

King David knew that feeling well. And it's his story, illuminated by the ancient wisdom of Midrash Tehillim (a collection of rabbinic teachings on the Book of Psalms), that offers...

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Kingdom of David and Nahshon

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 18:27

King David knew that feeling. But he also knew something about inner strength, about training, and about the power of where we come from. The verse we're looking at today comes fro...

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Kingdom of David and Nezikin

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 19:12

Psalm 19 isn't just a pretty poem; it's a meditation on the beauty and clarity hidden within God's commandments. And Midrash Tehillim, a fascinating collection of rabbinic interpre...

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Isaiah: Moses and Divine Judgment

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 21:4

It all starts with a verse from Psalm 21:2, "You have given him the desire of his heart." But what is the desire of his heart? The Midrash asks, what about "the permission of his l...

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