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.

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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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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