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.

Kingdom of David and Philistines

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 27:2

It’s a universal feeling, and even King David, the shepherd-turned-king, knew it well. That’s why he declared, "A lamp to my feet is Your word, a light to my path" (Psalm 119:105)....

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Kingdom of David

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 27:5

The ancient rabbis grappled with this too. In Midrash Tehillim, a collection of interpretations on the Book of Psalms, we find a fascinating take on Psalm 27. It revolves around a ...

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Kingdom of David and Unto

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 28:1

Midrash Tehillim, a collection of homiletic interpretations of the Book of Psalms, offers a powerful insight into this very idea. Rabbi Chiyah bar Abba, a sage of the Talmudic era,...

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Kingdom of That

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 40:2

King David knew that feeling all too well. But it's not just about the fall, it's about the rescue, the ascent back into the light. That's what the ancient text Midrash Tehillim re...

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Korah and the King

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 45:5

That feeling sits at the heart of a fascinating interpretation in Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic commentaries on the Book of Psalms. It focuses on Psalm 45, which begin...

King David

Korah and the Origins of the World

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 46:2

And in Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic teachings on the Book of Psalms, we find a fascinating discussion about fear, faith, and the ultimate stability of the divine. The...

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Animals Two by Two and Kings

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 50:2

That tension, that disconnect, is right at the heart of Psalm 50, and it’s something the Rabbis grappled with deeply. Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic teachings on the Bo...

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Death of David and Nathan

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 51:1

Midrash Tehillim 51, a commentary on Psalm 51, dives headfirst into this very idea, using the story of King David and the prophet Nathan to illustrate just how potent our speech ca...

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Kingdom of David

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 51:2

Maybe it's a mistake you made, a regret that lingers. King David knew that feeling well, and in Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic teachings on the Book of Psalms, we find ...

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