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.

Doeg and the Origins of the World

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 119:29

Today, we're diving into a fascinating passage from Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic teachings on the Book of Psalms, specifically Psalm 119. It explores this very questi...

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Moses: Kingdom of Aaron

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 133:1

Psalm 133 captures that perfectly, and the Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic commentaries on the Book of Psalms, beautifully unpacks its meaning. The psalm itself begins, ...

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Kingdom of David and Adam

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 139:2

Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic interpretations of the Book of Psalms, offers a profound and intimate look at this idea in its commentary on Psalm 139. This psalm, tradi...

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Kingdom of Adam

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 139:4

Jewish tradition is rich with stories that delve into these mysteries, and one particular passage in Midrash Tehillim – a collection of rabbinic interpretations of the Book of Psal...

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Kingdom of David

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 142:1

This particular midrash explores a moment in David's life, a moment of intense vulnerability. Picture this: David, the future king of Israel, is on the run from Saul, who's hunting...

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Kingdom of David and Upon

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 142:6

It plunges us into a moment of intense crisis in the life of David, the shepherd-king. The scene: a dark, claustrophobic cave. David is inside, cornered. Outside, waiting with ill ...

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Jeremiah's Transgression and Sheol

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 146:1

Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic interpretations of the Book of Psalms, grapples with this very question in its exploration of Psalm 146. The verse "Hallelujah, my soul, ...

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Sennacherib at the Dawn of Creation

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 146:2

Midrash, the ancient Jewish art of interpreting scripture, is full of stories that reveal deeper truths about life, death, and everything in between. And Midrash Tehillim, a collec...

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Elijah at the Dawn of Creation

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 146:3

And they found solace and hope in unexpected places, like Psalm 146. Midrash Tehillim, the classical commentary on the Book of Psalms, dives deep into its verses, unearthing profou...

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