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.

Moses Before the King

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 119:7

We all do. But what if I told you there's a secret weapon, a way to shield yourself from that negative influence? The sages of old believed that the answer lies within the Torah it...

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Kingdom of David

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 119:9

King David did. And his feelings echo across the millennia to us. Psalm 119:19 says, "I am a stranger in the land; do not hide your commandments from me." It’s a powerful line, fil...

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Kingdom of David and Nehemiah

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 119:12

And it’s something the ancient rabbis wrestled with too, finding a powerful echo of it in the words of King David in the Tehillim, the Book of Psalms. Specifically, we find this re...

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Foundations of Being and Daniel

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 119:25

We often take for granted the stability around us, the fact that the sky is (usually) above us and the ground beneath. But where does that stability come from? Midrash Tehillim, an...

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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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