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King David certainly did. Psalm 13, a deeply personal and relatable cry for help, begins with that very sentiment: "How long, O Lord? Will You forget me forever? How long will You ...
Like the rules just... don't apply the same way? That's a question King David wrestles with in a powerful passage from Midrash Tehillim, a collection of homiletic interpretations o...
The ancient rabbis certainly thought so, observing the Israelites’ cyclical relationship with God in the Midrash Tehillim, a collection of interpretations on the Book of Psalms. Ps...
Even prophets, it seems, wrestle with that feeling. Let's turn to Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic teachings on the Book of Psalms, to explore a fascinating little story ...
Sometimes, the source is more surprising than you might think. Take, for example, the concept of showing loving-kindness, or chesed, to mourners. Where do we learn about the import...
But Jewish tradition, specifically Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a fascinating collection of stories and interpretations, tells us that the power of tzedakah, or charity, is so profound ...
Let me tell you a story from Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, chapter 33, that might just change your perspective. It’s about a man named Shallum, son of Tikvah. Now, Shallum wasn't a king ...
He’s the one who, in a moment of righteous zeal, stopped a plague by taking decisive action against public immorality (Numbers 25). It’s a complex story, filled with passion and qu...
The story starts, as so many do, with a commandment. God tells Saul, the first king of Israel, to utterly destroy Amalek. Wipe them out. Erase their memory from under heaven. A pre...
