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.

When God Created

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 149:1

It’s an idea that pulses with life throughout Jewish tradition, a concept that goes far beyond just melody. to Midrash Tehillim, specifically Midrash Tehillim 149, and see what it ...

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Miriam and the Dreamer of Egypt

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 149:2

The mystics did, and they connected it directly to the Divine. : how do we respond to new beginnings? With joy, with song, with dance! And according to the Midrash Tehillim, a coll...

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Light of the First Day and Eden

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 149:3

We find clues in Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Psalms. Psalm 149 opens with the line, "For the Lord desires His people." But what does t...

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Zedekiah Speaks for God

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 149:4

one fascinating interpretation found in Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic commentaries on the Book of Psalms, specifically Psalm 149. The verse in question speaks of "taki...

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Moshe Beyond the Firmament

Midrash Aggadah Pesikta DeRav Kahana 2:7

Sometimes, the connection isn’t immediately obvious. Take, for instance, the verses about atonement and taking a census in the book of Exodus. What’s the link? The Pesikta DeRav Ka...

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Four Beasts and Hosts

Midrash Aggadah Pesikta DeRav Kahana 15:3

We often think of God as being beyond human emotions, but Jewish tradition paints a far more nuanced picture. Let’s delve into a fascinating passage from Pesikta DeRav Kahana, a co...

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Sarah's Legacy and Zion

Midrash Aggadah Pesikta DeRav Kahana 20:1

It’s in those very moments that Jewish tradition whispers some of its most powerful promises. to one such whisper, found in the Pesikta DeRav Kahana, a collection of rabbinic teach...

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Divine Presence and Chadrach

Midrash Aggadah Pesikta DeRav Kahana 20:7

The sages of old certainly did. A fascinating story unfolds in the Pesikta DeRav Kahana, a collection of homiletical teachings, that explores this very question. It all starts with...

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Abraham: Shem and the Ark

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 8:4

Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a fascinating and sometimes enigmatic text, sheds light on this very question. It tells us that the sun marks the days, and the moon the nights, their cycle...

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