Parshat Terumah

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Detailed instructions for building the Tabernacle, the Ark of the Covenant, the menorah, and the altar. Exodus 25:1-27:19.

Giving of the Torah and Anger

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 7:6

The story, as told in Midrash Tehillim, is truly terrifying. Imagine Moses, up on Mount Sinai, receiving the Torah. A moment of ultimate revelation. And down below? The Israelites,...

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Death of David and Temple

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 16:3

Let’s turn our attention to a powerful passage from Midrash Tehillim, a collection of homiletic interpretations of the Book of Psalms. Here, we grapple with the idea of suffering, ...

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Kingdom of David

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 17:1

The Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic teachings on the Book of Psalms, offers a powerful glimpse into David's humility. It tells of David declaring, "I am a stain." A powe...

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Rabbi Avihu and Creation

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 19:1

It's no wonder that the Psalmist David, gazing up at that same sky millennia ago, wrote, "The heavens declare the glory of God" (Psalm 19:1). But what does that declaration actuall...

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First Days of Existence and Jeremiah

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 19:2

That’s the question at the heart of Midrash Tehillim 19, a beautiful exploration of how all of creation sings God's praises, even in silence. The text begins by offering an alterna...

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Abba at the Temple

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 20:3

Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic commentaries on the Book of Psalms, offers a fascinating perspective on where that help might come from. It starts with the idea that "Yo...

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Isaac and the Patriarchs of Hama

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 20:4

Midrash Tehillim, a fascinating collection of interpretations on the Book of Psalms, offers some intriguing insights. It delves into the meaning behind Psalm 20, verse 4: "Remember...

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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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Heart of David and Temple

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 30:1

Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Psalms, dives deep into this idea. In one particular passage (Midrash Tehillim 30), it explores the connec...

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