Parshat Vayeshev

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Joseph's dreams and his brothers' jealousy, Joseph sold into slavery, Judah and Tamar, and Joseph in Potiphar's house and prison. Genesis 37:1-40:23.

Habakkuk and the Lawgiver

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 7:19

It’s a question that’s plagued humanity for ages, and it’s something the ancient rabbis wrestled with too. Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic teachings on the Book of Psalm...

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David the Shepherd King and Gittith

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 8:1

Our sages explored this very feeling, using the image of the harvest and the vintage to understand the delicate timing of redemption. It's all there in Midrash Tehillim, a collecti...

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Maker of Heaven and Earth of Jonathan

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 9:1

Jewish tradition offers a path, not of easy answers, but of profound understanding. Ecclesiastes 3:11 tells us, "He has made everything beautiful in its time." But what about death...

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Studying Torah and Universe

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 9:7

What then? Midrash Tehillim, a collection of homiletic interpretations of the Book of Psalms, offers a powerful glimpse into this very idea. It puts words in the mouths of the peop...

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Pharaoh Faces Judgment

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 9:17

Midrash Tehillim 9, a fascinating exploration of Psalm 9, unpacks this very idea using vivid imagery. It paints a picture of nations ensnared in their own traps, drowned in the ver...

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Poetry of Prayer

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 9:20

The verse declares, "For the poor shall not always be forgotten; the hope of the poor shall not perish forever." But what does that really mean? Rabbi Yudan, in Midrash Tehillim, a...

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Joshua and the Origins of the World

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 10:3

Jewish tradition certainly thinks so, and Midrash Tehillim, a collection of interpretations on the Book of Psalms, offers some powerful examples. It’s like a spiritual echo chamber...

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From Nothing to Everything and Daniel

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 11:6

It’s a question humanity has grappled with for millennia. Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic interpretations of the Book of Psalms, tackles this very question head-on in it...

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Hills of Judea and Jeremiah

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 14:5

It poses a fascinating question: Did everyone in the nation really know they were eating bread? I know, it sounds strange. But it's not about the physical act of eating, is it? It'...

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