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.

Abraham and Creation of Joseph

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 15:4

The 15th chapter of Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic teachings on the Book of Psalms, offers a fascinating exploration of just that. It's not a simple checklist, but a ta...

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Trials of Joseph and Shimon

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 23:3

Where did they get clothes? How did they stay clean? It's the kind of thing that keeps rabbis up at night, apparently. And it leads us to some pretty amazing stories in the Midrash...

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Moses and Joseph

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 24:5

But the Midrash Tehillim, a collection of homiletic interpretations on the Book of Psalms, doesn’t leave us hanging with just the question. It gives us an answer, and it might surp...

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Moses and the Dreamer of Hashem

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 36:4

We all do, at some point. And that feeling, that yearning, is captured beautifully in the ancient collection of teachings known as Midrash Tehillim, specifically Midrash Tehillim 3...

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Elijah in Joseph's Time

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 42:5

Specifically, we're looking at Midrash Tehillim 42. It's a plea, a challenge, almost a demand, directed at God. The speaker in this Midrash begins by contrasting themselves with th...

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Trials of Joseph and Lamentations

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 67:1

Jewish tradition has a powerful answer: God's mercy is inexhaustible. It’s a concept beautifully explored in Midrash Tehillim 67, a commentary on the Psalms. The passage opens with...

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Death of Judah and Israelites

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 76:1

Today's story from Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic interpretations of the Book of Psalms, is all about how seemingly small acts of courage and confession can have enormo...

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Yoel and Joseph

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 80:1

Psalm 80, a poignant plea for divine intervention, opens with a striking image: "Hear, O Shepherd of Israel, You Who leads Joseph like a flock." It's a cry for guidance, for protec...

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Dawn of the World and Joseph

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 80:2

That tension, that push-and-pull, it's something our ancestors wrestled with too. And wouldn't you know it, the ancient wisdom of the Midrash Tehillim, a collection of interpretati...

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