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Or perhaps put off fulfilling a commitment, thinking, "I'll get to it eventually?" Well, the ancient rabbis certainly had some thoughts on that. to a fascinating discussion from Va...
The verse that kicks off this particular exploration comes from Psalm 1:6: "For the Lord knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish." But what does that ...
Midrash Tehillim, a collection of homiletical interpretations of the Book of Psalms, offers a powerful and surprisingly comforting image for just such a moment, drawing on Psalm 20...
But it's a question that ancient Jewish texts grapple with, revealing profound insights into justice, repentance, and the ultimate fate of our souls. to a passage from Midrash Tehi...
It’s a question that’s been wrestled with for centuries, and the Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic teachings on the Book of Psalms, offers some truly fascinating, and at t...
Take Psalm 81:2, for example: "Raise a song, strike the tambourine, the sweet lyre with the harp." But then it continues, "Sound the shofar at the New Moon, at the full moon for ou...
Midrash Tehillim, a collection of interpretations on the Book of Psalms, offers a startling perspective on the famine that forced Jacob and his family to leave Canaan. “And there w...
Midrash Tehillim, a collection of interpretations on the Book of Psalms, offers us a fascinating take on Psalm 117:1, "Praise the Lord, all nations." It’s not as simple as a univer...
In fact, it teaches us that it's really not fitting to sing your own praises… unless someone else steps up to vouch for you. But then, who vouches for God? That's the question pose...
