Parshat Vayigash

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Judah's plea for Benjamin, Joseph reveals himself to his brothers, and Jacob's family descends to Egypt. Genesis 44:18-47:27.

Levi and the Dreamer

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 27:3

to one particularly powerful passage, a meditation on Psalm 27:1, "The Lord is my light and my help; whom should I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; whom should I dread?...

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Abraham and the Origins of the World

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 29:1

Specifically, we're diving into Psalm 29 today. The psalm begins, "Give to the Lord, O sons of the mighty, give to the Lord glory and strength." But who are these "sons of the migh...

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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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Dawn of the World and Songs

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 33:1

Midrash Tehillim, a collection of Rabbinic commentaries on the Book of Psalms, dives deep into this idea, exploring how the voices of the righteous resonate with the Divine. "The r...

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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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Kingdom of David of Abraham

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 40:4

Midrash Tehillim, a collection of interpretations on the Book of Psalms, points us to King David as the ultimate example of repentance, of teshuvah. It says, "Many will see and be ...

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Haggai Among the Fathers

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 47:2

The ancient sages felt that way too. And they looked to the future, to a time when things would be set right. Midrash Tehillim, a collection of interpretations on the Book of Psalm...

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Zion's Song and Jerusalem

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 48:5

That’s kind of the idea behind Midrash. Midrash, if you're not familiar, is this incredible way of interpreting Jewish texts, digging deep to uncover hidden meanings and connection...

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Samuel and the Patriarchs

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 53:4

And they found a way to explore it through the beautiful, layered interpretations we call midrash. We're going to delve into a tiny but powerful piece from Midrash Tehillim, specif...

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