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.

David Prays for Deliverance and Messianic Hope

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 18:33

Our tradition understands that struggle intimately. Midrash Tehillim, a beautiful collection of interpretations on the Book of Psalms, delves into this very human feeling, using Ki...

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Where Does the Torah Sit in the Heavenly Realm

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 19:8

How did the ancient rabbis, steeped in Torah and wonder, understand its place in the cosmos?Specifically, let's look at Midrash Tehillim 19. Rabbi Pinchas, quoting Rabbi Abba, offe...

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The Sun Enters Like a Groom and Leaves Exhausted

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 19:10

The Midrash (rabbinic interpretive commentary) draws a parallel between the sun and a groom. Just as a groom enters his wedding canopy full of strength and joy, but leaves exhauste...

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The Awesome Fear of God That Moses Experienced

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 19:14

Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic teachings on the Book of Psalms, delves into this very concept, specifically focusing on the verse, "The awe of the LORD is pure" (Psalm ...

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The Cemetery That Means the Promised Land Is Close

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 20:2

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...

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Rabban Gamliel's Prayer

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 20:5

It revolves around Rabban Gamliel, a prominent Jewish leader, and Chalafah ben Kroya, a figure known for his piety. Rabban Gamliel goes to visit Chalafah and asks him for a blessin...

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The Tension Between God's Mercy and Strict Justice

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 21:5

Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic commentaries on the Book of Psalms, grapples with this very idea. It explores the tension between God's utter transcendence and the possi...

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Ester in David's Court

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 22:3

to Midrash Tehillim, specifically a fascinating interpretation of Psalm 22 and its connection to the phrase "the deer of the dawn." The Midrash, a collection of rabbinic commentari...

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The Lord Is My Shepherd and I Shall Not Want

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 23:1

That’s the feeling at the heart of Psalm 23, “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.” But there’s so much more to this familiar verse than meets the eye. Midrash Tehillim, a co...

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God Prepared a Table of Manna in the Wilderness

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 23:6

"He prepares a table before me." What does that even mean in the context of a comforting psalm? Midrash Tehillim connects this to the manna, that miraculous food that sustained the...

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When the Ark of the Covenant Entered Solomon's Temple

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 24:8

The story, as told in Midrash Tehillim, revolves around the moment Shlomo wanted to bring the Aron Kodesh, the Ark of the Covenant, into the Kodesh Hakodashim, the Holy of Holies. ...

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David Lifts His Soul to God Like a Laborer Seeking Wages

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 25:1

Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic teachings on the Book of Psalms, dives deep into the very first verse of Psalm 25: "To David, to You, O Lord, I lift up my soul." It soun...

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What Adam Learned About God's Patience After Eden

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 25:8

Even Adam, the first human, felt that way. Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic teachings on the Book of Psalms, delves into this very feeling in Psalm 25. It opens with the ...

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Why God Instructs Sinners on the Path of Return

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 25:9

Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic teachings on the Book of Psalms, offers a beautiful insight into this. It starts with the verse, "Good and upright is the Lord; therefore...

MosesTorahEgyptJudgment

The Secret Path to a Deeper Bond with God

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 25:10

It’s a question that’s echoed through generations, a yearning to connect with the Divine on a deeper level. Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic teachings on the Book of Psal...

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How God Tests the Righteous Through Suffering

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 26:2

One such perspective, found in Midrash Tehillim – a collection of interpretations on the Book of Psalms – explores the idea of punishment and discipline, and how different righteou...

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Tabernacle — Aaron at the Dawn of Creation

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 26:6

That feeling’s deeply rooted in Jewish tradition. Midrash Tehillim, our window into the book of Psalms, connects this idea of purity with the very act of approaching God. It says, ...

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David Asked One Thing of God and Got a Surprising Answer

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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When Those Who Feared God Spoke to One Another

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 30:5

The prophet Malachi tells us, "Then those who feared the LORD spoke to one another, and the LORD listened and heard." (Malachi 3:16). But what does that mean, really? What kind of ...

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The Power of Trusting God in Uncertain Times

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 31:1

Midrash Tehillim, for those unfamiliar, is a collection of rabbinic commentaries on the Book of Psalms, drawing out deeper meanings and connecting the verses to other parts of the ...

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What Happened to Korah's Sons After They Repented

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 32:1

That’s the wisdom we find woven into Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic teachings that delve deep into the Book of Psalms. Specifically, let’s look at Midrash Tehillim 32, ...

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David and Solomon Reveal the Power of Confession

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 32:2

The ancient rabbis grappled with these very questions, and their insights, preserved in texts like Midrash Tehillim (a collection of interpretations on the Book of Psalms), offer u...

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The Wicked Wither Like Grass in the Sun

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 37:2

to one such perspective, found in Midrash Tehillim, a collection of interpretations on the Book of Psalms. Midrash Tehillim, specifically in its commentary on Psalm 37, tackles the...

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Fortunate Is the One Who Considers the Poor

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 41:1

It all starts with the verse from Psalm 41, "To the conductor, fortunate is he who considers the poor." But what does that even mean? The Midrash (rabbinic interpretive commentary)...

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The Spiritual Power of Visiting the Sick

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 41:2

They saw everyday actions – visiting the sick, burying the dead, giving to the poor – as holding tremendous spiritual weight. to a fascinating passage from Midrash Tehillim, a coll...

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What Does a Truly Happy Person Look Like to God

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 41:3

The Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic commentaries on the Book of Psalms, offers a fascinating perspective. Rabbi Yonah suggests that a truly intelligent person is one who...

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David's Illness and the Hollow Comfort of Insincere Visitors

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 41:4

to a fascinating passage from Midrash Tehillim, a collection of interpretations on the Book of Psalms, specifically Psalm 41. Imagine this: David is feeling vulnerable, perhaps eve...

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Esther in Solomon's Court

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 42:1

Psalm 42 opens with that very feeling, a yearning so profound it echoes through the ages. "As the deer longs for streams of water, so my soul longs for You, O God." But have you ev...

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My Soul Thirsts for God Like a Deer for Water

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 42:3

The Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic interpretations of the Book of Psalms, wrestles with this very idea in Psalm 42. It speaks of God "passing through the camp with an a...

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Korah and Moses and the Wilderness

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 45:1

We're looking at Midrash Tehillim 45, and it all starts with lilies. The verse in question is (Psalm 45:1): "To the conductor over the white lilies, a wise song of friendship." But...

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Abraham's Legacy Echoes Through All Generations

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 46:1

That feeling, that tension, it's not new. In fact, the ancient text of Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic commentaries on the Book of Psalms, wrestles with this very idea. ...

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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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God Is Known in Her Palaces as a Refuge

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 48:4

And we find a beautiful expression of this in Midrash Tehillim – a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Psalms. Midrash Tehillim, specifically in its commentary on...

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Hear This All You Peoples - Abraham's Universal Message

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 49:1

Midrash Tehillim, a beautiful collection of interpretations on the Book of Psalms, offers us some clues, specifically in Midrash Tehillim 49. It begins with the verse, "Hear this, ...

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Psalm 51 and the Deadly Power of Speech

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 51:1

Midrash Tehillim 51, a commentary on Psalm 51, dives headfirst into this very idea, using the story of King David and the prophet Nathan to illustrate just how potent our speech ca...

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The Slander of Doeg That Destroyed a City of Priests

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 52:4

The story we're about to explore from Midrash Tehillim, specifically Midrash Tehillim 52, plunges us right into such a scenario, revolving around King Saul, David, and the priest A...

Hell/GehennaKing DavidSolomonSoul

Nabal's Offering

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 53:1

It’s a question that’s occupied thinkers for millennia, and Midrash Tehillim – a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Psalms – offers some fascinating insights. To...

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Doeg's Prayer

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 54:3

King David knew that feeling all too well. Midrash Tehillim, a collection of interpretations on the Book of Psalms, delves into a specific moment of David's life, a moment of deep ...

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How Abraham Isaac and Jacob Established Daily Prayer

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 55:2

And the story of its origins, as told in Midrash Tehillim, is quite fascinating. The Midrash (rabbinic interpretive commentary) teaches us that these prayer times – evening, mornin...

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The Friendship That Shattered David's World

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 55:3

That’s the feeling I get when I read this passage from Midrash Tehillim (a collection of interpretive commentaries on the Book of Psalms). It centers on David, King David, and the ...

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David Pleaded for Two Mercies While Hiding from Saul

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 57:1

That’s the feeling I get when I read Midrash Tehillim 57, a beautiful and poignant interpretation of Psalm 57, usually attributed to King David. It's a plea for mercy, not once, bu...

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When the Powerless Called Out and God Answered

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 62:2

We’ve all been there. And it’s in those moments, when we feel most powerless, that the ancient wisdom of the Jewish tradition offers a lifeline. Consider these words from Midrash T...

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Why David Called God the Father of Orphans

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 68:1

We’ve all been there. It’s a feeling as old as time, and it's something that the ancient sages grappled with too. Midrash Tehillim, a collection of interpretations on the Book of P...

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Isaiah — David the Shepherd King

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 68:2

Midrash Tehillim, a collection of homiletic interpretations of the Book of Psalms, uses just that image to illuminate the fate of the wicked. In Midrash Tehillim 68, we find a powe...

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Solomon's Deep Dive into the Waters of Torah

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 69:1

Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Psalms, dives deep into this verse, taking us on a journey through moments of profound transformation and ...

SolomonTorahWisdomHoly Land

The Eternal Sabbath That Awaits at the End of Days

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 74:1

The Midrash Tehillim, a collection of homiletic interpretations on the Book of Psalms, gives us some pretty wild and wonderful glimpses into that future. It all starts with a frust...

MosesDanielProphecySoul

How One Small Act of Courage Changed Jewish History

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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How Salem Became Jerusalem the Holy City

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 76:2

just one example, straight from Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic commentaries on the Book of Psalms. We're diving into Psalm 76, verse 2: "His tabernacle was in Shalem, a...

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