Creation

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Explore 3,406 Jewish texts related to the theme of Creation, drawn from Midrash, Kabbalah, Apocrypha, and classical Jewish literature.

Rabbi Acha and Creation

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The ancient rabbis certainly understood that feeling. They saw it reflected in the words of King David, in the 18th Psalm, and explored it deeply in Midrash Tehillim, a collection ...

Jeremiah: Elijah and the Origins of the World

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Rabbi Samuel bar Nachmani kicks things off, wondering why we sweat during times of transition. He suggests it's connected to the fall of one kingdom and the rise of another. He poi...

Pharaoh's Journey

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Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Psalms, offers a fascinating glimpse into this divine-human "battle" during the Exodus. It's not just abou...

Cosmic Origins and Nechemiah

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The ancient Rabbis did. They saw in every raindrop a universe of wonder, a testament to the divine. to a fascinating passage from Midrash Tehillim, a collection of homiletic interp...

Moses's Song of Abraham

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Psalm 18:26 offers a fascinating, and perhaps unsettling, answer: "With a pious person, act piously; with an upright man, be upright; with a pure one, be pure; and with a crooked o...

Joash and Creation

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But what if that spark was always there, hidden, waiting for the right moment to ignite? That's the essence of what we find in Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic interpreta...

Isaac: Trial of Abraham

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The Midrash starts with a powerful statement: "God's way is perfect." And it connects this perfection to Abraham, pointing to the verse in Genesis (17:1) where God says, "Walk befo...

Samuel and the Origins of the World

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The Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic teachings on the Book of Psalms, invites us to do just that. It uses a powerful comparison to highlight God’s unique creative power, ...

Teachings of Moses

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Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic teachings on the Book of Psalms, opens up this very question. It tells us that the Holy One gifted the world no less than three core elem...