Daniel

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Explore 499 Jewish texts related to the theme of Daniel, drawn from Midrash, Kabbalah, Apocrypha, and classical Jewish literature.

David Before the Altar

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It's not just about good versus evil. Sometimes it's about who gets to wield power, and where that power truly comes from. Midrash Tehillim, a fascinating collection of interpretat...

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 ...

Angel of Death and Kings

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It’s not always what you think. Midrash Tehillim, a collection of homiletic interpretations on the Book of Psalms, offers a glimpse into this very question, and it's wild. The pass...

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...

First Days of Existence and Jeremiah

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That’s the question at the heart of Midrash Tehillim 19, a beautiful exploration of how all of creation sings God's praises, even in silence. The text begins by offering an alterna...

Giving of the Torah

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No clocks, no sunrise, no sunset as we know it. So, how did he know when it was day and when it was night? The Midrash Tehillim, a collection of interpretations on the Book of Psal...

God Himself at the Dawn of Creation

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They're thousands of years old, yet they speak to our struggles, our joys, our fears as if they were written yesterday. Today, we're diving into Midrash Tehillim 20, a fascinating ...

Reckoning of Souls and Days

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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...

Daniel: Jacob and the Origins of the World

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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...