King David

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Explore 2,141 Jewish texts related to the theme of King David, drawn from Midrash, Kabbalah, Apocrypha, and classical Jewish literature.

Solomon in David's Court

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Isn't it funny how sometimes we just know something is valuable, but we can't quite put our finger on why? That’s kind of the question posed at the beginning of Midrash Tehillim 19...

David: Rabbi Shimon and Creation

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And the story of how he approached God for forgiveness, as told in Midrash Tehillim 19, is both surprising and deeply human. The Midrash, a collection of rabbinic commentaries on t...

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 ...

Jacob's Legacy

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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...

Isaac and the Patriarchs of Hama

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Midrash Tehillim, a fascinating collection of interpretations on the Book of Psalms, offers some intriguing insights. It delves into the meaning behind Psalm 20, verse 4: "Remember...

Messiah and David of Jesse

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It’s a question that’s been wrestled with for centuries, and Jewish tradition offers some surprising answers. Let’s delve into a fascinating passage from Midrash Tehillim, a collec...

Isaiah: Moses and Divine Judgment

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It all starts with a verse from Psalm 21:2, "You have given him the desire of his heart." But what is the desire of his heart? The Midrash asks, what about "the permission of his l...

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...

Ester in David's Court

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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...