King David

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Explore 2,123 Jewish texts related to the theme of King David, drawn from Midrash, Kabbalah, Apocrypha, and classical Jewish literature.

David the Poet and Whether

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The ancient rabbis wrestled with these ideas too, and left us some incredible insights in a collection called Midrash Tehillim, a deep dive into the Book of Psalms. Let's unpack a ...

David's Prayer and Manasseh

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It turns out, King David himself might have felt the same way. Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic interpretations of the Book of Psalms, delves into the complexities of Psa...

Judah and the Lawgiver

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The book of Psalms, Tehillim in Hebrew, is full of that raw, vulnerable feeling. And the Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Psalms, digs even deeper....

Oral Torah and Hezekiah

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Midrash Tehillim, a collection of homiletic interpretations of the Book of Psalms, grabs us right there. It starts with that very feeling, that fleeting sense of time slipping thro...

David and His Mighty Men and Miracles

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It's easy to take it all for granted, this amazing vessel that carries us through life. But maybe King David was onto something when he sang, "Bless the Lord, O my soul." That line...

Veil Between Worlds and Bless

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Midrash, the art of interpreting scripture through storytelling, gives us some fascinating ways to ponder that very question. to a passage from Midrash Tehillim, a collection of mi...

Songs of David

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Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic commentaries on the Book of Psalms, offers a breathtaking insight into the unknowability of God’s presence. It begins with King David's h...

Rainbow Promise and Moses

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Specifically, in Midrash Tehillim 103, we find a fascinating exploration of God's abundant forgiveness. The text opens with a simple statement: "Doing righteous deeds is of the Lor...

Evil Inclination

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Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Psalms, offers a fascinating perspective on this internal struggle, particularly in its commentary on Psal...