Exile

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Explore 987 Jewish texts related to the theme of Exile, drawn from Midrash, Kabbalah, Apocrypha, and classical Jewish literature.

The Golden Calf and Yitzhak

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And down below? The Israelites, impatient, scared, and feeling abandoned, decide to build themselves a new god – a golden calf. Talk about a betrayal. The Midrash paints a vivid pi...

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...

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...

David's Transgression and Deliver

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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...

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...

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 ...

Upper Worlds and Moses

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Specifically, we're looking at Midrash Tehillim 21, which uses Psalm 24:10, "Who is this King of Glory? The Lord of Hosts, He is the King of Glory, Selah," as a springboard for a f...

David in Battle

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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...

Throne Room on High and Eden

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Our tradition grapples with this tension constantly, and it shows up in some surprising places. Take Midrash Tehillim, for instance, a collection of rabbinic interpretations of the...