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We all do, at some point. And that feeling, that yearning, is captured beautifully in the ancient collection of teachings known as Midrash Tehillim, specifically Midrash Tehillim 3...
to a passage from Midrash Tehillim 36 that speaks directly to this feeling. The verse we're focusing on is a prayer: "Draw your kindness towards your devotees." Simple enough. But ...
King David knew that feeling all too well. But it's not just about the fall, it's about the rescue, the ascent back into the light. That's what the ancient text Midrash Tehillim re...
Midrash Tehillim, a collection of interpretations on the Book of Psalms, points us to King David as the ultimate example of repentance, of teshuvah. It says, "Many will see and be ...
The story we're about to explore from Midrash Tehillim, specifically Midrash Tehillim 52, plunges us right into such a scenario, revolving around King Saul, David, and the priest A...
The ancient sages wrestled with these questions too. And in Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic commentaries on the Book of Psalms, we find a fascinating perspective, partic...
The ancient rabbis wrestled with that very notion, and their thoughts are preserved in a fascinating passage from Midrash Tehillim, a collection of interpretations on the Book of P...
And they found a way to explore it through the beautiful, layered interpretations we call midrash. We're going to delve into a tiny but powerful piece from Midrash Tehillim, specif...
It might sound audacious, but our tradition actually suggests there are times when the "lower court" – that's us, down here – and the Holy One, blessed be He, are in a bit of a… di...
