Heaven

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Explore 2,273 Jewish texts related to the theme of Heaven, drawn from Midrash, Kabbalah, Apocrypha, and classical Jewish literature.

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...

Splitting of the Sea and Yudan

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The ancient rabbis certainly understood that feeling. They saw it mirrored in the story of the Exodus, in the dramatic moment when the Israelites crossed the Red Sea and the pursui...

Teachings of Moses

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Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic teachings on the Book of Psalms, opens up this very question. It tells us that the Holy One gifted the world no less than three core elem...

Divine Presence and Chiya

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Yet, praise is central to Jewish tradition. Why? to a fascinating passage from Midrash Tehillim, a collection of homiletical interpretations on the Book of Psalms, and see what we ...

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...

Gates of Heaven

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Our ancestors certainly did. And they sought to understand that vastness, to find God within it. That impulse, that search, is beautifully captured in Midrash Tehillim, a collectio...

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...

Dwelling Place of God and Achzamonia

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How did the ancient rabbis, steeped in Torah and wonder, understand its place in the cosmos? Well, let's dive into Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the...

Gates of Heaven

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It might sound strange, but let's explore a fascinating idea from Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Psalms. The Midrash draws a parallel bet...