Holy Land

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Explore 4,923 Jewish texts related to the theme of Holy Land, drawn from Midrash, Kabbalah, Apocrypha, and classical Jewish literature.

David in Solomon's Court and Yosi

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Midrash Tehillim, that beautiful collection of interpretations on the Book of Psalms, offers a surprising answer: kindness, all day long. It sounds simple, almost too simple, doesn...

Kingdom of David and Doeg

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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...

Nabal's Offering

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It’s a question that’s occupied thinkers for millennia, and Midrash Tehillim – a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Psalms – offers some fascinating insights. To...

Abraham's Transgression and Sodom

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Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic commentaries on the Book of Psalms, grapples with that very feeling, using the story of Sodom and Abraham to explore themes of corruption...

Kingdom of Ahithophel

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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...

Samuel and the Patriarchs

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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...

David's Transgression and Ahithophel

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That’s the feeling I get when I read this passage from Midrash Tehillim (a collection of interpretive commentaries on the Book of Psalms). It centers on David, King David, and the ...

Ezra at the Dawn of Creation

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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...

David: Saul and the Origins of the World

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That tension is at the heart of our story today, drawn from Midrash Tehillim 58, a beautiful exploration of Psalm 58. It grapples with a difficult question: "Do not destroy the con...