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 Among the Fathers

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Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic teachings on the Book of Psalms, offers some fascinating perspectives on this very question. The Midrash opens with a powerful statement ...

Pharaoh Among the Heavenly Host

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We often hear the story, but sometimes the sheer impossibility of it all gets lost. Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Psalms, gives us some ...

Benjamin and the Origins of the World

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We all know the story: Moses raises his staff, the waters part, and the Israelites walk through on dry land to escape Pharaoh. But Midrash, that beautiful art of Jewish storytellin...

Moses's Legacy and Jordan

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We often imagine nature as this passive backdrop to the human drama, but Jewish tradition sometimes paints a very different picture. A picture where creation itself has a voice, a ...

Daniel: Solomon and the Queen

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That feeling, that burning love for the Divine, is something that the Sages explored with such beautiful intensity. to one of those explorations, found in Midrash Tehillim, a colle...

Prophetic Rebuke and Songs

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And the ancient rabbis wrestled with this idea too – this give and take, this call and response between us and the Divine. Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic interpretation...

Almighty and the Heavenly Realms

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Specifically, we're looking at a fascinating reading of Psalm 116. The verse begins, "My voice, my supplication." The Midrash imagines the entire "assembly of Israel" standing befo...

Precious: Abraham at the Dawn of Creation

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Midrash Tehillim, a collection of homiletic interpretations on the Book of Psalms, gives us a list of ten things that are dear to the Holy One. And you might be surprised by what m...

From Nothing to Everything and Sacrifice

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The Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic commentaries on the Book of Psalms, explores this very idea. It begins with the verse, "I will offer You a sacrifice of thanksgiving....