Job

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Explore 917 Jewish texts related to the theme of Job, drawn from Midrash, Kabbalah, Apocrypha, and classical Jewish literature.

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...

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...

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 ...

David the Poet

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We all do, from time to time. But what if I told you there's a map, a guide, a presence that can illuminate even the deepest valleys? The mystics of old certainly believed it. They...

Manna from Heaven and David

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"He prepares a table before me." What does that even mean in the context of a comforting psalm? Midrash Tehillim connects this to the manna, that miraculous food that sustained the...

Job Beyond the Firmament

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But in Jewish tradition, this idea – the fit between a person and their qualities – is a recurring theme. Take Psalm 24, "A Psalm of David. The earth and its fullness belong to the...

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...

Abraham: Job and the Origins of the World

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One such perspective, found in Midrash Tehillim – a collection of interpretations on the Book of Psalms – explores the idea of punishment and discipline, and how different righteou...