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Jewish tradition has a name for these dueling forces: the yetzer hatov and the yetzer hara – the inclination to good and the inclination to evil. Midrash Tehillim, a fascinating co...
The Talmudic sages definitely grappled with that question. to a fascinating, and perhaps a little unsettling, passage from Midrash Tehillim (Midrash on Psalms), specifically Psalm ...
Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic commentaries on the Book of Psalms, offers a fascinating glimpse, particularly when it comes to Psalm 11:7: "For the Lord is righteous, H...
King David knew that feeling well. Psalm 13, a cry for help, is raw with that vulnerability: "Lord, my God, look upon me and enlighten my eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death..." ...
The ancient rabbis wrestled with fear too. They found layers of meaning in the words of Psalm 14, specifically the phrase, "There they feared with fear...there was no fear." (Psalm...
Maybe the answer lies in a place we often overlook: Zion. Midrash Tehillim, a fascinating exploration of the Book of Psalms, asks a powerful question: “Who will give from Zion the ...
After all, they each played such pivotal roles in our history. But Midrash Tehillim, in its unique way, actually tackles this very idea. The Midrash focuses on the verse "Yigal Yaa...
Psalm 17:8 gives us this beautiful image: "Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings." It's a plea for protection, for closeness to God. But Midrash Teh...
Let’s turn our attention to a powerful passage from Midrash Tehillim, a collection of homiletic interpretations of the Book of Psalms. Here, we grapple with the idea of suffering, ...
