Patriarchs

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Explore 3,059 Jewish texts related to the theme of Patriarchs, drawn from Midrash, Kabbalah, Apocrypha, and classical Jewish literature.

Heart of David and Temple

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Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Psalms, dives deep into this idea. In one particular passage (Midrash Tehillim 30), it explores the connec...

David Faces Judgment and Hanina

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Rabbi Yehuda and Rabbi Nehemiah suggest a fundamental principle: punishment, at its core, is unproductive. It doesn't bear good fruit. Goodness, on the other hand, does generate mo...

Isaiah: Moses and the Patriarchs

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The verse that kicks it all off is from Psalm 71:1: "In you, O Lord, I have taken refuge. Let me never be put to shame." But the midrash, the interpretive story, doesn't just take ...

Jacob and Creation of Sinai

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It’s a question that’s been wrestled with for centuries, and the Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic teachings on the Book of Psalms, offers some truly fascinating, and at t...

Korah in Heaven and David

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That’s the wisdom we find woven into Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic teachings that delve deep into the Book of Psalms. Specifically, let’s look at Midrash Tehillim 32, ...

Dawn of the World and Songs

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Midrash Tehillim, a collection of Rabbinic commentaries on the Book of Psalms, dives deep into this idea, exploring how the voices of the righteous resonate with the Divine. "The r...

David: Abraham at the Dawn of Creation

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Midrash Tehillim, a collection of homiletic interpretations of the Psalms, offers a fascinating perspective, suggesting that everything, absolutely everything, has its perfect, div...

Abraham at the Dawn of Creation

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We've all been there. But what if that fleeting moment of envy could actually hold a deeper lesson? to a fascinating passage from Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic teachin...

Wisdom of David

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But what does it really mean to ask for correction, but not destruction? "O Lord, in Your anger rebuke me not," David cries out. This isn't just a personal lament; it's a sentiment...