Prayer

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Explore 1,911 Jewish texts related to the theme of Prayer, drawn from Midrash, Kabbalah, Apocrypha, and classical Jewish literature.

Midrash Tanchuma, Chayei Sara 1

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Aggadah

And Abraham was old, well stricken in age (Gen. 24:1). May it please our master to teach us: What should a man do if he is riding upon an ass when the time for prayer arrives? Thus...

Midrash Tanchuma, Vayetzei 4

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Aggadah

And the Lord saw that Leah was hated (Gen. 29:31). May our master teach us: May a man pronounce a blessing over the fragrance of spices employed in idolatrous worship? Our masters ...

Midrash Tanchuma, Vayetzei 6

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Aggadah

And God remembered Rachel (Gen. 30:22). May it please our master to teach us the blessing that is recited upon observing a handsome person? Thus do our masters teach us: Upon obser...

Midrash Tanchuma, Vayeshev 3

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Aggadah

And Joseph was brought down into Egypt (Gen. 39:1). May it please our master to teach us whether one may recite the Havdalah prayer at the expiration of the Sabbath with a light us...

Midrash Tanchuma, Vayigash 6

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Aggadah

And he sent Judah before him (Gen. 46:28). May our master teach us: When is the blessing over the light offered at the expiration of the Sabbath? Thus do our masters teach us: The ...

Midrash Tanchuma, Vayechi 7

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Aggadah

And Jacob called unto his sons (Gen. 49:1). May it please our master to teach us whether the one who leads the congregation in prayer may respond “Amen” after the priests. Thus did...

Midrash Tanchuma, Vaera 4

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Aggadah

When Pharaoh shall speak unto you, saying (Exod. 7:9). May it please our masters to teach us whether a man who is bitten by a serpent while standing in prayer may stop praying. Our...

Midrash Tanchuma, Terumah 4

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Aggadah

Speak unto the children of Israel, that they take for me an offering (Exod. 25:2). Whenever the words for Me are stated in a verse, a blessing accompanies it. Does a blessing also ...

Midrash Tanchuma, Ki Tisa 23

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Aggadah

Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants (Exod. 32:13). May our masters teach us: Until what time may the morning prayers be recited? Thus our masters teach us that the mo...