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King David knew the feeling. He cries out to God, “Take up shield and buckler, and rise up to help me!” (Psalms 35:2). It's a powerful image. David picturing God as a warrior, arme...
We all do, at some point. And that feeling, that yearning, is captured beautifully in the ancient collection of teachings known as Midrash Tehillim, specifically Midrash Tehillim 3...
The ancient sages did. They saw words as potent forces, capable of building worlds or tearing them down. Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of P...
We often take language for granted, but Jewish tradition teaches us that the tongue, that seemingly small and insignificant organ, wields incredible influence. And sometimes, the m...
To a fascinating passage from Midrash Tehillim, a collection of interpretations on the Book of Psalms, specifically Psalm 41. Imagine this: David is feeling vulnerable, perhaps eve...
The ancient rabbis certainly did. In fact, they put those feelings right into the mouth of the people of Israel, in a powerful passage from Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbin...
Words, once spoken, can’t be unsaid. But what about the spiritual consequences? Today, we’re diving into Midrash Tehillim, specifically psalm 52, to explore the power – and the pot...
We often underestimate it, but Jewish tradition teaches us that the tongue is a force to be reckoned with. (Proverbs 18:21) says it plainly: "Death and life are in the power of the...
King David knew that feeling all too well. Midrash Tehillim, a collection of interpretations on the Book of Psalms, delves into a specific moment of David's life, a moment of deep ...
It’s a primal fear, and it's something King David grappled with intensely, as we see in this passage from Midrash Tehillim, a collection of homiletic interpretations on the Book of...
The story of its origins, as told in Midrash Tehillim, is quite fascinating. The Midrash (rabbinic interpretive commentary) teaches us that these prayer times – evening, morning, a...
That’s the feeling I get when I read this passage from Midrash Tehillim (a collection of interpretive commentaries on the Book of Psalms). It centers on David, King David, and the ...
It might sound audacious, but our tradition actually suggests there are times when the "lower court" – that's us, down here – and the Holy One, blessed be He, are in a bit of a… di...
Take, for instance, this fascinating passage from Midrash Tehillim, Psalm 59. It wrestles with a question that's been around since, well, the beginning: What's the deal with marria...
The ancient rabbis grappled with this too. They felt it on a national level, in their relationship with God. And they didn't shy away from the tough questions. They wrestled with t...
The ancient rabbis grappled with this too. They looked at Psalm 61, and from it, they wove a powerful message about suffering, redemption, and the ever-present possibility of conne...
The book of Psalms touches on this very feeling. (Psalm 61:3), "…when my heart becomes faint…," it's not just a pretty verse, it's a doorway into understanding the depths of prayer...
Midrash Tehillim, a collection of interpretations on the Book of Psalms, grapples with this very idea. Specifically, Midrash Tehillim 62 invites us to ponder the constant, almost i...
You're not alone. It seems to be a deeply human thing, this turning to the Divine in moments of crisis. But is that… okay? Is it somehow "less than" if we only remember to call out...
Our ancestors felt it too, and they wrestled with it in their stories and prayers. Today, we're diving into Midrash Tehillim 64, a fascinating passage that uses the story of Daniel...
We often think of praise as loud, exuberant, filled with song and dance. But what about the silence? What kind of praise is that? (Psalm 65:1-2) gives us a clue: “For the conductor...
The ancient rabbis grappled with this too. Midrash Tehillim, a collection of interpretations on the Book of Psalms, dives deep into this very question. Specifically, it wrestles wi...
That’s a question that’s wrestled with in Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Psalms. Our passage today comes from Midrash Tehillim 65, and it...
The Midrash (rabbinic interpretive commentary) begins with the verse, "To the conductor, a song of praise. Shout to God, all the earth, sing the glory of His name." It beautifully ...
Jewish tradition has a powerful answer: God's mercy is inexhaustible. It’s a concept beautifully explored in Midrash Tehillim 67, a commentary on the Psalms. The passage opens with...
That feeling, that ache of being unseen… it’s a very human experience, and it resonates deeply within Jewish tradition. Our journey today takes us into Midrash Tehillim, specifical...
The ancient sages certainly did. They poured their anxieties, their hopes, and their unwavering faith into the Book of Psalms, Tehillim in Hebrew. And within those Psalms, nestled ...
Today's story from Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic interpretations of the Book of Psalms, is all about how seemingly small acts of courage and confession can have enormo...
Just one example, straight from Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic commentaries on the Book of Psalms. We're diving into Psalm 76, verse 2: "His tabernacle was in Shalem, a...
We're about to dive into a fascinating slice of Jewish tradition from Midrash Tehillim, specifically Psalm 78, that does just that, exploring the story of the Israelites in the des...
It’s a very human feeling. And it’s a feeling that resonates deeply within the words of the Midrash Tehillim, specifically in its commentary on Psalm 79. , shall we? The Midrash (r...
We sing them, we hear them, but sometimes the real magic lies just beneath the surface. to Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic interpretations of the Book of Psalms. Specifi...
Life throws curveballs, and sometimes it feels like we're just wading through sadness. But what if I told you that even in those dark valleys, there's a chance for transformation? ...
The sages of the Midrash (rabbinic interpretive commentary), those ancient interpreters of scripture, weren't content to just read the words. They wanted to unpack them, to wrestle...
King David certainly knew that feeling. And the ancient rabbis, through the lens of Midrash Tehillim (a collection of interpretations on the Book of Psalms), explored this very hum...
That feeling, that tension, it's something the ancient sages grappled with too. And they found a powerful way to express it through prayer, a connection to something larger than th...
Psalm 87, a song attributed to the sons of Korah, begins to unpack this very question. "Its foundation is on the holy mountains," the psalm declares, suggesting that holiness is ro...
Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Psalms, offers a fascinating glimpse into this future. It paints a picture of nations from around the glob...
Take Psalm 88, for instance. "And to You, O Lord, is my cry for help." Simple words. But the Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic interpretations of the Book of Psalms, unpac...
The prophet Jeremiah, in the name of God, tells us no. "Let not a wise man boast of his wisdom...but let him who boasts boast of this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am t...
Midrash Tehillim 90 dives deep into this very question, contrasting empty rituals with the power of sincere prayer, particularly through the examples of Moses, David, Jeremiah, and...
A prayer attributed to Moshe, the man of God. It’s a powerful opening, immediately grounding us in the foundational narrative of the Jewish people: "Before the mountains were born,...
Midrash Tehillim (a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Psalms) poses a seemingly simple question about the opening of Psalm 90, traditionally ascribed to Moses: ...
It seems like a simple title, but Midrash Tehillim 90, a collection of rabbinic interpretations of the Book of Psalms, dives deep into what that name really means. It's not just ab...
Our tradition is filled with such moments, and one of the most powerful surrounds Jacob's famous dream. We find it in the book of Genesis, where Jacob, fleeing from his brother Esa...
Our ancestors grappled with this too. And Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Psalms, offers some fascinating perspectives on why, and what we...
It turns out, that feeling has deep roots in our tradition. Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic teachings on the Book of Psalms, offers a fascinating perspective on this tra...
A collection of insightful interpretations on the Book of Psalms, Adam, the first man, wasn't just plopped down anywhere. After being driven from the Garden of Eden, he settled on ...
