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King David certainly did. And his words, captured in Psalm 63, resonate across the ages, a testament to a soul seeking connection with the Divine. “My God, I seek You early,” David...
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 Midrash 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 connects this sentiment to a prophe...
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...
We’ve all been there. It’s a feeling as old as time, and it's something that the ancient sages grappled with too. Midrash Tehillim, a collection of interpretations on the Book of P...
Midrash Tehillim, a collection of homiletic interpretations of the Book of Psalms, uses just that image to illuminate the fate of the wicked. In Midrash Tehillim 68, we find a powe...
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...
King David knew that feeling. In Midrash Tehillim, a collection of interpretations on the Book of Psalms, we find David pleading with God. He cries out, acknowledging God's attenti...
That feeling, that raw, desperate plea, echoes in the words of Midrash Tehillim, specifically in its interpretation of Psalm 71. Imagine the people of Israel, the Knesset Yisrael, ...