Shabbat

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Explore 1,116 Jewish texts related to the theme of Shabbat, drawn from Midrash, Kabbalah, Apocrypha, and classical Jewish literature.

Their: Pharaoh in the Days of Moses

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Midrash Tehillim, a collection of homiletic interpretations of the Psalms, offers a pretty powerful image to explain it. It starts with the question: "Why did the nations rage?" Th...

Moses and Creation

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Midrash, the art of interpreting scripture by filling in the gaps, expanding on hints, and drawing out deeper meanings, wrestles with this very idea. Midrash Tehillim, a collection...

Kingdom of Adam and David

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David, millennia later, giving voice to the unspoken gratitude of humanity's dawn. Rabbi Samuel, whose teaching is recorded in the Midrash, identifies four specific Psalms. First, ...

Righteousness in Heaven

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It’s a question that’s echoed through the ages, and one that our tradition wrestles with beautifully. Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Psal...

Abraham and Creation and the Crown

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Midrash Tehillim, a beautiful collection of interpretations on the Book of Psalms, offers a powerful contrast to this feeling. It tells us that while worldly gifts can be lost, the...

Sacred Service and Zechariah

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That feeling, that raw emotion, is at the heart of a powerful story preserved in Midrash Tehillim, a collection of interpretations on the Book of Psalms. It's a story about faith, ...

Gift of Prophecy and Yosei

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It’s a question that's haunted humanity for… well, forever. We see suffering all around us, and it often seems the most righteous among us bear the heaviest burdens. So, what's goi...

Seven Heavens

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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...

Sin of the First Pair and Nechemia

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Midrash Tehillim, a collection of interpretations on the Book of Psalms, offers us a glimpse into that very question. Specifically, in Midrash Tehillim 12, we find a fascinating ba...