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Jewish tradition has a powerful message about precisely that – the rejected stone becoming the cornerstone. Where do we find this idea? It springs from Midrash Tehillim, a collecti...
Our tradition is full of stories that remind us that even the most unexpected journeys can lead to greatness. Take David, for example. Midrash Tehillim, a collection of homiletic i...
Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic interpretations of the Book of Psalms, wrestles with this very question in its exploration of Psalm 119. It zeroes in on a seemingly simp...
We all do. But what if I told you there's a secret weapon, a way to shield yourself from that negative influence? The sages of old believed that the answer lies within the Torah it...
The ancient rabbis grappled with this too. They asked: Does God reward the righteous? And punish the wicked? And if so, how does that all work? Midrash Tehillim, a collection of ra...
That’s the feeling at the heart of our exploration today, straight from the ancient wisdom of Midrash Tehillim, a collection of teachings on the Book of Psalms. We're diving into P...
It starts with a simple plea: "Direct me through Your commandments; for they are my meditation." But what does that even mean, "Direct me?" David isn't just asking for a map, is he...
It’s a very human feeling, and it’s something the ancient rabbis wrestled with too. In Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic interpretations of the Book of Psalms, we find a p...
The ancient Israelites felt that way too. And in Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic commentaries on the Book of Psalms, we find a powerful message about how they found sola...