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Explore 3,627 Jewish texts related to the theme of Torah, drawn from Midrash, Kabbalah, Apocrypha, and classical Jewish literature.

Elijah in Joseph's Time

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Specifically, we're looking at Midrash Tehillim 42. It's a plea, a challenge, almost a demand, directed at God. The speaker in this Midrash begins by contrasting themselves with th...

Wisdom of Korah and Israelites

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The ancient Israelites grappled with that exact feeling after the Exodus from Egypt. And Midrash Tehillim (a collection of interpretations on the Book of Psalms) delves right into ...

Abraham and the Origins of the World

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Midrash Tehillim, a beautiful collection of interpretations on the Book of Psalms, offers us some clues, specifically in Midrash Tehillim 49. It begins with the verse, "Hear this, ...

Doeg and the Torah of Gehenna

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Midrash Tehillim, a collection of homiletic interpretations on the Book of Psalms, hits us with a pretty stark idea: "Together, rich and poor... they all descend to Gehenna." Gehen...

Animals Two by Two and Kings

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That tension, that disconnect, is right at the heart of Psalm 50, and it’s something the Rabbis grappled with deeply. Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic teachings on the Bo...

Death of David and Nathan

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Midrash Tehillim 51, a commentary on Psalm 51, dives headfirst into this very idea, using the story of King David and the prophet Nathan to illustrate just how potent our speech ca...

Angels Attend to Miriam and Moses

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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...

Doeg and Creation

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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 t...

David Before the King and Doeg

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Turns out, our tradition has a lot to say about that. The book of Proverbs (26:26) reminds us, "His malice may be concealed by deception, but his wickedness will be exposed in the ...