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Midrash and Chumash · In print
מדרש תהלים
Midrash Tehillim
Volume I · Psalms 1–41 · Volume II · Psalms 42–89
Midrash Tehillim, called Shocher Tov for its opening words, is the great collection of Chazal’s teachings on the psalms of Dovid HaMelech — it explains the verses, draws out their lessons, and tells the stories that bring them to life. Rashi draws on it, and Tosafos and the Rishonim quote it by name. This edition follows the text of R’ Shlomo Buber (Vilna, 1891), built on the Parma manuscript and seven others, with his numbered sections: the complete Hebrew with full nikud, an English translation in bold with the explanation woven in, the classic commentaries — R’ Buber’s notes, the Mahari Kohen of Prague, the Yevakesh Ratzon on the first book and the Ramag from Psalm 42 — Chassidic Sparks from the works of the Chabad Rebbeim, and a summary of every psalm. Large 8.25 × 11 hardcover. Volume III (Psalms 90–150) is on its way.
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The edition
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Phrase-by-phrase English
A faithful translation set directly beside each Hebrew phrase, so you always know which words you are reading.
A running elucidation
The explanation is carried along with the text, naming the sources and opening each passage as you read it.
Summaries and indices
A summary at the head of each section, and indices of subjects and sources to find your way back.
In print
All 2 volumes. Printed and shipped by Amazon.
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Volume I · Psalms 1–41
Hardcover · 8.25 × 11 in
Midrash Tehillim, also called Shocher Tov — the teachings of Chazal on the psalms of Dovid HaMelech, in the text of R’ Shlomo Buber (Vilna, 1891) and his numbered sections. Psalms 1–41, the first book of Tehillim: the complete Hebrew with full nikud, an English translation in bold with the explanation woven in, drawing on R’ Buber’s notes, the Mahari Kohen of Prague and the Yevakesh Ratzon, Chassidic Sparks from the works of the Chabad Rebbeim, a summary of every psalm, footnotes, and an Index of Sources and a Subject Index.
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Volume II · Psalms 42–89
Hardcover · 8.25 × 11 in
Psalms 42–89, the second and third books of Tehillim, in the text of R’ Shlomo Buber and his numbered sections: the complete Hebrew with full nikud, an English translation in bold with the explanation woven in, drawing on R’ Buber’s notes, the Mahari Kohen of Prague and the glosses of the Ramag, R’ Mordechai Gimpel Yaffe of Rozhinoi, Chassidic Sparks from the works of the Chabad Rebbeim, a summary of every psalm, footnotes, and an Index of Sources and a Subject Index.
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