270 passages in Rabbinic Midrash
Individual passages from Kohelet Rabbah, shown in source order. Page 6 of 6.
Kohelet Rabbah turns to Wisdom of Yoav. The story goes that Yoav was laying siege to the city of Avel Beit Maakha, and things were about to get ugly. But then, a wise woman, identi...
Sometimes, the answer isn’t just in swords and shields. Sometimes, it's in something far more powerful: wisdom. Our story comes from Kohelet Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic interp...
The Rabbis, in their infinite wisdom, unpack it even further in Kohelet Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on Ecclesiastes. Specifically, The superiority of man over ...
The Book of Ecclesiastes, or Kohelet as it's known in Hebrew, certainly grapples with this very human feeling. And within Kohelet Rabbah, the rabbinic commentary on Ecclesiastes, w...
Kohelet Rabbah, the rabbinic commentary on Ecclesiastes, takes on this very question, diving deep into the meaning of the verse: "Wisdom will bolster the wise more than ten rulers ...
The first reading, that sounds like a recipe for a pretty good Friday night. The Rabbis saw multiple layers within this simple verse. "A feast is made for laughter"… but what kind ...
Kohelet Rabbah, a fascinating collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Ecclesiastes, wrestles with this very question. Specifically, it digs into the verse: "Wisdom wi...
Kohelet Rabbah, that rich collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Ecclesiastes, gives us a fascinating, almost unbelievable image of just that, using none other than ...
Kohelet Rabbah, the commentary on Ecclesiastes, digs into this very question, offering some fascinating, and at times surprising, answers. The verse from Ecclesiastes, "Wisdom will...
"I turned my heart to despair regarding all the toil that I toiled under the sun," it says (Ecclesiastes 2:20). It's a sentiment that resonates even today. Kohelet Rabbah, a collec...
Kohelet Rabbah turns to Everything Returns to Dust But the Soul Returns to God. Simple enough. Dust to dust. But the rabbis, as they are wont to do, dive a whole lot deeper. The pa...
Ecclesiastes has a way of pulling the rug out from under you, and chapter 7 is no exception. Consider (Ecclesiastes 7:20): "For there is not a righteous man upon the earth, who doe...
Kohelet Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Ecclesiastes, explores this very human experience, urging us to be mindful of our thoughts and words, especi...
Ecclesiastes has a way of stopping you cold with a single sentence, and (Ecclesiastes 2:21) is one of them: "For there is a man whose toil is with wisdom, and with knowledge, and w...
A passage from Kohelet Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Ecclesiastes, to explore what it has to say about the ultimate fate of our souls. The verse t...
Kohelet Rabbah begins with a hard limit: no one can see what comes after them. So, what does Kohelet Rabbah have to say about this particular verse? It poses a fascinating question...
The book of Ecclesiastes, or Kohelet, certainly grapples with that feeling. It can feel bleak. But within that perceived bleakness, ancient interpreters found profound meaning. Tak...
King Solomon, wisest of all men, apparently felt that too. (Ecclesiastes 7:23) reads, "All this I attempted with wisdom; I said: I will become wise, but it is far from me." What do...
The Book of Kings tells us that Solomon "spoke three thousand proverbs" (I (Kings 5:1)2). But wait a minute... when we actually read through the Bible, how many proverbs do we find...
Sometimes, the explanations seem… unexpected, even poetic. to a passage from Kohelet Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Ecclesiastes, where we explore ...
A story from Kohelet Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic interpretations of the Book of Ecclesiastes, where we see just such a situation unfold. The story centers around Yaakov, from ...
Kohelet Rabbah turns to Nothing Better Than to Eat, Drink, and Find Meaning. The first reading, it sounds like a But as we know, Jewish tradition loves to delve beneath the surface...
Ecclesiastes, or Kohelet as we know it in Hebrew, is full of Solomon's reflections on life, often tinged with a certain weariness. And one particular verse, (Ecclesiastes 2:25), re...
"For to the man who is good before Him, He gave wisdom, knowledge, and joy; but to the sinner He gave the task to gather and to amass, to give to one who is good before God. This, ...
The book of Ecclesiastes, or Kohelet in Hebrew, certainly thought so, at least in one rather pointed verse. "I find more bitter than death," it says, "the woman whose heart is snar...
Kohelet Rabbah, a fascinating collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Ecclesiastes, dives deep into this, exploring the nature of suffering and strength. It starts wi...
Kohelet Rabbah turns to The Woman Whose Heart Is Snares - Temptation in Kohelet. It begins by saying, "as she traps in the sea and on dry land." Think of it: a presence that's perv...
They saw echoes and connections everywhere, even in the way the Bible phrases things. Take the book of Ecclesiastes, or Kohelet as it’s known in Hebrew. It’s full of these little l...
The Book of Ecclesiastes, or Kohelet as it's known in Hebrew, wrestles with this very feeling. And one verse in particular, Kohelet 7:28, has sparked a lot of discussion: "What my ...
The book of Ecclesiastes, or Kohelet as it’s known in Hebrew, wrestles with this very question. It’s a book about searching, about meaning, and often, about the frustrating lack of...
