Parshat Lech Lecha

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God calls Abraham to leave his homeland for Canaan. Covers Abraham and Sarah in Egypt, the separation from Lot, the war of the kings, and the covenant between the pieces. Genesis 12:1-17:27.

Ring of Solomon

Midrash Rabbah Kohelet Rabbah 11:1

The book of Ecclesiastes, or Kohelet, wrestles with this feeling constantly. And the rabbinic commentary on it, Kohelet Rabbah, dives even deeper into the fleeting nature of, well,...

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Temple of Solomon

Midrash Rabbah Kohelet Rabbah 2:1

But perhaps, just perhaps, there's profound wisdom hidden within it. The book of Ecclesiastes, or Kohelet in Hebrew, is famous for its reflections on the meaning of life. And one v...

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Moses and Solomon of Bilam

Midrash Rabbah Kohelet Rabbah 5:1

But what does it really mean? Kohelet Rabbah, a rabbinic commentary on Ecclesiastes, dives right in. It suggests that "the rebuke of a wise man" refers to those who deliver homilie...

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Living by Torah and Yehoshua

Midrash Rabbah Kohelet Rabbah 7:1

Specifically, how being preoccupied can cloud even the sharpest minds. We find this idea explored in Kohelet Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Ecclesi...

SolomonTorahWisdom

Ahaz and Solomon

Midrash Rabbah Kohelet Rabbah 15:1

It’s a timeless question, one that’s echoed in the Book of Ecclesiastes (Kohelet) itself: "I have seen everything in the days of my vanity; there is a righteous person who perishes...

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Joseph and Creation

Midrash Rabbah Kohelet Rabbah 26:3

The passage centers on a verse describing a certain kind of woman – a figure that becomes a symbol for temptation itself: "Whose [heart] is snares and nets." (Ecclesiastes 7:26). W...

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Adam and the Origins of the World

Midrash Rabbah Kohelet Rabbah 29:1

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...

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First Humans and Yehuda

Midrash Rabbah Kohelet Rabbah 1:4

Our sages pondered this question, and their answers, preserved in Kohelet Rabbah, are surprisingly insightful. The verse in question is from Ecclesiastes (8:1): “Who is like the wi...

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Esther and Solomon

Midrash Rabbah Kohelet Rabbah 5:1

That's what we find in a fascinating interpretation of Ecclesiastes in Kohelet Rabbah. The verse we're looking at is Ecclesiastes 8:5: “One who follows a command will not know an e...

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