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It turns out, that feeling has deep roots in Jewish thought. We find it beautifully expressed in Ecclesiastes 4:9-12: “Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for ...
The book of Ecclesiastes, or Kohelet in Hebrew, speaks to this feeling with raw honesty. And the Rabbis, in their infinite wisdom, found layers of meaning within its verses, especi...
It all starts with a verse from Ecclesiastes (4:17): “Guard your feet when you go to the house of God, and draw near to heed. This is better than fools giving an offering, as they ...
In fact, the Midrash, specifically Kohelet Rabbah, connects them to something much deeper: the consequences of our actions and, specifically, our words. Kohelet Rabbah, in its insi...
It’s a topic explored further in the rabbinic commentary on Ecclesiastes, Kohelet Rabbah, and it's a fascinating, and frankly, a little scary. The verse in question is Ecclesiastes...
It all starts with the verse from Ecclesiastes 5:6: "So it is with a multitude of dreams and vanities and many words; rather, fear God.” The verse seems to be saying that too much ...
The Book of Ecclesiastes – or Kohelet as it's known in Hebrew – grapples with this very feeling. It asks us: what do we do when we see injustice seemingly rewarded? Specifically, K...
We often think of the Torah, the Five Books of Moses, as the core, the foundation. But what about all the rest? What about the details, the nuances, the things that seem to go beyo...
It's a reminder that divinity can work through anything. Kohelet Rabbah, a fascinating collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Ecclesiastes, puts it this way: "The ad...
