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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 ...
Like that perfect cup of coffee, or maybe... mitzvot? That’s the question bubbling up from Kohelet Rabbah, a fascinating exploration of the book of Ecclesiastes. In chapter 8, we f...
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...
The ancient Rabbis certainly did. In Kohelet Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Ecclesiastes, we find a series of stories, almost like little parables,...
Jewish tradition has some fascinating, layered answers. to one, found in Kohelet Rabbah, a midrashic (interpretive) commentary on the Book of Ecclesiastes. It offers a powerful, po...
Kohelet, Ecclesiastes, throws us a curveball right from the start: "A good name is better than fine oil, and the day of death than the day of one's birth" (Ecclesiastes 7:1). Whoa....
Rabbi Shimon ben Yoḥai, a prominent figure in the Zohar (the foundational text of Jewish mysticism), puts it this way: a good name is more beloved than the Ark of the Covenant itse...
Kohelet Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Ecclesiastes, offers a fascinating perspective, connecting our actions in life with the inevitable reality o...
The verse in question is Ecclesiastes 7:8: "The end of a matter is better than its beginning; one of patient spirit is better than one of proud spirit." The rabbis, as they often d...
