Wisdom

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Explore 1,538 Jewish texts related to the theme of Wisdom, drawn from Midrash, Kabbalah, Apocrypha, and classical Jewish literature.

Solomon's Vision and David

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The book of Kohelet, Ecclesiastes, wrestles with these very questions. And Kohelet Rabbah, the rabbinic commentary on Ecclesiastes, digs even deeper. a fascinating passage from it....

Solomon the Builder

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Like there's a little angel on one shoulder and... well, something else on the other? Jewish tradition recognizes this internal struggle, personifying it in a fascinating way. to a...

Rabbis: Nimrod at the Dawn of Creation

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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...

Miriam and Joseph

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We all have. But in Jewish tradition, the words we speak – and the intentions behind them – carry immense weight. Kohelet Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Bo...

Mena: Rabbi Meir at the Dawn of Creation

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The book of Ecclesiastes, or Kohelet, grapples with these very human feelings. It observes, "With the increase of good, those who consume it increase; what use is there for its own...

David and Creation

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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...

Wisdom of Rabbi Shimon and Eila

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That’s a feeling woven deep into the tapestry of Jewish tradition, a feeling the rabbis grappled with intensely. how they expressed it. The story begins with the passing of Ḥiyya b...

Solomon the Builder

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The book of Ecclesiastes, or Kohelet in Hebrew, wrestles with this very feeling. And Kohelet Rabbah, a rabbinic commentary on Ecclesiastes, dives even deeper. It all starts with th...

Temple of Solomon and Levi

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Kohelet, or Ecclesiastes, that sometimes-bleak but always-honest book of the Bible, wrestles with this feeling. Chapter 6, verse 2, hits hard: "A man to whom God gives wealth, asse...