Saul Weinreb - Let the Prophets Speak

Kohelet 6 - Let in the Sunshine!

Who knows what will happen tomorrow? Let in the sunlight today!

Kohelet 5b - Enjoy it Now Because It Won't Last long

Better to enjoy the fruits of your labor while you have it, because we all leave the world the same as we entered it.

Kohelet 4b & 5a - God is in Heaven, We Are on Earth

Kohelet reminds us that we will never understand God and thus challenging Him is a waste of time.  Instead we should focus on our lives, keep our promises, and be smart about our actions.

Kohelet 4a - Two is Better Than One

Kohelet advises us that despite the seeming futility of our efforts, we should still not fold our hands and do nothing.  However we should choose something meaningful, with purpose and together with others.

Kohelet 3 - There is a Time For Everything

There is a time and season for everything, we must enjoy and experience each moment, and live properly each moment of our lives.

Kohelet 2b - Enjoy the Moment

We don't understand the ways of God, but it is better to be wise than to be foolish, and it is important to enjoy the momentary pleasures that we are privileged to experience.

Kohelet 2a - The Pleasures of This World

Kohelet examines three possible paths; physical pleasure, wisdom, and purposelessness. He begins by observing that while he derived pleasure from seeking out the luxuries oif this world, they were only fleeting and temporary.

Kohelet 1c - The More You Know, the Worse it Gets

Wisdom itself is a source of pain and anxiety. Maybe it would be better to be ignorant?

Kohelet 1b - Nothing New Under the Sun

Everything that was will be again, there is nothing new under the sun.

Kohelet Introduction and 1a - Vanity of Vanities

We introduce the Book of Ecclesiastes, and begin reading this masterpiece in which we encounter the seeming futility of the search for meaning in our lives.