Saul Weinreb - Let the Prophets Speak

We introduce the book of Eichah as Jeremiah's prophecy of what will come if we do not heed his exhortations and change our ways.  The image of a potential disastrous future is used to inspire people to change.

Remember during the boom times to use it well, because the times of bust are coming. In the end, there is purpose to it all.

Spread goodness without restriction, because what goes around, comes around.  Don't keep waiting for the right moment to do something good, as no moment is better than right now.

A fool talks and talks and pretends to know things that cannot be known, while a wise man understands his limitations. Choose leaders who know what they can and cannot do and say.

It is not the powerful who win wars, but the wise. 

Don't waste your emotional energy trying to understand God's ways. just appreciate what you have and enjoy it.

Kohelet teaches us to take the middle path, too much in either direction leads down to a destructive path. 

It is all about the present, but that is a reason to value the present and use it right.  It is not the time to waste the opportunity to live properly.

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

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