Kohelet

Shiurim

• 006 - Kohelet 7 - Improvement

  Rav David Aaron

  Here, Kohelet teaches ways to grow and improve: to healthfully deal with pain, to seek rebuke from men of wisdom, and find balance in self-image. We are also introduced to power of wisdom and how it can help us in life.

• 009 - Kohelet 10 - The Fool and the Sage

  Rav David Aaron

  Kohelet compares the characteristics of a fool to a wise man. Judaism says that a wise person is righteous and authentic while a fool who lives in the world of façade is only hurting himself. How can we lean to the side of the wise?

• 005 - Kohelet 5 & 6 - Wealth

  Rav David Aaron

  From the ‘Under the Sun’ perspective, the world seems to be an unjust place, and material wealth is often used in a way that aggrevates this injustice in the world. Yet people still make their goal the acquisition of money and possessions.

• 003 - Kohelet 3 - Life is Predestined

  Rav David Aaron

  Rabbi Aaron brings in sources from the Talmud, Midrashim, and Rambam to help us to understand Kohelet’s predestiny question. If the answer is yes, then what is the purpose for my existence? If the answer is no, then to what extent does my p

• 008 - Kohelet 9 - A Meaningful Life

  Rav David Aaron

  Torah does not promise a good and easy life, but gives meaning, context, and the tools to handle life’s struggles. In this class, we learn how to live life from the ‘Beyond the Sun’ perspective, to find ways to truly appreciate what we have

• 004 - Kohelet 4 - Companionship

  Rav David Aaron

  There are different ways of dealing with the feeling of insignificance from the ‘Under the Sun’ perspective, cynicism and loneliness being popular ones. Yet these ways do not sit well with Kohelet, who seeks a more positive solution. He als

• 007 - Kohelet 8 - Wisdom

  Rav David Aaron

  Rabbi Aaron and Kohelet delineate the parameters and limitations of wisdom. They also outline the dangers of living a purely rational life, and explain the value of action and ‘faith’ in a healthy Jewish lifestyle.

• 002 - Kohelet 2 - Do Good Now

  Rav David Aaron

  With a quick review of Chapter 1, the problem established is that life from the ‘Under the Sun’ perspective is meaningless. Chapter 2 begins to solve this problem via Kohelet’s inner struggle and dialogue. He comes to a partial solution, bu

• 001 - Kohelet 1 - Under the Sun

  Rav David Aaron

  Rabbi Aaron first gives us an introduction to this short book that was almost excluded from the Bible canon! Then he discusses the famous phrase “…and there’s nothing new under the sun,” revealing the real secret of how we can distinguish w

• 010 - Kohelet 11 & 12 - Tzedaka and Good Deeds

  Rav David Aaron

  In the last two chapters of the book, Kohelet emphasizes the importance of tzedaka, good deeds, and teshuvah. He wraps up his spiritual seeking with his conclusions about his life’s journey and gives us his ultimate advice on how to live a