“…re’ut is to be understood as a fleeting movement of wind, or air, such as a gust or a breeze”
…the most common claim is the repeated use of the phrase “hevel and re’ut...
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“Kohelet sets out on his inquiry from the perspective of a life replete with fortune and opportunity”
Kohelet sets out on his inquiry from the perspective of a life replete with...
“The central message of Ecclesiastes may be encapsulated in a single word: Hevel…”
The central message of Ecclesiastes may be encapsulated in a single word: Hevel, usually...
“A better reading of hevel…takes us back to the root meaning of the word: Vapor or mist”
A better reading of hevel, then, and one that provides us with an extremely...
“The reading of hevel as “vanity” is not only misleading, but, in some cases, it makes the text impossible to read”
The reading of hevel as “vanity” is not only misleading, but, in some cases,...
“It is only through the corrected reading of hevel as “transience” rather than “vanity” that we may understand the structure of the book of Ecclesiastes, and thereby learn its message”
It is only through the corrected reading of hevel as “transience” rather than “vanity”...
“The word hevel, moreover, resembles a number of Hebrew roots clearly dealing with demise over time…”
The word hevel, moreover, resembles a number of Hebrew roots clearly dealing with demise...
“Sarah’s story becomes a cautionary tale for us — a tale about the vital need every human being has to feel a sense of weight and gravitas…”
It is not coincidental that while Sarah is the direct object of several verbs...
It is very difficult to connect to Tanakh without the new approach that has been developed in the last forty years…
Just as the Rav commented that that it would be impossible today to (successfully) teach Talmud to students who are secularly educated if not for R. Chaim’s approach, something similar can be said regarding Tanakh. For those with a secular education, who have read great books, it is very difficult to connect to Tanakh without the new approach that has been developed in the last forty years or so. As R. Yoel Bin Nun puts in his preface to Helfgot’s book: “It is impossible to study Tanakh in the land of Israel as if we are still residing in Eastern Europe prior to the Holocaust.”
Marc B. Shapiro, “Answers to Quiz Questions and Other Comments, part 2”, The Seforim Blog (25 March 2012) {http://seforim.blogspot.com/2012/03/answers-to-quiz-questions-and-other.html}