e-TiM: Online Program
e-TiM: Wisdom in Pursuit of Wind: Meditations on Ecclesiastes

The Book of Ecclesiastes (Kohelet in Hebrew) is arguably the apex of Biblical wisdom, the closest book in the Hebrew Bible to what we call philosophy. Ecclesiastes explores the nature of the human condition with an audacity and immediacy that suggests it could have been written today, with a profundity that makes it feel timeless. Stylistically, Ecclesiastes can feel repetitive and meandering to the reader. This series will bring out the brilliance of Kohelet’s thought by expounding the book both textually and topically, proceeding each week through the series of subjects including those listed below. The course will lead up to Sukkot, when Kohelet is read in synagogue.

Topics
Vanishing Breath
Appointment in Samarra
Distracted from Distraction by Distraction
On Friendship
Endless Cycles of Power and Corruption
Speech and Silence
On Oaths
Man’s Portion and God’s Reward
Pleasure beyond Paradise
The Better Life
The Good Old Days
Divine Right of Kings
Empiricism and Rationalism
The Realm of the Dead
An Ounce of Prevention
Sloth and The Seven Sins
Meditations and Marcus Aurelius
Yeshayahu Leibowitz: The End of the Matter