I'm so happy to share with all of you that after nearly six years of work, my first book, Kohelet - A Map to Eden, is available:
While it doesn't deal with etymology per se, it does use a linguistic lens to discover connections and parallels between Kohelet (Ecclesiastes) and the opening chapters of Bereshit (Genesis).
It's a genuine page-turner, and shows how Kohelet - often viewed as depressing, confusing, and even tedious - tells a real story, and provides a powerful message of hope.
Kohelet – A Map to Eden is not simply a running commentary on Kohelet, although I do delve into the explanation of its verses. Rather, think of it as a captivating story. As you read through its pages, you will embark on a journey with me, where I uncover the parallels between Kohelet and Bereshit, and the analogies between the lives of Shlomo and Adam. You’ll then witness how these connections lead to the story of the Spies and how those episodes of downfall find redemption in the mitzva of tzitzit, the Yom Kippur service, and the profound words of Kohelet itself.
Those using the korenpub.com site can use the code 𝐤𝐨𝐡𝐞𝐥𝟏𝟎 at checkout to get a 10% discount.
Book reviews:
- Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin - in the San Diego Jewish World: "Comparing Biblical Stories With Other Tales Enhances Their Meaning" (as well as on the Times of Israel)
- Ben Rothke - in The Jewish Link: "Two Interesting New Books on Kohelet" (as well as on the Times of Israel)
- Rabbi Uri Pilichowski on Facebook
- Rabbi Steven Gotlib: "Kohelet and Varieties of Interpretation"
- Rabbi Dr. Stu Halpern in the Jewish Journal": "Three New Views of Ecclesiastes"
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- Kate Havard Rozansky discusses the book and adds here own ideas in "Dvar Torah for Kohelet 5784"
- Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein in Jewish Bible Quarterly: "BOOK REVIEW:
KOHELET: A MAP TO EDEN – AN INTERTEXTUAL JOURNEY" and in Jewish Action (here and here) - Dom Anselm Brumwell in The Downside Review
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