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The book of Ecclesiastes is a philosophical account of the attempt to find happiness by a man who has everything. Written in the name of “Kohelet son of David, King in Jerusalem,” the book has traditionally been attributed to Solomon, who reigned during the golden age of Israel’s united kingdom, in the tenth century B.C.E. Twelve chapters long, it is one of literature’s earliest encounters between faith and reason: The author struggles to believe that life is meaningful despite his experience of the world. The book’s inclusion in the Hebrew Bible is therefore remarkable, testifying to Judaism’s interest not only in divine revelation, but also in man’s exploration of the meaning of life and mortality.
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Cafe Hillel, the site of the latest terrorist attack in Jerusalem, is named after it's original location, Hillel Street. This article, in addition to being a testimony to the attack, explores the person behind the name of the cafe.
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Samson (Shimshon in Hebrew) was a legendary warrior whose incredible exploits hint at the weight of Philistine pressure on Israel during much of the early, tribal period of Israel in Canaan (1200-1000). The Book of Judges ranks him with other divinely inspired warriors who delivered the community to establish themselves as its judges.
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King David, and the complex array of political forces which brought him to power, are a subject of great interest to the non-Biblical scholar. The political threats which the Philistine and Israelite armies represented to each other played a major role in bringing David's predecessor Saul to power; David's own charisma would engender another story, rife with historical drama, including a love affair with the daughter of the late king Saul, and a tragic friendship with Saul's son Jonathan, and , perhaps, David's role in the assassination of Jonathan's brother....
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Miriam was the big sister of Moses. It was Miriam who was watching the basket of baby Moses as it floated on the river (Exodus 2). It was her that suggested to the daughter of Pharaoh the ideal of finding a women from the Israelites to take care of Moses. Miriam's quick thinking meant Moses was brought up by his own mother. If there was anything to know about Moses, Miriam knew it.
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David, a shepherd, was the son of Jesse of Bethlehem. He was anointed by Samuel to be successor to Saul who was first king of the united Israel. David entered Saul's service as a musician, but when David defeated Goliath, the Philistine champion, Saul became jealous. Soon Saul tried to kill David, but Saul's son Jonathan, who was David's close friend, helped him to escape. David lived as an outlaw for a time. Once Saul entered a cave where David was hiding. Instead of killing Saul, David secretly clipped off the corner of Saul's robe, showing his loyalty to the king. Eventually, Saul died in battle with the Philistines, the men of Judah made David their king.
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Moses was the greatest prophet, leader and teacher that Judaism has ever known. In fact, one of Rambam's 13 Principles of Faith is the belief that Moses's prophecies are true, and that he was the greatest of the prophets. He is called "Moshe Rabbeinu," that is, Moses, Our Teacher/Rabbi. Interestingly, the numerical value of "Moshe Rabbeinu" is 613: the number of mitzvot that Moses taught the Children of Israel! He is described as the only person who ever knew God face-to-face (Deut. 34:10) and mouth-to-mouth (Num. 12:8), which means that God spoke to Moses directly, in plain language, not through visions and dreams, as God communicated with other prophets.
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Sarah is found among the most prominent women of the Torah. Originally named Sarai, she was given the new name Sarah, meaning princess, after she had married Abraham. Sarah also means 'mother of nations'. Every time someone called Sarah or anytime she introduced herself to someone she was making a statement of faith, calling herself the mother of many nations even before she had a child.
She later became the mother of Isaac, and through Isaac the grandmother of Jacob, who was renamed Israel. Sarah is therefore one of the ancestors of all of the Israelites.
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