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King Solomon didn't just theorize about whether pleasure and wealth give life meaning. He ran the test. With unlimited resources.
Multiple mansions. Vineyards. Orchards. Reservoirs. Armies of servants. Chests of gold and gems. Choirs. Every sensory luxury available to a human being. And the whole time, he kept his mind sharp — studying ethics, pursuing wisdom, never letting the wine cloud his judgment.
The result was a split verdict that changes how you think about success: everything physical failed. Only one thing survived. But then Solomon pushes further — into whether being a good person even matters, whether your life's work will be destroyed by your heirs, and whether the ability to enjoy anything at all is entirely out of your hands.
Episode 2 of The Jewish Bookshelf's Koheles series. Based on the interpretive translation by M. Atlas, drawing primarily from the Kol Efrayim commentary (Rabbi Efrayim Meir Maccabi) and Metzudat David.
Dedicated l'ilui nishmas אדא שמואל בן חיים צבי הירש (AJ Jacobson) ז״ל.
Koheles 2:1–2:26
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