I would like recommend a very important book for Jewish Studies. It is a critical edition of Kohelet Rabbah. This book is essential for the study of Midrash. Yoram
[HUC_smalllogo] Yoram Bitton Director of Libraries New York Cincinnati Los Angeles Jerusalem Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion 1 West 4th Street New York, NY 10012 (212) 824-2261 ybit...@huc.edu<mailto:ybit...@huc.edu> Midrash Kohelet Rabbah 1-6 / Marc Hirshman (SCHECHTER-049) New Publication! Midrash Kohelet Rabbah 1-6 Critical edition based on manuscripts and Genizah fragments with an Introduction, References, Variant Readings and Commentary by Marc Hirshman with the assistance of Shaul Baruchi 150, 363 pp., Hard cover, in Hebrew ISBN 978-965-7105-76-4 The Midrash Project of the Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies, Jerusalem 2016 Midrash Kohelet Rabbah was edited in Eretz Yisrael in the 6th or 7th century. It reflects the struggle of the Sages to understand one of the most challenging books of the Bible. It contains a wealth of Rabbinic thought about life and death, joy and sorrow. This is the first critical edition of this Midrash, which includes variant readings, an introduction and a commentary, along with the text of Kohelet Zuta. https://www.schocken-jts.org.il/english/bookstore/prodView.asp?idproduct=403
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