Sukkot: Back to Basics

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Sukkot is the happiest Jewish holiday. We live in huts, have parties, wave a lulav and etrog around and eat tons of food. What could be wrong with that?

King Solomon stars in the book of Ecclesiastes, which can get kind of gloomy. And we read it during Sukkot!

Hadara Levin-Areddy, a great Israeli singer/songwriter, connects the dots, singing about sadness, joy, and what's new under the sun.

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[aykleinman]

This past sukkot, I picked up this book and read it while it was being read in my synagogue. Instead of seeing words written on a page, I vividly imagined what every line meant. I was amazed. The author (King solomon) brilliantly composed this book, and went into detail, as the song says, saying no matter how rich and famous you are (he says he's experienced it all-he was a king!), and no matter how much you own, you will never reach true happiness. Only G-dliness will lead you there. Thank you!

[nousernamewhatsoever]

Lol that's so cute and the song's catchy :D

[spottednugget]

זיון חולה סלידת השיר שלך

[spottednugget]

a Holiday for fucking snobs that live in stupid funny huts made to prolong the pity for the rich lonely top of being a fucking wise ass

[markper21]

I love this song:)

[USAMusicalProduction]

All Is Vanity And I'm Chasing After The Wind

[betzaida1980]

# 3 (repite el coro)

(al final la cancion empieza a recitar eclesiates 3 en la biblia) shalom :)

[betzaida1980]

(repite el coro)

(2) lo que esta torcido no se puede enderezar, y mucha sabiduria te puede enojar, y sabiendo demasiado te puede hacer muy triste. el reirse es una estupidez de que te sirve? yo trato de ser feliz bebiendo vino me hice casas y jardines de todo tipo. acumule riquezas de reyes, tuve cantantes y joyas, fuy mas grande que todos antes que yo todo lo que deseaba, lo tenia y mucho mas.

[betzaida1980]

"todo es vanidad", y una corrida detras del viento, dijo el rey, el que subio y callo, el grande y el pequeno, dijo el rey que lo vio todo."

(1) el so sube el so baja, el viento sopla hacia el sur y se devuelve, el mar se llena y se sube, nada es nuevo debajo del sol, si ves algo nuevo sabes que lo han echo antes. entonces ten divercion y disfruta tu vida.

[USAMusicalProduction]

I love this.

[Celia YAHCCS]

Beautiful and simple cartoon! And it gets the message of Ecclesiastes across really well!

I hope there will many more song videos like this.

I wouldn't like to be camping in a sukkah in this cold wet weather if I were Jewish

[indiragail365]

Love it