{"Data":[{"ID":11791,"ShiurDate":"\/Date(1668424545767)\/","SpeakerID":509,"SpeakerName":"Rabbi Mordechai Goodman","Summary":"Koheles advises learning\u0027s not enough: Strive to give over the data in clear, tight language. All Koheles was Torah true. G-d takes everything into account: previous lives, ancestors, progeny, etc.. Do What He wants from you! ","Title":"Megillas Koheles 12:9-12:14","CategoryList":"Emuno \u0026 Bitochon, Hashkofo, Megillas Koheles","KHNumber":null,"HasAudio":true,"HasVideo":false,"HasNotes":false},{"ID":11778,"ShiurDate":"\/Date(1667834506563)\/","SpeakerID":509,"SpeakerName":"Rabbi Mordechai Goodman","Summary":"Allegorical descriptions of parts of the body failing are listed as death approaches. Why the kidneys are associated with counsel. With each phase of decrepitude repentance becomes more difficult and of less intrinsic worth, so don\u0027t delay teshuva! Hashem goes on record to endorse Shlomo\u0027s view that everything devoid of spiritual value is futile.","Title":"Megillas Koheles 12:2-8 ","CategoryList":"Emuno \u0026 Bitochon, Hashkofo, Megillas Koheles","KHNumber":null,"HasAudio":true,"HasVideo":false,"HasNotes":false},{"ID":11729,"ShiurDate":"\/Date(1663582951983)\/","SpeakerID":509,"SpeakerName":"Rabbi Mordechai Goodman","Summary":"Torah learnt prepares you for Torah that\u0027ll be available after Moshiach. Keep as pious as possible all your life, even your youth. The two stages of youth. Don\u0027t delay teshuva in your youth, for your youth. Subjugate sensuality. Prepare for old age. Don\u0027t think teshuva done at a very advanced age is as good as teshuva done earlier.","Title":"Megillas Koheles 11:6-12:2 ","CategoryList":"Emuno \u0026 Bitochon, Hashkofo, Megillas Koheles","KHNumber":null,"HasAudio":true,"HasVideo":false,"HasNotes":false},{"ID":11716,"ShiurDate":"\/Date(1662976742013)\/","SpeakerID":509,"SpeakerName":"Rabbi Mordechai Goodman","Summary":"Don\u0027t give in to the wiles of your yatzer horah. Giving ma\u0027aser \u0026 eulogising the righteous offsets disasters. Our own souls incriminate us to the Heavenly Courts nightly. Give tzedoka in the best way possible. Don\u0027t delay mitzvos, you might not get another chance to do them later. ","Title":"Megillas Koheles 10:15-11:6","CategoryList":"Emuno \u0026 Bitochon, Hashkofo, Megillas Koheles","KHNumber":null,"HasAudio":true,"HasVideo":false,"HasNotes":false},{"ID":11707,"ShiurDate":"\/Date(1662375779057)\/","SpeakerID":509,"SpeakerName":"Rabbi Mordechai Goodman","Summary":"Even highly effective prayer can be stymied by Loshon Horah. Fools and simpletons each have their life philosophies as to why it\u0027s silly to keep Torah. They don\u0027t realise just how damaging their lifestyles are to themselves and others. ","Title":"Megillas Koheles 10:10-10:15","CategoryList":"Emuno \u0026 Bitochon, Hashkofo, Megillas Koheles","KHNumber":null,"HasAudio":true,"HasVideo":false,"HasNotes":false},{"ID":11683,"ShiurDate":"\/Date(1660599593937)\/","SpeakerID":509,"SpeakerName":"Rabbi Mordechai Goodman","Summary":"Our own wickedness weaves a web of negativity we get caught up in. Don\u0027t think you\u0027re above the Torah\u0027s dictates. Fools show their ignorance by their behaviour. Modesty\u0027s the best policy, especially for the rich. This world\u0027s topsy-turvy. ","Title":"Megillas Koheles 9:16-10:10","CategoryList":"Emuno \u0026 Bitochon, Hashkofo, Megillas Koheles","KHNumber":null,"HasAudio":true,"HasVideo":false,"HasNotes":false},{"ID":11676,"ShiurDate":"\/Date(1659963059483)\/","SpeakerID":509,"SpeakerName":"Rabbi Mordechai Goodman","Summary":"Advice for every type of soul that comes to Earth, no matter its mission. Don\u0027t procrastinate; act now. We never know our end. The lesson of being trapped by nets, hooks and snares. Prepare for battle against the Yatzer Horah ","Title":"Megillas Koheles 9:11-9:15","CategoryList":"Emuno \u0026 Bitochon, Hashkofo, Megillas Koheles","KHNumber":null,"HasAudio":true,"HasVideo":false,"HasNotes":false},{"ID":11652,"ShiurDate":"\/Date(1658745333810)\/","SpeakerID":509,"SpeakerName":"Rabbi Mordechai Goodman","Summary":"We can lose parts of our souls to others. We need to work hard to maintain connection to our own souls! G-d desires the company of people who are spiritually complete. Keep as wholesome as you can. If you try your best you\u0027ll be protected, so don\u0027t fear. ","Title":"Megillas Koheles 9:9-9:10 ","CategoryList":"Emuno \u0026 Bitochon, Hashkofo, Megillas Koheles","KHNumber":null,"HasAudio":true,"HasVideo":false,"HasNotes":false},{"ID":11641,"ShiurDate":"\/Date(1658138864337)\/","SpeakerID":509,"SpeakerName":"Rabbi Mordechai Goodman","Summary":"When pursuing worldly pleasures remember Death is inescapable. To live for pleasure alone is considered \u0026quot;living dead\u0026quot;. We can enjoy life, using physicality for mitzvos in happiness. Keep a clean account with G-d at all times. ","Title":"Megillas Koheles 9:2-9:8 ","CategoryList":"Emuno \u0026 Bitochon, Hashkofo, Megillas Koheles","KHNumber":null,"HasAudio":true,"HasVideo":false,"HasNotes":false},{"ID":11630,"ShiurDate":"\/Date(1657547007413)\/","SpeakerID":509,"SpeakerName":"Rabbi Mordechai Goodman","Summary":"Providence sometimes overrides the stars. Gilgul usually refines the soul; sometimes it ruins the soul. G-d delays retribution as a window for repentance and to uphold free will. Providence can seem irrational because His ways are unfathomable. ","Title":"Megillas Koheles 8:9-9:2 ","CategoryList":"Emuno \u0026 Bitochon, Hashkofo, Megillas Koheles","KHNumber":null,"HasAudio":true,"HasVideo":false,"HasNotes":false},{"ID":11623,"ShiurDate":"\/Date(1656941706027)\/","SpeakerID":509,"SpeakerName":"Rabbi Mordechai Goodman","Summary":"Why we show G-d allegiance. How much the stars play a role in human destiny. Which came first; the stars or the deeds? Difference between G-d\u0027s Oversight \u0026 His Intervention. How can a single mitzvah save you from a bad destiny? ","Title":"Megillas Koheles 8:2-8:8 ","CategoryList":"Emuno \u0026 Bitochon, Hashkofo, Megillas Koheles","KHNumber":null,"HasAudio":true,"HasVideo":false,"HasNotes":false},{"ID":11611,"ShiurDate":"\/Date(1656343242460)\/","SpeakerID":509,"SpeakerName":"Rabbi Mordechai Goodman","Summary":"You have to be meticulous in your Torah study. Even with intense Torah study, there\u0027s so much more depth. There no defence even Torah and wisdom affords against a dangerous woman. Koheles compares himself to Moshe Rabbainu, and comes up short. ","Title":"Megillas Koheles 7:24-8:3 ","CategoryList":"Emuno \u0026 Bitochon, Hashkofo, Megillas Koheles","KHNumber":null,"HasAudio":true,"HasVideo":false,"HasNotes":false},{"ID":11600,"ShiurDate":"\/Date(1655729018537)\/","SpeakerID":509,"SpeakerName":"Rabbi Mordechai Goodman","Summary":"Torah wisdom\u0027s the best tool against the Yatzer HaRah and its servants, the limbs of the body. There\u0027s no end to the pursuit of perfection. Loshon Horah is insidious and contagious. ","Title":"Megillas Koheles 7:19-7:23","CategoryList":"Emuno \u0026 Bitochon, Hashkofo, Megillas Koheles","KHNumber":null,"HasAudio":true,"HasVideo":false,"HasNotes":false},{"ID":11589,"ShiurDate":"\/Date(1655136451923)\/","SpeakerID":509,"SpeakerName":"Rabbi Mordechai Goodman","Summary":"Torah wisdom protects in the world \u0026 the next. Death\u0027s a permanent problem in this world. Good times cycle with bad times. Don\u0027t get despondent, Hashem works everything out. Follow a middle path to avoid crisis of ethic. ","Title":"Megillas Koheles 7:12-7:18","CategoryList":"Emuno \u0026 Bitochon, Hashkofo, Megillas Koheles","KHNumber":null,"HasAudio":true,"HasVideo":false,"HasNotes":false},{"ID":11580,"ShiurDate":"\/Date(1653919842830)\/","SpeakerID":509,"SpeakerName":"Rabbi Mordechai Goodman","Summary":"One\u0027s more likely to focus on the truths of life at a funeral than at a wedding. Always be receptive to reproof. Don\u0027t complain about the World, patiently await Hashem\u0027s plan. Don\u0027t keep bad company. Bear insults as a retribution from G-d\u0027s love for you. ","Title":"Megillas Koheles 7:1-7:11","CategoryList":"Emuno \u0026 Bitochon, Hashkofo, Megillas Koheles","KHNumber":null,"HasAudio":true,"HasVideo":false,"HasNotes":false},{"ID":11558,"ShiurDate":"\/Date(1653316146213)\/","SpeakerID":509,"SpeakerName":"Rabbi Mordechai Goodman","Summary":"Those who misuse even long lives, have less satisfaction than a stillborn. Kain lived 1,656 years; horribly. All our mitzvos can\u0027t pay G-d back for even breathing! The Yatzer Horah plies the idea that crime pays. Who can fathom what\u0027s truly in store? ","Title":"Megillas Koheles 6:4-6:12","CategoryList":"Emuno \u0026 Bitochon, Hashkofo, Megillas Koheles","KHNumber":null,"HasAudio":true,"HasVideo":false,"HasNotes":false},{"ID":11546,"ShiurDate":"\/Date(1652709436347)\/","SpeakerID":509,"SpeakerName":"Rabbi Mordechai Goodman","Summary":"Koheles advises how to utilise wealth. Money\u0027s needed for mitzvos, but it comes with risks. Tzedokah\u0027s the money you keep. Misers are losers in both worlds. How much you can enjoy money is also decreed.","Title":"Megillas Koheles 6:1-6:4","CategoryList":"Emuno \u0026 Bitochon, Hashkofo, Megillas Koheles","KHNumber":null,"HasAudio":true,"HasVideo":false,"HasNotes":false},{"ID":11535,"ShiurDate":"\/Date(1652103968990)\/","SpeakerID":509,"SpeakerName":"Rabbi Mordechai Goodman","Summary":"The body shouldn\u0027t despair that it\u0027s going to rot. It\u0027ll be resurrected and enjoy Olam Haboh with the soul. Prior to death a glimpse of reward is revealed calming the body that it has what to look forward to. \r\nWealth\u0027s a double edged sword; if used wisely it\u0027s a gift from G-d.\r\n","Title":"Megillas Koheles 5:10-5:19","CategoryList":"Emuno \u0026 Bitochon, Hashkofo, Megillas Koheles","KHNumber":null,"HasAudio":true,"HasVideo":false,"HasNotes":false},{"ID":11528,"ShiurDate":"\/Date(1651505410417)\/","SpeakerID":509,"SpeakerName":"Rabbi Mordechai Goodman","Summary":"Why we say the verse about Avrohom at the end of Hallel only on Rosh Chodesh. What the \u0026quot;Kol\u0026quot; account means. How humans may be alive in the merit of animals. Whatever one obsesses over he doesn\u0027t really have. Verses 10-17 as a group. ","Title":"Megillas Koheles 5:9-5:17","CategoryList":"Emuno \u0026 Bitochon, Hashkofo, Megillas Koheles","KHNumber":null,"HasAudio":true,"HasVideo":false,"HasNotes":false},{"ID":11486,"ShiurDate":"\/Date(1649081499250)\/","SpeakerID":509,"SpeakerName":"Rabbi Mordechai Goodman","Summary":"Be careful with your speech \u0026 prayer, or you\u0027ll work yourself into even deeper trouble. Don\u0027t delay pledged tzedokah. G-d\u0027s attributes interface with the World. Judgement vs. Mercy. The special \u0026quot;Kol\u0026quot; account/fund allowing the world\u0027s continuation despite merit shortfalls. ","Title":"Megillas Koheles 5:1-5:8","CategoryList":"Emuno \u0026 Bitochon, Hashkofo, Megillas Koheles","KHNumber":null,"HasAudio":true,"HasVideo":false,"HasNotes":false},{"ID":11481,"ShiurDate":"\/Date(1648480959160)\/","SpeakerID":509,"SpeakerName":"Rabbi Mordechai Goodman","Summary":"The strategies of the Yetzer Horah are can be overcome if we use the tag-team of the Neshoma (Yetzer Tov) \u0026 Nefesh. Sometimes even G-d Himself lends help, via teshuvah. Don\u0027t get waylaid and avoid opportunities to learn \u0026 pray so you know what to avoid. ","Title":"Megillas Koheles 4:8-4:17","CategoryList":"Emuno \u0026 Bitochon, Hashkofo, Megillas Koheles","KHNumber":null,"HasAudio":true,"HasVideo":false,"HasNotes":false},{"ID":11469,"ShiurDate":"\/Date(1647872813087)\/","SpeakerID":509,"SpeakerName":"Rabbi Mordechai Goodman","Summary":"We rarely see how G-d repays evil in the world, so don\u0027t become dejected. It would seem better for man not to have been made, avoiding all the world\u0027s evil. However, most mitzvos aren\u0027t so hard! It\u0027s quite easy to get reward in Olam Haboh; don\u0027t give up!","Title":"Megillas Koheles 3:19-4:7","CategoryList":"Emuno \u0026 Bitochon, Hashkofo, Megillas Koheles","KHNumber":null,"HasAudio":true,"HasVideo":false,"HasNotes":false},{"ID":11456,"ShiurDate":"\/Date(1647269196267)\/","SpeakerID":509,"SpeakerName":"Rabbi Mordechai Goodman","Summary":"Humans cannot understand Creation as it would ruin the idea of faith and bechira. Fortunate few eat at both tables; most are forwarded recompense from one migration to another. Mazal and judiciary don\u0027t negate bechira. Judiciary ennobles Man. ","Title":"Megillas Koheles 3:11-3:18","CategoryList":"Emuno \u0026 Bitochon, Hashkofo, Megillas Koheles","KHNumber":null,"HasAudio":true,"HasVideo":false,"HasNotes":false},{"ID":11449,"ShiurDate":"\/Date(1646657410020)\/","SpeakerID":509,"SpeakerName":"Rabbi Mordechai Goodman","Summary":"Regret can wipe out any act. One\u0027s allotment in Gan Eden is performance dependant. If one\u0027s reincarnated, which body(s) gets resurrected? A sinner may be working for another\u0027s benefit. There\u0027s a Mazal for everything, yet we\u0027re placed based on our choices. ","Title":"Megillas Koheles 2:16-3:11","CategoryList":"Emuno \u0026 Bitochon, Hashkofo, Megillas Koheles","KHNumber":null,"HasAudio":true,"HasVideo":false,"HasNotes":false},{"ID":11438,"ShiurDate":"\/Date(1646056514150)\/","SpeakerID":509,"SpeakerName":"Rabbi Mordechai Goodman","Summary":"Solomon delves into every facet of hedonism and secular study, finding it all wanting in comparison to Torah study \u0026 performance. All the work he invested into this was of very limited benefit. Torah generates truly wise people. ","Title":"Megillas Koheles 2:4-2:15","CategoryList":"Emuno \u0026 Bitochon, Hashkofo, Megillas Koheles","KHNumber":null,"HasAudio":true,"HasVideo":false,"HasNotes":false},{"ID":11428,"ShiurDate":"\/Date(1645458029917)\/","SpeakerID":509,"SpeakerName":"Rabbi Mordechai Goodman","Summary":"Koheles went to study sciences to acquire wisdom, but found it futile. Wisdom breeds an awareness of the damage of sin, leading to despondency. To \u0027drown his sorrows\u0027 he turns to wine \u0026 pleasures to see if these will anaesthetise his awareness. ","Title":"Megillas Koheles 1:16-2:3","CategoryList":"Emuno \u0026 Bitochon, Hashkofo, Megillas Koheles","KHNumber":null,"HasAudio":true,"HasVideo":false,"HasNotes":false},{"ID":11392,"ShiurDate":"\/Date(1644239780133)\/","SpeakerID":509,"SpeakerName":"Rabbi Mordechai Goodman","Summary":"The soul\u0027s migrations clean, strengthen and temper it much like a formed blade being returned to the flame by a blacksmith. Resurrection will be with a much more refined body material than the one we now have. Study of sciences is vexatious. ","Title":"Megillas Koheles 1:9-1:15","CategoryList":"Emuno \u0026 Bitochon, Hashkofo, Megillas Koheles","KHNumber":null,"HasAudio":true,"HasVideo":false,"HasNotes":false},{"ID":11390,"ShiurDate":"\/Date(1643644586600)\/","SpeakerID":509,"SpeakerName":"Rabbi Mordechai Goodman","Summary":"The righteous are like stars shining into the world. Their death is like a sunset. Like the sun shines again, righteous souls may return to shine again, perfecting themselves. Reincarnation vs resurrection. ","Title":"Megillas Koheles 1:5-1:9 ","CategoryList":"Emuno \u0026 Bitochon, Hashkofo, Megillas Koheles","KHNumber":null,"HasAudio":true,"HasVideo":false,"HasNotes":false},{"ID":11372,"ShiurDate":"\/Date(1643037600333)\/","SpeakerID":509,"SpeakerName":"Rabbi Mordechai Goodman","Summary":"The 3 stages of Solomon\u0027s life. How he looks back on his youth. The futility of creation, including humanity. The fleeting shadow of life. The passing of civilizations and how things will differ in the next world. ","Title":"Megillas Koheles 1:1-1:5 ","CategoryList":"Emuno \u0026 Bitochon, Hashkofo, Megillas Koheles","KHNumber":null,"HasAudio":true,"HasVideo":false,"HasNotes":false},{"ID":10368,"ShiurDate":"\/Date(1641822602577)\/","SpeakerID":509,"SpeakerName":"Rabbi Mordechai Goodman","Summary":"Koheles - Intro Difficulty in learning Koheles. The three themes of Koheles according to the Ramban. Physicality is a double edged sword. Full reward has to be in a physical world. This world\u0027s a business trip. ","Title":"Megillas Koheles Intro","CategoryList":"Emuno \u0026 Bitochon, Hashkofo, Megillas Koheles","KHNumber":null,"HasAudio":true,"HasVideo":false,"HasNotes":false}],"Total":30,"AggregateResults":null,"Errors":null}