Season 5 Episode 21: "Dangerous Joy: Happiness For Holiness"
Southside Rabbi
The Meaning of Life
In Ecclesiastics, one of the richest men in history says that everything is meaningless. The Hebrew word hebel means futile or vanity or smoke. James picks up on this theme when he says our lives are like a vapor which appears for a little while and then vanishes. To enjoy yourself is actually a high honorable noble experience," writes John Sutter.
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