Shir HaShirim – Introduction
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A lesson in English on the Song of Songs: Introduction.
The Song of Songs is one of the five Megillot and, in Jewish tradition, is understood as an allegory of the love between God and the Jewish people.
It belongs to the series “Shir HaShirim (English)” (lesson 1 of 24).
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- The introductory lesson to Shir HaShirim: a “song of songs”, read allegorically as the love between Hashem and the Jewish people.
- Explains that the simple reading is a love song, but it should be understood together with Rashi and the commentaries.
- Looks at the opening verse about the kiss, and at the contrast between Torah as water and Torah “with flavor” like wine.
- The beloved in exile calls on Hashem to draw her closer, and the text recalls the Giving of the Torah.
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