Torah Study – Song of Songs

“And Moses said to the people, “Remember this day on which you went out of Egypt, from the house of slaves, for by strength of hand the LORD brought you out from here”
– Sh’mot/Exodus 13:3

Chag sameach,
As we celebrate Passover, the Torah portions this week repeat chapters from Sh’mot/Exodus that tell of the freedom from bondage in Egypt and receiving the tablets of the covenant at Sinai. Since we read and discussed these parashot in our Torah study only a few weeks ago, this Saturday we’ll do something a bit different. Traditionally, the mid-Passover Shabbat includes שִׁ֥יר הַשִּׁירִ֖ים/Shir Hashirim – the Song of Songs. What does this epic love poem have to do with the holiday? We’ll try to find answers as we read and discuss these elegant and provocative lines composed by King Solomon some three thousand years ago.
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