Shir HaShirim – Chapter 5, Verse 1 · recording 1
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A lesson in English on the Song of Songs, chapter 5, verse 1.
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.
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It belongs to the series “Shir HaShirim (English)” (lesson 23 of 24).
Lesson summary AI-generated
- A lesson on Shir HaShirim chapter 5, the verses where the beloved knocks at the door at night (“I am asleep but my heart is awake”).
- According to Rashi, God knocks at our door with an “easy” mitzvah; the dew and the drops of night are read as the rewards of easy and difficult mitzvot.
- The lesson reads the sleep as dulled senses, and God as awake and guarding us.
- The beloved stretching a hand through the opening in the door is read as God’s gesture of peace to a people who have gone through a long night.
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- Chapter 5
- Song of Songs
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