Shir HaShirim – Introduction & Chapter 1
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A lesson in English on the Song of Songs: Introduction & Chapter 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.
It belongs to the series “Shir HaShirim (English)” (lesson 2 of 24).
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- An introduction to Shir HaShirim and chapter 1, continuing the previous week’s introduction.
- The Rambam’s teaching that one should love Hashem like one loves one’s spouse, and a midrash about the silent treatment between the two sides.
- Looks at the two qualities of oil, its fragrance and the oil itself, as two levels of connecting to God and elevating a mitzvah.
- Includes a personal story about the Chabad school in Jaffa.
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