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There is a timeless treasure in the realm of spirituality and poetry: the Song of Songs, Shir HaShirim, attributed to King Solomon. As an Ashkenazi Jew, this Shabbat, we delve into the depths of this ...

Answer: Rabbi Yisrael Chaim Friedman (Likutei Maharich, Seder Chol HaMoed Pesach, p. 38-39) states as follows, citing the Rema (Orach Chayim 490:9): “And it is the custom to read Shir HaShirim on the ...

The Torah’s “measure is longer than the earth and wider than the sea.” Someone who studied Iyov (11:9) would know that. Rabbeinu Yona comments (Avot 2:15) that there is an infinite number of ideas in ...

The name "Song of Songs" has a beautiful sound. Shir HaShirim literally means "the choicest song": it is a superlative, just as "holy of holies" denotes "the holiest place" and "Sabbath of Sabbaths" ...

One of the more mysterious Passover traditions is the public reading of Shir HaShirim — The Song of Songs. Shir HaShirim is a magnificent expression of affection between lovers. Allegorically, the ...

Israel, Rav Avraham Yitzchak HaCohen Kook (1865-1935) is recognized as being among the most important Jewish thinkers of all time. His writings reflect the mystic's search for underlying unity in all ...

In 1911, the Yiddish operetta Shir Hashirim: The Song of Love premiered in New York City, and became immensely popular, performed on stages around the world for decades. The musical comedy, composed ...