Faces in the Shadows - Decrypting Shir HaShirim

Faces in the Shadows - Decrypting Shir HaShirim, by Rav Yitzchak Twersky

This shiur was given during the 2013 Tanakh Study Days at Herzog College / Yeshivat Har Etzion.

Shir Ha-shirim Shemot 12 (Shabbat Pesach)

We tend to sense Shir Hashirim’s holiness and majesty, but are perplexed by every aspect of this deeply cryptic ”love story”. Both the surface metaphor and its underlying message seem to elude our grasp. This shiur will BE"H present a holistic approach to the sefer, focusing on a half dozen keys that unlock the deeper meaning of the book, and lend coherence and cogency to both its metaphor and message. In the end, we will better understand of what this Song of Songs sings, and why Shlomo Hamelech’s was uniquely suited to compose it.