Holy of Holies: Readings in Shir Ha-Shirim and its Reception
Day:
Monday
Date:
March 9 - March 23, 2026
Time:
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm EST
Suggested Contribution:
$25
Description
Shir ha-shirim can be both confusing and sublime. What is this series of love poems doing in Tanakh? Assuming that it has some non-surface meaning, what is it, and how can we access it? In this course we will read select passages from Song of Songs with midrashic, medieval, and later commentators to get a taste of the possible answers to these questions and more.
Teacher
Miriam Gedwiser is on the Talmud faculty of SAR High School and has been a longtime teacher at Drisha. She has an AB in the history and philosophy of science from the University of Chicago and a JD from NYU school of law, and has studied at Midreshet Lindenbaum, Drisha, and the International Halakha Scholars Program.