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Shavat Suru: The First Kinah, Matter and Form

Yaakov Jaffe examines how the form in the Kinnah "Shavat Suru" gives us insight into its broader meaning.

Ve-Atah Banim Shiru La-Melekh – People Over Angels on Shavuot

What can a medieval piyut (and famous modern chassidic tune) teach us about people's superiority over angels? Yitzchak Szyf explores how our Shavuot liturgy proclaims man's partnership with God in Torah.

Rabbi Yehudah Ha-Levi’s Love Song on Jewish Self-Identification for the 7th...

Yaakov Jaffe explores Yehuda Ha-Levi's Yom Le-Yabasha.