Three Weeks of Poetry: A Closer Look at the Kinnot

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Eicha Atzta: In Your Anger, You Let Us Die

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Speakers: Rabbi Jay Kelman

How could this happen? What of the covenant? 

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Zechor Hashem: Alas, What has Occurred to Us

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Speakers: Rabbi Jay Kelman

The heresy of trying to explain our suffering, and why we have to hope regardless. 

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1. Introduction to the Kinnot

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Speakers: Rabbi Jay Kelman

Please join Rabbi Kelman for Three Weeks of Poetry a daily podcast from 17 Tammuz through 9 Av. In each episode (generally between 20–25 minutes) we will explore one of the kinnot for Tisha B’av; its literary style, themes, historical context, the meaning of and behind the words.

On Today's episode we introduce some of the goals of the Kinnot. 

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