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Guiding Questions: Song of Songs 3

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This is part of the Tanakh Yomi Project.

Is the woman relating a dream or an actual experience at the beginning of Song of Songs 3?
In Song of Songs 3:3, do you see symbolism in the figure of the watchmen? Why don’t they answer the woman’s question?
Song of Songs 3:4-5 clearly report the consummation of love between two unmarried people, as do other passages in this book. How do we reconcile the implicit assent to this relationship with traditional Jewish moral values?
What is the significance/purpose of the reference to Solomon in Song of Songs 3:7?
What could be the “terror by night” referred to in Song of Songs 3:8?

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Exploring Judaism is the digital home for Conservative/Masorti Judaism, embracing the beauty and complexity of Judaism, and our personal search for meaning, learning, and connecting. Our goal is to create content based on three core framing: Meaning-Making (Why?), Practical Living (How?), and Explainers (What?).

Post categories: Ketuvim (Writings), Shir HaShirim (Song of Songs), Tanakh, Tanakh Yomi

Post tags: Perek Yomi (USCJ), Song of Songs 3

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