Song of Songs
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I take comfort by reading the Book of Job, by reading Psalms, by reading the Song of Songs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026
This is what audience members find on their seats upon arrival at “A Song of Songs,” Agnes Borinsky’s new theater piece inspired by the biblical Song of Songs, and it’s something of a puzzle.
From New York Times • Mar. 13, 2022
The title, "Hymn of Hymns," may allude ironically to the "Song of Songs," but Rodker's anti-psalmist is as unimpressed by the human body as by divinity.
From The Guardian • Apr. 29, 2013
Following a season opener featuring late-Medieval-to-20th-century compositions dedicated to the "Song of Songs," and a mid-January program of oratorios by 17th-century Italian composer Giacomo Carissimi, PMW is ready for a musical high-wire act.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 2, 2012
I volunteered at our shul’s burial society, and every month, I found myself reciting the Song of Songs over a fresh corpse.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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