The Significance of the Song of Songs

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Prayer is always desirable, especially when one pours out their heart in prayer at the Western Wall, from where the Divine Presence has never moved. Some say that a specific prayer recited for forty consecutive days has the power to bring about miracles and wonders. A few of the merits of the Song of Songs from the words of our sages: "The Song of Songs, which is for Solomon – is the most exalted song of all the songs said to Hashem by His congregation, the community of Israel. Rabbi Akiva said that the world was not worthy on the day when the Song of Songs was given to Israel, for all the Scriptures are holy, but the Song of Songs is the holiest of the holy, containing nothing but the fear of Heaven and the acceptance of His sovereignty."

On the day this song was revealed in the world, that day came complete wholeness. On that day, the Divine Presence descended to the earth. The praise of this song is that it encompasses the entire Torah, including the creation narrative, the secret of the patriarchs, everything that occurred during the Egyptian exile, their departure from Egypt, the Song by the Sea, and the inclusion of the Ten Commandments and the covenant that Hashem made with Israel at Mount Sinai, and how Israel traveled in the desert until they entered the land and built the chosen house.

It encompasses the crown of His holy and exalted name with love and joy. It includes all the exiles of Israel among the nations and their redemption, and the resurrection of the dead until the day which is entirely Shabbat for Hashem; everything that was, everything that is, and everything that will be at the end of days, on the seventh day which is Shabbat for Hashem—all of these matters are here within the Song of Songs. Therefore, we learn: whoever recites a verse from the Song of Songs and states it at a wine feast, the Torah girds itself with a sack and ascends before the Holy One, blessed be He, and pleads before Him: "Your children have made me laughter in their wine feast!" etc.

For this reason, one must be careful, and for every single word of the Song of Songs, one should adorn a crown upon their head before reciting it: At the time King Solomon revealed the Song of Songs to the world, the impurity of the primordial serpent that had been cast upon Adam and Eve was removed from the world. It is explained in the Zohar that Rabbi Akiva cried very much when he read the Song of Songs, as he knew where the matters were directed. Since this song represents the pinnacle of attachment to Hashem, it has the potential for every salvation, for one who truly feels attached and nullified before Hashem, all problems and interferences become null and void, and from there spirals all salvations.

Wishing you success – Menashe Israel