This class studies the verse (Eicha 1:14) in which Jeremiah's warnings about the devastation that would visit the Jewish people reveals a profoundly orchestrated choreography woven into the timing and magnitude of G-d's punishment. The steady snowballing effect of sin will invariably accumulate until a cascade of catastrophic consequences chokes us; yet the destruction is never complete and we always rise from the ashes.
Megillat Eicha 1:15 - Part 13 "Troublesome Timing" Jeremiah mournfully bewails the crushing of heroic defenders, leaving the innocent maidens defenceless before the bestial...
Megillat Eicha 1:19 - Part 17 "The Betrayal" In a brief return to Megillat Eicha, we lament betrayal by lovers & leaders letdown.
This text-based class on Megillat Eicha provides a general overview and analyzes the first two verses.