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Book of Lamentations

  • Maurice Minkowski's painting Tisha b'Av Lamentation, 1927.
    Lamentations: Tisha b’Av to Tenebrae
    Devon Nelson
    Sometimes we need a good cry. Music can provide a space for mourning and lament for both personal sadness and religious observation. This week on Harmonia, we’ll be exploring musical settings of the Book of Lamentations. We’ll hear uses of this text in traditions from Tisha b’Av to Tenebrae.