Passover’s Love Story Uncovered.
ONLINE
WEDNESDAY, 2:00-3:30pm (ET), February 11, 2026 - March 18, 2026
“When Israel came out of Egypt… they became God’s beloved,
and God became their beloved.”
— Song of Songs Rabbah 1:2
Course Description:
In this course, we will approach the story we tell at the seder - maggid - through the lens of Song of Songs, the megillah associated with the holiday of Passover. Each year at the seder, we tell a love story - the story of how the relationship between God and Israel began. Many people like to tell and retell the story of how they fell in love - trying to identify a pivotal moment, relating the challenges and obstacles that stood in the way.
As we learn together, we will focus on four scenes in rabbinic midrash that aim to identify the pivotal moment when we “fell in love” with God, and God “fell in love” with us. We will look at each of these scenes closely, asking what each teaches us about the Exodus story, and the twists and turns of being in a deep relationship.
Affiliation: This course is presented in affiliation with the Hadar Institute and is one of their Project Zug carricula.
