<div dir="ltr">Concerning our previous discussion of the treatment of Jerusalem in the kinnot.<div>One that is different is Rihal "Tzion ha lo Tishali"</div><div>For a discussion of this piyut see</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.thelehrhaus.com/timely-thoughts/this-9th-of-av-do-we-sing-with-yehudah-ha-levi-or-on-account-of-yehudah-ha-levi/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=july19_jaffe&utm_content=link">https://www.thelehrhaus.com/timely-thoughts/this-9th-of-av-do-we-sing-with-yehudah-ha-levi-or-on-account-of-yehudah-ha-levi/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=july19_jaffe&utm_content=link</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>A portion is</div><div><br></div><div>

<span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline">While this<span> </span></span><em style="box-sizing:border-box;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Kinah</em><span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline"><span> </span>is similar to other<span> </span></span><em style="box-sizing:border-box;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Kinot</em><span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline"><span> </span>in its use of midrashic principles, there are other aspects of it which make it unique. Few of the<span> </span></span><em style="box-sizing:border-box;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Kinot</em><span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline"><span> </span>describe what Jerusalem was like before its destruction, and even fewer do so using exaggerated, dramatic, or poetic language. This song, on the other hand, uses a vast array of literary techniques and elements to capture the real-world greatness of Jerusalem. The short poem is replete with metaphors capturing the awesome nature of Jerusalem in vivid, accessible terminology that appeals to the physical senses. It creates an idyllic, almost “larger than life” depiction of Jerusalem and Israel.</span> <br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><font color="#000099" face="'comic sans ms', sans-serif">Eli Turkel</font></div></div></div></div>