Monday 23 Tammuz 5713/ July 1, 2013.

Introduction to the Pizmonim of Shabbos. This class introduces the three Pizmonim of the ARiZaL that were composed for the Shabbos meals. In this class we discuss 1) why the ARiZaL included his name in each of the pizmonim, 2) the three stages of rest on Shabbos and how this reflects itself (in part) in these three pizmonim, 3) Azamer, Asader and Ksifa, 4) order and balance or symmetry vs. singularity, as it appears in the liturgy.