Crying at Night: An Analysis of Megillat Eikhah

This shiur will focus on the structure of Megillat Eikhah and its two major themes.

The Megilla's five chapters are similar in terms of their structure and outline, all of the verses in every chapter are organized alphabetically in sequence. The exception to the rule is 

the fifth chapter which isn't organized alphabetically in contrast to the structure of the rest of the megilla.

We will attempt to explore this anomaly and explain why the megilla is structured in this manner.

Sponsored by The Gontownik Family in memory of Abraham and Zina Gontownik, Chaya Gontownik, and Sidney Gontownik