A Popular Dictionary of Judaism
A poem of mourning. Kinot were traditionally spoken over the dead (as *David’s lament for *Saul and Jonathan in II Samuel 1:19–27) and in times of national crisis. Several anthologies have been produced and kinot are frequently recited on *Tishah B’Av.
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