The Light of the Ben Ish Chai on Megillas Eichah: The Seeds of Hope and Optimism

The Light of the Ben Ish Chai on Megillas Eichah is a translation of the Ben Ish Chai’s commentary on the Book of Eichah. The Ben Ish Chai masterfully illuminates the text through pardes exposition. Pardes is exposition of 1) pshat, the plain meaning of the verse; 2) remez, holy numerical exposition; 3) drash, extrinsic source exposition and 4) sod, kabbalah. The Ben Ish Chai weaves all into this work along with memorable allegories to delight readers and bring out the shine of Torah. This sefer should be a core part of everyone’s library and will benefit both the advanced and beginner scholar. Sefer Koheles cannot be understood simply by a superficial read; the Ben Ish Chai brings out the sefer’s beautiful themes of wisdom and modesty, which are the hallmark of the Jewish people.