“Light has darkened in our tents”: a lament for Tisha B’Av and its attribution to R. Judah Halevi

Abstract

Amitai’s article reveals a previously unknown lament for the night of Tisha B’Av composed by R. Judah Halevi. The article discusses the lament, its language, its content and its necessary attribution to R. Judah Halevi. The reader is also presented with a complete critical edition of the lament, that the author compiled from two different manuscripts in the Genizah.