Lament in Jewish thought : philosophical theological and literary perspectives Biographical note: Ilit Ferber Tel Aviv University Israel; Paula Schwebel Duquesne University Pittsburgh USA. This collection features essays by leading scholars on the philosophical theological poetic and cultural aspects of lament touching on the textual traditions of lament in Judaism from Biblical rabbinic and medieval iterations to contemporary Yemenite oral lamentations. The volume also includes four texts on lament by Gershom Scholem translated here for the first time into English as well as essays interpreting Scholems challenging work.