The Song of Solomon was read annually at which Jewish feast?

• A. Pentecost
• B. Passover
• C. Tabernacles
• D. Day of Atonement

Answer: (B)

The main idea here is how the Song of Songs is used in Jewish worship and what its themes align with in a festival setting. Song of Songs is read during Passover because its imagery of devoted love is often understood as an allegory of God’s covenant love for Israel, resonating with Passover’s focus on liberation and the renewed relationship with God. This pairing of deliverance and intimate fidelity makes Passover the fitting occasion for the reading. The other feasts emphasize different themes—Pentecost about revelation and the giving of the Law, Tabernacles about God's presence with Israel during the wilderness and harvest, and the Day of Atonement about repentance and atonement—so they are not traditionally associated with this particular biblical book.