Yalkut Me'Am Lo'ez : Eicha

Meam Loez is hailed as "the outstanding work of Ladino litrature". Written by Rabbi Yaakov Culi, one of the greatest Sepharadic sages of his time, the book was first published in 1730. It changed the spiritual climate of the entire Mediterranian region. Eastern Jews esteemed Me'am Lo'ez as a major classic, affording it virtually the same status as the Talmud and Midrash. Many count Me'am Lo'ez among the best commentaries ever written on the Tanach-in any language. The major classical commentaries are presented, not as a dry textual analysis, but as a living drama. The book is a veritable encyclopedia of Jewish knowledge.