Lekha Dodi

Lekhah Dodi ( ; also transliterated as Lecha Dodi , L'chah Dodi , Lekah Dodi , Lechah Dodi ; Ashkenazic pronunciation Lecho Dodi ) is a Hebrew -language Jewish liturgical song recited Friday at dusk , usually at sundown , in synagogue to welcome Shabbat prior to the Maariv ( evening services ). It is part of the Kabbalat Shabbat ("acceptance of Sabbath "). Lekhah Dodi means "come my beloved," and is a request of a mysterious "beloved" that could mean either God or one's friend(s) to join together in welcoming Shabbat that is referred to as the " bride ": likrat kallah ("to greet the [ Shabbat ] bride"). During the singing of the last verse , the entire congregation rises and turns to the open door, to greet "Queen Shabbat " as she arrives. It was composed in the 16th century Ottoman Empire land Edirne by Rabbi Shlomo Halevi Alkabetz , a Safed Kabbalist . As was common at the time, the song is also an acrostic , with the first letter of the first eight stanzas spelling the author's name. The author draws much of his phraseology from Isaiah's prophecy of Israel's restoration, and six of his verses are full of the thoughts to which his vision of Israel as the bride on that great Shabbat of Messianic deliverance gives rise. It is one of the latest of the Hebrew poems regularly accepted into the liturgy, both in the southern use, which the author followed, and in the more distant northern rite.

Lekha Dodi ( ; also transliterated as Lecha Dodi , L'chah Dodi , Lekah Dodi , Lechah Dodi ; Ashkenazic pronunciation: Lecho Dodi , Biblical: Lekhah Dhodhiy) is a Hebrew -language Jewish liturgical song recited Friday at dusk , usually at sundown , in synagogue to welcome Shabbat prior to the Maariv ( evening services ). It is part of the Kabbalat Shabbat ("acceptance of Sabbath "). Lekhah Dodi means "come my beloved," and is a request of a mysterious "beloved" that could mean either God or one's friend(s) to join together in welcoming Shabbat that is referred to as the " bride ": likrat kallah ("to greet the [ Shabbat ] bride"). During the singing of the last verse , the entire congregation rises and turns to the open door, to greet "Queen Shabbat " as she arrives. It was composed in the 16th century Ottoman Empire city of Edirne by Rabbi Shlomo Halevi Alkabetz , a Safed Kabbalist . As was common at the time, the song is also an acrostic , with the first letter of the first eight stanzas spelling the author's name. The author draws much of his phraseology from Isaiah's prophecy of Israel's restoration, and six of his verses are full of the thoughts to which his vision of Israel as the bride on that great Shabbat of Messianic deliverance gives rise. It is one of the latest of the Hebrew poems regularly accepted into the liturgy, both in the southern use, which the author followed, and in the more distant northern rite.

Jewish liturgical song welcoming Shabbat Lekha Dodi ( ; also transliterated as Lecha Dodi , L'chah Dodi , Lekah Dodi , Lechah Dodi ; Ashkenazic pronunciation: Lecho Dodi ) is a Hebrew -language Jewish liturgical song recited Friday at dusk , usually at sundown , in synagogue to welcome Shabbat prior to the evening services. It is part of the Kabbalat Shabbat ("welcoming of Sabbath "). Lekhah Dodi means "come my beloved," and is a request of a mysterious "beloved" that could mean either God or one's friend(s) to join together in welcoming Shabbat that is referred to as the " bride ": likrat kallah ("to greet the [ Shabbat ] bride"). During the singing of the last verse , the entire congregation rises and turns to the west towards the setting sun (or toward the entrance to the synagogue), to greet "Queen Shabbat " as she arrives. It was composed in the 16th century by Shlomo Halevi Alkabetz , who was born in Thessaloniki and later became a Safed Kabbalist . As was common at the time, the song is also an acrostic , with the first letter of the first eight stanzas spelling the author's name. The author draws from the rabbinic interpretation of Song of Songs in which the maiden is seen as a metaphor for the Jews and the lover ( dod ) is a metaphor for God, and from Nevi'im , which uses the same metaphor. The poem shows Israel asking God to bring upon that great Shabbat of Messianic deliverance . It is one of the latest of the Hebrew poems regularly accepted into the liturgy, both in the southern use, which the author followed, and in the more distant northern rite. Kabbalat Shabbat: (Welcoming Shabbat in the Synagogue) .

Jewish liturgical song welcoming Shabbat Lekha Dodi ( ) is a Hebrew -language Jewish liturgical song recited Friday at dusk , usually at sundown , in synagogue to welcome the Sabbath prior to the evening services. It is part of Kabbalat Shabbat . The refrain of Lekha Dodi means "Let us go, my beloved, to greet the bride/the Sabbath presence, let us welcome" and is a request of Israel 's "beloved" ( God ) to join together in welcoming a "bride" (the sabbath). The phrase "Let us go, my beloved" is taken from Song of Songs 7:12 (7:11 in English bibles ), which Abba b. Joseph b. Ḥama interpreted as Israel talking to God. During the singing of the last verse , the entire congregation rises and turns to the west (traditional congregations face Jerusalem for the rest of services) or to the door; some have the custom to exit the sanctuary of the synagogue. The congregation bows at "Come, O bride!" and turns back toward the front of the synagogue; some bow only forwards and others to the sides and then forwards. It was composed in the 16th century by Shlomo Halevi Alkabetz , who was born in Thessaloniki and later became a Safed Kabbalist . As was common at the time, the song is also an acrostic , with the first letter of the first eight stanzas spelling the author's name. The author draws from the rabbinic interpretation of Song of Songs in which the maiden is seen as a metaphor for the Jews and the lover ( dod ) is a metaphor for God, and from Nevi'im , which uses the same metaphor. The poem shows Israel asking God to bring upon that great Shabbat of Messianic deliverance . It is one of the latest of the Hebrew poems regularly accepted into the traditional liturgy. There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ). b. "Lecha Dodi- turning and bowing in Bo'ee BiShalom | Rabbi Ari Shvat | Ask the rabbi | yeshiva.co" . Kabbalat Shabbat: (Welcoming Shabbat in the Synagogue) .