Wikipedia's first sentence called it “traditional song sung friday night at the beginning of shabbat”. Today it says “traditional song sung by many jews every friday night upon returning home from synagogue prayer”.
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Traditional song sung by Jews every Friday to begin Shabbat This article is about the Jewish liturgical poem. Shalom Aleichem ( Hebrew : שָׁלוֹם עֲלֵיכֶם , 'Peace be upon you') is a traditional song sung by many Jews every Friday night upon returning home from synagogue prayer. It signals the arrival of the Shabbat , welcoming the angels who accompany a person home on the eve of the Shabbat. The custom of singing "Shalom Aleichem" on Friday night before Eshet Ḥayil and Kiddush is now nearly universal among religious Jews. There are many tunes to the song, and many recite each stanza is recited 3 times.
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Shalom Aleichem is a traditional song sung Friday night at the beginning of Shabbat , the Jewish Sabbath, welcoming the angels who accompany a person home on the eve of the Sabbath.
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Shalom Aleichem ( , "Peace be upon you") is a traditional song sung by religious Jews every Friday night upon returning home from synagogue prayer.It signals the arrival of the Jewish Sabbath, welcoming the angels who accompany a person home on the eve of the Sabbath.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Shalom Aleichem ( , 'Peace be upon you') is a traditional song sung by Jews every Friday night upon returning home from synagogue prayer. It signals the arrival of the Jewish Sabbath, welcoming the angels who accompany a person home on the eve of the Sabbath.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Traditional song sung by Jews every Friday to begin Shabbat This article is about the Jewish liturgical poem. Shalom Aleichem ( , 'Peace be upon you') is a traditional song sung by many Jews every Friday night upon returning home from synagogue prayer. It signals the arrival of the Shabbat , welcoming the angels who accompany a person home on the eve of the Shabbat.The custom of singing "Shalom Aleichem" on Friday night before Eshet Ḥayil and Kiddush is now nearly universal among religious Jews.
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traditional song sung friday night at the beginning of shabbat
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traditional song sung by many jews every friday night upon returning home from synagogue prayer
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