{"id":2170,"date":"2018-02-25T19:59:22","date_gmt":"2018-02-25T19:59:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matnasim.kulam.org\/2018\/02\/25\/kabbalat-shabbat-welcoming-the-sabbath-and-maariv"},"modified":"2018-10-07T06:50:53","modified_gmt":"2018-10-07T06:50:53","slug":"kabbalat-shabbat-welcoming-the-sabbath-and-maariv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matnasim.kulam.org\/en\/2018\/02\/25\/kabbalat-shabbat-welcoming-the-sabbath-and-maariv\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcoming the Sabbath with Kabbalat Shabbat, Lecha Dodi and Ma’ariv"},"content":{"rendered":"

This introductory article<\/a>\u00a0by George Robinson<\/a> outlines the basic structure of the Kabbalat Shabbat and evening prayer service, including an explanation of traditions held in various communities and the development of customs throughout history. Although the Kabbalat Shabbat service is made up of many different prayers, the author focuses on the origins and Kabbalistic meaning behind Lecha Dodi. We have provided the Hebrew, English and transliterated texts below. This article is from My Jewish Learning<\/a>, a website empowering Jewish discovery for anyone interested in learning more.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Kabbalat Shabbat: Welcoming the Sabbath and Ma’ariv<\/h2>\n

In the first verses of Bereshit Genesis, God creates light and \u201cthere was evening and morning, the first day.\u201d (Genesis 1:5) The rabbis reasoned that if the Torah, the product of divine revelation, said that the first day began with evening, that must have been God\u2019s intention, for \u201cdays\u201d to begin at sunset. So when the sky is streaked with the fading Friday sunlight, in Jewish homes around the world, candles are lit, b\u2019rakhot are said, and Shabbat is welcomed. And in synagogues, the Friday ma\u2019ariv service begins with a series of hymns, Psalms, and blessings collectively known as Kabbalat Shabbat\/ Welcoming the Sabbath.<\/p>\n

In Orthodox congregations, Kabbalat Shabbat consists of Psalms 95 through 99, Psalm 29, the hymn L\u2019khah Dodi\/Come my beloved, Psalms 92 and 93, a lengthy reading from the Talmud passages governing the Sabbath, placed here to separate Kabbalat Shabbat from Ma\u2019ariv, and both the Mourner\u2019s Kaddish and Kaddish de-Rabanan, a Kaddish said after learning in a group, in honor of our teachers. In Conservative, Reform, and Reconstructionist services, the Talmud passages and the two versions of Kaddish may be omitted, often replaced by a half-Kaddish that separates the Kabbalat Shabbat from the Ma\u2019ariv service proper.<\/p>\n

Lecha Dodi: Welcoming the Sabbath Bride<\/h2>\n

Shabbat is a time of joy, and the six Psalms that make up the bulk of the Kabbalat Shabbat are celebratory, corresponding to the six days of creation; but it is L\u2019kha Dodi that many feel is the true centerpiece of this portion of the Shabbat evening service. In the sixteenth century, the small town of Safed, located in the mountains of Galilee in northern Israel, was a center of Jewish mysticism. Solomon ben Moses Halevi Alkabets was one of the many mystics who lived and studied there. On Friday nights, Alkabets and his colleagues would dress in white like bridegrooms and joyously dance and march through the fields outside town to greet the Sabbath, which is depicted in both Talmud and in mystical texts as a bride and queen.<\/p>\n

Around 1540, Alkabets, a poet, composed a beautiful ode to the Sabbath Bride, L\u2019kha Dodi, urging Jews to greet the Sabbath and extolling her virtues. The poem quickly became an eagerly awaited part of the Friday night service, adapted by German Ashkenazim within less than a hundred years. Today, with more than two thousand musical settings of Alkabets\u2019s Hebrew text, it is recited or sung in virtually every synagogue in the world as the Sabbath is ushered in. In many congregations, when the final verse is sung and the word s \u201cEnter, O Bride,\u201d are said, the worshippers will turn to the entrance of the sanctuary and bow in honor of the Sabbath Queen.<\/p>\n

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Lecha dodi likrat kala, p\u2019nei Shabbat n\u2019kabelah!<\/h3>\n

Shamor v\u2019zachor b\u2019dibur echad,<\/em>
\nHishmi\u2019anu el ha\u2019meyuchad.<\/em>
\nAdonai echad u\u2019shmo echad;<\/em>
\nL\u2019shem ul\u2019tiferet v\u2019l\u2019tehila.<\/em>
\nLecha dodi likrat kala, p\u2019nei Shabbat n\u2019kabelah!<\/em><\/p>\n

Likrat Shabbat l\u2019chu v\u2019nelcha,<\/em>
\nKi hi m\u2019kor ha\u2019bracha.<\/em>
\nMe\u2019rosh mi\u2019kedem n\u2019sucha;<\/em>
\nSof ma\u2019aseh b\u2019mach\u2019shava t\u2019chila.<\/em>
\nLecha dodi likrat kala, p\u2019nei Shabbat n\u2019kabelah!<\/em><\/p>\n

Mikdash melech, ir m\u2019lucha,<\/em>
\nKumi, tze\u2019i mi\u2019toch ha\u2019hafecha.<\/em>
\nRav lach shevet b\u2019emek ha\u2019bacha;<\/em>
\nV\u2019hu yachmol alai\u2019yich chemla.<\/em>
\nLecha dodi likrat kala, p\u2019nei Shabbat n\u2019kabelah!<\/em><\/p>\n

Hitna\u2019ari me\u2019afar kumi,<\/em>
\nLivshi bigdei tifartech ami.<\/em>
\nAl yad ben Yishai beit haLachmi;<\/em>
\nKarva el nafshi g\u2019ala.<\/em>
\nLecha dodi likrat kala, p\u2019nei Shabbat n\u2019kabelah!<\/em><\/p>\n

Hit\u2019oreri, hit\u2019oreri,<\/em>
\nKi va orech, kumi uri.<\/em>
\nUri, uri, shir daberi;<\/em>
\nK\u2019vod Adonai alai\u2019yich nigla.<\/em>
\nLecha dodi likrat kala, p\u2019nei Shabbat n\u2019kabelah!<\/em><\/p>\n

Lo tevoshi v\u2019lo tikalmi,<\/em>
\nMah tishtochachi uma tehemi.<\/em>
\nBach yechesu ani\u2019yei ami;<\/em>
\nV\u2019niv\u2019neta ir al tila.<\/em>
\nLecha dodi likrat kala, p\u2019nei Shabbat n\u2019kabelah!<\/em><\/p>\n

V\u2019hayu lim\u2019shisa sosai\u2019yich,<\/em>
\nV\u2019rachaku kol m\u2019valai\u2019yich.<\/em>
\nYasis alai\u2019yich Elohai\u2019yich;<\/em>
\nKimsos chatan al kala.<\/em>
\nLecha dodi likrat kala, p\u2019nei Shabbat n\u2019kabelah!<\/em><\/p>\n

Yamin u\u2019smol tifrotzi,<\/em>
\nV\u2019et Adonai ta\u2019aritzi.<\/em>
\nAl yad ish ben Partzi;<\/em>
\nV\u2019nism\u2019cha v\u2019nagila!<\/em>
\nRise, and face the rear of the shul.<\/em>
\nLecha dodi likrat kala, p\u2019nei Shabbat n\u2019kabelah!<\/em><\/p>\n

Bo\u2019i v\u2019shalom, ateret ba\u2019ala,<\/em>
\nGam b\u2019simcha uv\u2019 tzhala.<\/em>
\nToch emunei am segula; Bo\u2019i chala, bo\u2019i chala.<\/em>
\nLecha dodi likrat kala, p\u2019nei Shabbat n\u2019kabelah!<\/em><\/p>\n

Come, my friend, the Bride to meet, The holy Shabbat let us now greet.<\/h3>\n

\u201cKeep\u201d and \u201cRemember\u201d in one Divine word.
\nOur people at Sinai His command heard.
\nOur God is one; and One is His name,
\nHis is the glory, His is the fame!<\/p>\n

To greet Shabbat now let us go!
\nSource of blessing, it has ever been so.
\nConceived before life on earth began,
\nLast in God\u2019s work, first in His plan.<\/p>\n

Sanctuary of the King, Royal City,
\nArise from your ruins, arise and sing.
\nEnough have you dwelled in the vale of tears,
\nYour God will mercifully dispel your fears.<\/p>\n

Shake off your dust, arise from the mire;
\nDress, my people, in your proudest attire.
\nBy the hand of Jesse\u2019s son, of the house of Bethlehem,
\nRedemption and freedom God will bring<\/p>\n

Arise, arise, for your light has come,
\nThe dawn has broken, the night is gone.
\nAwake, awake, and joyously sing;
\nHeavenly glory to you He did bring.<\/p>\n

Be not ashamed, be not distressed,
\nNo longer bowed down like a city oppressed.
\nIn you shall your children’s hopes be fulfilled;
\nOut of your ashes you will again be rebuilt.<\/p>\n

They who despoiled you will themselves be despoiled,
\nYour foes will be routed, their plots will be foiled.
\nIn you will your God find joy and pride,
\nLoving you as a bridegroom loves his bride.<\/p>\n

In every way may you prosper and grow;
\nReverence for God may you ever know.
\nMay you see the redemption that He will bring;
\nSongs of thanksgiving to Him may your sing.<\/p>\n

Come now, Shabbat, the day divine,
\nCome in joy, let your brightness shine.
\nCome to the people which greets you with pride,
\nCome in peace, Shabbat Bride.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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