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Singing Lecha Dodi before Shabbos
In every community I have been in there is a custom to sing Lecha Dodi, sometimes along with yedid nefesh or shir hashirim, during kabbalat shabbat. Are there any communities which do not sing lecha ...
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What does the concept of rehovot hanahar mean?
I have seen the phrase Rehovot HaNahar (wideness of the river) used, often in a kabbalistic context, but am not sure what it symbolizes. The phrase can be found in the shabbos song Kel Mistater (the ...
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Transliteración de la Amidá en Español - Transliteration of the Amidah into Spanish
Estoy buscando una transliteración del rezo Shemoné-Esré en la lengua español. ¿Puede usted, por favor, ayudarme? Yo también quiero los rezos y cánticos para el Shabat.
I'm looking for a ...
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Shalom Aleichem to angels?
The zemer "Shalom Aleichem" is obviously addressed to angels. The Tur (OC Siman 3) gives a short text to says before entering the bathroom: התכבדו מכובדים משרתי עליון, etc. (also obviously addressed ...
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Ban on Shabas fasts derived from lechem hapanim?
The Shabas table song "Ki eshm'ra Shabas" includes the following stanza:
רָשׁוּם/רָשַׁם בְּדַת הָאֵ׳ חוֹק אֶל סְגָנָיו בּוֹ לַעֲרוֹךְ לֶחֶם פָּנִים בְּפָנָיו עַל כֵּן לְהִתְעַנּוֹת בּוֹ עַל פִּי ...
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Explanation of a part of Azamer B'Shvochim
Can someone explain the end of the fourth stanza (bold below) of the song Azamer B'shvochim?
יְחַבֵּק לַהּ בַּעְלַהּ
וּבִיסוֹדָא דִי לַהּ
דְּעָבֵד נְיָחָא לַהּ
יְהֵא כָתֵשׁ כְּתִישִׁין
Her husband ...
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Tzur MiShelo - Should you sing it before Bentching?
The song "Tzur MiShelo", generally printed in Bentchers, Siddurim, Zimronim, etc., as a Friday night song, follows the pattern of Bentching (grace after meals), praising G-d and praying for ...
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Why did the Vilna Gaon not approve of singing the zemiroh “Tzur Mishelo” on Shabbos?
I understand that the Vilna Gaon did not approve of singing the zemiroh “Tzur Mishelo” on Shabbos because it could be valid as Grace after Meals.
But on Shabbos, Grace after Meals is not valid ...
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Shabbat songs that rhyme only with Hashem's real name [duplicate]
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Pronouncing Hashem's name in a song
Many songs we sing and the Shabbat table we use the word Hashem instead of Hashem's real name even when the song was written in ...
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To sing or not to sing - Piyutim on Shabbath
Some Piyutim recited on Shabbath are widely (in the Ashkenazi world) sung by the congregation (usually in unison, but in some rare instances in the Ashkenazi world they are sung responsively). Among ...
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יום זה לישראל variants
The Shabas table song "יום זה לישראל אורה ושמחה" is sometimes found printed with twelve stanzas forming the acrostic יצחק לוריא חזק, and sometimes with but six of the twelve (the ones forming the ...
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יִבָּנֶה הַמִּקְדָּשׁ עִיר צִיּוֹן תְּמַלֵּא — why not תִּמָּלֵא?
The Shabas table song "Tzur mishelo achalnu" contains the following line:
יִבָּנֶה הַמִּקְדָּשׁ עִיר צִיּוֹן תְּמַלֵּא
yibane hamikdash ir Tziyon t'male
the Temple should be built; you ...
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Who is the object in Lecha Dodi?
The chorus and multiple verses of Lecha Dodi address a female second person - "Beloved." Who is it?
In the final verse, the object is presumably the Shabbat Queen, since we end with "Come O Bride! ...
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Is repeating the chorus in Lecha Dodi problematic?
Some tunes for Lecha Dodi are conducive to repeating the chorus ("Lecha dodi ...") twice each time. I've noticed that some people, when using one of these tunes, repeat, while others avoid repeating ...
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is there a good source for critical study of shabbat zemirot?
The Shabbat Zemirot are written as poetry/songs, and as such, can be kind of cryptic. (See questions tagged "shabbat-songs" for examples of questions about certain phrases in the songs.
Is there a ...
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What is חית ראמים?
In the Shabas table song "M'nucha v'simcha", God is credited as having created
חַיַּת רְאֵמִים
What does this mean?
It would seem to translate literally as "animal of ראםs". Now, we do find a ...
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“They answered Hashem is one.” Where was that?
In the song Yom Shabbaton it says:
וּפָתְחוּ וְעָנוּ יְיָ אֶחָד
Translated as: They opened and answered G-d is one
The song implies that at some point we answered Hashem is one and the song ...
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Shabbos is Engraved in the two Luchos - I thought only one?
In the song Yom Shabbaton it says:
חָקוּק בִּשְׁנֵי לֻחוֹת אֲבָנִים
Translated as:As is engraved in the two Tablets of stone
The text of this song seems to imply that the commandment of shabbos ...
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What is וְשָׁם referring to in יוֹם שַׁבָּתוֹן?
וְשָׁם יָנוּחוּ יְגִיעֵי כֹחַ
What does the word שָׁם refer to in יוֹם שַׁבָּתוֹן and where will the יְגִיעֵי כֹחַ rest?
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שָׁמְרוּ and לַעֲשׂוֹת whats the diffrence
In the Song וְשָׁמְרוּ sung on Friday night by Chassidim
וְשָׁמְרוּ בְנֵי יִשְֹרָאֵל אֶת־הַשַּׁבָּת, לַעֲשׂוֹת אֶת־הַשַּׁבָּת
Translated literally as: And you shall watch the Shabbos, make the ...
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Why say Hashem is Jealous and Vengeful when we ask for Kindness?
משוך חסדך ליודעיך, אל קנוא ונוקם
We ask Hashem to give us kindness and then we say because you are a God of Jealousy and Vengeance. It would seem we should say he is full of kindness and not ...
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Why the Children of Avraham and not Yitzchok and Yacckov?
In the song Kol Mikadesh it says:
זרע אברהם אוהבו
Translated as: Children of Avraham his Beloved
Why does the song mention only Avraham and not any of the other forefathers in this stament what ...
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Why are leaving shabbos before coming into it [duplicate]
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Kol Mekadesh - sung Friday Night - המאחרים לצאת מן השבת וממהרים לבא
המאחרים לצאת מן השבת וממהרים לבוא
Loosely translated those who rush to leave the Shabbos and ...
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שכרו הרבה מאד or is it על פי פעלו
The Song seems to be self contraindication first it says שכרו הרבה מאד your reward is Great and the it says על פי פעלו according to your Action is the reward great or according to your action?
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כל מקדש שביעי כראוי לו and כל שומר שבת כדת why are we saying the same thing twice
כל מקדש שביעי כראוי לו and כל שומר שבת כדת why are we saying the same thing in diffrent words twice it is the same idea what does one statment say that the other does not what does it add?
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Aishes Chayil double talk
Why do we say "He Tishalell":She Shall Be Praised if we can just say "Isha Yiras Hashem Tishallel": Woman who fears is Praise worthy what does the extra specification of "HE"(she) add?
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Aishes Chayil talking about the Torah?
Rashi in Mishlay (31,31), the source for the song, says that the song is talking about the Torah. Where in the text of the song itself are the proofs for this theory and explanation of how the text ...
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Go in Peace - why are we sending the Angels away
On Friday night we welcome the angels by singing Shalom Aleichem the question is why do we tell them:
צֵאתְכֶם לְשָׁלוֹם מַלְאֲכֵי הַשָּׁלוֹם מַלְאָכֵי עֶלְיוֹן
Essentially sending them away ...
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Asking From Angels Borchuni Lshalom
Jews usaly do not ask angels for help as per the RAMBAM. He writes (in Sanhedrin, Perek 11) in the fifth Yesod ha'Emunah the prohibition against serving Avodah Zarah -- that not only should a person ...
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Shalosh Seudos song - B'Vo'o M'Edom/Yetzave Tzur Chasdo
At Shalosh Seudos - the third Shabbos meal often the song B'Vo'o M'Edom/Yetzave Tzur Chasdo is sung. Some people/Shuls start from B'Vo'o M'Edom and some people/shuls start from Yetzave Tzur Chasdo. ...
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Parts of Shabbos prayers sung out loud
Many synagogues sing Kel Odon and Mimkomcho on Shabbos morning. Why are these two the most commonly sung parts of the Shabbos morning Tefila?
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Koh Ribon - what connection does it have to Shabbos?
One of the songs that is sung Friday night is Koh Ribon. There is not a single mention of Shabbos in it. Why do we sing it on Shabbos?
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Who distributed the zemiros across the three meals?
Any book of zemiros whether it's a siddur, birchon, or what have you divides the zemiros between the three meals. Sometimes the rationale is obvious as with the tikkunim which are written for each ...
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Why has the zemiroh על אהבתך אשתה גביעי fallen out of favour?
We used to sing a zemiroh, I believe by Rabbi Yehudah HaLevi, which started, על אהבתך אשתה גביעי. This zemiroh does not appear in current zemiros books. (1) Do you have an online text of it? (2) Why ...
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Kol Mekadesh - sung Friday Night - המאחרים לצאת מן השבת וממהרים לבא
In Kol Mekadesh that is sung Friday night it says המאחרים לצאת מן השבת וממהרים לבא which seems out of order. Do we not first rush into Shabbos and then delay its departure? Then why do we sing it in ...
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והוא ידרוש לציון עיר ה…
In the song "ברוך א׳ עליון" (text) is the line:
וְהוּא יִדְרֹשׁ לְצִיּוֹן עִיר הַנִּדָּחָה
My grandfather, ע״ה, when singing this line, would replace הַנִּדָּחָה with another word (I think ...
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