The Jewish Quiz. Can you get ten of ten?
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Jewish Quiz. Can you get ten of ten?
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On Friday night, there is a preliminary service called Kabbalat Shabbat. In English we call it 'Welcoming the Sabbath.' The metaphor of Sabbath as a guest in our homes is deeply impressed in Jewish thought. ...
This service was introduced by Jewish mystics in Tzfat (Safed, in Galilee) in the middle of the sixteenth century. ...
Kabbalat Shabbat consists of seven poems, one for each day of the week. The six "working days of the week" are represented by six Psalms. The Sabbath is represented by the poem, L'cha Dodi. The Psalms were selected by Rabbi Moses Cordovero. L'cha Dodi was written by his brother-in-law, Solomon Alkabetz, whose name is spelled out by the first letters of each stanza. ...
The original Tzfat mystics went like a collective groom to meet the Bride Sabbath and escorted her in from the edge of town, all of them dressed in white and singing. ...
Kabbalat Shabbat is omitted when Shabbat coincides with a Festival.--- adapted from "The Synagogue Survival Kit" by Jordan Lee Wagner, publ. by Jason Aronson Inc. 1997.
L'chu n'ra-n'na La-do-nai, Na-ri-a l'tsur
yish-ei-nu.
N'ka-d'ma fa-nav b'to-dah, Biz-mi-rot na-ri-a lo.
Ki eil ga-dol A-do-nai, u-me-lech ga-dol al kawl E-lo-him.
A-sher b'ya-do mech-k'rei^a-rets, v'to-a-fot ha-rim lo.
A-sher lo ha-yam v'hu a-sa-hu, v'ya-be-shet ya-dav
ya-tsa-ru.
Bo-u nish-ta-cha-veh v'nich-ra-a, Niv-r'cha lif-nei A-do-nai
o-sei-nu.
Ki hu E-lo-hei-nu, va-a-nach-nu am mar-i-to v'tson ya-do.
Ha-yom im b'ko-lo tish-ma-u:
Al tak-shu l'vav-chem kim-ri-va, k'yom ma-sa ba-mid-bar.
A-sher nis-u-ni a-vo-tei-chem, B'cha-nu-ni gam ra-u
faw-aw-li.
Ar-ba-im sha-na a-kut b'dor, va-o-mar am to-ei
lei-vav heim,
v'heim lo ya-d'u d'ra-chai.
A-sher nish-ba'-ti v'a-pi, im y'vo-un el
m'nu-cha-ti.
Shi-ru La-do-nai shir cha-dash,
Shi-ru La-do-nai kawl^ha-a-rets.
Shi-ru La-do-nai ba-r'chu sh'mo, Ba-s'ru
mi-yom l'yom y'shu-a-to.
Sa-p'ru va-go-yim k'vo-do, b'chawl^ha-a-mim nif-l'o-tav.
Ki ga-dol A-do-nai um-hu-lal m'od, No-ra hu al kawl^E-lo-him.
Ki kawl^e-lo-hei ha-a-mim e-li-lim, Va-do-nai sha-ma-yim a-sa.
Hod v'ha-dar l'fa-nav, Oz v'tif-e-ret b'mik-da-sho.
Ha-vu La-do-nai mish-p'chot a-mim, Ha-vu La-do-nai
ka-vod va-oz.
Ha-vu La-do-nai k'vod sh'mo, S'u min-cha u-vo-u l'chats-ro-tav.
Hish-ta-cha-vu la-do-nai b'had-rat ko-desh, Chi-lu mi-pa-nav
kawl^ha-a-rets.
Im-ru va-go-yim A-do-nai ma-lach, Af ti-kon tei-veil bal ti-mot,
ya-din a-mim b'mei-sha-rim.
Yis-m'chu ha-sha-ma-yim v'ta-geil
ha-a-rets, Yir-am ha-yam um-lo-o.
Ya-a-loz sa-dai v'chawl^a-sher bo, Az y'ra-n'nu kawl^a-tsei ya-ar;
Lif-nei A-do-nai ki va, Ki va lish-pot ha-a-rets;
Yish-pot tei-veil b'tse-dek, v'a-mim be-e-mu-na-to.
A-do-nai ma-lach, ta-geil ha-a-rets, yis-m'chu
i-yim ra-bim.
A-nan va-a-ra-fel s'vi-vav, tse-dek u-mish-pat m'chon kis-o.
Eish l'fa-nav tei-leich, ut-la-heit sa-viv tsa-rav.
Hei-i-ru v'ra-kav tei-veil, ra-a-ta va-ta-cheil
ha-a-rets.
Ha-rim ka-do-nag na-ma-su mi-lif-nei A-do-nai,
mi-lif-nei a-don kawl^ha-a-rets.
Hi-gi-du ha-sha-ma-yim tsid-ko, v'ra-u chawl^ha-a-mim
k'vo-do.
Yei-vo-shu kawl^o-v'dei fe-sel, ha-mit-ha-l'lim
ba-e-li-lim,
hish-ta-cha-vu lo kawl^e-lo-him.
Sha-m'a va-tis-mach Tsi-on, va-ta-geil-na b'not Y'hu-dah,
l'ma-an mish-pa-te-cha A-do-nai.
Ki a-tah A-do-nai el-yon al kawl^ha-a-rets,
m'od na-a-lei-ta, al kawl^e-lo-him.
O-ha-vei A-do-nai, sin-u ra, sho-meir naf-shot
cha-si-dav,
Mi-yad r'sha-im ya-tsi-leim.
Or za-ru-a la-tsa-dik, ul-yish-rei leiv sim-cha.
Sim-chu tsa-di-kim Ba-do-nai, v'ho-du l'zei-cher
kawd-sho.
Miz-mor,
Shi-ru La-do-nai Shir Cha-dash,
ki nif-la-ot a-sa,
Ho-shi-a lo y'mi-no uz-ro-a kawd-sho.
Ho-di-a A-do-nai y'shu-a-to, l'ei-nei ha-go-yim gi-la tsid-ka-to.
Za-char chas-do ve-e-mu-na-to l'veit Yis-ra-eil,
ra-u chawl^af-sei a-rets eit y'shu-at E-lo-hei-nu.
Ha-ri-u La-do-nai kawl^ha-a-rets, Pits-chu v'ra-n'nu
v'za-mei-ru.
Zam'ru La-do-nai b'chi-nor, b'chi-nor v'kol zim-ra.
Ba-cha-tso-ts'rot v'kol sho-far ha-ri-u lif-nei ha-me-lech
A-do-nai.
Yir-am ha-yam um-lo-o, tei-veil v'yo-sh'vei va.
N'ha-rot yim-cha-u^chaf, ya-chad ha-rim
y'ra-nei-nu.
Lif-nei A-do-nai ki va lish-pot ha-a-rets
yish-pot tei-veil b'tse-dek,
v'a-mim b'mei-sha-rim.
A-do-nai ma-lach yir-g'zu a-mim, yo-sheiv k'ru-vim,
ta-nut ha-a-rets.
A-do-nai b'tsi-on ga-dol, v'ram hu al kawl^ha-a-mim.
Yo-du shim-cha ga-dol v'no-ra, ka-dosh hu.
V'oz me-lech mish-pat a-heiv, a-ta ko-nan-ta mei-sha-rim,
Mish-pat uts-da-ka b'Ya-a-kov a-ta a-si-ta.
Ro-m'mu A-do-nai E-lo-hei-nu, v'hish-ta-cha-vu la-ha-dom rag-lav:
"Ka-dosh hu!"
Mo-she v'A-ha-ron b'cho-ha-nav u-Sh-mu-eil b'ko-r'ei sh'mo,
Ko-rim el A-do-nai v'hu
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B'a-mud a-nan y'da-beir a-lei-hem, sha-m'ru ei-do-tav v'chok na-tan
la-mo.
A-do-nai E-lo-hei-nu a-ta a-ni-tam, eil
no-sei ha-yi-ta la-hem,
V'no-keim al a-li-lo-tam.
Ro-m'mu A-do-nai E-lo-hei-nu, v'hish-ta-cha-vu l'har kawd-sho,
Ki ka-dosh A-do-nai E-lo-hei-nu.
Stand. [In some congregations, this psalm is sung aloud by the congregation.]
Miz-mor l'Da-vid:
Ha-vu La-do-nai b'nei ei-lim
Ha-vu La-do-nai ka-vod va-oz
Ha-vu La-do-nai k'vod sh'mo
hish-ta-cha-vu La-do-nai b'had-rat ko-desh.
Kol A-do-nai al ha-ma-yim
eil ha-ka-vod, hir-im
A-do-nai al ma-yim ra-bim.
Kol A-do-nai ba-ko-ach
Kol A-do-nai be-ha-dar
Kol A-do-nai sho-veir a-ra-zim
Vay'sha-beir A-do-nai et^ar-zei ha-l'va-non.
Va-yar-ki-deim k'mo ei-gel
l'va-non v'sir-yon
k'mo ven^r'ei-mim.
Kol A-do-nai cho-tseiv la-ha-vot eish.
Kol A-do-nai ya-chil mid-bar
Ya-chil A-do-nai mid-bar Ka-desh.
Kol A-do-nai y'cho-leil a-ya-lot
va-ye-che-sof y'a-rot
uv-hei-cha-lo
ku-lo o-meir ka-vod.
A-do-nai la-ma-bul ya-shav
va-yei-shev A-do-nai me-lech l'olam.
A-do-nai oz l'a-mo yi-tein
A-do-nai y'va-reich et a-mo va-sha-lom.
[In some congregations, the Reader sings the verses solo and the congregation only sings the recurring refrain.]
| L'cha do-di lik-rat ka-la, P'nei Sha-bat n'ka-b'la.
L'cha do-di lik-rat ka-la,
Sha-mor v'za-chor b'di-bur e-chad,
L'cha do-di lik-rat ka-la,
Lik-rat Sha-bat l'chu v'nei-l'cha,
L'cha do-di lik-rat ka-la,
Mik-dash me-lech, ir m'lu-cha,
L'cha do-di lik-rat ka-la,
Hit-na-a-ri! Mei-a-far ku-mi!
L'cha do-di lik-rat ka-la,
Hit-o-r'ri! Hit-o-r'ri!
L'cha do-di lik-rat ka-la,
Lo tei-vo-shi v'lo ti-ka-l'mi;
L'cha do-di lik-rat ka-la,
V'ha-yu lim-shi-sa sho-sa-yich,
L'cha do-di lik-rat ka-la,
Ya-min us-mol tif-ro-tsi,
L'cha do-di lik-rat ka-la, |
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Rise and face door, as if to welcome the personification of the Sabbath.
Bo-i v'sha-lom, a-te-ret
ba'-lah;
gam
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b'sim-cha |
b'ri-na
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uv-tsaw-haw-la.
toch e-mu-nei am s'gu-la.
Bo-i cha-la! Bo-i cha-la!
If no mourners are at the door, bow three times as you slowly turn back, as though following the progress of the Sabbath Bride's entrance. If there are Mourners waiting to enter, remain standing facing the door.
L'cha do-di lik-rat ka-la,
P'nei Sha-bat n'ka-b'la.
This completes Kabbalat Shabbat, the Preliminary Service for Welcoming
the Sabbath.
If there are Mourners waiting, they will now enter for
the daily evening service about to commence.
In Ashkenazic congregations, the congregation greets the mourners as follows:
| Ha-ma-kom y'na-cheim et-chem, b'toch sh'ar a-vei-lei Tsi-yon Vi-ru-sha-la-yim. |
May the Omnipresent comfort and sustain you among us, the other mourners for Zion and Jerusalem. |
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