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All transliterations, commentary, and audio recordings are copyright © 1997, 1998, 2002, 2009 by
Jordan Lee Wagner. All rights reserved.
SHALOM ALEICHEMSung upon returning home from the evening service:
EISHET CHAYIL ( A Woman of Valor ) Ei-shet cha-yil mi yim-tza,
V'ra-chok mi’p'ni-nim mich-rah. Ba-tach bah lev ba-a-lah, V'sha-lal lo yech-sar. G'ma-lat-hu tov v'lo ra, Kol y'mei cha-ye-ha. Da-r'sha tze-mer u-fish-tim, V'ta-as b'chei-fetz ka-pe-ha. Ha-y'ta ka-a'ni-yot so-cher, Mi-mer-chak ta-vi lach-mah. Va-ta-kam b’od lai-la, Va-ti-tein te-ref l'vei-tah, v'chok l'na-a'ro-te-ha Za-m'ma sa-deh va-ti-ka-chei-hu, Mi-p'ri cha-pe-ha na-t'a ka-rem. Cha-g'ra b’oz mat-ne-ha, Va-t'a-meitz z'ro-o-te-ha. Ta-a-ma ki tov sach-rah, Lo yich-be ba-lai-la nei-rah. Ya-de-ha shi-l'cha va-ki-shor, V'cha-pe-ha ta-m'chu fa-lech Ka-pah pa-r'sa le-a-ni, V'-ya-de-ha shi-l'cha la-ev-yon. Lo ti-ra l'vei-tah mi-sha-leg, Ki chol bei-tah la-vush sha-nim. Mar-va-dim a-s’ta lah, Sheish v'ar-ga-man l'vu-shah. No-da ba-sh'a-rim ba-’la, B'shiv-to im zik-nei a-rets. Sa-din as’ta va-tim-kor, Va-cha-gor na-t'na la-k'na-a-ni. Oz v'ha-dar le-vu-shah, Va-tis-chak l'yom a-cha-ron. Pi-ha pa-t'cha v'chach-ma, v'to-rat che-sed al l'sho-nah. Tso-fi-ya ha-li-chot bei-tah, v'le-chem atz-lut lo to-cheil. Ka-mu va-ne-ha vai-a-sh'ru-ha, Ba'lah vai-ha-l’lah. Ra-bot ba-not a-su cha-yil, V’at a-lit al ku-la-na. She-ker ha-chein, v'he-vel ha-yo-fi, I-sha yir-at A-do-nai hi tit-ha-lal. T'nu la mi-p'ri ya-de-ha, vi’-ha-l'lu-ha va-sh'a-rim ma-a-se-ha. BLESSING THE CHILDREN
Y'va-re-ch'cha A-do-nai v'yish-m're-cha. Kein y'hi ra-tson. Ya-eir A-do-nai pa-nav ei-le-cha vi-chu-ne-cha. Kein y'hi ra-tson. Yi-sa A-do-nai pa-nav ei-le-cha, v'ya-seim l'cha sha-lom. Kein y'hi ra-tson. KIDDUSHStand. Hold the wine glass in your right hand. Va-y'hi e-rev, va-y'hi vo-ker, Yom Ha-shi-shi. Va-y'chu-lu Ha-sha-ma-yim v'ha-a-retz, v'chawl^ts'va-am. va-y'chal e-lo-him ba-yom ha-sh'vi-i, m'lach-to a-sher a-sa va-yish-bot ba-yom ha-sh'vi-i, mi-kawl^m'lach-to a-sher a-sa. va-y'va-rech e-lo-him et yom ha-sh'vi-i, va-y'ka-deish o-to ki vo sha-vat mi-kawl^m'lach-to a-sher ba-ra e-lo-him la-a-sot. Sav-rei ma-ra-nan v'ra-bo-tai! [ L'chai-yim! ] Ba-ruch a-tah, A-do-nai, Ba-ruch hu u-va-ruch sh'mo! E-lo-hei-nu me-lech ha-o-lam, bo-rei p'ri ha-ga-fen. ( A-mein. ) Ba-ruch a-tah, A-do-nai, ( Ba-ruch hu u-va-ruch sh'mo! ) E-lo-hei-nu, me-lech ha-o-lam, a-sher ki-d'sha-nu b'mits-vo-tav v'ra-tsa va-nu, v'sha-bat kawd'sho b'a-ha-va uv'ra-tson hin-hi-la-nu, zi-ka-ron l'ma-a-sei v'rei-shit. Ki hu yom t'chi-la l'mik-ra-ei^ko-desh, ze-cher li-tsi-at Mits-ra-yim. [In many congregations, all sing the next paragraph together.] [ Ki va-nu va-char-ta v'o-ta-nu ki-dash-ta mi-kawl^ha-a-mim, ] v'Sha-bat kawd-sh'cha b'a-ha-va u-v'ra-tson hin-chal-ta-nu. Ba-ruch a-tah A-do-nai, ( Ba-ruch hu u-va-ruch sh'mo! ) m'ka-deish ha-Sha-bat. ( A-mein. ) Drink the wine. HANDWASHING and MOTZIAfter ritual handwashing, dry your hands and recite:
Without interruption, proceed to uncover the challah, make a symbolic small cut in one, lift the loaves, and recite:
Eat a piece of the cut loaf, dipped in salt. Now the meal begins. Traditionally, zemirot (Sabbath Table Songs) are sung during the meal. Some of the most popular for Friday night include: M'nucha v'Simcha. Tzur Mishelo is usually sung last, just before the Grace After Meals.
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