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Friday Eve

Welcoming The Shabbat


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Jerusalem, God will rejoice in you!

Hebrew
וְהָיוּ לִמְשִׁסָּה שֹׁאסָיִךְ, וְרָחֲקוּ
כָּל מְבַלְּעָיִךְ, יָשִׂישׂ עָלַיִךְ
אֱלֹהָיִךְ, כִּמְשׂוֹשׂ חָתָן עַל כַּלָּה:
Sephardi
Vehayu limshissah sho'sayich, ve-rachaku
kol meval'ayich, yasis alayich
Elohayich, kimsos chatan al kallah:
English
Those who ruined you, Jerusalem, will become ruined themselves, and all those who destroyed you will be scattered far away. Your God will rejoice over you as a groom rejoices over his bride.
Hebrew
לְכָה דוֹדִי לִקְרַאת כַּלָּה,
פְּנֵי שַׁבָּת נְקַבְּלָה:
Sephardi
Lechah dodi likrat kallah,
p'nei Shabbat nekabelah:
English
God says to each Jew, My beloved—come to meet the bride; let us welcome the face of Shabbat.

Jerusalem, you will expand!

Hebrew
יָמִין וּשְׂמֹאל תִּפְרֹצִי, וְאֶת יְיָ
תַּעֲרִיצִי, עַל יַד אִישׁ בֶּן פַּרְצִי,
וְנִשְׂמְחָה וְנָגִילָה:
Sephardi
Yamin u-semol tifrotzi, ve'et Adonai
ta'aritzi, al yad ish ben Partzi,
venismechah ve-nagilah:
English
You will expand to the right and left, and you will praise the Lord for this. We will be happy and rejoice through Mashiach, the man who is a descendant of Peretz, the ancestor of King David.
Hebrew
לְכָה דוֹדִי לִקְרַאת כַּלָּה,
פְּנֵי שַׁבָּת נְקַבְּלָה:
Sephardi
Lechah dodi likrat kallah,
p'nei Shabbat nekabelah:
English
God says to each Jew, My beloved—come to meet the bride; let us welcome the face of Shabbat.
Turn to the left and face the back of the synagogue, to symbolically welcome the arrival of Shabbat. Bow to the right while saying בּוֹאִי כַלָּה, bow to the left while saying בּוֹאִי כַלָּה, turn left so that you face the front of the synagogue, and bow while quietly saying בּוֹאִי כַלָּה שַׁבַּת מַלְכְּתָא.
On a festival or Chol Hamoed, say בְּשִׂמְחָה instead of בְּרִנָּה.

Welcome, Shabbat!

Hebrew
בּוֹאִי בְשָׁלוֹם עֲטֶרֶת בַּעְלָהּ,
גַּם (בְּשִׂמְחָה) בְּרִנָּה
וּבְצָהֳלָה, תּוֹךְ אֱמוּנֵי עַם
סְגֻלָּה, בּוֹאִי כַלָּה, בּוֹאִי כַלָּה,
בּוֹאִי כַלָּה שַׁבַּת מַלְכְּתָא:
Sephardi
Bo'i ve-shalom ateret ba'lah,
gam (be-simchah) be-rinnah
u-vetzaholah, toch emunei am
segullah, bo'i kallah, bo'i kallah,
bo'i kallah Shabbat Malketa:
English
Come in peace, Shabbat. You are the royal crown that makes your husband, the Jewish Nation, beautiful. Come with both songs and joy. (happiness and joy.) Come among the Jewish Nation, the faithful and beloved nation. Come, bride! Come, bride! (Quietly: Come, bride, Shabbat Queen).
Hebrew
לְכָה דוֹדִי לִקְרַאת כַּלָּה,
פְּנֵי שַׁבָּת נְקַבְּלָה:
Sephardi
Lechah dodi likrat kallah,
p'nei Shabbat nekabelah:
English
God says to each Jew, My beloved—come to meet the bride; let us welcome the face of Shabbat.

God will eventually punish the wicked and reward the righteous

Hebrew
מִזְמוֹר שִׁיר לְיוֹם הַשַּׁבָּת:<sup>1</sup>
טוֹב לְהוֹדוֹת לַייָ,
וּלְזַמֵּר לְשִׁמְךָ עֶלְיוֹן: לְהַגִּיד
בַּבֹּקֶר חַסְדֶּךָ, וֶאֱמוּנָתְךָ
בַּלֵּילוֹת:<sup>2</sup> עֲלֵי עָשׂוֹר וַעֲלֵי נָבֶל,
עֲלֵי הִגָּיוֹן בְּכִנּוֹר: כִּי שִׂמַּחְתַּנִי
יְיָ בְּפָעֳלֶךָ, בְּמַעֲשֵׂי יָדֶיךָ אֲרַנֵּן:
מַה גָּדְלוּ מַעֲשֶׂיךָ יְיָ, מְאֹד
עָמְקוּ מַחְשְׁבֹתֶיךָ: אִישׁ בַּעַר
לֹא יֵדָע, וּכְסִיל לֹא יָבִין אֶת
זֹאת: בִּפְרֹחַ רְשָׁעִים כְּמוֹ
עֵשֶׂב, וַיָּצִיצוּ כָּל פֹּעֲלֵי אָוֶן,
לְהִשָּׁמְדָם עֲדֵי עַד: וְאַתָּה
מָרוֹם לְעוֹלָם יְיָ: כִּי הִנֵּה
אֹיְבֶיךָ יְיָ, כִּי הִנֵּה אֹיְבֶיךָ
יֹאבֵדוּ, יִתְפָּרְדוּ כָּל פֹּעֲלֵי
אָוֶן: וַתָּרֶם כִּרְאֵים קַרְנִי,
בַּלֹּתִי בְּשֶׁמֶן רַעֲנָן: וַתַּבֵּט עֵינִי
בְּשׁוּרָי, בַּקָּמִים עָלַי מְרֵעִים,
תִּשְׁמַעְנָה אָזְנָי:
Sephardi
Mizmor shir l'yom hashabbat:<sup>1</sup>
Tov lehodot la-Adonai,
u-lezamer leshimcha Elyon: le-hagid
baboker chasdecha, ve-emunatecha
baleilot:<sup>2</sup> alei asor va-alei navel,
alei higayon b'chinor: ki simachtani
Adonai be-fo'olecha, be-ma'asei yadecha aranen:
Mah gadlu ma'asecha Adonai, me'od
ameku machshevotecha: ish ba'ar
lo yeda, u-chesil lo yavin et
zot: bifroach resha'im kemo
esev, va-yatzitzu kol po'alei aven,
le-hishamedam adei ad: ve'atah
marom le'olam Adonai: ki hineh
oyevecha Adonai, ki hineh oyevecha
yovedu, yitparedu kol po'alei
aven: va-tarem kir'em karni,
balloti b'shemen ra'anan: va-tabet eini
be-shurai, ba-kamim alai mere'im,
tishmanah oznai:
English
The following is a musical prayer for the Levites to sing in the Holy Temple on the day of Shabbat.<sup>1</sup> It is good to praise You, Lord, and to sing to Your name, most high God. It is good to speak about Your kindness in the morning and Your trustworthiness in the nights.<sup>2</sup> I will praise You with a ten-stringed instrument and with a lyre, and with singing accompanied by a harp. For You, Lord, have made me happy through Your miraculous deeds. I sing with joy when I see the great acts that Your hands do. Lord, how great are the things You do! Your thoughts are very deep. A wild man cannot know, and a foolish person cannot understand the following: the reason why wicked people sprout and grow like grass, and all those who do evil blossom, is only to be destroyed later on, forever. Lord, You are exalted forever. Indeed, Lord, Your enemies—indeed, Your enemies—will be destroyed. All those who sin will be scattered and destroyed. But the righteous will be able to say, You have increased my strength; You have made me as strong as a wild ox. You have given me many luxuries; I am even smeared with fresh oil. My eyes have seen the downfall of my enemies who would watch me. My ears have heard the downfall of the wicked people who have risen up against me.