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Hebrew script Translation Pronunciation Language Explanation Shalom: שָׁלוֹם Hello, goodbye, peace Hebrew A Hebrew greeting, based on the root for "completeness". Literally meaning "peace", shalom is used for both hello and goodbye. [6] A cognate with the Arabic-language salaam. Shalom aleichem: שָׁלוֹם עֲלֵיכֶם
Spelling the letters in יהוה (YHWH) by itself gives יוד הא ואו הא. Each letter in Hebrew is given a value, according to gematria, and the value of יוד הא ואו הא is also 45. [citation needed] The 72-fold name is derived from three verses in Exodus 14:19–21. Each of the verses contains 72 letters.
Shalom Aleichem (Hebrew: שָׁלוֹם עֲלֵיכֶם, 'Peace be upon you') is a traditional song sung by many Jews every Friday night upon returning home from synagogue prayer. It signals the arrival of the Shabbat , welcoming the angels who accompany a person home on the eve of the Shabbat.
Ki vanu vacharta ve'otanu kidashta mi'kol ha'amim, ve'shabbat kodshecha be'ahava u've'ratzon hinchaltanu. Barukh ata Adonai mekadesh ha'shabbat. Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the Universe, Who sanctified us with His commandments, and hoped for us, and with love and intent invested us with His sacred Sabbath, as a memorial to the deed ...
It is a regular part of Shabbat services in Reform congregations around the world. In many Jewish congregations, the cantor and congregation will sing the version of Shalom Rav by Ben Steinberg. The sheet music can be found in the Reform movement's "Shaarei Shira" Gates of Song book, at least in the 1987 edition. [3]
This paragraph is followed by an acrostic song called El Adon in which each verse begins with a different letter of the Hebrew alphabet. This paragraph is a reminder that God is the creator of rest and peace on Shabbat. [8] In the Ashkenazic rite, on Festivals and many special Sabbaths, a piyyut (Yotzer) is recited following the opening line of ...
Maimonides delineated rabbinic criteria for identifying the Jewish messiah as a leader who studies Torah, observes the mitzvot, compels the Jews to observe the Torah, and fights the Wars of God. Additionally, the status of messiah may be determined first through a presumptive status (b'chezkat mashiach) and later a verified status (mashiach vadai).
Lekha Dodi (Hebrew: לכה דודי) [a] is a Hebrew-language Jewish liturgical song recited Friday at dusk, usually at sundown, in synagogue to welcome the Sabbath prior to the evening services. It is part of Kabbalat Shabbat .