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"english": "Friday Eve",
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{
"type": "Instructions",
"text": "The following is said phrase-by-phrase by the congregation and the chazzan. Many communities sing it. For transliteration, see page 949."
},
{
"type": "Annotation",
"text": "Let us welcome Shabbat"
},
{
"type": "Passage",
"hebrew": "לְכָה דוֹדִי1 לִקְרַאת כַּלָּה,\nפְּנֵי שַׁבָּת נְקַבְּלָה:",
"english": "God says to each Jew, My beloved1—come to meet the bride; let us welcome the face of Shabbat.",
"transliteration": {
"israeli": "le|CHAH do|DI lik|RAT ka|LAH,\np'NEI sha|BAT ne|kab|LAH:",
"orthographic": "le|KHAH dho|DHI liq|RAʾTH kal|LAH,\npe|NE shab|BATH ne|qab|be|LAH:",
"sephardic": "le|KHAH do|DI liq|RAT kal|LAH,\npe|NE shab|BAT ne|qab|be|LAH:",
"chabad": "l'CHOH doy|DI lik|RAS ka|LOH,\np'NEI SHA|bos n'kab'|LOH:"
}
},
{
"type": "Passage",
"hebrew": "לְכָה דוֹדִי לִקְרַאת כַּלָּה,\nפְּנֵי שַׁבָּת נְקַבְּלָה:",
"english": "God says to each Jew, My beloved—come to meet the bride; let us welcome the face of Shabbat.",
"transliteration": {
"israeli": "le|CHAH do|DI lik|RAT ka|LAH,\np'NEI sha|BAT ne|kab|LAH:",
"orthographic": "le|KHAH dho|DHI liq|RAʾTH kal|LAH,\npe|NE shab|BATH ne|qab|be|LAH:",
"sephardic": "le|KHAH do|DI liq|RAT kal|LAH,\npe|NE shab|BAT ne|qab|be|LAH:",
"chabad": "l'CHOH doy|DI lik|RAS ka|LOH,\np'NEI SHA|bos n'kab'|LOH:"
}
},
{
"type": "Annotation",
"text": "God commanded us to keep Shabbat"
},
{
"type": "Passage",
"hebrew": "שָׁמוֹר וְזָכוֹר בְּדִבּוּר אֶחָד,2\nהִשְׁמִיעָנוּ אֵל הַמְּיֻחָד, יְהֹוָה\nאֶחָד וּשְׁמוֹ אֶחָד, לְשֵׁם\nוּלְתִפְאֶרֶת וְלִתְהִלָּה:",
"english": "At Mount Sinai, the one and only God caused us to hear the instructions to “guard” and “remember” Shabbat as one word,2 by miraculously saying them together. The Lord is the one and only God, and His name—every description of Him, every action He does, and every creation He makes—is one with Him. The fact that God chose us to receive His Torah, brings us fame, glory, and praise throughout the world.",
"transliteration": {
"israeli": "sha|MOR ve|za|CHOR b'di|BUR e|CHAD,\nhish|mi-A|nu el ha|me|yu|CHAD, a|do|NAI\ne|CHAD ush|MO e|CHAD, le|SHEM\nu|le|tif|e|RET ve|lit|hi|LAH:",
"orthographic": "sha|MOR ve|za|KHOR be|dhib|BUR ʾe|ḥADH,\nhish|mi|ʿA|nu ʾel ham|me|yu|ḥADH, a|do|NAI\nʾe|ḥADH u|she|MO ʾe|ḥADH, le|SHEM\nu|le|thif|ʾe|RETH ve|lith|hil|LAH:",
"sephardic": "sha|MOR ve|za|KHOR be|dib|BUR e|ḥAD,\nhish|mi|ʿA|nu el ham|me|yu|ḥAD, a|do|NAI\ne|ḥAD u|she|MO e|ḥAD, le|SHEM\nu|le|tif|e|RET ve|lit|hil|LAH:",
"chabad": "sho|MOYR v'zo|CHOYR b'di|BUR e|CHOD,\nhish|mi-O|nu eil ham'|yu|CHOD, a|do|NOY\ne|CHOD ush'|MOY e|CHOD, l'SHEIM\nul'|sif|e|RES v'lis|hi|LOH:"
}
},
{
"type": "Passage",
"hebrew": "לְכָה דוֹדִי לִקְרַאת כַּלָּה,\nפְּנֵי שַׁבָּת נְקַבְּלָה:",
"english": "God says to each Jew, My beloved—come to meet the bride; let us welcome the face of Shabbat.",
"transliteration": {
"israeli": "le|CHAH do|DI lik|RAT ka|LAH,\np'NEI sha|BAT ne|kab|LAH:",
"orthographic": "le|KHAH dho|DHI liq|RAʾTH kal|LAH,\npe|NE shab|BATH ne|qab|be|LAH:",
"sephardic": "le|KHAH do|DI liq|RAT kal|LAH,\npe|NE shab|BAT ne|qab|be|LAH:",
"chabad": "l'CHOH doy|DI lik|RAS ka|LOH,\np'NEI SHA|bos n'kab'|LOH:"
}
},
{
"type": "Annotation",
"text": "Shabbat is the purpose of creation"
},
{
"type": "Passage",
"hebrew": "לִקְרַאת שַׁבָּת לְכוּ וְנֵלְכָה, כִּי\nהִיא מְקוֹר הַבְּרָכָה, מֵרֹאשׁ\nמִקֶּדֶם3 נְסוּכָה, סוֹף מַעֲשֶׂה\nבְּמַחֲשָׁבָה תְּחִלָּה:",
"english": "Come, let us go and welcome Shabbat, because it is the source of blessing for the coming week. From the beginning, since the universe was created long ago,3 the day of Shabbat has been chosen as a special day. Shabbat was created last, yet it was first in God’s thoughts and plans.",
"transliteration": {
"israeli": "lik|RAT sha|BAT le|CHU ve|ne|le|CHAH, ki\nhi me|KOR hab|ra|CHAH, me|ROSH\nmi|KE|dem ne|su|CHAH, sof ma-a|SEH\nb'ma|cha|sha|VAH t'chi|LAH:",
"orthographic": "liq|RAʾTH shab|BATH le|KHU ve|ne|le|KHAH, ki\nhiʾ me|QOR hab|be|ra|KHAH, me|ROʾSH\nmiq|QE|dhem ne|su|KHAH, sof ma|ʿa|śEH\nbe|ma|ḥa|sha|VAH te|ḥil|LAH:",
"sephardic": "liq|RAT shab|BAT le|KHU ve|ne|le|KHAH, ki\nhi me|QOR hab|be|ra|KHAH, me|ROSH\nmiq|QE|dem ne|su|KHAH, sof ma|ʿa|SEH\nbe|ma|ḥa|sha|VAH te|ḥil|LAH:",
"chabad": "lik|RAS SHA|bos l'CHU v'neil'|CHOH, ki\nhi m'KOYR hab'|ro|CHOH, mei|ROYSH\nmi|KE|dem n'su|CHOH, soyf ma-a|SEH\nb'ma|cha|sho|VOH t'chi|LOH:"
}
},
{
"type": "Passage",
"hebrew": "לְכָה דוֹדִי לִקְרַאת כַּלָּה,\nפְּנֵי שַׁבָּת נְקַבְּלָה:",
"english": "God says to each Jew, My beloved—come to meet the bride; let us welcome the face of Shabbat.",
"transliteration": {
"israeli": "le|CHAH do|DI lik|RAT ka|LAH,\np'NEI sha|BAT ne|kab|LAH:",
"orthographic": "le|KHAH dho|DHI liq|RAʾTH kal|LAH,\npe|NE shab|BATH ne|qab|be|LAH:",
"sephardic": "le|KHAH do|DI liq|RAT kal|LAH,\npe|NE shab|BAT ne|qab|be|LAH:",
"chabad": "l'CHOH doy|DI lik|RAS ka|LOH,\np'NEI SHA|bos n'kab'|LOH:"
}
},
{
"type": "Annotation",
"text": "Jerusalem, arise!"
},
{
"type": "Passage",
"hebrew": "מִקְדַּשׁ מֶלֶךְ עִיר מְלוּכָה,\nקוּמִי צְאִי מִתּוֹךְ הַהֲפֵכָה,\nרַב לָךְ שֶׁבֶת בְּעֵמֶק הַבָּכָא,\nוְהוּא יַחֲמוֹל עָלַיִךְ חֶמְלָה:",
"english": "Palace of the King, royal city of Jerusalem—get up and go out from the ruins of exile, which you are in. You have stayed in the valley of tears, exile, for too long. God will show you much mercy and comfort you by redeeming you from exile.",
"transliteration": {
"israeli": "mik|DASH ME|lech ir me|lu|CHAH,\nku|MI tze-I mi|TOCH ha|ha|fe|CHAH,\nrav lach SHE|vet be-E|mek ha|ba|CHA,\nve|HU ya|cha|MOL a|la|YICH chem|LAH:",
"orthographic": "miq|DASH ME|lekh ʿir me|lu|KHAH,\nqu|MI tze|ʾI mit|TOKH ha|ha|fe|KHAH,\nrav lakh SHE|veth be|ʿE|meq hab|ba|KHAʾ,\nve|HUʾ ya|ḥa|MOL ʿa|la|YIKH ḥem|LAH:",
"sephardic": "miq|DASH ME|lekh ʿir me|lu|KHAH,\nqu|MI tze|I mit|TOKH ha|ha|fe|KHAH,\nrav lakh SHE|vet be|ʿE|meq hab|ba|KHA,\nve|HU ya|ḥa|MOL ʿa|la|YIKH ḥem|LAH:",
"chabad": "mik|DASH ME|lech ir m'lu|CHOH,\nku|MI tz'I mi|TOYCH ha|ha|fei|CHOH,\nrav loch SHE|ves b'EI|mek ha|bo|CHO,\nv'HU ya|cha|MOYL o|la|YICH chem|LOH:"
}
},
{
"type": "Passage",
"hebrew": "לְכָה דוֹדִי לִקְרַאת כַּלָּה,\nפְּנֵי שַׁבָּת נְקַבְּלָה:",
"english": "God says to each Jew, My beloved—come to meet the bride; let us welcome the face of Shabbat.",
"transliteration": {
"israeli": "le|CHAH do|DI lik|RAT ka|LAH,\np'NEI sha|BAT ne|kab|LAH:",
"orthographic": "le|KHAH dho|DHI liq|RAʾTH kal|LAH,\npe|NE shab|BATH ne|qab|be|LAH:",
"sephardic": "le|KHAH do|DI liq|RAT kal|LAH,\npe|NE shab|BAT ne|qab|be|LAH:",
"chabad": "l'CHOH doy|DI lik|RAS ka|LOH,\np'NEI SHA|bos n'kab'|LOH:"
}
},
{
"type": "Annotation",
"text": "Jerusalem, dress with pride!"
},
{
"type": "Passage",
"hebrew": "הִתְנַעֲרִי מֵעָפָר קוּמִי4, לִבְשִׁי\nבִּגְדֵי תִפְאַרְתֵּךְ עַמִּי, עַל\nיַד בֶּן יִשַׁי בֵּית הַלַּחְמִי,\nקָרְבָה אֶל נַפְשִׁי גְּאָלָהּ:",
"english": "Jerusalem, shake yourself off from dust.4 Get up from the ground where you have been sitting and mourning. Put on your magnificent clothes, which is the return of My nation, the Jewish Nation, to live within you. The Jewish Nation will soon be redeemed through Mashiach, who is a descendant of King David, the son of Jesse, who was from the city of Bethlehem. God, come close to my soul and redeem it from exile.",
"transliteration": {
"israeli": "hit|na-a|RI me-a|FAR ku|MI, liv|SHI\nbig|DEI tif|ar|TECH a|MI, al\nyad ben yi|SHAI beit ha|lach|MI,\nka|re|VAH el naf|SHI ge-a|LAH:",
"orthographic": "hith|na|ʿa|RI me|ʿa|FAR qu|MI, liv|SHI\nbigh|DHE thif|ʾar|TEKH ʿam|MI, ʿal\nyadh ben yi|SHAI beth hal|laḥ|MI,\nqa|re|VAH ʾel naf|SHI ge|ʾa|LAH:",
"sephardic": "hit|na|ʿa|RI me|ʿa|FAR qu|MI, liv|SHI\nbig|DE tif|ar|TEKH ʿam|MI, ʿal\nyad ben yi|SHAI bet hal|laḥ|MI,\nqa|re|VAH el naf|SHI ge|a|LAH:",
"chabad": "his|na-a|RI mei-o|FOR ku|MI, liv|SHI\nbig|DEI sif|ar|TEICH a|MI, al\nyad ben yi|SHAI beis ha|lach|MI,\nkor'|VOH el naf|SHI g'o|LOH:"
}
},
{
"type": "Passage",
"hebrew": "לְכָה דוֹדִי לִקְרַאת כַּלָּה,\nפְּנֵי שַׁבָּת נְקַבְּלָה:",
"english": "God says to each Jew, My beloved—come to meet the bride; let us welcome the face of Shabbat.",
"transliteration": {
"israeli": "le|CHAH do|DI lik|RAT ka|LAH,\np'NEI sha|BAT ne|kab|LAH:",
"orthographic": "le|KHAH dho|DHI liq|RAʾTH kal|LAH,\npe|NE shab|BATH ne|qab|be|LAH:",
"sephardic": "le|KHAH do|DI liq|RAT kal|LAH,\npe|NE shab|BAT ne|qab|be|LAH:",
"chabad": "l'CHOH doy|DI lik|RAS ka|LOH,\np'NEI SHA|bos n'kab'|LOH:"
}
},
{
"type": "Annotation",
"text": "Jerusalem, sing about your redemption!"
},
{
"type": "Passage",
"hebrew": "הִתְעוֹרְרִי הִתְעוֹרְרִי, כִּי בָא\nאוֹרֵךְ קוּמִי אוֹרִי5, עוּרִי\nעוּרִי שִׁיר דַּבֵּרִי, כְּבוֹד יְהֹוָה\nעָלַיִךְ נִגְלָה:",
"english": "Wake up, Jerusalem! Wake up from exile! Rise and shine when the Redemption arrives, because your light and your happiness will have finally come.5 Awaken! Awaken and sing a song of happiness, because the glory of the Lord’s Divine Presence will have once again been revealed on you.",
"transliteration": {
"israeli": "hit|o|re|RI hit|o|re|RI, ki va\no|RECH ku|MI o|RI, u|RI\nu|RI shir da|be|RI, k'VOD a|do|NAI\na|la|YICH nig|LAH:",
"orthographic": "hith|ʿo|re|RI hith|ʿo|re|RI, ki vaʾ\nʾo|REKH qu|MI ʾo|RI, ʿu|RI\nʿu|RI shir dab|be|RI, ke|VODH a|do|NAI\nʿa|la|YIKH nigh|LAH:",
"sephardic": "hit|ʿo|re|RI hit|ʿo|re|RI, ki va\no|REKH qu|MI o|RI, ʿu|RI\nʿu|RI shir dab|be|RI, ke|VOD a|do|NAI\nʿa|la|YIKH nig|LAH:",
"chabad": "his|oyr'|RI his|oyr'|RI, ki vo\noy|REICH ku|MI oy|RI, u|RI\nu|RI shir da|bei|RI, k'VOYD a|do|NOY\no|la|YICH nig|LOH:"
}
},
{
"type": "Passage",
"hebrew": "לְכָה דוֹדִי לִקְרַאת כַּלָּה,\nפְּנֵי שַׁבָּת נְקַבְּלָה:",
"english": "God says to each Jew, My beloved—come to meet the bride; let us welcome the face of Shabbat.",
"transliteration": {
"israeli": "le|CHAH do|DI lik|RAT ka|LAH,\np'NEI sha|BAT ne|kab|LAH:",
"orthographic": "le|KHAH dho|DHI liq|RAʾTH kal|LAH,\npe|NE shab|BATH ne|qab|be|LAH:",
"sephardic": "le|KHAH do|DI liq|RAT kal|LAH,\npe|NE shab|BAT ne|qab|be|LAH:",
"chabad": "l'CHOH doy|DI lik|RAS ka|LOH,\np'NEI SHA|bos n'kab'|LOH:"
}
},
{
"type": "Annotation",
"text": "Jerusalem, you will be rebuilt!"
},
{
"type": "Passage",
"hebrew": "לֹא תֵבוֹשִׁי וְלֹא תִכָּלְמִי, מַה\nתִּשְׁתּוֹחֲחִי וּמַה תֶּהֱמִי, בָּךְ\nיֶחֱסוּ עֲנִיֵּי עַמִּי, וְנִבְנְתָה\nהָעִיר עַל תִּלָּהּ:",
"english": "Jerusalem, once the Redemption arrives, you will not be ashamed or confused ever again. Why are you sad and why are you upset now? The Redemption will arrive, and even the poor people of my nation will find shelter in you. At that time, the city of Jerusalem will be rebuilt on its hilltop as glorious as it was before its destruction.",
"transliteration": {
"israeli": "lo te|vo|SHI ve|LO ti|ka|le|MI, mah\ntish|to|cha|CHI u|MAH te|he|MI, bach\nye|che|SU a|ni|YEI a|MI, ve|niv|ne|TAH\nha-IR al ti|LAH:",
"orthographic": "loʾ the|vo|SHI ve|LOʾ thik|ka|le|MI, mah\ntish|to|ḥa|ḥI u|MAH te|he|MI, bakh\nye|ḥe|SU ʿa|niy|YE ʿam|MI, ve|niv|ne|THAH\nha|ʿIR ʿal til|LAH:",
"sephardic": "lo te|vo|SHI ve|LO tik|ka|le|MI, mah\ntish|to|ḥa|ḥI u|MAH te|he|MI, bakh\nye|ḥe|SU ʿa|niy|YE ʿam|MI, ve|niv|ne|TAH\nha|ʿIR ʿal til|LAH:",
"chabad": "loy sei|voy|SHI v'LOY si|kol'|MI, mah\ntish|toy|cha|CHI u|MAH te|he|MI, boch\nye|che|SU a|ni|YEI a|MI, v'niv|n'SOH\nho-IR al ti|LOH:"
}
},
{
"type": "Passage",
"hebrew": "לְכָה דוֹדִי לִקְרַאת כַּלָּה,\nפְּנֵי שַׁבָּת נְקַבְּלָה:",
"english": "God says to each Jew, My beloved—come to meet the bride; let us welcome the face of Shabbat.",
"transliteration": {
"israeli": "le|CHAH do|DI lik|RAT ka|LAH,\np'NEI sha|BAT ne|kab|LAH:",
"orthographic": "le|KHAH dho|DHI liq|RAʾTH kal|LAH,\npe|NE shab|BATH ne|qab|be|LAH:",
"sephardic": "le|KHAH do|DI liq|RAT kal|LAH,\npe|NE shab|BAT ne|qab|be|LAH:",
"chabad": "l'CHOH doy|DI lik|RAS ka|LOH,\np'NEI SHA|bos n'kab'|LOH:"
}
}
],
"footer": [
{
"type": "Commentary",
"text": "1 Alternatively, “My beloved” refers to God. At the onset of Shabbat, we ask God to come to the “bride”—the Jewish Nation—to bestow upon us a special revelation of holiness. This revelation enables us to properly “welcome the face of Shabbat.”",
"marker": "1",
"attribution": "The Alter Rebbe"
},
{
"type": "Commentary",
"text": "2 These words can also be translated to mean, “guard” and “remember” the “One” God in every “word.”",
"marker": "2",
"attribution": "The Previous Rebbe"
},
{
"type": "Commentary",
"text": "3 The holiness of Shabbat is so great that it not only comes from the “head” (מֵרֹאשׁ) of the spiritual worlds, but it also comes from “before” the worlds (מִקֶּדֶם)—from a source that is entirely beyond the world.",
"marker": "3",
"attribution": "The Alter Rebbe"
},
{
"type": "Commentary",
"text": "4 Just as a rooster shakes itself to rid itself of dust, so should every Jew “shake” himself in order to improve himself. One should not leave it up to others to shake him; rather, the change should come from within, like the rooster, to ensure it is meaningful.",
"marker": "4",
"attribution": "The Mitteler Rebbe"
},
{
"type": "Commentary",
"text": "5 “Your light” refers to the light of the soul. We must use that light to “raise and brighten” our physical body as well.",
"marker": "5",
"attribution": "The Rebbe"
}
]
}
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