Kabbalat Shabbat

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Kabbalat Shabbat is a Jewish prayer service, developed in the Safed mystic tradition, that ceremonially welcomes the arrival of the Sabbath on Friday evening through psalms, hymns, and liturgical poetry.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Jewish liturgical rite
Jewish prayer service
associatedMovement Jewish mysticism
linked to: Kabbalah

Kabbalah
associatedTradition Safed mystic tradition
associatedWith Sabbath
linked to: Shabbat
developedIn Land of Israel
linked to: Eretz HaKodesh

Safed
follows weekday afternoon
hasComponent call-and-response sections
recitation of psalms
singing of piyyutim
standing prayers
includes Lecha Dodi
Mizmor Shir LeYom HaShabbat
linked to: Shir Shel Yom

Psalm 29
Psalm 95
Psalm 96
Psalm 97
Psalm 98
Psalm 99
influencedBy Lurianic Kabbalah
linked to: Safed Kabbalah
introducedBy Safed mystics
linked to: Safed Kabbalah
language Hebrew
liturgicalForm hymns
liturgical poetry
psalms
liturgicalStatus part of standard Siddur
musicalTradition cantorial chant
congregational singing
observedBy Conservative Jews
Masorti Jews
linked to: Masorti movement

Orthodox Jews
linked to: Orthodox Judaism

Reconstructionist Jews
Reform Jews
linked to: Reform Judaism
occursOn Friday evening
performedBy Jewish communities
congregation
prayer leader
precedes Ma'ariv for Shabbat
linked to: Ma’ariv
primaryPurpose welcoming the Sabbath
religion Judaism
setting prayer space
synagogue
symbolism Sabbath as bride
Sabbath as queen
theme joyful reception of Shabbat
sanctity of time
welcoming the Sabbath bride
timePeriodOfOrigin 16th century

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Shalom Aleichem liturgicalContext Kabbalat Shabbat
Lecha Dodi usedIn Kabbalat Shabbat service
linked to: Kabbalat Shabbat
Nusach Ashkenaz includes Kabbalat Shabbat service
linked to: Kabbalat Shabbat
Sabbath Queen welcomedBy Kabbalat Shabbat prayers
subject linked to: Sabbath queen
linked to: Kabbalat Shabbat
Psalm 95 usedIn Jewish Kabbalat Shabbat (in some rites, partially)
linked to: Kabbalat Shabbat
Psalm 29 liturgicalUse Kabbalat Shabbat
Psalm 99 usedIn Kabbalat Shabbat (some rites)
linked to: Kabbalat Shabbat