The haunting words of Lecha Dodi [Come, My Beloved], which echo through synagogues worldwide every Friday evening, represent one of the most successful liturgical innovations in Jewish history. This ...

The Days of Awe evoke many feelings, but my first thoughts invariably turn to the special music of these days. From the solemn, almost brooding melody of Kol Nidre to the lilting “High Holiday” tune ...

Tonight at candle lighting time, Jews in Israel and around the world will go out to their gardens, porches, and windows to sing Lecha Dodi and Shalom Aleichem together. Also, all are called upon to ...

Keeping Shabbat, Yedid Nefesh and Lecha Dodi I was new to Jewish observance, and when I arrived in Israel I had been keeping Shabbat for only a few months. It was there on the Kibbutz where I first ...

Here’s yet another version of Carly Rae Jepsen’s catchy song “Call Me Maybe” — this time Jewish style featuring “Lecha Dodi,” the prayer of Shabbat acceptance. Yes, making versions of “Call Me Maybe” ...