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Lekha Dodi
Lekha Dodi is a Hebrew liturgical song sung in the synagogue on Friday at dusk, usually at sundown, to welcome the Sabbath before the evening service. It is part of Kabbalat Shabbat, the service of welcoming the Sabbath. It was composed in the 16th century by Solomon Alkabetz, who was born in the Ottoman city of Thessaloniki and became a leading Kabbalist of Safed.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Lekha Dodi. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/lekha-dodi
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