Melaveh Malkah

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Melaveh Malkah: (lit. "accompany the queen"); festive meal held on Saturday night to escort the departing Sabbath Queen

The Melaveh Malkah Bidding Farewell to the Shabbat Queen

The aftertaste of havdalah wine swiftly dissolves from our palate, but the afterglow of Shabbat lingers on. So we sit down to a special meal to "escort the queen"—the queen being the day of Shabbat

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After Havdalah -- Melaveh Malkah

By Naftali Silberberg

Sometime on Saturday night it is customary to partake of a meal, called a Melaveh Malka, "Accompanying the [Shabbat] Queen," meal.

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Saturday Night "Melaveh Malka" Parsha Beshalach Video

By Moshe New

Saturday night, after Shabbat ends, we eat a special meal called "Melave Malka" (lit. "bidding farewell to the Queen.") What are the sources in Scripture and Talmud for this custom? What are its deeper meanings?

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Melaveh Malkah Audio

By Yehuda Leib Schapiro

This class explains the specialty of the after-Shabbos meal called melaveh malkah.

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