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The Shabbat Table Companion

Make Kiddush and Learn Other Prayers for the Shabbat Home!

Learn the traditional Shabbat songs and prayers for the meals and create a real Shabbat atmosphere in your home. Become familiar with the songs of Sholom Aleichem, chanting the Kiddush, and the full Grace After Meals, as they are clearly read and sung aloud.

Sholom Aleichem
Audio | 6:25
Sholom Aleichem
The Talmud tells us that on Shabbat two angels accompany us home; we sing Shalom Aleichem to welcome them, seek their blessing, and bid them farewell.
Eshet Chayil
Audio | 3:40
Eshet Chayil
Eshet Chayil (or Aishes Chayil) means “woman of valor.” It is from chapter 31 of Proverbs, which praises the woman.
Shabbat Kiddush for Friday Night
The Hebrew word kiddush translates as “sanctification” or “separation.” It’s a mitzvah to verbally declare Shabbat, the seventh day of the week, separate and holy.
Azamer Bishvochin
Audio | 4:02
Azamer Bishvochin
This mystical hymn was composed by the holy Arizal for the Friday night Shabbos meal.
Shir Hama-alos
Audio | 2:02
Shir Hama-alos
On Shabbat and Jewish holidays we sing Psalm 126 before Grace After Meals.
The Grace After Meals I
This is recited after any meal that includes bread. This recording contains the first portion of three.
The Grace After Meals II
This is recited after any meal that includes bread. This recording contains the second portion of three.
The Grace After Meals III
This is recited after any meal that includes bread. This recording contains the third portion of three.
The Afternoon Kiddush
After the morning prayers, we once again pronounce the sanctity of Shabbat over a joyous cup of wine.
Asader L's'udoso
Audio | 3:26
Asader L's'udoso
This Armaic-language hymn, composed by the Arizal, is traditionally sung during the Shabbat morning meal.
B'nei Heicholo
Audio | 4:39
B'nei Heicholo
Customarily sung at the conclusion of Shabbos, it’s one of the ten nigunim of the Alter Rebbe.
Havdalah
Audio | 1:40
Havdalah
Havdalah is Hebrew for “separation” and refers to the verbal declaration made at the end of Shabbat or a Jewish holiday, in which the holy day is separated from the mundane period that follows.

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