There is an unsolved mystery at the heart of one of the most popular Jewish songs in history. Every Friday evening, Jews around the world recite the poetic prayer “Lecha Dodi” to welcome the Sabbath.

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 ...