Lekha Dodi ("Come, My Beloved") is a liturgical poem written by 16th-century Safed kabbalist, Shlomo Alkabetz. The poem, which is set to many different tunes, serves as the centerpiece of the Kabbalat Shabbat liturgy to welcome Shabbat every Friday night. With deeply mystical undertones, it refers to God as the Jews' companion who will join them to greet Shabbat.
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Lekha Dodi manuscript from the 'Baladi-rite Prayer' (tiklāl), the oldest known prayer book of Yemenite Jews, 17th century
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