I. The Kabbalah. A. Definition and Significance of Mysticism in General B. The Kabbalah – Jewish Mysticism: special character and emphases C. General History of the Literature of the Kabbalah: Zohar, Lurianic Mysticism and Hassidism. D. Its effect and influence. II. The Centrality of the Sabbath – Its spirituality. A. The "Additional Soul" B. The "Menorah Analogy" C. The "Sabbath Point" D. The Source of Blessing for the Days E. The Jewish Understanding of "Havdalah" III. The union of the spiritual with the historical.

A book of prayers and zemiros for congregational use on Friday nights. Congregation Kodimoh, Springfield, Mass. Compiled and prepared by Rabbi Norman Lamm with the assistance of Rev. Herman B. Abramson. Progress Press, Springfield, Mass. Dedicated by Mr. Nathan Genden and his children to the everlasting memory of their beloved wife and mother, Mrs. Anna Genden, 1897 – 1956.1 THE SABBATH PSALM It is good to give thanks unto the Lord, And to sing praises unto Thy name, O Most High; To declare Thy loving-kindness each morning, And Thy faithfulness every night, With an instrument of ten strings, And with the psaltery, With exalted music upon the harp. For Thou, O Lord, hast made me rejoice in Thy work; I will glory in the works of Thy hands. How great are Thy deeds, O Lord! Thy thoughts are very deep. The ignorant man does not know, Neither does a fool understand this— That when the wicked spring up like the grass And when the workers of iniquity flourish, It is only that they may be destroyed forever. But the righteous shall flourish as the palm tree, Growing mighty as a cedar in Lebanon. Planted in the house of the Lord, They shall flourish in the courts of our God. They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; They shall be full of strength and vigor, To praise the Lord for His justice, Our Rock in whom there is no unrighteousness. The Lord reigneth; He is clothed in majesty; The world is set firm that it cannot be moved. Thy throne, O Lord, is established from of old; Thou art from everlasting. The floods lift up, O Lord, The floods lift up their roaring. Above the voices of many waters, Above the breakers of the sea, Supreme art Thou, O Lord! Thy testimonies are very sure; Holiness becometh Thy house, Lord, for evermore.2 L’CHOH DODEE לכה דודי לקראת כלה, פני שבת נקבלה. לכה דודי לקראת כלה, פני שבת נקבלה. שמור וזכור בדבור אחד השמיענו אל המיוחד; יי אחד ושמו אחד לשם ולתפארת ולתהלה. לכה דודי לקראת כלה, פני שבת נקבלה. לקראת שבת לכו ונלכה כי היא מקור הברכה; מראש מקדם נ…

A. Welcoming the Sabbath "Come let us welcome the Queen Sabbath" Rabbi Haninah in the Babylonian Talmud. 1. Shalom Alechem congregation with cantor and choir.p. 67 (transliteration on p. 478) 2. Opening Prayer-from the pulpit. p. 442 3. L'cha Dodie-congregation with cantor and choir. p. 30-33 (recite only first two and then last stanza) (transliteration on p. 475-6) B. Reading from the Torah 1. "Moses ordained the reading of the Torah on the Sabbath" Jerusalem Talmud. Selections from the Weekly Scriptural or Prophetic Portion-from the pulpit 2. The Shema-congregation in unison.. (first two verses in Hebrew; first paragraph in English) 3. RESPONSIVE READING p. 43 to be announced C. REMEMBERING THE SABBATH "Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy" Exodus 20:8 1. KIDDUSH-(congregation rises) from the palpit Hebrew on p. 63; transliteration on p. 478) 2. RESPONSIVE READING . 443 D. THE SABBATH, A DELIGHT "Call the Sabbath a delight" Isaiah 58:13 1. FROM THE BIBLE AND THE SIDDUR a. VE'SHOMRU congregation with cantor and choir (transliteration on p. 477) p. 49 b. VA YECHULU congregation with cantor and choir. p. 59 (transliteration on p. 477) c. MAGEN AVOS congregation with cantor and chor p. 59 d. YIS'M'CHU-congregation with cantor and choir. . 213 All page numbers refer to Birnbaum's "Prayerbook for Sabbath and Festivals" 2. THE SABBATH PSALM-congregation responsively. p. 33 3. FROM THE Z MIROS: a. YAH RIBON-congregation with cantor and choir......... b. TZUR MISHELO-congregation with cantor and choir p. 71 . 73 E. ISRAEL AND AMERICA "Seek ye the peace of the city and pray unto the Lord for it." Jeremiah 29:7 "More than Israel has kept the Sabbath, the Sabbath has kept Israel" Ahad Ha'am 1. (Congregation will rise and remain standing for next 2 prayers) PRAYER FOR THE UNITED STATES from the pulpit from the pulpit (in Hebrew on p. 435) 2. PRAYER FOR THE STATE OF ISRAEL F. SONGS OF ISRAEL "Where is God my Maker, who giveth songs in the night?" Job 35:10 Songs of Israel,…