{"id":82785,"date":"2026-08-02T19:57:45","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T17:57:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beithazohar.com\/?p=82785"},"modified":"2026-08-02T19:57:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T17:57:45","slug":"lekha-dodi-the-hope-of-the-kabbalists-of-safed-rabbi-shlomoh-alkabets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beithazohar.com\/en\/lekha-dodi-the-hope-of-the-kabbalists-of-safed-rabbi-shlomoh-alkabets\/","title":{"rendered":"Lekha Dodi: The Hope of the Kabbalists of Safed by Rabbi Shlomoh Alkabets"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kt-img-overlay56729_0cfecf-4f{max-width:462px;width:100%;}.kb-section-dir-horizontal > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kt-img-overlay56729_0cfecf-4f{margin-left:unset;margin-right:unset;}.kt-img-overlay56729_0cfecf-4f .kt-image-overlay-wrap .kt-block-intrisic{padding-bottom:100%;}.kt-img-overlay56729_0cfecf-4f .kt-image-overlay-color-wrapper{opacity:0.45;}.kt-img-overlay56729_0cfecf-4f .kt-image-overlay-wrap:has(:focus-visible) 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kt-over-valign-center kt-over-halign-center\"><div class=\"kt-image-overlay-inner\"><h1 class=\"image-overlay-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Lekha Dodi: The Song of Hope<\/h1><div class=\"kt-image-overlay-divider\"><\/div><p class=\"image-overlay-subtitle\" tabindex=\"0\">Ouri Safrai<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"intervenant-article-wrap\"><article class=\"linked-post-block\"><a class=\"linked-post-thumb-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/beithazohar.com\/en\/speaker\/ouri-safrai\/\"><img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/beithazohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/s200_uri.safrai.jpg\" class=\"linked-post-thumb wp-post-image\" alt=\"Ouri Safrai\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beithazohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/s200_uri.safrai.jpg 200w, https:\/\/beithazohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/s200_uri.safrai-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/beithazohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/s200_uri.safrai-30x30.jpg 30w, https:\/\/beithazohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/s200_uri.safrai-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/beithazohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/s200_uri.safrai-110x110.jpg 110w, https:\/\/beithazohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/s200_uri.safrai-160x160.jpg 160w, https:\/\/beithazohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/s200_uri.safrai-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/beithazohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/s200_uri.safrai-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"linked-post-body\"><h3 class=\"linked-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/beithazohar.com\/en\/speaker\/ouri-safrai\/\">Ouri Safrai<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/article><\/div>        <style>\n        .intervenant-article-wrap{margin-top:12px;padding:10px 12px;text-align:center;max-width:380px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}\n        .linked-post-block{display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:center;justify-content:center;gap:12px}\n        .linked-post-thumb-wrap{display:block;width:140px;height:140px;border-radius:50%;overflow:hidden;flex:0 0 auto;box-shadow:0 6px 18px rgba(0,0,0,0.08);background-color:#f6f6f6}\n        .linked-post-thumb-wrap img{width:100%;height:100%;display:block;object-fit:cover}\n        .linked-post-title{font-family:serif;font-size:1.25rem;margin:0;font-weight:600;line-height:1.1}\n        .linked-post-title a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none}\n        .linked-post-title a:hover{text-decoration:underline}\n        @media (max-width:900px){.intervenant-article-wrap{max-width:320px}.linked-post-thumb-wrap{width:120px;height:120px}}\n        @media (max-width:480px){.intervenant-article-wrap{max-width:260px}.linked-post-thumb-wrap{width:92px;height:92px}}\n        <\/style>\n        \n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-ee541e4d\"><h2 class=\"uagb-heading-text\"><br\/><br\/>Remarks by <a href=\"https:\/\/beithazohar.com\/speaker\/ouri-safrai\/\" data-type=\"intervenant\" data-id=\"56724\">Ouri Safrai<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"uagb-separator\"><\/div><p class=\"uagb-desc-text\">Colloquium<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/beithazohar.com\/event\/la-kabbale-de-safed\/\" data-type=\"evenement\" data-id=\"42072\">The Kabbalah of Safed<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id56729_39f103-5f > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id56729_39f103-5f > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id56729_39f103-5f > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:var(--wp--style--global--content-size);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id56729_39f103-5f{background-color:var(--global-palette9, #ffffff);}.kb-row-layout-id56729_39f103-5f > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.20;background-color:var(--global-palette1, #3182CE);mix-blend-mode:normal;}@media all and 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img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading56729_35a11b-3c wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-3-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading56729_35a11b-3c\">  The Lekha Dodi Prayer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-sm-font-size has-theme-palette-5-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-906bbc86df7d02d2cf057278dd2a081e wp-block-paragraph\">The Prayer of the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lekha_Dodi\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lekha_Dodi\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Lekha <\/span><\/a><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lekha_Dodi\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lekha_Dodi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dodi<\/a><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lekha_Dodi\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lekha_Dodi\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\/<\/span><\/a><\/strong>&#8220;Come, My Beloved,&#8221; composed by <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Salomon_Alkabetz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Rabbi Shlomoh Alkabets<\/span><\/a> is the prayer welcoming Shabbat. Adopted by communities around the world, this prayer symbolizes the hope of Israel and the vision of the Kabbalists of Safed. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_f64a4c-fa .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_f64a4c-fa .kt-divider{border-top-width:2px;border-top-color:#0693e3;width:63%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_f64a4c-fa\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\" style=\"height:60px\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" style=\"border-top-color:rgba(6, 147, 227, 1);border-top-width:2px;width:63%;border-top-style:solid\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">  In this lesson, Ouri Safrai analyzes the famous song \u201c <strong><em>Lekha Dodi <\/em><\/strong>\u201d by Rabbi Shlomo Elkabetz. The historical context: the expulsion of the Jews from Spain in 1492 and the rise of the Ottoman Empire, which opened its doors to Jewish immigrants, changed the history of the Jewish world. Key figures such as Rabbi Yosef Karo and Rabbi Elkabetz emerged during this period, advocating for a return to the Land of Israel. 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style=\"height:60px\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" style=\"border-top-color:rgba(6, 147, 227, 1);border-top-width:2px;width:63%;border-top-style:solid\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Safed&#8217;s Song of Hope<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">In a constantly changing world, it is crucial to look to history as a source of inspiration and wisdom. The story of Rabbi Shlomo El Kabetz and his influence on the Jewish community serves as a powerful example of how the past can shed light on our present and our future. This article aims to explore the key events of that era as well as the lasting impact of Rabbi Shlomo El Kabetz.  <\/p>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id56729_b6ab6c-05 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id56729_b6ab6c-05 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id56729_b6ab6c-05 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:var(--wp--style--global--content-size);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xl, 4rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xl, 4rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id56729_b6ab6c-05{background-color:var(--global-palette9, #ffffff);}.kb-row-layout-id56729_b6ab6c-05 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id56729_b6ab6c-05 > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xl, 4rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id56729_b6ab6c-05 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id56729_b6ab6c-05 alignfull has-theme-palette9-background-color kt-row-has-bg wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-row kt-tab-layout-row kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top kb-theme-content-width\">\n<style>.kadence-column56729_1b7d65-8e > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-4xl, 8rem);padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-4xl, 8rem);}.kadence-column56729_1b7d65-8e > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column56729_1b7d65-8e > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column56729_1b7d65-8e > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column56729_1b7d65-8e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column56729_1b7d65-8e > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column56729_1b7d65-8e > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column56729_1b7d65-8e{text-align:center;}.kadence-column56729_1b7d65-8e{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column56729_1b7d65-8e > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xl, 4rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xl, 4rem);flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column56729_1b7d65-8e > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-right:0px;padding-left:0px;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column56729_1b7d65-8e\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-image56729_f1e8ac-90.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .kb-image56729_f1e8ac-90 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{max-width:2619px;width:100%;}.wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image56729_f1e8ac-90.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image56729_f1e8ac-90 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:unset;}.kb-image56729_f1e8ac-90{max-width:2619px;}.image-is-svg.kb-image56729_f1e8ac-90{-webkit-flex:0 1 100%;flex:0 1 100%;}.image-is-svg.kb-image56729_f1e8ac-90 img{width:100%;}.kb-image56729_f1e8ac-90 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image56729_f1e8ac-90 kb-image-is-ratio-size\"><div class=\"kb-is-ratio-image kb-image-ratio-land43\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"483\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/beithazohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/migration-juifs-espagne-safrai.jpg\" alt=\"Carte migrations juives espagnoles en M\u00e9diterran\u00e9e.\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-56981\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beithazohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/migration-juifs-espagne-safrai.jpg 483w, https:\/\/beithazohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/migration-juifs-espagne-safrai-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/beithazohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/migration-juifs-espagne-safrai-30x21.jpg 30w, https:\/\/beithazohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/migration-juifs-espagne-safrai-75x52.jpg 75w, https:\/\/beithazohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/migration-juifs-espagne-safrai-110x76.jpg 110w, https:\/\/beithazohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/migration-juifs-espagne-safrai-160x110.jpg 160w, https:\/\/beithazohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/migration-juifs-espagne-safrai-50x34.jpg 50w, https:\/\/beithazohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/migration-juifs-espagne-safrai-100x69.jpg 100w, https:\/\/beithazohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/migration-juifs-espagne-safrai-200x138.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 483px) 100vw, 483px\" \/><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading56729_8a8e29-ae, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading56729_8a8e29-ae[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading56729_8a8e29-ae\"]{text-align:center;font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-md, 1.25rem);line-height:1.2;font-style:normal;text-transform:capitalize;color:var(--global-palette3, #1A202C);}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading56729_8a8e29-ae mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading56729_8a8e29-ae[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading56729_8a8e29-ae\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading56729_8a8e29-ae img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading56729_8a8e29-ae[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading56729_8a8e29-ae\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading56729_8a8e29-ae wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-3-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading56729_8a8e29-ae\">The Migration of Jews from Spain Between the 15th and 16th Centuries<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column56729_730218-be > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column56729_730218-be > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column56729_730218-be > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column56729_730218-be > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column56729_730218-be > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column56729_730218-be > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column56729_730218-be{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column56729_730218-be > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column56729_730218-be > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column56729_730218-be\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Expulsion of the Jews from Spain (1492)<\/strong>: This tragic event marked a decisive turning point in Jewish history. The Jews, who had flourished in Spain for centuries, were forced to leave their homes, taking their rich cultural and intellectual heritage with them. This expulsion led to the dispersion of Jewish communities throughout Europe and the Mediterranean basin. At the same time, the Ottoman Empire, under the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent, was expanding rapidly. This expansion offered new opportunities to the expelled Jews, as the Ottoman Empire was relatively tolerant of religious minorities. The Jews found refuge in cities such as Thessaloniki and Istanbul, where they were able to rebuild their lives.     <\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image56729_62b04c-5d .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}.kb-image56729_62b04c-5d img.kb-img, .kb-image56729_62b04c-5d .kb-img img{object-position:67% 25%;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image56729_62b04c-5d kb-image-is-ratio-size\"><div class=\"kb-is-ratio-image kb-image-ratio-land21\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1097\" src=\"https:\/\/beithazohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ottoman-safrai-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Carte de l'empire Ottoman et portrait de Soliman.\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-56987\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beithazohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ottoman-safrai-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/beithazohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ottoman-safrai-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/beithazohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ottoman-safrai-1024x548.jpg 1024w, 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\/><\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_f64a4c-fa .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_f64a4c-fa .kt-divider{border-top-width:2px;border-top-color:#0693e3;width:63%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_f64a4c-fa\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\" style=\"height:60px\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" style=\"border-top-color:rgba(6, 147, 227, 1);border-top-width:2px;width:63%;border-top-style:solid\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id56729_fc05fe-35 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id56729_fc05fe-35 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id56729_fc05fe-35 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 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.kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column56729_f7650d-4c > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column56729_f7650d-4c > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column56729_f7650d-4c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column56729_f7650d-4c > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column56729_f7650d-4c > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column56729_f7650d-4c{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column56729_f7650d-4c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column56729_f7650d-4c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column56729_f7650d-4c\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Born in Thessaloniki <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Salomon_Alkabetz\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Salomon_Alkabetz\">in 1505, Rabbi Shlomo Elkabetz <\/a>grew up in an environment steeped in tradition and scholarship. He studied at the yeshiva of Rabbi Yosef Taytatsak, an influential center of learning that trained many of the sages of that era. He was deeply influenced by <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Salomon_Molkho\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Salomon_Molkho\">Shlomoh Molko<\/a>, as well as by many other teachers of his generation, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Joseph_Karo\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Joseph_Karo\">Rabbi Yosef Karo<\/a>.  <br\/><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image56729_8c7c6d-c8 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}.kb-image56729_8c7c6d-c8 img.kb-img, .kb-image56729_8c7c6d-c8 .kb-img img{object-position:67% 25%;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image56729_8c7c6d-c8 kb-image-is-ratio-size\"><div class=\"kb-is-ratio-image kb-image-ratio-land21\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1139\" src=\"https:\/\/beithazohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/lekha-dodi-molkho-safrai-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Salomon Molko\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-56998\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beithazohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/lekha-dodi-molkho-safrai-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/beithazohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/lekha-dodi-molkho-safrai-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/beithazohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/lekha-dodi-molkho-safrai-1024x570.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/beithazohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/lekha-dodi-molkho-safrai-768x427.jpg 768w, https:\/\/beithazohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/lekha-dodi-molkho-safrai-30x17.jpg 30w, https:\/\/beithazohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/lekha-dodi-molkho-safrai-75x42.jpg 75w, https:\/\/beithazohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/lekha-dodi-molkho-safrai-110x61.jpg 110w, https:\/\/beithazohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/lekha-dodi-molkho-safrai-160x89.jpg 160w, https:\/\/beithazohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/lekha-dodi-molkho-safrai-500x278.jpg 500w, https:\/\/beithazohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/lekha-dodi-molkho-safrai-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/beithazohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/lekha-dodi-molkho-safrai-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/beithazohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/lekha-dodi-molkho-safrai-200x111.jpg 200w, https:\/\/beithazohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/lekha-dodi-molkho-safrai-1536x854.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image56729_48fda6-b1 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}.kb-image56729_48fda6-b1 img.kb-img, .kb-image56729_48fda6-b1 .kb-img img{object-position:67% 25%;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image56729_48fda6-b1 kb-image-is-ratio-size\"><div class=\"kb-is-ratio-image kb-image-ratio-land21\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1097\" src=\"https:\/\/beithazohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/karo-elkabets-safrai-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Karo Elkabets\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-57001\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beithazohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/karo-elkabets-safrai-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/beithazohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/karo-elkabets-safrai-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/beithazohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/karo-elkabets-safrai-1024x549.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/beithazohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/karo-elkabets-safrai-768x412.jpg 768w, https:\/\/beithazohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/karo-elkabets-safrai-30x16.jpg 30w, https:\/\/beithazohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/karo-elkabets-safrai-75x40.jpg 75w, https:\/\/beithazohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/karo-elkabets-safrai-110x59.jpg 110w, https:\/\/beithazohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/karo-elkabets-safrai-160x86.jpg 160w, https:\/\/beithazohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/karo-elkabets-safrai-500x268.jpg 500w, https:\/\/beithazohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/karo-elkabets-safrai-50x27.jpg 50w, https:\/\/beithazohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/karo-elkabets-safrai-100x54.jpg 100w, https:\/\/beithazohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/karo-elkabets-safrai-200x107.jpg 200w, https:\/\/beithazohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/karo-elkabets-safrai-1536x823.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A Universal Hymn<\/strong>: \u201cLekha Dodi\u201d has become an iconic Shabbat song, celebrated in Jewish communities around the world. This poem, whose acrostic spells out the author\u2019s name, Shlomoh, is a call to welcome Shabbat with joy and hope. The poem embodies the idea of return and redemption, uniting Jews in their hope for a better future. 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