Monday, October 2, 2017

tefilla - Lecha Dodi (לכה דודי) - Last Stanza


At Boi Veshalom (in Lecha Dodi), we turn around to greet the Shabbos queen. Firstly, to which direction are we supposed to turn? Is it towards the door of the synagogue, always to the rear of the synagogue, or towards the west?


Second, I've noticed that many bow at the last words of the stanza. How should this bowing be performed (at which words and towards which sides?)?




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