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Country: Israel

Question

The recitation of ‘Shalom Aleichem’ on Shabbat night should be done standing or can it be done sitting?

Answer

It is appropriate, at first, to recite it standing, out of respect for Shabbat and for the angels, as is the custom of the Sephardim and the majority of Jewish communities. However, among our Ashkenazi brethren, there are those who usually recite it sitting down, and they have grounds for doing so.

 

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