Editing Shekhinah (section)

===Sabbath Bride===
The theme of the shekhinah as the Sabbath Bride recurs in the writings and songs of 16th century [[Kabbalist]], [[Isaac Luria]]. The ''Azamer Bishvachin'' song, written in [[Aramaic]] by Luria (his name appears as an acrostic of each line) and sung at the evening meal of [[Shabbat]] is an example of this. The song appears in particular in many [[siddur]]s in the section following Friday night prayers and in some [[Zemirot|Shabbat song]] books:
<blockquote><poem>
Let us invite the Shechinah with a newly-laid table
and with a well-lit menorah that casts light on all heads.

Three preceding days to the right, three succeeding days to the left,
and amid them the Sabbath bride with adornments she goes, vessels and robes
...
May the Shechinah become a crown through the six loaves on each side
through the doubled-six may our table be bound with the profound Temple services<ref>{{cite book|title=The Family Zemiros|date=1987|publisher=Mesorah Publications, Ltd.|location=USA|isbn=0-89906-182-6|page=38|edition=Second, Fifth Impression}}</ref>
</poem></blockquote>

A paragraph in the [[Zohar]] starts: "One must prepare a comfortable seat with several cushions and embroidered covers, from all that is found in the house, like one who prepares a canopy for a bride. For the Shabbat is a queen and a bride. This is why the masters of the Mishna used to go out on the eve of Shabbat to receive her on the road, and used to say: "'Come, O bride, come, O bride!' And one must sing and rejoice at the table in her honor&nbsp;... one must receive the Lady with many lighted candles, many enjoyments, beautiful clothes, and a house embellished with many fine appointments&nbsp;..."{{Request quotation|date=September 2016}}

The tradition of the shekhinah as the Shabbat Bride, the ''Shabbat Kallah'', continues to this day.{{Request quotation|date=September 2016}}