Shalom aleichem (/ ʃ ə ˌ l ɒ m ə ˈ l eɪ x ə m, ˌ ʃ oʊ l ə m-/; Hebrew: שָׁלוֹם עֲלֵיכֶם šālōm ʿalēḵem [ʃaˈloːm ʕaleːˈxem], lit. ' peace be upon you ') [1] [2] is a greeting in the Hebrew language. …

Aug 16, 2011 · For thousands of years, Jews have been greeting each other with the blessing, “peace unto you,” or in the Hebrew, “ shalom aleichem (שלום עלכם),” with the other person …

He adopted the pseudonym Sholem Aleichem, a Yiddish variant of the Hebrew expression shalom aleichem, meaning "peace be with you" and typically used as a greeting. In 1876, after …

The Talmud relates, “Two angels accompany a person on the eve of the Shabbat from the synagogue to his home.” The Sholom Aleichem song greets these Shabbat angels, requests …

Shalom Aleichem (Hebrew: שָׁלוֹם עֲלֵיכֶם, 'Peace be upon you') is a traditional song sung by many Jews every Friday night upon returning home from synagogue prayer. It signals the arrival of …

Shalom Aleichem (literally “peace be upon you”) is both a traditional Jewish greeting and the title of a poem commonly sung at the beginning of the Friday night Shabbat meal. (It’s also the …

The salutation and response, “ Shalom Aleichem — Aleichem Shalom,” carries the blessing of unity into the diversity of the world. It is customary to begin with a blessing when many Jews …

Read the text of Shalom Aleichem online with commentaries and connections.

Shalom Aleichem - May Peace be upon You. In many Jewish homes, it is customary to sing Shabbat Table Songs (zemirot) upon returning home from the Shabbat-eve services, just …

Welcome to the first comprehensive website dedicated to Sholem Aleichem [1859-1916], the most popular and iconic Jewish writer of his generation.