Friday Night Dinner

Shabbat candles, soup, and family around the table.

יוֹםyomשִׁשִּׁיshi-SHIבָּעֶרֶב,ba-E-rev,וְהַמִּשְׁפָּחָהve-ha-mish-pa-KHAכֻּלָּהּku-LAבַּבַּיִת.ba-BA-yit.אִמָּאI-maמַדְלִיקָהmad-li-KAאֶתetהַנֵּרוֹתha-ne-ROTשֶׁלshelשַׁבָּת.sha-BAT.עַלalהַשֻּׁלְחָןha-shul-KHANיֵשׁyeshחַלָּהkha-LAטְרִיָּהtri-YAוְיַיִןve-YA-yinאָדֹם.a-DOM.אַבָּאA-baאוֹמֵרo-MERאֶתetהַבְּרָכָהha-be-ra-KHAעַלalהַיַּיִן.ha-YA-yin.יֵשׁyeshיְרָקוֹתye-ra-KOTטְרִיִּים,tri-YIM,דָּג,DAG,וּמָרָקu-ma-RAKחַם.KHAM.סַבְתָאSAV-taמְבִיאָהme-vi-Aעוּגָהu-GAלַקִּנּוּחַ.la-ki-NU-akh.כֻּלָּםku-LAMמְדַבְּרִים,me-da-be-RIM,צוֹחֲקִים,tso-kha-KIM,וְשָׁרִיםve-sha-RIMבְּיַחַד.be-YA-khad.זוֹzoשַׁבָּתsha-BATשְׂמֵחָהsme-KHAבַּבַּיִת.ba-BA-yit.

It's Friday evening, and the whole family is at home. Mom lights the Shabbat candles. On the table there is fresh challah and red wine. Dad says the blessing over the wine. There are fresh vegetables, fish, and hot soup. Grandma brings cake for dessert. Everyone talks, laughs, and sings together. It is a happy Shabbat at home.

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