[Avodah] Shabbos Hazzon, Lecha Dodi

[rabbirichwolpoe at gmail.com]

Q: 
How can we mourn publicly on Shabbos
By chanting lecha Dodi to the tune of Eli Tziyon?

A:
1. While the tune is mournful, that does not necessarily constitute
"mourning" in a technical sense!

2 Many congregations chant the passuk Eicha in the Torah Reading and
most of the Haftara of Hazzon to the Megilas Eicha "trop". So what's
the big deal doing Lecha Dodi, too?

3 Tunes for Lecha Dodi sometimes reflect the season. Therefore the melody
isn't in order to mourn but to remind one of the time of year.

4. Hazzanim already reicte the plea of Bneh Vais'cha kevatchila on Yom
Tov to the Eli Tziyyon motif!


5 Most Obvious: Shabbos does not start - according to most Pos'qim -
until Mizmor Shir or Bor'chu. Therefore, Lecha Dodi precedes Shabbos
anyway

KT
RRW
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