[Avodah] Lecha Dodi

[David Riceman]

Prof. Levine wrote:
>> Can anyone supply any information as to how Lecha Dodi became almost 
>> universally adopted a part of the Friday night davening?  Surely 
>> there must have been opposition to this "new innovation" at the time 
>> when it was introduced. Can anyone steer me to some historical 
>> sources. or something on the Internet?
Try Professor Reuven Kimmelman's book "Lcha Dodi V'Kabbalat Shabbat".

David Riceman