[Mesorah] Shalom Aleikhem

[Zvi Lampel]

:> Is there a reason why we say ""Shalom Aleikhem"" to individuals, not 
:> ""Shalom Alekha/ayikh""?

I was under the impression that the plural form was introduced under the influence of the (German/European?) usage that considers the plural form a mark of respect. Do Sephardim also say "Shalom Aleichem" to individuals?
 
Zvi Lampel
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