Escorting the Queen

Escorting the Queen

From Hachana L'Shabbos by Rav Shlomo Katz

January 9, 2026 · 37 min · Season 5 · Episode 15

About this episode

Rav Shlomo Katz explores the significance of Melave Malka as an act of love and honor for Shabbat.

Rav Shlomo Katz and the chevra of Shirat David explore the avodah of Melave Malka not as a custom but as an act of love. Drawing from Shulchan Aruch, Gemara, the Rizhiner Rebbe, and the Shlah HaKadosh, we learn that escorting the Shabbos Queen is not about leftovers or convenience, but about honoring the Presence that filled our homes for twenty-five hours. Melave Malka stands as its own seudah— mutzav artza, v’rosho magia ha’shamayma —rooted in the weekday yet reaching Heaven. Through niggun, food, and consciousness, we discover how Motzei Shabbos becomes the bridge between holiness and ordinary life, and how angels ascend and descend with us each week. When we escort Shabbos with song, intention, and kavod, the light of Shabbos does not leave, it lingers. This shiur invites us to slow the goodbye, to sing the Queen out gently, and to begin the week with dignity, simcha, and blessing. — For more shiurim and music from Rav Shlomo Katz: https://ravshlomokatz.com Join the WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/KHKOhhPaeHx5Kb74WL9L9a?mode=ems_copy_t Chapters / Timestamps 00:03 – Opening Niggun: “Esa Einai El Heharim” 04:05 – A New Hanan Niggun: “Rachmana Libba Ba’ei” 09:23 –…

People in this episode

Host: Rav Shlomo Katz

Topics covered

  • Melave Malka
  • Shabbat
  • Jewish customs
  • spirituality
  • honoring Shabbat

Keywords

  • Melave Malka
  • Shabbat Queen
  • spiritual journey
  • Jewish tradition
  • angels
  • niggun
  • Shabbat

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Shirat David

Books & works: Shulchan Aruch, Gemara

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