Friday Night Basics

Why do we cover our eyes while lighting candles and saying the Shema? Why don’t we drink after the first l’chaim? When do we bow? Why are some blessings short and some long? How do we pray the Amidah? What are the themes of the service and how is it structured? What are we supposed to be doing during silent prayer? Come learn about these questions and more in these four very short introductions to the rituals of erev Shabbat.