5.5 Al Takshu Dov - אַל תַּקְשׁוּ
One of Nava Tehila's melodies for Kabbalat Shabbat. For bilingual display of verses click A above
Levite Rehearsal, Jerusalem 2024
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Music: Dov Wieder

Text

Click “Siddur Ashkenaz” below for the full Kabbalat Shabbat text

אַל־תַּקְשׁוּ לְבַבְכֶם.

Don't harden your heart.
Al takshu levavchem.

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Method

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Research

In the Nava Tehila method, kavvanot, intentions for inner engagement with the words of prayer, are developed through close attention to the language of the psalms: Pshat, Midrash, and Kabbalistic and Hasidic illumination. Click the source title below to open these biblical verses in Sefaria, where rich commentary is directly linked to the text.

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