Alone Time: Why We Usher the Shabbat Angels Out

In this article from Chabad.org, Rabbi Elly Krimsky explores why we bid farewell to the accompanying angels in Shalom Aleichem, focusing on a Chasidic idea that when we are alone we have the opportunity to be the closest with God. This article is helpful for those looking to enhance their spiritual experience of the Shalom Aleichem ritual. Rabbi Elly Krimsky is the Rabbi of Young Israel of Stamford, CT, Assistant Director of Jewish Career Development and Placement, and the Director of RIETS Rabbinic Alumni at Yeshiva University.