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For thousands of years, Jews have been greeting each other with the blessing, “peace unto you,” or in the Hebrew, “ shalom aleichem, ” with the other person responding, “unto you peace,” or “ aleichem shalom.”
The appropriate response is "Aleichem Shalom" (עֲלֵיכֶם שָׁלוֹם) or "Upon you be peace." (cognate with the Arabic-language " assalamu alaikum " meaning "The peace [of ] be upon you.)" L'hitraot
The most common of all the Jewish greetings is Shalom, a Hebrew word that means hello, goodbye and peace. Happy Occasions. B’chatzlacha! [Pronounced be-hatz-la-kha] This means good luck! B’sha’ah tovah. [Pronounced be-sha-ah toe-vah] Don’t say mazel tov when someone says they are pregnant. They don’t have the baby yet.
Shalom aleichem (shah-LOME ah-LAY-khem): A fuller greeting than a simple shalom is the phrase shalom aleichem, which means “peace be upon you.” The traditional response is to reverse the words and say it back: aleichem shalom.
Shabbat Shalom (shah-BAHT shah-LOHM) Hebrew. Literally, Sabbath peace or peaceful Sabbath. This is an appropriate greeting at any time on Shabbat, although it is most commonly used at the end of a Shabbat service. Gut Shabbes (GUT SHAH-biss; gut rhymes with put) Yiddish. Literally, good Sabbath.
1. Shalom (shah-LOME) שלום. Perhaps the best-known Hebrew word today is shalom, which means “peace” or “wellbeing.” It also can be used for both “hello” and “goodbye.” Explore shalom. 2. Todah (toe-DAH) תודה. Hebrew for gratitude or acknowledgement, this is the modern word for “thank you.”
Shalom aleichem (/ ʃ ə ˌ l ɒ m ə ˈ l eɪ x ə m, ˌ ʃ oʊ l ə m-/; Hebrew: שָׁלוֹם עֲלֵיכֶם šālōm ʿalēḵem [ʃaˈloːm ʕaleːˈxem], lit. ' peace be upon you ') [1] [2] is a greeting in the Hebrew language. When someone is greeted with these words, the appropriate response is aleichem shalom (עֲלֵיכֶם ...
This greeting is preferred by chassidic and traditional Jews of European descent. The Hebrew salutation, used by Sephardim of Eastern descent and those who favor modern Hebrew, is “Shabbat shalom,” which means “Sabbath [of] peace.”
Shalom Aleichem (literally “peace be upon you”) is both a traditional Jewish greeting and the title of a poem commonly sung at the beginning of the Friday night Shabbat meal.
Greetings and farewells are significant in Jewish tradition. Appropriately enough, the word “shalom” meaning “peace” is often the thread that ties many of these expressions together. Sometimes, it is a simpleshalom; and other times, a warm embrace is accompanied by “shalom aleichem,” meaning “peace be