Prayer and Blessings
A Woman of Valor: When Is It Said? And Who Says It?
Question
Blessed be Hashem. Hello, is one required to say A Woman of Valor on Shabbat? When exactly is it said? And who says it, does it depend on age, whether one is married, and so on?
Answer
A Woman of Valor is a chapter from the Book of Proverbs, and reciting it at the Shabbat meal at night has an effect and influence on the Shabbat meal and elevates it. Every person, whether single or married, says it. The parable refers to a woman, and the application refers to Torah, and on Shabbat evening we highlight the virtue of the woman together with the virtue of the Torah.
