Friday night and Shabbat, 24 Tishrei, Oct 25 and 26
According to the Chassidic saying, “The way one sets himself up on Shabbat Bereishit, is how his entire year will go.”
Candle-lighting
Candle lighting is at 6:26. The candles should be lit from a pre-existing flame. One should recite only the regular blessing on Shabbat candles.
Kabbalat Shabbat
Kabbalat Shabbat begins with Mizmor LeDavid (Psalm 29) according to Chabad custom, and with Mizmor Shir LeYom HaShabbat (Psalm 92) according to Nusach Asheknaz. One should recite Shalom Aleichem and Eshet Chayil as usual.
Shabbat Mevorchim
As on every Shabbat Mevorchim, it is the Chabad custom to recite the entire book of Tehillim before Shacharit and to have a Chassidic farbrengen on Shabbat afternoon.
Farbrengen
The Lubavitcher Rebbe would lead a farbrengen starting on Yom Tov after Mincha and continuing on into the night. This was to draw the holiness of the Yom Tov into the rest of the year. It was customary at this farbrengen to sing all of the songs of the holy Rabbeim. The Rebbe would encourage everyone to wash and eat bread at these farbrengens. When the Yom Tov led into Shabbat, the farbrengen was often held towards the end of Shabbat.
