Kissing Parents' Hands on Shabbat
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Question
Is there a halacha that requires kissing one's parents' hands on Friday night?
Answer
Hello,
It is mentioned in the poskim that there is significance to this according to the teachings of Kabbalah.
The original source mentions only the matter of kissing one's mother's hand, but some poskim have written that there is also significance in kissing one's father's hand.
Source
Sha'ar HaKavanot writes about kissing one's mother's hand. This is also mentioned in Magen Avraham (Siman 274), Makor Chaim, and Kaf HaChaim.
However, the Chida (in Moreh B'Etzba Siman 4, Ot 142), Pele Yoetz (there), and Ben Ish Chai (Second Year, Bereshit 29) wrote that one should also kiss one's father's hand.