In order to explain why Eishet Chayil is traditionally sung on Shabbat, this detailed article by Rabbi Yehuda Shuprin offers insight into the literal reading of the text, as well as several allegorical interpretations from Kabbalistic, biblical, and rabbinic literature. Rabbi Yehuda Shurpin responds to questions for the «Ask the Rabbi» column of Chabad.org, the official website of the Chabad-Lubavitch branch of Orthodox Hasidic Judaism.