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243 Soldiers of Hashem’ s Army Niggun of the Week
I shared I sang this with the Rebbe a story of week’ s
הִ תְ קַ שְׁ ר וּ ת נִגוּנִים the Rebbe Another niggun, בְּ נֵ י הֵ יכָ לָ א I shared
I sang this at my at my a story of week’ s
Shabbos Shabbos the Rebbe table table
Letter דִ כְ סִ יפִ ין לְ מֶ חֲ זֵ י זִ יו
Someone niggun at my at my ניֶ עט ניֶ עט
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Being elderly, it was difficult for the Rebbe’ s brother-in-law to Parshas Tezaveh, Parshas Zochor • 12 Adar 5777
פַּ רְ שַׁ ת זָ כוֹר • י ״ב אֲ דָ ר ה’ תשע ״ז for aוֶּה תּ צַ ְbrocha פַּ רְ שַׁ ת on his upcoming the light of Ze’ er Anpin— a
There is no one besides Him; surgery. Hearing about the letter high level of light...
[ Hashem ] is the only one that her big brother was writing, My Special Moment
Niggun of the his sister Chana was eager to pen a
Niggun of the Alter Rebbe Niggun of the Week
Frierdiker Rebbe’ s Chassidim with the Rebbe message of her own. הִ תְ קַ שְׁ ר וּ ת
נִגוּנִים he words of this niggun were n celebration of the Frierdiker I shared
I sang this a story of week’ s Bnei Yisroel, who are קֹב What נַּ ת יַ עֲ could שׁוֹשַׁ she write about, though? composed by the Arizal, as can Rebbe’ s release from exile, the the Rebbe Birthday niggun compared to roses, at my at my
Since her brother asked for a brocha Tbe seen by the first letter of each
Shabbos Shabbos
Parshas Vayishlach • 16 Kislev 5777 פַּ רְ שַׁ ת וַ יִ ּשְ ׁלַ ח • ט ״ז כִּ סְ לֵ ו ה’ תשע ״ז
IChossid Reb Michoel Dvorkin table table
, forה מֵ חָ his וְ שָׂ healthה צָ הֲ לָ, she asked for one for her stanza, which spell the Arizal’ s name—
Parshas Vayikra • 4 sang Nissan this 5777 niggun in Kastroma on Yud פַּ רְ שַׁ ת וַ ִיּ קְ רָ א • ד ׳ נִ יסָ ן ה’ תשע ״ז
Bind healthד ם יַ חַ asאוֹתָ בִּ רְ well.“ I have a cold,” Chana wrote.
יִצְ חָ ק לוּרִ יאַ. It is one of the three Shabbos Beis Tammuz( תרפ ״ז 1927). The first
. ְ תּ כֵ לֶ ת מָ רְ ְ דּ כָ י My
Not wanting to waste the Rebbe’ s time, their mother zemiros Special that Moment the Alter Rebbe included in time that the Rebbe asked for this Niggun of the Week
My Special Moment very Wednesday, as a part of the Released Time program, with Mrs. Shainy Mendelson a” h sent only Yosef Yitzchok’ s letter. Chana’ s the the siddur Rebbe. niggun to be sung at a farbrengen Niggun of the Week
הִ תְ קַ שְׁ ר וּ ת נִגוּנִים
Zeide Cousin visited public schools and taught Jewish with the Rebbe was on request for a refua from her cold remained at home.
ת הִ תְ קַ שְׁ ר Yudוּ Beis Tammuz תשכ ״ה נִגוּנִים
I shared
I sang this The niggun is generally attributed to the
Estudents about Yiddishkeit. When his birthday fell out on a story of week’ s( 1965), I shared
I sang this close to forty years later. The the Rebbe Memory niggun
Responses from the Rebbe arrived a little while later: two separate Alter Rebbe, although some say that it a story of week’ s, וְ הִ יא שֶׁ עָ מְ דָ ה לַ אֲ בוֹתֵ ינוּ וְ לָ נוּ a Wednesday one year, he didn’ t know whether or not he should at my at my הַ נְ שָׁ מָ ה יוֹרֶ דֶ ת לְ תוֹך Rebbe the often Rebbe niggun requested that it be, ח letters יתָ לָ נֶ צַ, יִ one תָ ם הָ for שׁוּעָ the ְתּ
Shabbos Shabbos boy having the surgery and the other for his sister was composed by Reb Hillel Paritcher. at my at my go. Released Time would take many hours, and he wanted to stay [ Hashem’ s promise ] has table table sung at Shabbos the end of Tzivos Hashem Shabbos with a cold. Many Chabad shuls sing this niggun after in 770 and learn something extra in honor of his yom huledes.
Message הַ גוּף,( אַ ך) צוֹעֶ קֶ ת וַ י
All Patients table table stood by us and our fathers.
. וְ תִ קְ וָ תָ ם בְּ כָ ל דּוֹר וָ דוֹר rallies.
Mincha on Shabbos since that time is
When Zeide went into yechidus the week before his birthday, he
, שֶׁ לֹא אֶ חָ ד בִּ לְ בַ ד עָ מַ ד עָ לֵ ינוּ לְ כַ לוֹתֵ נוּ hat am I doing here?!” known My zeidy to be asked an eis his ratzon family. During. He, וַ י,( אַ ך) צוֹעֶ קֶ ת וַ י וַ י וַ י the
The lyrics of this niggun are not in handed a kvittel( note) to the Rebbe which explained his dilemma. כָּ ל And לְ הוֹדִ יעַ שֶׁ y zeidy was one of the doctors who stayed in 770 to take its lesson to me! has just woken up in a hospital Shabbos bed Bereishis, with no farbrengen memory in תנש " אof Hebrew, emphasizing that for every
For not just one [ nation ],’ יְ רִ ידָ ה זוּ לְ צוֹרֶ ךְ עַ לִ יָ
The Rebbe answered him with great feeling,“! יֶ ע! אַ וודאַ י זאָ לְ סטוּ, קֹוֶ יךָ לֹא יֵ בֹשׁוּ care of the Rebbe after his heart attack on Shemini Atzeres
“ Whaving been hit by a truck“ The Rebbe cares about every Yid and every person,
( 1991 a few), the days Rebbe before started. The doctors singing this nation alone has risen against us,( תשל ״חM 1978). One day in Nissan a few months later, the
גֵ יין— of course you should go!" The Rebbe added that he should were worried. no matter their age. I can learn from the Rebbe’ s niggun, while
. עַ ד שֶׁ כָּ ל זֶ ה הוּא כְּ דַ אי Its Lesson to Me around Rebbe’ s secretaries called my zeidy and requested that he come to 770
אֶ לָ א שֶׁ בְּ כָ ל דוֹר וָ דוֹר make that week extra special for the kids in honor of his birthday.
וְ לֹא יִ כָּ לְ מוּ לָ נֶ צַ ח כָּ ל Ahavas Yisroel to pay attention to each person I meet following the
Zeidy was extrememly dizzy, and unable to even move his head. He never be embarrassed, because
“ When we are on a shlichus of the Rebbe, we never. הַ חוֹסִ ים בָּ ךְ
The neshoma descends to receive matzo from the Rebbe.
, עוֹמְ דִ ים עָ לֵ ינוּ לְ כַ לוֹתֵ נוּ and make them feel special.” along in his world, You will always save them. asked my uncle to pass his glasses, and when my uncle miss out on anything. I will make sure to take every
Siddur. into the body, screaming but in every generation [ our
It became a yearly there tradition is: the Rebbe would give
Cursed be Homon who wanted אָ רוּר הָ מָ ן אֲ שֶׁ ר reached into the bag of Zeidy’ s belongings gathered opportunity that I have to bring Moshiach, no matter enemies ] get up to destroy us, to wipe out Bnei Yisroel;, שׁ לְ אַ בְּ דִ י Esther בִּ ֵ קּ Rochel Laufer, MyShliach, Rhode Island
“ Woe! Woe!” Its future a matzo to my zeidy only and one half a matzo to from scene of the accident, he pulled out a what else is going on.” ascent makes the descent both my uncle and G-d father., whom my
Blessed be Mordechai, the Yid.. בָּ רוּךְ מָ רְ ְדּ כַ י הַ יְּ הוּדִ י paper. It was a letter from the Rebbe
. וְ הַ קָ דוֹשׁ בָּ רוּךְ הוּא מַ צִ ילֵ נוּ מִ יָ דָ ם
Rochel Junik, London Lubavitch, England zeidy would bring along. and the Holy one, blessed be He, Cursed be Zeresh, the אֲ רוּרָ ה זֶ רֶ שׁ אֵ שֶׁ ת discussing how Hashem does only worth the pain. wife of Homon;, מַ פְ חִ י דִ י good, but sometimes the good saves us from their hands. Niggun of the Alter Rebbe’ s Chassidim
One year the Rebbe handed my
Blessed be Esther, who. בְּ רוּכָ ה אֶ סְ ֵתּר בַּ עֲ דִ י comes from so high that it seems zeidy a second matzo and said,“ This is Niggun of the Rebbe went to Achashveirosh on 242 Teruma. indd 1 2 / 16 / 2017 2:19:10 PM bad in our world. When we recognize he neshoma’ s journey from for all of your patients, including me.” behalf of the Yidden.
Its Lesson to Me that it is good, we are able to reveal it.
Shomayim to a physical his niggun testifies that the
Cursed be all the, אֲ רוּרִ ים כָּ ל הָ רְ שָׁ עִ ים On the way home, my zeidy realized that wicked people;
Tbody is very painful— and guarantees given to Avrohom— if the matzo was for all of his patients,“ The Rebbe taught us not only to think about ourselves. but
Indeed, days later, my zeidy was soon yet, when it accomplishes its avoda
Twe would leave Golus Blessed be all the. בְּ רוּכִ ים כָּ ל הַ צַּ ִדּיקִ ים then a piece of it should go to the Rebbe! to use what we know to teach others.” able to leave the hospital, healthy once righteous people. in this world, the neshoma has no
Mitzrayim— and to the nevei’ im— we again. As he memory returned, Zeidy remembered that he had picked
He returned to 770, but the Rebbe refused to take any of the matzo Baila, Rochel, and
And may Charvona, וְ גַ ם חַ רְ בוֹנָ ה greater happiness. This moving would prevail over our enemies— are up a copy of the letter in shul months before his accident. He put it in back.“ It’ s for you,” the Rebbe explained.“ So that you’ ll be a better who told Achashveirosh. זָ כוּר לַ טּוֹב niggun awakens a person to do upheld in each generation.
Chana Dubrowski, that Homon wanted to his pocket, intending to read it later. doctor for all of your patients, including me.” teshuva while expressing these two Beis Rivkah, Crown hang Mordechai, also be At the Pesach farbrengen in תשט ״ו
Heights remembered for the good.
It turned up just when he needed the Rebbe’ s brocha. emotions— how the neshoma yearns
( 1955), held after the second seder, the to stay up in Shomayim, and also
Its Lesson to Me And its lesson to me
Rebbe asked for this niggun to be sung. recognizes the value of working in
“ Whatever the Rebbe gives us— like matzo, dollars, Many Chassidim did not
“ When we write to a Rebbe, he will always find a this world. and Chassidus— makes us better people. I will work yet know the tune,
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Were happy
When they saw Mordechai wearing the king’ s royal blue robes
( after Achashveirosh decreed that the Yidden could defend themselves against the other nations).
You, Hashem, have always been our salvation,
Our hope to be saved in every generation.
Now we sing in order to make known that whoever hopes in You will never be ashamed by defeat,
And whoever trusts in You will walk on his own.
As a token of gratitude, the Rebbe would give my zeidy matzo on Pesach night, before the seder. One year, my zeidy was walking the Rashag to his apartment on the third floor of 770 when my father pointed out that my zeidy had not yet received matzo. Unless someone else walked the Rashag home, my zeidy would miss his chance.
“ The Rebbe wants me to help the Rashag.” my zeidy said firmly.
Meanwhile, my uncle went to receive matzo from the Rebbe without my zeidy.
“ Someone is missing,” the Rebbe told Rabbi Groner as my uncle passed. When Rabbi Groner explained that my zeidy was walking the Rashag home, the Rebbe gave my uncle extra matzo for my zeidy.
Later that night my zeidy saw the Rebbe leaving 770. The Rebbe nodded at my zeidy, and my zeidy smiled back. Yes, I received the matzo.
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