Soul Songs

Niggun Hisvaadus

This niggun traces back to the times of the Alter Rebbe and is one of the earliest Chabad niggunim. It was heard in the home of the Rebbe's father, R' Levi Yitzchak Schneerson, and transcribed by Israeli pianist Verdina Shlonksy.

Rabbi Shais Taub and Eli Marcus talk about some of the background and meaning of this song.

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