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Podcast: The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman
Episode: Hayom Yom 25 Tishrei - Ten melodies whose composition is ascribed to the Alter Rebbe.
Description: עֲשָׂרָה נִגּוּנִיםThere are ten melodies, מֵהֶם תְּנוּעוֹת בִּלְבָדsome of them merely melodic phrases, מְיוּחָסִים לְרַבֵּנוּ הַזָּקֵן שֶׁהוּא בְּעַצְמוֹ חִבְּרָםwhose composition is ascribed to the Alter Rebbe.הַמְיוּחָסִים לְרַבֵּנוּ הָאֶמְצָעִיThose ascribed to the Mitteler Rebbe הַיְנוּ שֶׁנִּתְחַבְּרוּ בִּזְמַנּוֹ וְהָיוּ מְנַגְּנִים אוֹתָם לְפָנָיוwere composed in his time and were sung in his presence. אֲבָל לֹא שֶׁהוּא מְחַבְּרָםHe was not their composer, however. וְהָיְתָה אֶצְלוֹ קְבוּצַת אַבְרֵכִים מְנַגְּנִיםHe had a group of musical young men "וִידוּעָה בְּשֵׁם "דעֶם מִיטעֶלעֶן רֶבִּי'ס קאַפּעֶלעֶwho were known as “the Mitteler Rebbe’s choir,” וְנֶחְלְקָה לִשְׁתֵּי פְּלוּגוֹתwhich comprised בַּעֲלֵי שִׁיר — בְּפֶהsingers וּבַעֲלֵי זִמְרָה — בְּכֵלִים שׁוֹנִיםand various instrumentalists.Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in EnglishFor questions and follow-up: [email protected]