In honor of Yud Shevat a song has been written to one of the Rebbe’s Niggunim.
After Tzivos Hashem produced the “Tiku Bachodesh” video for the Elul rally, and it went viral, it proved to be something that adults and children liked and listen to over and over again. There was one unanimous request: “we want more.”
So Tzivos Hashem approached Rabbi Shloime Sternberg the writer of the “Tiku” song with the request, to write another song.
It took many long hours, but for the very first time young children (and children at heart) can know understand the meaning of the soulful niggun.
The song is song three times. The first time tells the story Shamiel, a King who lived high up in mountains, from where he ruled his kingdom with pride. He defeated his enemies in fight after fight, none could even come close because of his height. However that changed when they tricked him into a false call for peace, to which he agreed to come down, and when he did he was enslaved and imprisoned. Sitting in prison his pain knew no bounds, yet his spirit is high for he is confident and sure that he’ll be more victorious than before.
The second time the song is the Nimshul that Chassidim compared this story, to the story of the Neshoma, who was once standing as one with her father on high, serving him with fear and with love. The Neshama was safe and secure. Till it was sent down to the lowest of low, where countless distractions are drowning the soul. From there the Neshoma cries, how she longs for her source up on high. Yet she knows that this Yerida will bring her closer to Hashem than before.
The third time the song tells the story, how it relates to us today. Describing the times of the past, when the children had the zechus to participate in farbrengens and rallies, they would see and hear the Rebbe whose devotion to them was so easy to feel, and it made their hiskashrus so deep and so real. But then our connection was challenged by a darkness so strong, “Ad mosai, Hashem, this is it taking so long,” they cry.
“Yet the Rebbe leads us and guides us, as Chasidim we’re sure, the Rebbe is with us now more than before. We stand strong as devoted soldiers.”
The next stage was getting it produced, and Rabbi Yossi Cohen stood up to the plate. “You do wonderful work and I want to help,” Cohen said.
Cohen arranged all the music and practiced with his “kapelya” – an adult choir of young chassdim, then recorded in the studio, all at his own expense.
Then came the video. The first step was finding the right footage for each second of the song, and when needed, filming the rest.
Shamai Chein sat for hours on end editing it all together. Then to really take it to the next level Tzivos Hashem turned to Swish Media – Getzy and Moshe Raskin who continued to work on it for many more hours adding their magic touch.
And tonight in honor of Yud Shevat COLLIVE is proud to present the final product to you. Enjoy!
Yud Shevat 5775 Rally • Shamil from Tzivos Hashem on Vimeo.
We are crying because the video points out how we are in the darkest moment of galus and the Rebbe is not physically with us to guide us through it. We need to work through this alone like orphans.
Please stop trying to stifle our emotions. Crying and bitterness can be just as healthy and productive as laughter and happiness!
If you read through all the comments they say one thing “i cried and cried. We are crying because we miss the Rebbe. Lets Rejoice the best days at last are in the future not in the past! Stop living with the past and start living with the future, lest be besimcha and live with moshiach and we will have the Rebbe take us out of golus very soon!
A true chossid, you feel it in his music. So hartzig and warm.
What an amazing organization. to sum it up you included everyone in this video. it dose not matter how you connect with the Rebbe, davening downstairs, in the Rebbes room, going to the ohel, writing and putting the letter in a sefer of the Rebbe. Find what works for you and connect!
To me this was a very powerful message. There is so much that connects us and so little that divides us. Lets unite and bring Moshiach NOW!
mamesh brought me to tears!
What an amazing voice Choni! And the choir adds so much too. Yossi Cohen, thanks for doing a beautiful job with the music. I love when he plays at chasunes. Its leibedik but with a chasidishe taam. Unfortunately today its hard to find that combination.
On a beautiful palace on a mountain so high Shamil rules his kingdom with pride His enemies defeated fight after fight His advantage is claerly his height. To a false call for peace he agrees to come down Enslaved and imprisoned his pain knows no bounds. Yet his spirit is high for he knows he’ll ascend And be with his nation again. Though it seems so unreal, he is confident and sure He’ll rise more than ever before. Standing as one with her Father Above Serving with fear and with love. Her emotions and knowledge were G-dly and pure The… Read more »
Thank you Rabbi Sternberg for sharing of your talents and time to inspire so many of us.
Thank you for imparting the story of Shamil and its significance as the Rebbe taught it as as well as a powerful additional message for today.
In our house we printed the words out before Shabbos and sung it throughout the day.
Yasher Koach!
Truly amazing and inspiring
I watched the video and cried and cried and cried. I cried for my children “lomo nigora” why should they knot have what we had. I cried for my self, ad mossai hashem it’s taking so long. Rebbe we have such strong faith in you. Please enough is enough. We want moshiach now.
You have changed our lives. I cant forget how seven short years ago my kids thought tzivos hashem was a news letter with yom tov missions 6 times a year. You understood that children needed more and have ever since made such great investment into our children. Your investments have changed our children’s lives. They have grown up to become proud generals in hashem’s army. And they have worked really hard to get their, with daily missions that really challenge them to move forward. Each year tzivos hashem gets better and better and keeps stimulating the children together with us… Read more »
Yossi cohens touch is amazing. when you go to a simcha with him as the musician,the wedding has a truly joyous and Chassidishe atmosphere
Who else other than our own Chabad guys could put together such a hartziger and professional piece ?
Chonye – Beautiful beautiful job! Proud to see two tayereh cousins in this beautiful kapeliah. Itche and Chonye, I’m sure zeideh shmuel yitzchok is shepping nachas above.
You did a wonderful job — behind scenes work is the most important! Keep up the great work and looking forward to seeing many more of your future projects.
Keep making these beautiful songs that help our children feel connected to the Rebbe
1. The song did not say anything about these things being bad. 2. What tge song did say is that they are distractions for the neshama. YES the song is talking about the neshoma. Who when she was on high was in love and awe of hashem. ALL SHE WANTS IS TO BE CLOSE TO HASHEM yet she comes down on earth and the body wants other things. And yes even if these other things are not bad, for example simply eating healthy food and sleeping at night these things weaken the neshomas feeling of ahava and yira to hashem.… Read more »
In a beautiful palace on a mountain so high, Shamil rules his kingdom with pride His enemies defeated in fight after fight, His advantage is clearly his height To a false call for peace he agrees to come down, Enslaved and imprisoned his pain knows no bound Yet his spirit is high for he knows he’ll ascend, And be with his nation again Though it seems so unreal he is confident and sure, He will rise more than ever before. Standing as one with her Father above, Serving with fear and with love Her emotions and knowledge were G-dly and… Read more »
Well said totally agree
Rabbi Sternberg thank you very much
The Levitin girls of palm beach, florida!
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The second paragraph is talking about the neshoma. Who when she was on high was in love and awe of hashem. ALL IT WANTS IS TO BE CLOSE TO HASHEM yet it comes down on earth and the body wants other things. And it’s crying because the NESHOMA only wants to do things that will mske it close to hashem. It does not say it’s bad it says that’s not what the neshoma wants.
the song did not say anything about these things being bad. All it said was there are distractions for the neshama. When we use these distractions for good things, like tzivos hashem does, or others, it’s simply to bring them to a higher level. Make ruchnius out of gashmius. Unfortunately thats the level our children are at but the ultimate goal it to bring them to a higher level. מתוך שלא לשמה, בא לשמה. Thank u again for a fantastic video. It spoke to every age level and every style person. Its so easy to find negative. Focus on the… Read more »
True but as parents and teachers are job is to educate
To me it seems that they are protrayed as “distractions”. “Countless distractions are drowning the soul”.
Go Zalmy Mochkin!!!!
Zalmy Mochkin,beautiful voice.
I would also like to thank alk those who made this video. The comments talk for themselves. HOWEVER, I would like to point out something. In the video ice cream and roller skating are portrait as something of the yetzer hara- which is true- but we use this things as incentives for the students. Tzivos hashem themselves used ice skating as a reward in the chanukah rally. In fact the footage of the trips are tzivos hashem trips. Kids look at things in a very black and white way. Its confusing for them if we say that ice cream and… Read more »
A warm thank you to you warm and dedicated people who created this video and worked hard to make its impact
If only our kids today had been able to have that hiskashrus ti the Rebbe! How badly its missing today!
Please, we need more of these videos, they touch and warm the heart of every child (and adult! I was also crying)
You managed to capture the most beautiful poses , faces and expressions of the Rebbe
thank you and looking forward to the next one iyh
Thank you to the main singer and choir too! Amazing
cant thank you enough!! this is iwhat keeps us strong!!
Can someone post the words, so we can print it out and sing it on shabbos?
Thanks yossi for what you did, you are a true chosid
Really moving and uplifting.
Thank you to all those making this video. Ad Mosai !!
Mr Gershon Beck
Oak Park. MI
who is the main singer? amazingly hartzig voice, no shows, just neshama, we need more of those
lyrics blew me away
absolutely beautiful
Thanks yossi for what you did, you are a true chosid
Please produce more!!!
Beautiful. Thank you.
Please keep them coming.
Thanks a million
Reb Shloimie, many gaaguim tears just shed, ve hammase hu haukar…. tut alts vos ir kent!!! Shloimie.. keep them coming
the song is so beautiful and hartzig. I cried when i watched it. Such beautiful moments with the rebbe were captured in the video. If only our kids could have seen the Rebbe. I wonder if the kids appreciate the pics as much as the adults do!?!
The most amazing video I have ever watched! I too cried through it! Came away so inspired, beautiful singing for a beautiful nigh
Thank you to all those who were involved, our kids today need more of such videos to teach and inspire and show them what used to be
amazing!!!! amazing!!!! amazing!!! no words to describe
Zalmy Mochkin!! What a sweet, beautiful voice!!!!!
The man behind it all!!! Thank u for all the hard work and countless hours u put into all the tzivos Hashem projects and programs. Our kids are benefiting tremendously. Moshiach Now!!!!
shamai, we’re so proud of you! Keep making the Rebbe proud!!!!
Who is this choir. Amazing job!
that was so beautiful and touching!
tears are streaming down my face . Rebbe oh Rebbe we need you
Thank you for bringing this to our children. For making you’d shvat come alive and be meaningful!
Old Russian melody ?
You can’t be serious.
A Niggun the Rebbe Personally taught and Farbrengened about is not an ” old Russian Melody”.
BH finally a real chassidisher video with no guyeshia tones and dancing absolutely beautiful thank you for putting it together
Couldn’t stop crying. The words touched a deep core. Oh, how we miss The Rebbe! Oy, how we need moshiach already!
Great song Rabbi Sternberg! many more be’H
Would like to download the words to teach students, is there a way?
I have tears in my eyes, when will this Galus end???
Great song Rabbi Sternberg! many more be’H
Would like to download the words to teach students, is there a way?
Great song Rabbi Sternberg! many more be’H
beautiful.
we need more, muuch more
a huge yashar koach
Great song Rabbi Sternberg! many more be’H
Heartbreaking and touching and once!
Please make more!!
May we be zoche this yud shvat to compose a song about being with our Rebbe with the coming of Moshiach NOW!
Really beautiful and Hartzig!
Kudos & Thank you to all those involved.
Please keep them coming.
Who sings it?
A warm new take on an old Russian melody.
Welcome!
Thank you for producing a video that gives our students, our children and grandchildren a glimpse into our glorious past and a thirst for our imminent future!
Morah Rifka Mendelsohn
Miami, Florida
wow!! go piamenta!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
great job!!! it was explained beautifully!!!
please post its beautiful
Beautiful Beautiful song!
soooo amanazign! i love it! i cried a ton!!!!
keep it up!
So beautiful Thank you!