Wednesday, March 11, 2009

The Power of the Niggun: Part 3

MUSICAL NOTE
by Cantor Sherwood Goffin
HISTORIC CHASSIDIC WRITINGS – THE POWER OF THE NIGGUN Part 3

“A person should not have an ear just to hear songs of others, but also to hear the songs which sing from within his heart.”
Rabbi Yisroel of Modzitz

“Song opens a window to the secret places of the soul”.
Sayings of Chabad

“Rejoice that you have an opportunity to sing unto God”.
Rabbi Mendel of Vitebsk

“In all niggunim can be found love and fear of the Lord”.
Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav

“Song reveals the beauty within the soul”.
Rabbi Sholem Dov Ber of Lubavitch

Source: “Songs of the Chassidim,” by Vel Pasternak

DAVEN WELL, DON’T TALK, BUT SING ALONG!

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