Sholosh Tenuos Analysis
Sholosh Tenuos- Three Movements
The nigun has three parts: the first part is attributed to the Baal Shem Tov, the second to the Maggid of Mezritch, and the third is attributed to the Alter Rebbe.
The three parts are very similar, but in each part the tone is strengthened and the enthusiasm increases.
Keili Atoh:
This nigun is one of the ten nigunim composed by the Alter Rebbe. The words are: "You are my G-d and I will give thanks to You; You are my G-d and I will exalt You.”
This nigun was traditionally sung at the homes of our Rebbeim, during the drawing of “Mayim Shelanu” and at the conclusion of the seder on the night of Pesach, as the Rebbe poured back the wine from Kos shel Eliyohu into the bottle.
In Sefer Hanigunim (Vol. 1), …show more content…
.Hu Elokeinu was the last nigun that the Rebbe taught
Ata Vechartanu
The words of the nigun are from the text of the Yom Tov prayer.
This nigun was taught by the Rebbe in the pre-dawn hours of SimchasTorah .
The nigun has two parts.
In the first part, all the words of the nigun are sung in sequence, expressing the life of the righteous.
The second part, in which words and passages are repeated, expresses the experiences of the Baal Teshuvah.
When the Rebbe taught this nigun, he said, “In this nigun there are two melody stanzas and two , melodies. One – corresponding to the righteous who follow the straight path, and the second corresponding to the baal teshuvah, with the second stanza repeated twice, like the movement of a ba'al teshuva who acts stubbornly.
The Rebbe concluded that this is also the difference between the month of Nissan - symbolizing the service of the righteous, and the month of Tishrei -symbolizing the work of the Ba'alei Teshuvah. The Rebbe taught two melodies to the words "Ata Vechartanu," and so he sang again and again and again until the menagnim mastered the nigun. Then the Rebbe ordered them to sing and encouraged them for many minutes. The next day, after singing the new nigun, the Rebbe said: "In the nigun of the Baal Teshuvah, every movement is repeated twice, because their work is …show more content…
This nigun is the most significant and profound of all Chabad nigunim. The Rebbe emphasized that the nigun should be sung very slowly and with fervent earnestness. The nigun has four stanzas, corresponding to the four spiritual worlds – Atzilus, Beriah, Yetzirah and Asiya. Each of the four stanzas correlates as well, to a spiritual level, a letter of G-d's name, a soul level and Divine light . Due to the deep spiritual significance of the nigun, Chassidim are scrupulous to sing it with precision, and on holidays and auspicious occasions only. Among the appropriate times for singing Daled Bavos are: Pesach,Shavuos and Succos, Yud Tes Kislev, Purim, Yud Bais Tamuz, the month of Elul, at Bris, Bar Mitzvah and wedding celebrations, and when leading the chosson and kallah (bride and groom) to the chupah, until the conclusion of the circling of the kallah around the
The nigun has three parts: the first part is attributed to the Baal Shem Tov, the second to the Maggid of Mezritch, and the third is attributed to the Alter Rebbe.
The three parts are very similar, but in each part the tone is strengthened and the enthusiasm increases.
Keili Atoh:
This nigun is one of the ten nigunim composed by the Alter Rebbe. The words are: "You are my G-d and I will give thanks to You; You are my G-d and I will exalt You.”
This nigun was traditionally sung at the homes of our Rebbeim, during the drawing of “Mayim Shelanu” and at the conclusion of the seder on the night of Pesach, as the Rebbe poured back the wine from Kos shel Eliyohu into the bottle.
In Sefer Hanigunim (Vol. 1), …show more content…
.Hu Elokeinu was the last nigun that the Rebbe taught
Ata Vechartanu
The words of the nigun are from the text of the Yom Tov prayer.
This nigun was taught by the Rebbe in the pre-dawn hours of SimchasTorah .
The nigun has two parts.
In the first part, all the words of the nigun are sung in sequence, expressing the life of the righteous.
The second part, in which words and passages are repeated, expresses the experiences of the Baal Teshuvah.
When the Rebbe taught this nigun, he said, “In this nigun there are two melody stanzas and two , melodies. One – corresponding to the righteous who follow the straight path, and the second corresponding to the baal teshuvah, with the second stanza repeated twice, like the movement of a ba'al teshuva who acts stubbornly.
The Rebbe concluded that this is also the difference between the month of Nissan - symbolizing the service of the righteous, and the month of Tishrei -symbolizing the work of the Ba'alei Teshuvah. The Rebbe taught two melodies to the words "Ata Vechartanu," and so he sang again and again and again until the menagnim mastered the nigun. Then the Rebbe ordered them to sing and encouraged them for many minutes. The next day, after singing the new nigun, the Rebbe said: "In the nigun of the Baal Teshuvah, every movement is repeated twice, because their work is …show more content…
This nigun is the most significant and profound of all Chabad nigunim. The Rebbe emphasized that the nigun should be sung very slowly and with fervent earnestness. The nigun has four stanzas, corresponding to the four spiritual worlds – Atzilus, Beriah, Yetzirah and Asiya. Each of the four stanzas correlates as well, to a spiritual level, a letter of G-d's name, a soul level and Divine light . Due to the deep spiritual significance of the nigun, Chassidim are scrupulous to sing it with precision, and on holidays and auspicious occasions only. Among the appropriate times for singing Daled Bavos are: Pesach,Shavuos and Succos, Yud Tes Kislev, Purim, Yud Bais Tamuz, the month of Elul, at Bris, Bar Mitzvah and wedding celebrations, and when leading the chosson and kallah (bride and groom) to the chupah, until the conclusion of the circling of the kallah around the