By COLlive reporter
Anim Zmiros, a heartfelt Chabad nigun, is based on the words of the 12th-century Rav Yehudah HeHassid, expressing the profound longing of the Jewish soul for its Creator.
“I sing hymns and compose songs because my soul long for you. My soul desires Your shelter to know all Your ways,” it reads.
The tune is best known for was taught by the Rebbe on Simchas Torah 1961. The rebbe had the custom to teach a new melody each Simchas Torah after the Hakofot or to reintroduce an old melody.
While nothing compares to the holiness of the Rebbe singing the nigun with Chassidim, the tune has become popular in many Jewish circles and been sung in different variations.
Chabad singer Nemouel recently presented a slow jazz version of the famous nigun accompanied by musician Dani Avidani at the Kol Play radio station in Israel.
2021: Nemouel and Dani Avidani at Kol Play radio
2020: Beri Weber – Fabreng, Vol. 1
2020: The Portnoy brothers with Zusha
2018: Avraham Fried with Shuli Rand – Tzama
2016: Benny Friedman at Chabad of Talbiya
2013: Gad Elbaz – Nigun Umizmor
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Rate the versions according to your liking in the comments below.
My favorite is the Gad Elbaz version!
MBDs star classical production.
Thats my favorite
https://youtu.be/jbhTVUhCjZU
As is well known, this nigun was introduced by the Rebbe with a very moving story. It reflects a Chossid who could not part with the heights of Neilah and in a holy spiritual trance of dveikus sang this nigun through the entire night of Motzoei Yom Kippur (also referred to as Shem Hashem). The nigun lifted him so high that he lost touch of his hunger pains (olom hazeh), completely numb of the fact that he hadn’t eaten or drank anything in more than36 hours. With all do respect that doesn’t sound like a jazz song to me. Somethings… Read more »
and I think that people (including chassidim) may use a niggun as a springboard for personal expression. And especially chabad chassidim, whose Rebbe advocated everyone being a shtickel rebbe, to lead, not just follow, while holding onto the ikarim…
It’s a robotic existense if you just mimic and copy. but if you use what’sa provided and get inspired to create more kosher, that’s making a dirah b’tachtonim…
Once a musican told the Rebbe that he found the Chabad nigunim very soul touching and he want to produce some nigunim in his music stile, the Rebbe said (content): “You can do it in all nigunim, with exception of the daled bavot that has to be like the original without changes”.
[sorry for my unperfect English…]
Can u plz tell us a source to this story?
I’m sure it’s true, I just wanna be sure!
Unfortunately, there’s allot of made up stories of the rebbe that never happened!!
Ty!
In the Rabbi lev Libman book about daled bavot He brought this maise
You missed Hamadregot’s version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCAgNjsimEY
One thing you don’t play with is the rebbes nigunim.