Y"T Kislev Rap (Alter Rebbe) (feat. Ari Lesser)
Meesta Gentelman
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The Alter Rebbe was a man of G-d First of the seven leaders of Chabad A Chasidic master from Russia who brought Some logical reason to mystical thought Directing the heart through the intellect Architect of the Tanya he gained respect But even in the Jewish communities The Rebbe still had many enemies Misnagdim were those Jews who opposed The Chasidic Movement as it arose They had a tradition of opposition To newcomers who they viewed with suspicion The Litvish would focus their concentration On strict stoic Talmudic education All spare time was spent on Gemara Nothing came before the learning of Torah To them the Chasidim were just nut cases Joyously praying in unsanctioned places Learning mystic Kabbalistic thinking And farbrengen with singing, dancing, and drinking When the Chasidim began gaining traction Misnagdim decided to jump into action They issued decrees that no one should learn Chasidic books, which were publically burned Stooping so low they even tried To get the Russian Government on their side By sending informants to make up lies Claiming Chasdim were traitors and spies It was just this kind of false accusation That led to the Rebbe's incarceration In the year of seventeen ninety eight He became a prisoner of the Russian state For it was well-known that the Rebbe sent Tzedakah to poor Jewish Settlements In the holy land, and through this mitzvah Misnagdim accused him of breaking the law See, prior to World War I, the entire Land of Israel, was in the Empire Of the Ottoman Turks, who had been at war With Russia for a century or more And the informants claimed the money he sent Went straight to the enemy's government Which was totally false, yet for this reason The Rebbe was arrested, and charged with treason Facing a serious allegation For weeks he was under interrogation As officials searched for some verification That he was in fact a threat to their nation But the Rebbe thought that this situation Which led to his earthly incarceration Was merely a physical manifestation Of higher spiritual condemnation He believed his soul, faced litigation In the heavenly court for his participation In the revelation and dissemination Of Torah secrets to the whole population But he felt his work had justification Took fifty-three days to get confirmation On yud tes Kislev with his liberation From prison and complete exoneration His name was cleared and he was released The Rebbe returned to his home in peace And declared the day that he went free Should be marked every year by festivity A Chasidic new year, a Rosh Hashanah A time to start from the top of the Tanya A day for singing a soulful niggun With some Chasidim at a farbrengen
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