Melodies from Prominent Rabbis

These niggunim are traditional Hasidic melodies, from some of the most prominent Rabbis in the tradition.

• Niggunim of Levi Yitzhak of Berditchev was recorded by Reb Zalman in Boulder, Colorado in 2007.
• Nishmas Kol Hai of Rebbe Nahman was composed by Reb Nachman of Breslov, the great-grandson of the founder of Hasidism, the Ba'al Shem Tov ("master of the good name"). This version is an adaptation by Reb Shlomo Carlebach. It is the morning blessing to celebrate the renewed 'clean slate' that a soul is given each day upon awakening.
• The Ba'al Shem Tov's Yedid Nefesh Niggun spoke of niggunim as 'songs that transcend syllables and sound'. Yedid Nefesh is a kabbalat Shabbat song to greet the Sabbath. The poem's words are usually attributed to the 16th century kabbalist Rabbi Elazer ben Moshe Azikri (1522 - 1600).