A Wondrous Story: An Entire Night of Dancing Without Any Fatigue

A wondrous story about the conduct of Rabbi Berland shlit"a (may he live long and good days): After an entire night of activity, the public and the children begin the morning with immense joy and nigunim (melodies), without any feeling of fatigue.

The wonder is truly great: After such an entire night, when according to the laws of nature, who would have the strength to even move a limb? But with the tzaddik (righteous leader), there is no concept of fatigue.

Immediately before dawn, the entire holy congregation, as well as the parantzes (bleachers) crowded with several hundred children, may they increase, begin the morning with joy and immense chayos (vitality). The morning order opens with the zemiros (hymns) "Odeh L'E-l Levav Choker, Beron Yachad Kochvei Boker," to the sound of the musical instruments. The feeling is truly a taste of Gan Eden (Paradise), not of this world.

And as Reb Noson zy"a (of holy memory) writes, man was created to feel the sweetness, pleasantness, friendship, and delight of closeness to Hashem. This sublime feeling is only possible through drawing close to the Tzaddik of the Generation shlit"a, who bestows this pleasantness upon us from his delightful light, after having merited to nullify his body in total bitul (nullification) to Hashem.

The Morning Melodies and the Elevation of the Soul

Afterward, they continue with powerful singing: "Yah Ribon Olam V'Almaya," "Yedid Nefesh," "Mah Tovu Ohalecha Yaakov," "Adon Olam," and "Yigdal Elokim Chai." Everyone sings together with the well-known nigunim (melodies), and who feels any fatigue at all?

Later, they recite the entire Parshas HaAkeidah (the section of the Binding of Isaac) and the Korbanos (sacrificial offerings) word for word, and afterward "Hodu L'Hashem Kir'u ViShmo" — everyone together with the nigunim (melodies) and the nusach (prayer style) of the tzaddik. The holy service continues for long hours, and this is one of the wonders of the tzaddik's miracles, who declares every moment: There is none besides Him, there is no nature, there is no world — only Hashem, His holy Torah, and His faithful tzaddikim.

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From Issue 81 — Parshas Bereishis
From the series "A Tzaddik Rules Through the Fear of G-d" — "Shapir Amar Nachmani" leaflets