On my commute this morning I re-listened to a shiur about the life of the Rav Kalonymus Kalman Shapira zt’l, the Rebbe of Piaseczna. The shiur (#2 of a series), given by Rabbi Zvi Engel of Cong. Or Torah (Skokie, IL) is great, but what I realized is that he mentions that Herzog College published a biography of the Rebbe written by Dr. Ron Wacks (Wax). They also had a yom iyun about the Rebbe and part of the event included Rabbi Dr. Tamir Granot singing of a niggun Hashkata (silencing the mind), composed by the Rebbe. I believe the niggun was tracked down by Rabbi Dr. Zvi Leshem, as he teaches it in shiurim available here (thanks to Shmuel). Allegedly there is a video online (somewhere) of Rav Granot singing the niggun.
After much searching, I did find this gem online. The niggun can be downloaded here.
After much searching, I did find this gem online. The niggun can be downloaded here.
The lyrics come from Tehillim 86:11
הוֹרֵנִי יְהֹוָה דַּרְכֶּךָ אֲהַלֵּךְ בַּֽאֲמִתֶּךָ יַחֵד לְבָבִי לְיִרְאָה שְׁמֶֽךָ
Teach me Your way, O Lord; I shall walk in Your truth. Unify my heart to fear Your name.
For a great post and video about the Aish Kodesh’s technique of quieting the mind, check out this.
This was apparently the Rebbe’s *favorite* pasuk; he mentions it in several places throughout his writings. Thanks for the mention!
Thanks!
Can you repost the link for the niggun, it seems to be broken.
Thank you!