Hakafos Shniyos 5767, Kfar Chabad

00:19 Speaker 1 Ah, King. Hey, and every being shall know that You made it, and every creature shall understand that You created it, and all who have breath in their nostrils shall declare: Hashem, the G-d of Israel, is King, and His sovereignty rules over all. And every being shall know that You made it, and every creature shall understand that You created it, and all who have breath in their nostrils shall declare: Hashem, the G-d of Israel, is King, and His sovereignty rules over all. King, King, King, Hashem, the G-d of Israel, is King. King, King, King, and His sovereignty rules over all. King, King, King, Hashem, the G-d of Israel, is King. King, King, King, and His sovereignty rules over all. Oh, King, King, King, Hashem, the G-d of Israel, is King. Hey, King, King, King, and His sovereignty rules over all. King, King, King, Hashem, the G-d of Israel, is King; hey, King, King, King, and His sovereignty rules over all. Oh, oh, oh, hey, ay, ay, ay, ay, ay, ay, ay, di, di, di, di, di, di, di, di, di, oh. King, King, King, Hashem, the G-d of Israel, is King; hey, King, King, King, and His sovereignty rules over all. King, King, King, Hashem, the G-d of Israel, is King; hey, King, King, King, and His sovereignty rules over all. [unclear] for many days, and it will fill like water. [unclear]. [unclear] for many days, and it will fill like water. [unclear]. And [unclear], [unclear], [unclear], [unclear], [unclear]. And [unclear]. [unclear]. [unclear]. [unclear]. [unclear].

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08:34 Speaker 2 That’s not how you end it, that’s not how you end it.

08:55 Speaker 3 Chag—

08:56 Speaker 2 Saxophone.

08:57 Speaker 3 Good evening.

08:59 Speaker 2 Saxophone in a minor key.

09:07 Speaker 3 Chag sameach and moadim lesimchah. Esteemed rabbis, honored and holy congregation, we welcome the mara d’asra, the distinguished Rabbi Mordechai Shmuel Ashkenazi, to this place. With your permission, honored guests, all of us residents of Kfar Chabad—led by the mara d’asra, the distinguished chossid Rabbi Mordechai Shmuel Ashkenazi shlita; the devoted and esteemed chairman of Kfar Chabad, Rabbi Binyamin Lipschitz, may he live; and the members of the Kfar Chabad committee—are delighted to host you once again here in our chassidic capital, the city of the great King, for the fifty-fifth time, for the second hakafos of Simchas Torah 5767. For this we offer praise and thanks to the Creator of the world for bringing us this far. We welcome you all with the words, “Blessed are you who come in the name of Hashem; we bless you from the house of Hashem.” A special welcome to those listening on Radio Kol Chai, and to the radio station’s management for broadcasting this event live. Be blessed and join us in this celebration wherever you may be. With your permission, esteemed rabbis, honored and holy congregation, we invite the chairman of the Kfar Chabad committee, Rabbi Binyamin Lipschitz, to read the Rebbe’s words: the telegram of blessing that the Rebbe, the leader of our generation, sent in 5750 for the second hakafos held here in Kfar Chabad. Indeed, the dates are the same. As everyone knows, the words and letters of true tzaddikim are eternal and endure forever. The Rebbe is with us here at these hakafos now as well, showering us with his holy blessings, materially and spiritually, for goodness and blessing. We ask the entire congregation for a moment of silence while the Rebbe’s letter is read. Ladies and gentlemen, we ask Rabbi Binyamin Lipschitz to come forward and read the letter the Rebbe sent for the year 5750.

12:39 Speaker 4 To the honored participants in the Simchas Torah hakafos in Kfar Chabad and Nachlas Chabad, in the Holy Land—may it be built and established speedily in our days, amen, through our righteous Moshiach—and among all our fellow Jews who rejoice on Simchas Torah wherever they may be, shlita: At a time when the joy is doubled—the joy of the Jewish people in the Torah and the joy of the Torah in the Jewish people—it embraces and unites all our people, those near and those who for now are far, together in a true and eternal unity. This joy has special strength and significance in our Holy Land in its entirety, “upon which the eyes of Hashem your G-d are always set, from the beginning of the year to the end of the year.” May it be Hashem’s will that its holiness be openly revealed and that Hashem’s wondrous providence bring visible and manifest good; and may all the peoples of the earth see that His name is great among Israel, with the wholeness of the Torah, the wholeness of the people, and the wholeness of the Land. And speedily, in our very days, may our own eyes behold the true and complete Geulah through our righteous Moshiach. For soon, in the words of the verse, “May my prayer come before You; incline Your ear to my song,” and may Hashem, our Redeemer, redeem us immediately, right now, and show us wonders, miracles and miracles upon miracles. One who shares in their joy, our joy, and closes with great respect and a prayer for a year of Torah, joy and true peace. And here is the Rebbe’s signature.

14:14 Speaker 3 Thank you, Rabbi Binyamin Lipschitz, for the blessings spoken here. May it be Hashem’s will that all the blessings be fulfilled in the blink of an eye, here and everywhere, for all the Jewish people. Honored and holy congregation, from Kfar Chabad, light and joy go forth to all the Jewish people. This is the teaching of Chassidus, in the way the Rebbe, the leader of our generation, set out for us in the slogan so well known to all: “Ufaratzta”—“You shall spread out westward and eastward, northward and southward,” as the Torah says. Indeed, Torah goes forth from here to all the Jewish people, both the revealed teachings of Torah and the teachings of Chassidus. At the forefront of this dissemination stands the mara d’asra, the distinguished chossid Rabbi Mordechai Shmuel Ashkenazi shlita, known for the halachic rulings he gives to those who turn to him from every corner of the world. We now ask the honored mara d’asra, the distinguished chossid Rabbi Mordechai Shmuel Ashkenazi shlita, to come and share words of Torah and blessing with us and with the holy congregation everywhere. Rabbi, please.

15:55 Speaker 5 Have a good week, and welcome to this celebration, a tradition that has continued for decades: the second hakafos in Kfar Chabad. This is especially fitting this week, when a new week and a new year begin on Motzaei Shabbos; may they bring us goodness and blessing. Today we conclude the seventh month—“seventh” also suggesting “sated.” It has been a month filled with festivals: Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, days of requests and supplications, prayers and cries, when through the shofar and a day of fasting we ask Hakadosh Boruch Hu for a good year, to be written and sealed for good. But as the Torah established, we do not end these festivals with tears, fasting, cries and prayer. We conclude these days with joy, because joy flows from these holy days. After receiving forgiveness and pardon for what happened in the past year, we begin a new year with joy and gladness of heart, with the esrog and lulav. As the Midrash says, “When a person wins a case, he goes out with a flag and an emblem to show: these are the signs of my victory.” And so the joy of Sukkos, “the season of our rejoicing,” is a special joy, doubled and redoubled compared with the other festivals. We express the joy that Hakadosh Boruch Hu commanded: “You shall rejoice on your festival and be nothing but joyful,” and “You shall rejoice before Hashem your G-d,” with the lulav and esrog, to show that we are happy. “The season of our rejoicing,” as the Rebbe explains, means a double joy. What is that joy? It is the father’s joy with his son and the son’s joy with his father. On Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, the son drew close to his father, and thus found his father through the sounding of the shofar. Then, on Yom Kippur, through pardon and forgiveness: “I will sprinkle pure water upon you, and you shall be purified.” And so they begin a new year, a year of joy—our rejoicing. The father draws close to the son, and the son draws close to the father. But this joy

19:01 Speaker 5 We express it not only through dancing, not only through songs, and not only through musical instruments, but through the Torah. The holy Zohar says, “Three are bound together, one with another: the Jewish people, the Torah, and Hakadosh Boruch Hu.” These three are bound to one another by a bond that will never be broken: the Jewish people with Hakadosh Boruch Hu, the Jewish people with the Torah, and the Torah with Hakadosh Boruch Hu—all together. And so, to express this joy, the joy of a mitzvah, we hold the hakafos with the holy Torah, which is our Torah of life and a guide for life. This teaches each and every one of us that afterward, we must carry this joy in the Torah through the entire year. We must be even more careful in observing the mitzvos written in the Torah: the mitzvos between one person and another, the mitzvos between a person and Hashem, those that apply to men, those that apply to women, and also—and especially—in educating our children. We must educate them in Torah and mitzvos, give them a Jewish education, so that they will be complete Jews and grow up to be soldiers. Therefore, now, as we begin the hakafos and this double joy, we ask and pray, we plead before Hakadosh Boruch Hu, that this joy be doubled and redoubled, that it continue throughout the year in revealed and visible good. May there be joy for the Jewish people as a whole, who so greatly need salvation and success. May this joy break through all barriers, for joy sweetens harsh decrees. May joy prevail in every Jewish home, and may this joy influence our lives of Torah and mitzvos. What should we rejoice in? In Hakadosh Boruch Hu and in our holy Torah. May it be His will that everyone have a good week and a year of success and blessing, collectively and individually, with children, life, and sustenance, all in abundance. Have a good week.

21:20 Speaker 6 We thank the esteemed Rabbi for his wonderful words and blessings. May the verse “Yisroel, in whom I take pride” be fulfilled through the words of Torah and Chassidus spoken here and going forth from here. Ladies and gentlemen, esteemed and holy gathering: tonight’s second hakafos with the Torah scrolls in our Holy Land follow the custom of the Arizal, z”l. The impetus for spreading this custom on such a scale comes from the Rebbe, the leader of our generation. In Jewish communities, before taking the Torah scrolls out of the Aron Kodesh for hakafos, it is customary to recite together, in unity and Ahavas Yisroel, verses that express the inner bond between a Jew, the Jewish soul, and the Creator. This is the essential point of faith, revealed in joy beyond all measure and limitation, until we see that Hashem is G-d, as the first verse says: “You have been shown, to know, that Hashem is G-d; there is none besides Him.” This is expressed and revealed in the final verse: “For Torah shall go forth from Zion, and the word of Hashem from Jerusalem.” May Hashem grant that we all merit the blessings spoken of in the verses of Atah Hareisa, through a deep and everlasting bond. And most importantly, may we merit the coming and revelation of Moshiach immediately, right now. To lead the recitation of the verses of Atah Hareisa, we now invite the distinguished chazzan of Kfar Chabad, Rabbi Yitzchak Lieberman, to recite the verses and invite the congregation to the Torah scrolls. Rabbi Lieberman, please.

23:45 Speaker 7 For the first verse, we invite the mara d’asra, Rabbi Mordechai Shmuel Ashkenazi. You have been shown, to know, that Hashem is G-d; there is none besides Him.

24:02 Speaker 6 You have been shown, to know, that Hashem is G-d; there is none besides Him.

24:10 Speaker 7 To Him Who alone performs great wonders, for His kindness endures forever. There is none like You among the powers, Hashem, and there are no deeds like Yours. May the glory of Hashem endure forever; may Hashem rejoice in His works. May the name of Hashem be blessed from now and forever. May Hashem our G-d be with us as He was with our fathers; may He neither leave us nor forsake us. Save us, G-d of our salvation; gather us and deliver us from the nations, that we may give thanks to Your holy name and glory in Your praise. Hashem has reigned, Hashem reigns, Hashem will reign forever and ever. Hashem will give strength to His people; Hashem will bless His people with peace. May our words be pleasing before the Master of all. When the Ark set out, Moshe said: Arise, Hashem, and let Your enemies be scattered, and let those who hate You flee before You. Arise, Hashem, to Your resting place, You and the Ark of Your strength. All the kohanim here, say it together with me. May Your kohanim be clothed in righteousness, and Your chassidim sing joyfully. For the sake of David Your servant, do not turn away the face of Your anointed one. And it will be said on that day: Behold, this is our G-d; we hoped for Him, and He saved us. This is Hashem; we hoped for Him. Let us rejoice and be glad in His salvation. Your kingdom is a kingdom for all ages; Your rule is in every generation. For Torah shall go forth from Zion, and the word of Hashem from Jerusalem. Your descendants shall be like the dust of the earth, and you shall spread out westward, eastward, northward, and southward; and all the families of the earth shall be blessed through you and your descendants.

29:01 Speaker 8 Ladies and gentlemen, the singing will begin in a few minutes.

00:00 Speaker 1 Gershon Freishtat at his best. We’re setting out for the third hakafah.

00:05 Speaker 2 The whole world is a very narrow bridge. A very narrow bridge. A very narrow bridge. The whole world is a very narrow bridge. A very narrow bridge. A very narrow bridge. And the main thing, the main thing, is not to be afraid. Not to be afraid at all. And the main thing, the main thing, is not to be afraid at all. And the main thing, the main thing, is not to be afraid. Not to be afraid at all. And the main thing, the main thing, is not to be afraid at all. The whole world is a very narrow bridge, a very narrow bridge, a very narrow bridge. The whole world is a very narrow bridge. A very narrow bridge. And the main thing, the main thing, is not to be afraid. No, not to be afraid. And the main thing, the main thing, is not to be afraid at all. And the main thing, the main thing, is not to be afraid. Not to be afraid at all. And the main thing, the main thing. One, two, one, two, three, four. And I’m bewildered today; give me [unclear]. Hey, what am I choosing today? No, give me [unclear], and I’ll see, oh, oh, today who you’re bringing along. [unclear] Oh, oh, who are you bringing along? Ay, who are you bringing along? Who are you bringing along? I want to be with him. I have no other desire; who are you bringing along, who are you bringing along? I want to be with him. Give me [unclear]. Ay, [unclear], oh, give me [unclear]. Oh, I’m freezing, rain came down, rain came down, oh! Give me [unclear]. Ay, [unclear], oh! Give me [unclear]. Give me honor, and there will also be [unclear].

04:32 Speaker 5 Ah, hey, let me [unclear], let me [unclear]. I’m [unclear], let me [unclear]. Let me [unclear], let me [unclear]. I’m [unclear], let me [unclear]. I’m [unclear], let me [unclear]. I’m [unclear], let me [unclear]. I’m [unclear], let me [unclear]. Again and again I’ll bring You all my prayers; apart from You, [unclear]. Only You, all our days. Again and again I’ll bring You all my prayers; apart from You, [unclear]. Only You, all our days. [unclear] all our days. [unclear] all our days. [unclear] to You [unclear]. Here, Hashem our G-d, [unclear]. [unclear] to You [unclear]. Here, Hashem our G-d, [unclear]. Our Savior and Redeemer in a time of trouble. Save us now. Our Savior and Redeemer in a time of trouble. Save us now. Ay, ay, ay, ay, ma tidam, tidam tiriridam. Ay, ay, aya, ay, ma tidam, tidam tiriridam. [unclear] all our days. [unclear] all our days. [unclear] to You [unclear]. Here, Hashem our G-d, [unclear]. [unclear] to You [unclear]. Here, Hashem our G-d, [unclear].

10:16 Speaker 6 Who has granted us life, sustained us, and enabled us to reach this time; who has granted us life, sustained us, and enabled us to reach this time; who has granted us life, sustained us, and enabled us to reach this time. Ay, blessed are You, Hashem our G-d, King of the universe, who has granted us life, sustained us, and enabled us to reach this time; blessed are You, Hashem our G-d, King of the universe, who has granted us life, sustained us, and enabled us to reach this time. And blessed are You, Hashem our G-d, King of the universe, who has granted us life, sustained us, and enabled us to reach this time; blessed are You, Hashem our G-d, King of the universe, who has granted us life, sustained us, and enabled us to reach this time. Ay, blessed are You, You, Hashem our G-d, King of the universe, who has granted us life, sustained us, and enabled us to reach this time. And blessed are You, You, Hashem our G-d, King of the universe, who has granted us life, sustained us, and enabled us to reach this time. Yabba dabba da. Yabba dabba da. Ay, ay, [unclear]. [unclear]. For You are the King of kings, [unclear]. [unclear]. For You are the King of kings, [unclear]. [unclear]. Oh, for You are the King of kings, [unclear]. We will raise our voices, [unclear]. For You are the King of kings, [unclear]. We will raise our voices, [unclear]. [unclear]. Song after song we will raise, [unclear]. [unclear]. Song after song we will raise, [unclear]. Ah, ah, ah, ah, yam. Tirarara, tiritam, tirarara, numinrang, tirirara. Ay ya ya, ay ya, ha-ha. Hey. Ay ay ya, ay ya ya. Tirara tiriram, tirara tiram, tiraram tira, tiraram tirara. Ay ya ya, ay ya, ha-ha. Hey. Tirara tiram tirarara tiram, tirara tiram tirarara tiram.

16:32 Speaker 6 Ay ya ya, ay ya. Tirara tiram tirarara tiram, tirara tiram tirara tiram. Ay ya ya, ha-ha. Hey. Ay yo, ay yo. Tirara tirtum, tirara tirtum, tirararam. Ay ya ya, ha-ha. Hey. Yo, yo. Tirara tirtum, tirara tiram. Filaralampi rara, filaralampilram. Ay ya ya, ha-ha. Hey. Yo, yo. Tirara tirtum, tirara tiram. Filaralampi rara, filaralampilram. Ay ya ya, ha-ha. Hey. Yo, yo. Tirara tirtum, tirara tiram. Filaralampi rara, filaralampilram. Ay ya ya, haya haya, ay ya, ay ya. Leslahok hok, leslahok, leslahok beitch moy. Leslahok hok, leslahok, leslahok beitch moy, beitch moy. Aha. Ay. Ay. Tirara dinam, tirara dinam, tirararam. Ay ya ya, ha-ha. Hey. Oy, oy, oy, oy, oy. Tirara dinam, tirara dinam, tirararam. Ay ya ya, ha-ha. Hey. Oy, oy, oy, oy, oy. Tirara dinam, tirara dinam, tirararam. Oy ya, ah ya. Yes. Oy, oy, oy. Tirara tirtum, tirara tiram, tirara tiram. Filaralampi rara, filaralampilram. Ay ya ya, haya haya, ay ya, ay ya. Leslahok hok, leslahok.

19:22 Speaker 7 That concludes the third hakafah. The child Dari[?] is here beside the orchestra platform. His parents are asked to come and get him. Also, once again, please do not lean on the partition in the women’s section. A cellphone has been found here; there is also a phone here for anyone who needs one. Ladies and gentlemen, first and foremost, let us return to the books. Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Kotzk says: Let us study from now on, for who can say of the past, “I studied Torah as I should have”? So let us strengthen our Torah study, both the revealed Torah and its inner dimension, the teachings of Chassidus. And the Rebbe continues: We all pray and say, “Hashem will give strength to His people; Hashem will bless His people with peace.” The complete peace we long and pray for is when the enemy himself becomes a friend, in the spirit of “He will make even his enemies be at peace with him.” The Torah, which was given to bring peace to the world, must bring about not only the defeat of the yetzer hara, but more than that, its transformation into good. As it says, “You shall love Hashem your G-d with all your heart,” which our Sages interpreted to mean “with both your inclinations.” This also accords with what our Sages said: “I created the yetzer hara; I created the Torah as its antidote.” That is, the Rebbe explains, just as seasoning makes food more palatable, so the Torah corrects the yetzer hara and makes it possible to turn it toward good. “Hashem will give strength to His people.” Hakadosh Boruch Hu gave us the Torah, which is called “strength,” so that through it we can transform the yetzer hara into good and attain true peace. “Hashem will bless His people with peace.” And this, of course, comes through Torah study and also through the ten mitzvah campaigns, which the Rebbe urged us to observe and encourage others to take part in—first and foremost, the mitzvah of tefillin, putting on tefillin every day, studying Torah every day, and affixing a kosher mezuzah to the entrance and doorways of our homes. Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to invite Rabbi Lieberman to invite the people. But before that—ladies and gentlemen, we...

22:39 Speaker 7 As the Rebbe requested, we must recite the twelve pesukim. Ladies and gentlemen, the Lubavitcher Rebbe instituted, requested, and selected twelve pesukim specifically for the children to recite, because it is said that the world endures only through the breath of children studying Torah. Ladies and gentlemen, if there are children here, please come forward.

23:19 Speaker 8 Before the fourth hakafah, I have the honor of inviting to the stage the greatest Chassidic-Mizrachi singer of all time, Benny Elbaz. Please.

23:31 Speaker 9 We are small; one who blesses is blessed from Heaven, [unclear]. Happy Yom Tov! I want to tell you, Chabad, that Hakadosh Boruch Hu gave me the privilege—no, no, no, no, there’s no politics here, G-d forbid. Hakadosh Boruch Hu gave me the privilege of singing the Rebbe’s twelve pesukim. Dear brothers, I also had the privilege of writing a song, a song I want to premiere tonight, to bring joy to you, to the Rebbe, and to all the Jewish people. A new song, its first performance. I want the backing track louder so everyone can hear it loud and clear. Thank you very much. As loud as you can. A little more, a little more. A little more, a little more. Everybody, hands up high! The Rebbe of Lubavitch wants Moshiach now. The Rebbe of Lubavitch wants Moshiach now. The Rebbe of Lubavitch wants Moshiach now. The Rebbe of Lubavitch wants Moshiach now. Oh, oh, oh, oh, oy. Oh, oh, oh, oh, oy. Oh, oh, oh, oh, oy. The Rebbe of Lubavitch wants Moshiach now. The Rebbe of Lubavitch wants Moshiach now. The Rebbe of Lubavitch wants Moshiach now. The Rebbe of Lubavitch wants Moshiach now. Hey! Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, really, really, really. Oh, oh, oh, oh, really, really, really. Oh, oh, oh, oh.

26:35 Speaker 10 Truly good friends.

26:37 Speaker 9 I want to see your hands, everybody, up high! We want Moshiach now, now, now, now. We want Moshiach now, now, now, now. We want Moshiach now, now, now, now. We want Moshiach now, now, now, now. We want Moshiach now, now, now, now. We want Moshiach now, now, now, now. We want Moshiach now, now, now, now. We want, we want, we want. The Rebbe of Lubavitch wants Moshiach now. The Rebbe of Lubavitch wants Moshiach now. The Rebbe of Lubavitch. Oh, oh, oh, oh.

27:24 Speaker 10 Holy people, I want to see your hands up high, high, high.

27:33 Speaker 9 Oh, oh, oh, oh. Moshiach, really, really, really. We want Moshiach now, now, now, now. We want Moshiach now, now, now, now. We want Moshiach now, now, now, now. We want Moshiach now, now, now, now. We want Moshiach now, now, now, now. We want Moshiach now, now, now, now. We want Moshiach now, now, now, now. We want, we want, we want. Beautiful, everybody, hands up high! We want Moshiach now, now, now, now. We want Moshiach now, now, now, now. We want Moshiach now, now, now, now. We want him right now, right now. We want Moshiach now, now, now, now. We want Moshiach now, now, now, now. We want Moshiach now, now, now, now. Right now, right now, right now. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. Dear brothers, I want to wish you a happy Yom Tov and a joyous Simchas Torah. I want to tell you: from today onward, Benny Elbaz is and will remain with Melech HaMoshiach, with Chabad, and no more politics! The Jewish people rejoice. Thank you very much. Thank you very much.

29:47 Speaker 11 Yasher koach to the great singer Benny Elbaz. May Hashem continue to bless you. Ladies and gentlemen. Ladies and gentlemen, may I have a moment in the central circle. We want to invite the holy crowd to take the Torah scrolls. Rabbi Lieberman, please make the announcement. Rabbi Lieberman, please.

30:18 Speaker 12 Mr. Yitzchak Matana is honored with a Torah scroll for the fourth hakafah. Mr. Meir Sheftel is honored with a Torah scroll. Mr. Ephraim Pinchas is honored with a Torah scroll. Mr. Moshe Zvi[?] is honored with a Torah scroll. Rabbi Revach is honored with a Torah scroll. Mr. Avner Cohen is honored with a Torah scroll for the fourth hakafah. Mr. Rami Yirmiya is honored with a Torah scroll. Mr. Rafael Yoram is honored with a Torah scroll. Mr. Savya Shalom[?] is honored with a Torah scroll for the fourth hakafah. Rabbi Abuchatzeira of Ramla is honored with a Torah scroll. Mr. Tzabari Karni Karmi[?] is honored with a Torah scroll. Rabbi Mordechai Cohen is honored with a Torah scroll. Yosef Stolinsky is honored with a Torah scroll. Mr. Zalman Yosef is honored with a Torah scroll. Mr. Chaim Lapidot of Argentina is honored with a Torah scroll. Mr. Eli Lipsker, the famous singer and baal tefillah at our holy court, 770, is honored with a Torah scroll. The Temimim whose names I’m about to call should come take Torah scrolls. Eli Reichman, Mendel Morris, Asa Bar Yehuda[?], Yisroel Rotenstreich, Mendy Abergil, Yechiel Bar Yehuda, Mendy Rivkin, Eli Rivkin, Shmuel Hanau, Daniel Yifrach, Margani Yifrach[?], Dovi Hanau, Yedidya Katz. All you wonderful bochurim, I’ll make things joyful for you, with Hashem’s help. Yifrach, Yifrach, Yifrach. Ladies and gentlemen, this hakafah is dedicated, etc. Listen to what the Rebbe said. Since the time is approaching to hold hakafos in Chevron, the city of our forefathers, according to the Baal Shem Tov’s teaching that a person is wherever his will is, when Jews want to hold hakafos in Chevron, they are there. If so, may the joy of Simchas Torah that they want to celebrate in Chevron—and thus are celebrating there—bring about the open recognition that Chevron and its surroundings, and likewise all of Eretz Yisroel, were given absolutely to the Jewish people as an everlasting covenant for all generations. Let it be proclaimed openly for all to see that Hakadosh Boruch Hu, the King of the universe, gave it absolutely to the Jews, and no other nation has any control over it. And may “we offer the words of our lips in place of bulls”

34:00 Speaker 12 be fulfilled: through saying this here, may it come forth in actual practice, with the coming of Moshiach Tzidkeinu, and may the Jews have the whole of Eretz Yisroel, complete, very soon. Rabbi Lieberman, the pesukim, please.

34:20 Speaker 3 Before I say the pesukim, there are still openings to carry Torah scrolls in the coming hakafos. When I finish speaking, you can sign up here beside the aron kodesh. Thank you. Knower of thoughts, save us, please; [unclear], grant us success, please; let our merits run before You on the day we call out. [unclear] All judgment [unclear] will return to the land [unclear] as he said, for knowledge [unclear] like a calf [unclear]. [unclear] the feet of the everlasting ones [unclear] honor and nations [unclear]. [unclear] Have mercy [unclear] merits, sins [unclear]. [unclear].

35:19 Speaker 12 Yossi Berger with Gershon Freishtat and his orchestra.

35:37 Speaker 4 Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh. [unclear]. [unclear]. [unclear]. [unclear]. Chevron, Chevron, Chevron from time immemorial and forever. Chevron, Chevron, Chevron from time immemorial and forever. Chevron is ours; remember our merits, which You swore to our forefathers Avraham, Yitzchak, and Yaakov. Chevron, Chevron, Chevron from time immemorial and forever. Chevron, Chevron, Chevron from time immemorial and forever. Our Chevron, our merits, which You swore to our forefathers Avraham, Yitzchak, and Yaakov. Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, oh! Chevron, Chevron, Chevron from time immemorial and forever. Chevron, Chevron, Chevron from time immemorial and forever. Our Chevron, our merits, which You swore to our forefathers Avraham, Yitzchak, and Yaakov. Chevron, Chevron, Chevron from time immemorial and forever. Chevron, Chevron, Chevron from time immemorial and forever. Chevron, Chevron

00:01 Speaker 1 Hashem, Hashem.

00:01 Speaker 2 Two lines.

00:17 Speaker 1 Hear, O Israel: Hashem is our G-d, Hashem is One. Blessed be the name of His glorious kingdom forever and ever.

00:46 Speaker 2 Ladies and gentlemen, Yossi Berger, together with Gershon Freizner[?] and his orchestra, are setting out for the seventh hakafah. I want to see everyone here dancing and rejoicing until daybreak, and that is how we will receive the complete Geulah. Yossi. Let’s all welcome Moshiach together.

01:12 Speaker 1 Guys, let’s welcome Moshiach. Ay, the ministering angels. Oy, the angels of service. The King of kings. Oy, Hakadosh Boruch Hu. Ay, the ministering angels. Oy, the ministering angels. Oy, the angels, ah, oy, the King of kings. Oy, Hakadosh Boruch Hu.

02:11 Speaker 7 Zusha, Zusha, are you ready?

02:14 Speaker 1 Ay, ay, ay. Oy, the kings, the kings, the King of kings. Oy, Israel! Hakadosh Boruch Hu. Oy, [unclear]. Hakadosh Boruch Hu. Oy, [unclear]. Angels, [unclear]. Hello, [unclear]. Oy, oy, [unclear]. Angels, ah, ah, ay, oh, oh, oy, [unclear]. The kings, [unclear]. Hello, [unclear]. What a delight! I believe, I believe in the coming of Moshiach, I, I believe. I believe, believe, believe in the coming of Moshiach, I believe. Moshiach, Moshiach, Moshiach. Ay, ay, ay, ay, ay. Moshiach, Moshiach, Moshiach. Ay, ay, ay, ay, ay. Moshiach, Moshiach, Moshiach. Ay, ay, ay, ay, ay. Moshiach, Moshiach, Moshiach. Ay, ay, ay, ay, ay. And even if he delays, despite it all, I don’t care; what matters is that he be here. And even if he delays, despite it all, I don’t care; what matters is that he be here, be here, be here, be here, be here. Oh, oh, oh, ah. Oh, oh, oh, oh. Listen, listen to this! Together, together. Oh, oh, oh, oh. And guys, I want to hear everyone together: Moshiach, Moshiach. Where are you, Kfar Chabad? Ay, ay, ay, ay. Just you—quiet. Moshiach. Again, one more time. Ay, ay, ay, ay, ay. Where are you? Come on, come on, come on. Ay, ay, ay, ay, ay, Moshiach, Moshiach, Moshiach. Ay, ay, ay, ay, ay, ay. Moshiach, Moshiach, Moshiach. Ay, ay, ay, ay, ay. Moshiach, Moshiach, Moshiach. Ay, ay, ay, ay, ay, ay. Moshiach, Moshiach, Moshiach. One, two. One, two, three, go. Yo, ho, ho. Ti, ra-ra. Moshiach will come, Moshiach will come,

06:54 Speaker 1 Moshiach, Moshiach will come. [unclear], he will come to you. [unclear], you are alone. [unclear], he will come to you. [unclear], you, you are alone. Moshiach, Moshiach, Moshiach will come, yo anai, yo anai. Moshiach, Moshiach, Moshiach will come, Moshiach will come. Moshiach, Moshiach, Moshiach will come, yo anai, yo anai. Moshiach, Moshiach, Moshiach will come, Moshiach will come. Yo, oh, oh, oh, oh, ho, ho. Ho, ho, ah. Everybody wants Moshiach. Everybody wants. Everybody wants Moshiach. He’ll simply come. Everybody wants Moshiach. Everybody wants. Everybody wants Moshiach now. Everybody wants Moshiach. Everybody wants. Everybody wants Moshiach. Everybody wants Moshiach. Everybody wants. Everybody wants Moshiach now. Moshiach, Moshiach, Moshiach will come; he’ll surely come today. Moshiach, Moshiach, Moshiach will come, Moshiach will come, oy, oy. Moshiach, Moshiach, Moshiach will come; he’ll surely come today. Moshiach, Moshiach, Moshiach will come, surely Moshiach, today, today. Ay. Moshiach. Oh. Moshiach, Moshiach, Moshiach will come. Salvation, yo, hello. Moshiach, Moshiach, Mosh—Hey, Itzik, give it to me! Moshiach will come. Moshiach, Moshiach, Moshiach will come. Salvation, yo, hello. Moshiach, Moshiach, Moshiach will come. Ah, one, two, ah, one, two, three, go! Dobrina, Dobrina, Dobrina. [unclear] Hashem? [unclear]? Yo, give it! Dobrina, Dobrina, Dobrina. [unclear] Hashem? [unclear]. And [unclear] both my eyes. [unclear] both my eyes? From Palestine. And [unclear] both my eyes? We’ll poke out your two eyes in Palestine. Orchestra, please, everyone. May there be vengeance; we’ll poke out your two eyes. We’ll poke out your two eyes in Palestine. May there be vengeance; we’ll poke out your two eyes. We’ll poke out your two eyes in Palestine. [unclear]! That’s not, G-d forbid, is it? That’s

12:22 Speaker 1 [unclear]. [unclear] Hashem, [unclear]. Ay, ay, ay, ay, ay, ay, ay, ay, ay, ay, ay, ay, ay, ay, ay, ay, ay, ay. Ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ha, ha, ha, ha, hay! Ya, ya, ya, yai-dai-dai. Ya, ya, ya, yai-dai-dai. Ha, ha, ha, ha, haya. Ha, ha, ha, ha, haya. Ya, ya, ya, yai-dai-dai. Ha, ha, ha, ha, hay! Ya, ya, ya, yai-dai-dai. Ya, ya, ya, yai-dai-dai. Ha, ha, ha, haya. Ha, ha, ha, haya. Ya, ya, ya, yai-dai-dai. Ya, ya, ya. Ya, ya, ya, yai-dai-dai. Ya, ya, ya, yai-dai-dai. Dad! Lipa!

14:31 Speaker 8 Ya, ah, ah, ah, ah, ya-ya-yai, ah, ah, ah, ya-ya-ya-ya, ya-ya-ya, ya-ya-ya. [unclear], there is none besides Him. [unclear], there is none besides Him. [unclear], there is none besides Him. [unclear], there is none besides Him. Ya-ya-oy. Ya, yai, yai. Long live our master, our teacher and our Rebbe, King Moshiach, forever and ever. Long live our master, our teacher and our Rebbe, King Moshiach, forever and ever. Aya, aya, ya. Ya. Yam tik da da da da da da. Tik da da da da dam. Tik da da da da da dam. Ah, ya, ya. Tik da da da da da da. Tik da da da da. Tik da da da da. Ah, hey. Ah, ya, ya, ya, ba. Yada, daba. Ah, ya, yam, ah, ya, ya. Ah, ya, yam, ba, ba. Ah, ya, ya. Ah, ya, ya. [unclear], [unclear], [unclear], [unclear], [unclear], [unclear]... [unclear], [unclear], [unclear]. Ya, ah, ah, oy, oy, oy, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, hey lo, hey la da ri lo lo. Ho, ho, ho, ho, hey ri li la lo lo. Ho, ho, ho, hey ri li la lo lo. Oy, oy, oy, oy. Ya, ah, yew, oh, yew, tirli lai, lo. Oy, yo. Ah, yew, oh, yew, tirli lai, lo. Oy, yoy. Yai, yai, yai, ah, yai, ah, yai, ah, yai,

18:35 Speaker 9 Ay, ay, ay. Me too, ah, me too. Me, me, me too. Ay, ay, ay. Diri di, diri di, diriri, Bamba. Bamba. Di la la la la. Ay, ay, ay, ay. Ay, ay, ay, ay, ay. Me too, ah, me too. Me, me, me too. Diririririri. Ay, me too. Diririririri. Bamba, Bamba. Di la la la la.

19:16 Speaker 10 Guys, I want to see one big, big, big circle around all of Beis Menachem, with the Sifrei Torah in the middle and everyone around them. Uri, give me another effect here, please, and more volume, because I can’t hear anything. “I will sing sweet songs and weave melodies, for my soul longs for You.” Wait, Yankele, wait. “I will sing sweet songs and weave melodies.” Menachem, get into the circle. “My soul...” Let’s hear you, everyone together. “My soul...” Louder. “My soul yearns for the shade of Your hand.” More warmth. Thank you. “[unclear] Your salvation.” From the beginning, everyone. Oy, oy, oy, oy. “I will sing sweet songs and weave melodies, for my soul longs for You.” Bring everyone together. “My soul...” Nu, nu, nu, nu, nu. Nu, nu, nu, nu, nu. “And for Zion, the dwelling place of Your glory. And for the kingdom of the house of David, Your Moshiach. And for the great and holy House.” Have mercy, mercy, mercy. “For Zion, the dwelling place of Your glory. And for the kingdom of the house of David, Your Moshiach. And for the great and holy House.” Have mercy, mercy, mercy. The opening, everyone together. Oh, ho, ho, ho, ho. Ya, ho, ho, ho, ho. “And have mercy.” “Have mercy, please, Hashem our G-d, have mercy. Have mercy on Israel, Your people. And have mercy on Jerusalem, Your city. And on Zion, the dwelling place of Your glory. And on the kingdom of the house of David, Your Moshiach. And on the great and holy House.” Have mercy, mercy, mercy. [unclear]. [unclear]. Come on, the great [unclear] of Beis Menachem, Beis Menachem. For you, for you, for you. “On Zion, the dwelling place of Your glory. And on the kingdom of the house of David, Your Moshiach. And on the great and holy House.” For you, for you, for you. Ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya.

27:20 Speaker 10 [unclear] my soul. [unclear]. [unclear]. Ya-ma, ma-ma, ma. Ya-ma, ma-ma, ma. Ya ma-ma, ma-ma, ma, ma, ma. Ya-ma, ma-ma, ma. Ya-ma, ma-ma, ma. Ya ma-ma, ma-ma, ma, ma, ma. Let’s hear all of you together. Quiet! Oh, yes.

28:43 Speaker 11 Oh, yes.

28:56 Speaker 10 Oy, yes, [unclear]. Ya ma, ma ma ma, ya ma, ma ma ma, ya mama, mama, ma, ma, ma, ma. Ya mama, mama, ya mama, mama. Ya mama, ma, ma, ma, ma. I want to hear everyone together. D minor. Oy, I believe. Wait, Yemi, you wait for me, not the other way around. Oy, I believe. I’m not finished yet—not so fast. With complete faith. In the coming of Moshiach, the coming of Moshiach, I believe. In the coming of Moshiach, the coming of Moshiach, I believe. Guys, I want to ask you a question: Do you want to keep singing or hear Yemi? Oy, I believe, I believe, I believe with... Yankele, come on! Complete faith, [unclear]. Come on, now let’s hear just you. Close it, close it, turn that off. Oy, I... I, I, I believe with complete faith in the coming of Moshiach, in the coming of Moshiach I dream. In the coming of Moshiach. Wait! In the coming of Mo—come tell Chaimi, come here. Who are you talking to? Come. You’re not talking to him. Binyamin, tell him. Moshiach. Come here, Yemi. Come here. Five hundred people want you here, and you’re telling him. Yemi, please. Guys, guys, one second. We’re not going home yet; we’re going to keep dancing, right, Binyamin? The police are allowing it.

33:13 Speaker 12 Thanks and appreciation to the security forces, to the Kfar Chabad volunteers. Special thanks to the Hatzalah members for their dedication throughout the year. To Radio Kol Chai, Gershon Freishtat’s orchestra, the Kol Shar company and Shmuel Rivkin; the event photographers Meir Dan, Yoel Blinkov and Yossi Reichman. To Rabbi Shlomo Gerberchik for emceeing, Reb Yitzchak Lieberman for the chazzanus, Arik Cohen, Bunty Friedman for all his help, and the Sadeh and Flashman Productions company. And now, Yossi, you can carry on until daybreak, please.

33:58 Speaker 13 Ai ya, ah ah, ha ya ya, oh ho ho ho, tiram tiriri rei, la la, oh ho ho ho, tirili rei, la la, oh ho ho ho, tiram tililili lei lei lei, tilpa, ho ho. “There is a reward for your efforts,” declares Hashem. “There is a reward for your efforts.” Here she stands. “There is a reward for your efforts.”

36:10 Speaker 14 Ai, [unclear], [unclear]. Where’s Yankele Rivkin? Ai, what can one say, what does one say? [unclear]. Ai, what can one say, what does one say? [unclear]. [Unclear]. Ya, haya, ya, la, la, she runs, she doesn’t. [Unclear]. I will reign for you, I will reign for you, I will reign for you. Tell him you remember the hearts too. Aya, aya, aya, aya, aya, aya, aya, aya, aya. Dili-dai, dili-dai, la. Ai, ai, ai, la. Ai, ai, aya, aya, aya, aya, dili-dai, la. Ai, ai, dili-dai, la. Ah, ah, ah, ai, em ai, ai, ai, dili-dai, la. Aya, ah, ah, ah, aya, ah, ah. Listen, gentlemen and my brothers, to everything the Lubavitcher Rebbe instructed. Listen, listen, gentlemen and my brothers, to everything the Lubavitcher Rebbe instructed. Every woman and girl should light Shabbos candles, and all Jewish men should put on tefillin. Every woman and girl should light Shabbos candles, baba baba, Jewish men should put on tefillin. A Chabad House in every place, a Chabad House in every place. Ai ai ai ai, a Chabad House in every place, ai ai ai, a Chabad House in every place, ai ai. Ya pa pa ripam pa riba rahaba pa pa pa.

41:02 Speaker 14 Rimpam priba raba. Ai ai ai ai, every day, Shabbos too, Shabbos candles too, and Jewish men should put on tefillin. A Chabad House in every place, ai, ai, ai. A Chabad House in every place, ai, ai, ai. A Chabad House in every place, ai, ai, ai. A Chabad House in every place, ai, ai, ai, ai. Bam bam bam, bri bam bam bam. Bam bri bam bri bam bam bam. Bam ya di ding di ri ri ri di dam. Bam ya di ding di ri ri ri daaa.

42:33 Speaker 3 [Unclear]. [Unclear].

43:06 Speaker 4 Special thanks to Commander Shmuel David, and of course to Yossi.

43:16 Speaker 3 [Unclear]. [Unclear]. [Unclear]. Someone told me something very beautiful about “Avinu Malkeinu” and the whole world. People sing—there are songs about [unclear], there are songs about livelihood, there are songs of “Be gracious to us and answer us.” But we in Chabad sing: Master of the world, “We have no King but You.” Tadai da da da da da, ma ya ya yam. Ai da da da da da da ya ya ya. Ai da da da da da, mama ya ya ya. Ai da da da da da, ma ya ya. Niya ai na na na na na, ma ya ya ya. Ai tada da da da, ma ya ya. Ai na da na da yo yo yo. Ai tada da da da, ma ya ya. Let’s hear you. Our Father, our King. We have no King. And we have no King. Ahhh, we have none. Our Father, our King, we have no King. We have no King. A-one, a-two, a-one, two, three, go! And every being will know that You made it; every creature will understand that You created it; and all who have breath in their nostrils will say: Hashem, the G-d of Israel, is King, and His sovereignty rules over all. And every being will know that You made it; every creature will understand that You created it; and all who have breath in their nostrils will say: Hashem, the G-d of Israel, is King, and His sovereignty rules over all. King, King, King, the Lubavitcher Rebbe is King. King, King, King, and His sovereignty rules over all. King, King, King, the Lubavitcher Rebbe is King. King, King, King, and His sovereignty rules over all. Yossi Regev on trombone. Give it to me, Yossi. Alex on trumpet. Tzur on saxophone. Avner Michaeli on guitar. Come on, Avner. Itzik, get up, get up, Itzik. Itzik Ravia on percussion.

48:48 Speaker 3 Get up, Itzik, get up, get up. Eliyahu Kivon on drums. Gershon Freishtat on keyboards, the musical director. Kol Shar on amplification, with Uri Machol on sound. Thank you very much, Uri. King, King, King, Hashem is King of kings. King, King, King, and His sovereignty rules over all. King, King, King, Hashem is King of kings. King, King, King, and His sovereignty rules over all.

50:30 Speaker 5 Thank you very much. Have a healthy winter. A good year, a good and sweet year, [unclear]. Thanks to Uri Machol for the amplification, and of course special thanks to the one and only Yossi Berger.

51:06 Speaker 6 Ladies and gentlemen, that concludes the seventh hakafah. We ask that the Torah scrolls be returned to the aron kodesh. Ladies and gentlemen, you know the custom the Rebbe asked to institute: in a number of places, people said and proclaimed at the close of Simchas Torah, “And Yaakov went on his way.” That means going on his way and carrying out his work throughout the year. Ladies and gentlemen, to walk in the ways of the Creator means studying Torah and observing mitzvos. So let us leave Kfar Chabad and these hakafos with all the strength we have gathered over the course of the month. Let us carry it with joy and gladness of heart, in studying both the revealed teachings of Torah and Chassidus, and bring nachas to the Creator of the world. May we all merit, together, the building of the Beis Hamikdash and the coming of the righteous redeemer.