0595 - Seder of Singing Haneiros Halalu by the Rebbe

00:01 In the later years, meaning in the mems, every time they would light the Menorah by the Rebbe's minyan, they would sing the whole Hanerot Halalu, the famous Nigun of Hanerot Halalu. And the Rebbe would stand in his place and would make his hand-- with his hands mainly for the end, Al Nisechah, Al Niplisechah, Al Yeshuas Secha, et cetera, et cetera. But I wanna mention that in the earlier years, like in the chofs and the lameds, they did not sing Hanerot Halalu every time that they lit the Menorah. They say there was that the first lichtl, the first time they lit the Menorah, they would sing Hanerot Halalu, and then the fifth lichtl, the fifth lichtl, and then the last lichtl, that's when they would sing. And also Motzei Shabbos. Now sometimes Motzei Shabbos would be the fifth lichtl, so then it was the same thing. But if it was not the fifth lichtl, it would be another time they would sing the whole Hanerot Halalu. But otherwise, the other days they would not sing the Nigun Hanerot Halalu. But those times that they would sing, the Rebbe would stand and make with his hands, "Toldei So Halalu Hashem Hagadol," he would make a little bit. He would also make, "Al Nisechah, Al Niplisecha, Al Yeshuas Secha." And it's interesting that if there were kids there, when the Rebbe would go into his room, the kids would stand in Gan Eden HaTachton, right in front of the Rebbe's room. And when the Rebbe would walk in

01:16 and he'd walk by the kids, they would sing, "Al Nisechah, Al Niplisecha, Al Yeshuas Secha", and the Rebbe would make with his hands. Just like it would happen when the Rebbe would come up from downstairs from the farbrengen, so the few kids that were there would run up. When the Rebbe would leave, they would run up after the farbrengen, before the Rebbe got up, uh, uh, came upstairs or after davening, and they would stand there by the Rebbe's room and sing. And the Rebbe, when he would walk into his room, would make with his hands to the kids. So Chanukah time, this, the, they would stand there and sing, "Al Nisechah, Al Niplisecha, Al Yeshuas Secha", and the Rebbe would make with his hands. So like, uh, Motzei Shabbos, when after Chanukah licht, when the Rebbe would walk into his room, the kids were there, and they would sing, and the Rebbe would make with his hands.