I have noticed that at pretty much every Chabad shul I have ever attended, the same tunes were always used for certain parts of davening on Shabbos. For example, they all use the same tune for ha-aderet v'ha-emunah during psukei d'zimra as well as for the line in the kedusha for musaf that begins hu Elokeinu, hu avinu. They also all use the same tune for ata bechartanu during yamim tovim. Every Chabad shul also seems to sing al tira... at the end of davening, although I have noticed variations in the tune used.
Here are the tunes
- Hu Elokeinu
- Ata Bechartanu
Is there a reason why almost every Chabad shul seems to use these tunes for these parts of davening? What is the origin of the tunes? Were they favorite niggunim of one of the rebbes? How long have Chabad shuls used these uniform tunes?
Answer
Hu Elokeinu and Ato Vechartonu were introduced by the Rebbe and was always song in the Rebbe's presence. Hoaderes Vehoemuna -French National Anthem- was also introduced by the Rebbe but the other tune (the one that many Shuls use by Hakofos on Simchas Torah) was more common even during the Rebbe's presence.
Keily Attah (end of Hallel) was composed by the Alter Rebbe (first Chabad Rebbe).
Birkas Kohanim was composed by the Miteler Rebbe (second Chabad Rebbe)'s choir.
There are also Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur songs that they will sing in all Chabad Shuls like Hayom Teamtzeinu (which the Rebbe introduced as his father's Simchas Torah Niggun), Ovinu Malkeinu (composed by the Alter Rebbe), Mar'ei Kohen (Avodah YK) is not a "Rebbe song" but it was the song/tune used in the Rebbe's presence, Napolean March (sung at the very end of YK) was introduced by the Alter Rebbe. What it boilsdown to is either a Niggun introduced/composed by a Rebbe or was always the exclusive tune used the Rebbe's presence.
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