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Chassidic Ecstasy in Music (Paperback, New edition)
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Chassidic Ecstasy in Music (Paperback, New edition)
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Music is of paramount importance in Judaism. On the verse, «Hearken
unto the song and the prayer which Your servant prays before You
this day (1 Kings 8:28), the Gemarrah states that wherever there is
song, there shall be prayer; and indeed, in the Temple, song was an
inseparable element of the sacrificial services, thereafter finding
its position in the prayers and the Torah reading, with its special
melody, in the synagogue. Chassidism employed music as one of its
main avenues for serving G-d. Music served to bring the individual
to a state of awakening and joy, nullifying sadness which was seen
as an element that could only lead to negativity. Joy allowed one
to reach ever higher levels in the service of G-d, leaving one's
sorrows behind, as explained by the founder of the Modzits
Chassidic court, Rabbi Yehezkel of Kozmir, when interpreting the
verse, «with joy you shall go forth (Isaiah 55) to mean that
through joy, we shall go forth from all our difficulties. In this
book, Shmuel Barzilai takes the reader on a brief and concise tour
of the Chassidic courts and their world of music. It explains the
wordless melody (Niggun), which is perhaps even more important than
songs having words; the importance of dance; the place of honor
given to Shabbat songs; and the role of music in Kabbalah. The book
provides an overview of the activities of Rabbis who composed and
sang at every opportunity, whether in the synagogue or while
conducting the traditional Tisch where Chassidic adherents gathered
each Shabbat and Festival to hear their Rebbe explain sections of
Torah, sing and interpret sayings on music. Barzilai also discusses
melodies - niggunim - that became particularly famous, or derived
from non-Jewish sources but underwent a process that allowed them
to be adopted by the Admoric leaders and integrated into the
Chassidic court's repertoire.
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