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Jadą Chassidim Do Góry - Yaakov Wasilewicz - יאַדוֹם חֲסִידִים דוֹ גוּרִי

Name: Jadą Chassidim Do Góry - Yaakov Wasilewicz - יאַדוֹם חֲסִידִים דוֹ גוּרִי - יעקב וואשילעוויטש
Uploaded: 2024-12-12T03:14:30.000Z
Duration: 4 min 17 s
Channel: Yaakov Wasilewicz (Yaakov W. Music)

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I am deeply moved and with great pleasure present to you a pre-war song of the Ger Chasidim performed by me. This is a very special song, for several reasons. First, it is a song that the Chasidim sang before the war in Poland on their way to their Rabbi in Góra Kalwaria, so in a world that no longer exists in Poland. What is also special about it is that the Chasidim did not sing it in Hebrew or Yiddish, but they sang it in Polish. The Ger Chasidim are no longer in Poland, but their song remains. So I invite you to listen to the song of the Ger Chasidim - “Jadą Chassidim Do Góry”. ____________________________________ Let us move for a moment to pre-war Poland. Followers from all over the world come to Tzaddik Alter from the Ger dynasty (Góra Kalwaria in Hebrew), often staying for a longer time to study the Talmud and Torah scrolls in this magical city in the synagogue. The Tzaddik's court is besieged, some young men climb trees or the roof of the court and stay there for hours just to be able to see the great rebbe or experience the highest happiness - to hear the Rebbe speak. The dream of many is to hear from the rebbe even "shalom aleichem". Rabbi Yehudah Arie Leib Alter, born in 1847, also known as "Sfas Emes" enjoyed incredible popularity among the Chassidim. A pre-war paper "Dziennik Poznański" wrote about him as follows: “Rabbi Yehudah Aryeh Leib Alter was immersed in the teachings of the Talmud. Hasidim from the farthest corners of the Kingdom and Empire, and even from abroad, would come to Góra Kalwaria for the ceremonies he performed. The Ger Chassidim would come to Góra two or three times a year, and these gatherings were so well-known that even on New Year's Day (Rosh Hashanah) and "Yom Kippur" there would be as many as 10,000 Jews.” The Chassidim gathered around the table, and even under the table, would follow and interpret his every word, every movement and gesture, competing for the remains of food from the Tzaddik's bowl. The Chassidim would come to Góra Kalwaria primarily by the “kolejka”, a Warsaw–Góra Kalwaria–Grójec narrow-gauge train, but also by horse and even on foot. Among them were simple Chassidim. Rabbi Alter supported poor Jews, often helped them, willingly talked, supporting them even with a word. Old Believers traveling from afar traveled to Warsaw, where they changed from other means of transport to the Grójec train. Therefore, the train sent train after train. Alter's successor was his son Abraham Mordechai Alter, "Imrei Emes" (1865-1948). Tzaddik Abraham Mordechai Alter took over the legacy of the Góra Kalwaria court in 1905 and was the last tzaddik living in Góra Kalwaria. The Tzaddikim/Rebbes of Góra Kalwaria became the most influential group of Chassidim in the lands of the Kingdom. Performed by Yaakov Wasilewicz C Lanzbom - Guitars Jeremy Brown - Violin Joel Diamond - Piano and Clarinet Produced, Recorded and mixed by C Lanzbom @ Sherwoodridgestudio www.SherwoodRidgeStudio.com In 2017 I had a pleasure to meet Mr. Shlomo Schlesinger, one of the last Jews from Dąbrowa Górnicza, Poland who was an Alexander Chassid. At the age of 5 he received a blessing from the "Tifferes Shmil", the Alexander Rebbe. When I asked him if he knew any songs in Polish he sang for me a song of the Gerer Chassidim that the Chassidim would sing on their way to see the Gerrer Rebbe in Poland before the war. On the Picture is The Admor, Rabbi Avrohom Mordechai Alter, the Imrei Emes, who was born near Warsaw on 7 Teves 5626 (or December 25, 1865). In 5665, after the passing of his father, the Sefas Emes, he was appointed his successor and served for 43 years. He was considered an outstanding spiritual leader who did much on behalf of the Jewish people. Under his leadership, Gerrer Chassidus thrived and grew until it numbered 100,000 Chassidim, most of them in Poland. After his passing, they compiled his divrei Torah in a series of sefarim, Imrei Emes and that is how he came to be known. For bookings [email protected]