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-A tradition among Chassidim tells that the Alter Rebbe composed '''ten niggunim''' that are precisely calibrated and allude to elevated concepts in the supernal worlds. These niggunim possess a special segulah, bringing those who sing them to an awakening of teshuvah and to a state where the neshamah cleaves to Elokus.
+==The Ten Niggunim of the Alter Rebbe==
-Some have the custom not to sing these niggunim routinely, but rather at designated times or at auspicious moments. Regarding the Niggun Arbah Bavos (Four Gates), this is not merely a chassidic custom but an explicit directive from our Rebbeim.
+A tradition has been passed down among Chassidim that the [[Alter Rebbe]] — Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi, founder of Chabad Chassidus — personally composed '''ten niggunim''' (Chassidic melodies) that are [[niggunim mekuvanim|precisely calibrated and intentional]], each one hinting at sublime matters in the upper spiritual worlds. These melodies carry a special quality: singing them draws the one who hums or chants them toward awakening in [[teshuvah]] (repentance and return to G‑d) and to a feeling of [[devekus]] — the soul's deep clinging and attachment to the Divine.
-The first five niggunim are known with certainty to have been composed by the Alter Rebbe. The remaining niggunim are attributed to him, but there is doubt whether he himself composed them.
+Some Chassidim have the custom not to sing these melodies casually, reserving them instead for appropriate moments or times of heightened spiritual readiness. In the case of the niggun known as [[Arba Bavos (niggun)|Arba Bavos]] (The Four Chambers), this practice goes beyond personal custom: it reflects an explicit directive from [[the Rebbeim|our Rebbeim]] — the successive leaders of Chabad — not to treat it as an everyday melody.
-== List of Niggunim ==
+Of the ten niggunim, the first five are known with certainty to have been composed by the Alter Rebbe himself. The remaining five are attributed to him, though whether he personally composed each of them is a matter of some uncertainty.<ref name="ahlt-515">In ''Hearos U'Biurim Ohalei Torah'', issue 515, p. 50, it is noted that there are actually fourteen niggunim attributed to the Alter Rebbe, of which eight are known with certainty to be his. The additional melodies include [[Niggun Yashan (Alter Rebbe)|Niggun Yashan]], [[Tzama Lecha Nafshi (Alter Rebbe)|Tzama Lecha Nafshi]], and [[Niggun LeHakafos]].</ref>
-# Arbah Bavos (Four Gates)
+==The Ten Niggunim==
-# [[Eli Atah]]
-# Kol Dodi
-# Avinu Malkeinu
-# Niggun Dveikus Rosh Hashanah
-# K'Ayal Ta'arog
-# Tzeinah U'Re'enah
-# Niggun Dveikus Shabbos
-# Lecha Dodi
-# Bnei Heichala
-== External Links ==
+#[[Arba Bavos (niggun)|Arba Bavos]]
+#[[Eli Ata (niggun)|Eli Ata]]
+#[[Kol Dodi Dofek (niggun)|Kol Dodi]]
+#[[Avinu Malkeinu (niggun)|Avinu Malkeinu]]
+#[[Niggun Devekus Rosh Hashana (Alter Rebbe)|Niggun Devekus — Rosh Hashana]]
+#[[Ka'ayal Taarog (niggun)|Ka'ayal Taarog]]
+#[[Tze'ena U're'ena (niggun)|Tze'ena U're'ena]]
+#[[Niggun Devekus Shabbos (Alter Rebbe)|Niggun Devekus — Shabbos]]
+#[[Lecha Dodi (niggun)|Lecha Dodi]]
+#[[Bnei Heichala (niggun)|Bnei Heichala]]
-* '''Sources of Melody - The Alter Rebbe's Ten Niggunim''' on the Heichal Neginah website
+==External Links==
-* Pinchas Bichler, '''Ten Supernal Niggunim''', HaMevaser newspaper, Shevat 5772/2012
-[[he:עשרת הניגונים]]
+* [http://www20.chassidus.com/audio/nigun/03-01-Sources-of-Negginah-The-10-Niggunim-of-The-Alter-Rebbe-Heichal-Neginah.htm Sources of Melody — The Ten Niggunim of the Alter Rebbe] at [[Heichal Neginah]]
+* Pinchas Bichler, [http://old2.ih.chabad.info/index.php?url=article_he&id=66234 Ten Supernal Niggunim], ''HaMevaser'', Shevat 5772
+==Notes==
+<references/>
+[[Category:Niggunim of the Alter Rebbe]]
+[[Category:Niggunim]]
+[[Category:Fundamental Concepts]]
+[[he:עשרת ניגונים]]