B”H

Just one Shabbos, Just one Torah,

Just one Hashem, who can’t be seen,

Commandments, He commanded us,

Six hundred and thirteen.

How many Fathers, one, two, three,

How many Mothers, four,

How many Children, you and me,

And many millions more.

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Just One Shabbos and we'll all be free

(Tune of Just one Shabbos - MBD)

The Western Wall on Friday night,

First time ever there,

Strapped into his knapsack,

With his long and curly hair,

He stood there for a while,

Broke out with a smile,

Emotion overwhelming, Joy with tears.

The men were dancing there,

Their hearts so full of love,

They sang such happy tunes

To thank the One above

For showing them the way,

For giving them a day,

To rest, rejoice, with peace of mind to pray.

Chorus:

Just one Shabbos,

And we’ll all be free,

Just one Shabbos,

Come and join with me,

Let’s sing and dance to the sky,

With our spirits so high,

We will show them all it’s true,

Let them come and join us too.

I said, “Hello my friend,

You seem to be amused.”

He said, “Much more than that,

I am a bit confused.

I know I am a Jew,

I was Bar Mitzvah too,

But Shabbos in our home,

Who ever knew?”

He asked to join with us

To understand and see,

He spent some time with us

In total ecstasy.

Next Shabbos came along,

His feeling grew so strong,

He first began to feel that he belonged.

Chorus

He found his treasure,

Made some changes in his life,

A brand new family,

His children and his wife,

They learn new things each day,

To live the Torah way,

The message of the Shabbos, They will relate.

Now, every Friday night,

They go down to the wall,

Invite some people ‘round,

And they will tell them all,

We’ll teach them this new song,

To join and sing along,

Soon we’ll all be free,

It won’t be long.

Chorus

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Let's Walk Together

Don't walk in front of me

I may not follow

Don’t walk behind me

I may not lead

Just walk beside me

And be my friend

And together we will walk

In the ways of Hashem

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Life’s hardships

CGI Hampshire UK 5757 - Colour War, Theme Song (Shluchim)

(Tune of Tatte - M. Wald)

Life’s hardships getting unbearable,

All meaning has faded away,

What’ll be with our youth and Yiddishkeit,

More and more, keep going astray.

A Young Shliach patiently continues to try,

Spreading light through the dark night,

Knowing that his sender, is together with him,

Guiding him, giving him life.

Rebbe, oy Rebbe,

Rebbe we need you,

אבינו אב הרחמן,

המרחם, Rebbe, oy Rebbe,

You surely are helping us,

It’s visible in all that we do.

We need you L’matoh,

Commanding your army,

Bringing Moshiach Tzidkeinu.

We need you L’matoh,

Giving us strength,

אבינו אב הרחמן.

Rebbe, oy Rebbe . . .

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Listen listen every Jew

This is what you gotta do

An urgent call from the Rebbe of Lubavitch

That girls and mothers light

The candles Friday night

And every single day

Men should Teffilin lay

To love every Jew

And teach them what is true

Mezuzos on your doors

And keep the kosher laws

Torah you must study

Buy books that are holy

Don’t forget charity

Family purity

That is when Moshiach’s gonna come

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Majestic Figure

(Tune of The Rebbe’s Simchas Torah Niggun)

Majestic figure his holiness shining,

The little Sefer Torah held above the crowd,

The roar, the thunder of voices surround him,

Full of joy and yearning,

How can we make him proud.

Chorus:

Ve’hu yig’aleinu, we’re driven by a promise,

A future bright and clear,

Our Rebbe’s face so dear,

Driven by the promise of Ve’hu yig’aleinu.

A figure standing waiting and watching,

A dirah batachtonim, a garden full of bloom,

Flowers frozen hidden in shadows,

The stillness will be broken,

Oh please Hashem how soon.

Chorus

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Moishe Mouse

M-O-I-S-H-E M-O-U-S-E

Moshe mouse,

And if you please

He never mixes meat with any cheese

Oh! No!

He only eats kosher food

As Kosher as can be

M-O-I-S-H-E M-O-U-S-E

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My Zaide

My Zaide lived with us in my parents’ home,

He used to laugh, he put me on his knee.

And he spoke about his life in Poland,

He spoke, but with a bitter memory.

And he spoke about the soldiers who would beat him;

They laughed at him, they tore his long black coat.

And he spoke about a synagogue that they burned down one day,

And the crying that was heard beneath the smoke.

Chorus:

But Zaide made us laugh,

Zeide made us sing,

And Zeide made a kiddush Friday night;

And Zeide, oh, my Zeide,

How I love him so,

And Zeide used to teach me wrong from right.

His eyes lit up when he would teach me Torah,

He taught me every line so carefully.

He spoke about our slavery in Egypt,

And how G-d took us out to make us free.

But winter went by,

Summer came along,

I went to camp to run and play.

And when I got back home, They said, “Zaide’s gone,”

And all his books were packed And stored away.

I don’t know how or why it came to be,

It happened slowly over so many years,

We just stopped being Jewish

like my Zeide was,

And no one cared enough to shed a tear.

Chorus

But many winters went by,

And many summers came along,

And now my children sit in front of me.

And who will be the Zeide of my children,

Who will be their Zeide, if not me?

Who will be the Zaides of our children,

Who will be their Zaides, if not we?

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Oh Dovid

(Tune of Oh Dovid - JEP)

Oh Dovid, I send you this letter

Expressing my pain and despair

To thank you for teaching me how to survive

All the troubles I meet everywhere

My parents don’t want me to daven

They tell me to do something instead

That’s when I tell them the things that I've learned

Those wonderful things that you've said

Chazak Ve’ematz, always remember

Be strong in your trust, not a pretender

You cannot just take, you also must give

Only then have you learned how to live

But my parents don’t see

That I'm filled with emotion

And serving Hashem with total devotion

You’ve cleared all my doubts

You've answered my dreams

Now I know what a Jew really means

I'm laughed at because of my kippah

My friends make me feel like a fool

They don't understand why I wear it all day

Why I don't take it off after school

At home I make sure we keep kosher

But few of my friends do the same

They hide their religion where no one can see

How I wish they could hear you explain

Chazak Ve’ematz…

But so many are lost in a world of confusion

Their faith isn’t real, just an illusion

I cry for them all, I pity them so

For the beautiful things they don’t know

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Oh Mendy

Oh Mendy, my heart is filled with pain

to whom can I turn

I must have the Rebbe here again

to feel the Rebbe’s smile how I yearn.

Without his presence and his loving care

My whole life is emptiness

My thoughts Mendy, with you I must share

to continue seems so meaningless

Chaim my friend, we’re almost at the end

The Rebbe’s with us as before

Look and you’ll see his Brochos constantly

Urging us, keep on, do more

And not to fear this great darkness

It can only last a while

Continue in the Rebbes’ footsteps

And you’ll see the Rebbes’ smile

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Oh Why, We Jews All Cry

(Tune of Kosel Ma’arovi)

Oh why, we Jews all cry,

Are things so tough,

We’ve had enough?

We’ve worked and slaved

All through the years,

Oh, when will Hashem wipe away our tears?

Chorus:

Oh, when will we walk hand in hand

With Moshiach to the Promised Land?

Oh, when will we walk hand in hand

With Moshiach to the Promised Land?

We’re thrown around

From here to there;

It isn’t fair,

But our faith is strong,

All the Jews are spread apart,

It breaks our hea

but it won’t be for long.

For soon, we will walk…

Soon we’ll hear

A sound that’s near,

Telling us that the time is now.

The sound will be

Eliyahu Hanavi,

And Moshiach will come to

fulfill G-d’s vow.

And then, we will walk…

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Old Folks, Young Folks

Chorus:

Old Folks, Young Folks

Everybody come;

Come to Gan Yisroel,

and have a lot of fun.

Kiss the mezuzah you'll find hanging on the door,

And you'll hear a lot of stories

That you've never heard before.

Adam was the first man,

And Eve was his spouse,

In the Garden of Eden

They started keeping house.

Everything was dandy

And merry, on the main,

Till along came Abel,

And started raising Cain.

Noah was a carpenter

Who stumbled in the dark.

Came across a hammer

And built himself an ark.

Along came the animals

Two by two;

And now you know the story

Of the Gan Yisroel zoo.

Abraham was the first Jew,

Was a brave and daring kid;

Believed in only one G-d

When no one else did.

Smashed all the idols

In his father’s shop,

And when Terah came home,

He really blew his top.

When King Nimrod heard this,

He blew into a rage,

And sent his heavy henchmen

To put him in a cage.

They threw him in a furnace

To roast him to a coal,

But little Abe just stood there

Waving to them all.

Isaac was the son of

Abraham's hundredth year.

At the Akeidah

He didn't shed a tear.

He would have sacrificed him

Though his heart was full of strife;

But then he didn't do it,

'Cause he had a dairy knife.

Esau was a hunter

In the wild woolly West.

He roamed around the ranch

And combed his hairy chest

For his birthright,

He didn't really care;

So he sold it to Jacob

For a sandwich and a beer.

Jacob had twelve sons,

Each one became a tribe.

When someone grabbed Dinah,

They left no one alive.

One went into business,

One learned in his father’s tent,

While Jacob paid a fortune

For the groceries and the rent.

Joseph was the apple

Of his father’s eye;

But his brother’s dumped him

And told a little lie.

Poor old Jacob was

Left without a hunch.

Thinking that his favourite

Was eaten up for lunch.

Joseph said, “This time,

My brothers have gone too far,

They sold me to

Potiphar.”

Then he spent

Many years in jail,

‘Till he tested Pharaoh’s languages,

And rated him a fail.

Moses took the Jews

From Pharaoh's wicked land;

He led them to The Promised Land.

When he struck the rock

There rose a mighty cheer;

Instead of water, flowed

Schlitz malt liquor beer.

David was a shepherd

Who saved the Jewish race;

Goliath tumbled over

When he looked at David’s face.

Many were the victories

When David was the king,

The enemy would drop dead

When David began to sing.

Sisro was a general;

He wished to kill the Jews,

But he ran away so fast,

He nearly forgot his shoes.

He came to Yael’s tent

Knocking on the door,

So she O.D.’ed (over dosed) him with cheese

And nailed him to the floor.

Jonah was a mariner,

So goes the ancient tale;

He took a Trans Atlantic trip

In the belly of a whale.

Jonah felt claustrophobic

And very much depressed,

So, he pushed the belly button,

And the whale did the rest.

Daniel was a prisoner,

Brought before the king;

They played twenty questions,

But couldn' t learn a thing.

They threw him in a lions' den

To perform a great feat.

So, Daniel became a dentist,

And pulled the lions' teeth.

Samson was a mighty man

From the New York Dodgers school.

He killed ten thousand Yankees

With the jawbone of a mule.

He had a brother Who was strong, as well;

Samson went to heaven

And his brother went to....Gan Yisroel.

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Oo Lih Leh

(Tune of Oo Lih Leh - Chaim Fogelman)

Please join along, sing my song,

Moshiach is coming, and it won’t be long,

So clap your hands, and tap your feet,

Moshiach is coming, we’ll be dancing in the street,

Oo lih leh, oo lih leh,

Moshiach is coming,

And he’s coming today.

Ooh lih leh, oo lih leh,

Moshiach is coming,

And he’s coming to stay.

It’s in the air, it’s everywhere,

Moshiach is coming,

Let’s break out a cheer.

Oo lih leh . . .

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Our Ancestry

(Tune of Umalchuso - Vizhnitz)

Our ancestry stems from just one man,

Symbolizing our unity,

Our souls are twins, our Father one,

Separated only bodily.

K’Ish echod b’leiv echod,

Yisroel encamped neged hohor,

Receiving Torah from the Almighty,

Whatever you disfavor,

Keep from your neighbor,

Is the Torah in entirety.

Is the derech for a Jew to follow,

Opening the doors to oisoh oiroh,

Terminating our Golus sorrow.

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Our Holy House

Our holy house in ruins and flames

Only one wall of it remains

The side that outlasted all the rest

The Kossel HaMa’aravi on the west

CHORUS:

Throughout the year every day

Thousands of Jews at the wall do pray

Their tearful eyes to heaven gaze

Hoping the rest will soon be raised

Our symbol of courage, of faith and of hope

Giving us strength with the golus to cope

And rousing our hopes that bimhaira it will be

The wall of the Mikdosh Hashlishi

CHORUS:

Throughout the year every day…

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Please Join In With Me

A young boy holds

a small cupin his hands,

Reciting words he can barely understand.

But on his face,

there shines a joyful light;

He is making Kiddush Friday night.

“Father, Father, please join in with me,

Father, Father, I’m lonely, can’t you see,

Let’s daven together, that is my dream,

Viheishiv lev avot al banim.”

A young girl holds

A candlestick, so bright,

Preparing to light the candles, Friday night.

Her mother is watching with tears in her eyes,

Her daughter turns to her, and cries:

“Mother, Mother, please join in with me.

Mother, Mother, I'm lonely, can't you see,

Let’s light together, that is my dream,

Viheishiv lev avot al banim.”

Throughout the world,

Children pure and true,

Are teaching Torah to every single Jew.

Their parents are learning,

And they are so proud,

And together, they all cry out loud:

“Father, Father, when will the Geulah be?

Father, Father, we' re lonely, can't you see?

Please bring Moshiach, that is our dream,

Viheishiv lev avot al banim.”

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Puff the Kosher Dragon

Puff the kosher dragon lived in Palestine,

And frolicked in the synagogue and drank Shapiro’s wine

Little Rabbi Goldberg loved that kosher Puff

And fed him lots of matza balls and other kosher stuff

Then one day it happened, Puff was eating pork

Little Rabbi Goldberg took the dragon for a walk

Gently he explained that dragons don't eat meat

That comes from little piggies that have dirty, filthy feet

Then puff became Bar mitzvah, put on tefillin every day

Wrapped up in his tallis, that’s the way he’d pray

Made brachos before eating, bentched after every meal

Imagine how religious it made that dragon feel

Now there were some people who did some things just for spite

They'd curse Jews and attack them just to get into a fight

When Puff the Dragon heard this, he roared a mighty roar

And those wicked people are not with us any more

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Purim Rap

In a far away land

in a Kingdom so vast

there lived a great King

who made a great repast

He sent for his Queen

but she wouldn’t come

she wouldn’t be seen

and he was struck dumb

in a queen we must find

the one that was best

it took a little while

until they found Ester

The Jews weren’t loved they had plenty of foes

one was haman as everyone knows

By the king he was raised

up to the sky

By all he was praised

except by Mordechai

Chorus

Yo purim is here

it’s the time of the year

say L’chaim on whisky

yo pass the beer

Mordechai was a great Rabbi

he was a real cool guy

and I’ll tell you why

cu’s once in middle of great strife

he had helped save the old kings life

the court firmly did accord

in the countries chronicles they did record

that Mordechai had been very brave

the great kings life he helped save

Chorus

Yo purim is here

it’s the time of the year

say L’chaim on whisky

yo pass the beer

Ester was from Mordechais mishpacha

and to her he gave a bracha

that kings love she would infuse

so that he would not refuse

but haman was a very wicked man

and he devised oh a dreadful plan

and just like our enemies of old

one thing they favored was lots and lots of gold

Chorus

Yo purim is here

it’s the time of the year

say L’chaim on whisky

yo pass the beer

haman said to the king one day

there is something that I have to say

they just don’t fit in with the rest

to kill them all would be the best

Acashveirosh said if this is the best thing to do

I’ll leave the details up to you

just draw up a plan that would define

and leave it here for me to sign

Chorus

Yo purim is here

it’s the time of the year

say L’chaim on whisky

yo pass the beer

and this haman was very pleased

and quickly drew up what the king decreed

the day was fixed to seal the plots

and it was done by drawing lots

gallows were erected in the streets

where all the non Jews would come and meet

the thing was 50 cubits high

so everyone could witness Mordechai die

Chorus

Yo purim is here

it’s the time of the year

say L’chaim on whisky

yo pass the beer

Mordechai to Ester did tell

remeber you are like a Jew as well

and if you won’t help

oy just to say

we will find a better way

he very soon got the queens reply

do you think I’ll stand by while my people die

fasting and praying tell everyone to do

and you just watch what a woman can do

Chorus

Yo purim is here

it’s the time of the year

say L’chaim on whisky

yo pass the beer

that night the king just couldn’t sleep

and wanted to be in reverie deep

the chronicles he carefully read

and saw how Mordechai had once saved his head

the next day Ester asked the king pretty please

to attend her quarters for a feast

for I have a heartfelt quest

that will put our marriage to the test

Chorus

Yo purim is here

it’s the time of the year

say L’chaim on whisky

yo pass the beer

I will come to you of course

for my good will you have recourse

all you got to do is like hold out your hand

and I will give you half my land

that evening at her the king did attend

and presents to her he did send

and she sang to him this rhyme this song

and the wicked haman sang along

Chorus

Yo purim is here

it’s the time of the year

say L’chaim on whisky

yo pass the beer

yo king be a real lekker oke

and the evil decree please revoke

for a wicked man has set his will

and all my people he wants to kill

who is this man the king asked her

it is the wicked haman sitting over there

Chorus

Yo purim is here

it’s the time of the year

say L’chaim on whisky

yo pass the beer

don’t worry my dear his time is nigh

he will soon be swinging on gallows high

and very soon the deed was done

not only haman but his ten sons

and now my king could you annul your decree

I’m very sorry that just can not be

for no matter how deeply I feel

I can not revoke my royal seal

Chorus

Yo purim is here

it’s the time of the year

say L’chaim on whisky

yo pass the beer

but please don’t weep I have a plan

that will foil the scam of that wicked man

those that for your blood do thirst

go make sure that you kill them first

and in accord with the kings voicing

all the Jews were soon rejoicing

and very much Tzedakah the Jews did give

for now they were sure that they all could live

Chorus

Yo purim is here

it’s the time of the year

say L’chaim on whisky

yo pass the beer

the Jews had cause to celebrate

cause this here delivery was oh so great

Mordechai they all were for him

and called this festival PURIM

purim was a word they really heard

cause it was a Persian word

in Persian purim means lots

that haman drew to make his plot

Chorus

Yo purim is here

it’s the time of the year

say L’chaim on whisky

yo pass the beer

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School Has Begun

School has begun, the teacher’s aware,

Changes have appeared,

Zalmy could you please explain,

What has made this drastic change.

Your interest in learning, Davvening out loud,

Involvement in class, it makes me so proud.

Zalmy please tell me, how you became,

A Chassidishe Bochur, you’re just not the same.

The answer, dear teacher, I’ll say in two words,

GAN YISROEL.

The inspiration remains with me,

GAN YISROEL.

Shabbos Farbrengens, reciting Yechi,

Chayus in Shul, instilling in me,

The feeling that Moshiach is here,

Gan Yisroel has made it so clear.

Rebbe I thank you for a summer so dear,

GAN YISROEL.

You are Moshiach, it’s so very clear,

FROM GAN YISROEL.

Shabbos Farbrengens, reciting Yechi,

Chayus in Shul, instilling in me,

The feeling that Moshiach is here,

Again, I thank you for a summer so dear.

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Sitting in the Darkness

(Tune of Kol Dodi)

Sitting in the darkness, a young boy in despair,

He does not see his father anywhere.

What will be, where will I go,

Without my father, I’m all alone.

The boy is unaware, that his father is right there,

But his father’s words echo in his mind,

After contemplation he comes to his senses,

“Tatte, I know you’re alive.”

Yechi Adonainu Morainu Verabainu,

Melech HaMoshiach Le’olam Vo’ed. (x2)

The father is Moshiach, His children we are,

Why can’t we see him, why is it so dark,

By learning His Sichos, we’ll come to perceive,

That Melech HaMoshiach did not leave.

The Rebbe is alive, Geulah is here,

If we open up our eyes, we’ll see this very clear,

Learning Inyonai Moshiach is the only way,

To live with Moshiach each and every day.

We’re learning the Sichos, opening our eyes,

We’re learning the Sichos and we realise,

That Moshiach has already come,

The Avodah is done.

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Sitting On A Wooden Bench

)Tune of Ani Ma’amin - D’Veikus)

Sitting on a wooden bench,

My good friend at my side,

Discussing our summer that has passed,

We spoke about all of the fun,

And - the - trips that we did have,

And how we wished that we were back in camp.

Just - then something deep down inside me,

Cried, that is not all,

Camp has - given - me much more than just fun,

There are no words that can explain it,

It’s so very deep,

It’s something that I will forever keep.

I remember the Teffilos vividly,

Pronouncing every word so carefully,

Then we would stand,

Our Rebbe we would face,

Thinking of all the good we’ve done

We pronounce all as one,

Yechi Adonainu, with our Rebbe we belong.

And now in 770,

As I stand - before, the Rebbe our King,

I realise how my life has been changed,

From this summer I did gain,

Forever it will remain,

Oh Camp Gan Yisroel,

Next year with you again.

I remember . . .

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Snuggled by the fireplace

One lonely winter night

Skimming through fond memories

Of good times as a child

The fire melts away the years

As I find myself once more

Sitting by a fire,

But this time I’m not alone

My counselor is sitting beside me

My bunkmates are sitting nearby

With heartfelt concern he speaks to me

He words that changed my life

How it pains my heart to realize that

Those times are forever gone

Oh, where would I be

If you hadn’t come my way

Yeshivas Kayitz Y2K

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Someday, We Will All Be Together

(Tune of Someday - MBD)

They learned in a dark, frigid cellar,

Alone, just a small group of men,

When in rushed the soldiers, and led them all away,

The flame of Torah flickered on that day.

So many tears, so much sorrow,

The pain has lasted thousands of years,

But soon we’ll stop crying, the cruelty will end,

And Melech HaMoshiach will descend.

Chorus:

Someday, we will all be together,

Someday, we’ll be sheltered and warm,

Never will we have to, express any fear,

Our scars and our wounds will disappear.

Avrohom and Yitzchok will be there to greet us,

Ya’akov and his sons will stand by and smile,

Moshe Rabeinu will lead us once again,

In Yerushalayim, B’ezras Hashem.

We learn every day, and we Davven,

We ask Hashem, please bring those old times back,

I know that He’s listening, He always does, it’s true,

For I’ve received a promise, and so have you.

That Hashem will lead us, out of Golus,

It won’t be to much longer, I know,

And then, together we will Davven, together we will sing,

And praise and thank Hashem for everything.

Chorus

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Standing by the seashore

By the seashore a young boy does stand

He waves high, the flag in his hand

His efforts to signal a ship seemed to all to be a waste

Against the vast empty ocean he faced.

He attracts the attention of each passerby

As they look at the flag waving high

Can’t you see little boy you’re alone in your plight

As you signal with nothing in sight

Yet steadfast to his mission his faith never waned

As the ship arrived the young boy explained

I knew that the ship would return here to see me

For the captain is my father you see

Our mission is clear Moshiach is near

For the Hisgalus of the Rebbe we continue to prepare

Though we’re challenged and we struggle it’s a battle we’ll have won

For our captain won’t forget his loyal son

So let’s carry our banner and wave it with pride

As we search the horizon with each passing tide

As the ship comes to shore our Yechi we’ll extend

Melech HaMoshiach will descend

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Standing In Line

Standing in line, deep in thought,

Reliving a summer, he’ll never forget,

Those two weeks that he did spend,

To him so much they meant.

Starting with the Bracha he received,

From the Rebbe before he did leave,

In camp with the Rebbe living always,

By Yechi’s and Bentching each day.

Those farbrengens we had,

The hachlotos we made,

The songs that we sang,

In he heart will always remain.

As he passes the Rebbe,

His voice chokes with tears,

Rebbe, oy Rebbe,

Thank you for a summer so dear.

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Standing Proud

Standing proud at the finish line,

Not one soldier left behind,

Every trooper holding strong,

Singing Geulah song,

Singing Victory song.

Rebbe, you’ve trained us all the way,

To live Moshiach every day,

Golus is through,

הגיע זמן גאולתכם,

It’s up to you and me.

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Standing Side by Side

(Tune of Yedid Nefesh A. Fried)

Standing side by side

Tears well up in their eyes

Each unaware that the other is there

Whispering a silent prayer

(Staff-)

Dear Rebbe I want you to see

The children you entrusted to me

Each one a jewel so precious and rare

You have placed into my care

To live with you every moment

Is the message I've tried to impart

To bring you lematah, together with us

Each of us doing our part

Now Rebbe the summer is over

Now that my shlichus is through

I ask that the spirit of Gan Yisroel

Continue in all that they do

(Campers-)

Dear Rebbe I'd like you to see

How much Gan Yisroel changed me

I'm closer to you than ever before

Connected forevermore

My counselor your shilach inspired me

With true dedication and love

His friendship I'll treasure forever

How can I thank him enough

Oy Rebbe your Gan Yisroel

Will always find place in my heart

It's chayus and warmth will remain with me

It's lessons I'll treasure and guard

(Together-)

As the crowd at the Ohel does grow

Mendele turns to go

As he leaves he sees a familiar face

Camper and counselor embrace

Goodbye, Gan Yisroel

Farewell to those wonderful times

Your memories will always be part of me

Oh Gan Yisroel, goodbye

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The Little Bird

The little bird is calling,

It wishes to return.

The little bird is wounded,

It cannot fly, but yearns.

It’s captured by the vultures,

It’s crying bitterly,

“Oh, to see my nest again,

Oh, to be redeemed.”

This little bird of silver,

So delicate and rare,

Still chirps among the vultures,

Outshining all that’s there.

How long, how long it suffers!

How long will it be?

When will come the eagle,

And set the little bird free?

The little bird is Israel,

The vultures are our foes.

The painful wound is Galus,

Which we all feel and know.

The nest is Yerushalayim,

Where we yearn to be once more,

And the eagle is Moshiach,

Whom we are waiting for.

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The Lubavitcher Twist

The Lubavitcher twist,

It goes like this,

The Lubavitcher twist,

It goes like this,

The Lubavitcher twist.

Swing those gartels round and round,

Say korim umish’tachavim, hit the ground,

Throw your streimel way up high,

Learn Torah till you reach the sky,

We’ll do the twist.

The Lubavitcher twist . . .

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The Picture Of The Rebbe

On my wall hangs a picture of the Rebbe

His presence guides me all the time

Every dear word that the Rebbe did say

Is etched in my heart and my mind

Hearing that the Rebbe was coming

I started to run eagerly

Nothing else mattered to me any more

The Rebbe I had to see

To be a chosid I strive

To the Rebbe mekushar

To give over my life

To the Rebbe’s avodah

I yearn to be close, my heart and my soul

A connection to the Rebbe I hold

Though now we don't see

The Rebbe lematah

In a guf physically

The work’s so much harder

But a talmid I am, his Torah I learn

While I eagerly await his return

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The Rambam song

In the post Talmudic age,

Lived a scholar and a sage

Rabeinu Moshe Ben Maimon was his name

Wise in so many things

A physician to kings

A philosopher, the Rambam of great fame

Chorus

MiMoshe ad Moshe

Lokum Kimoshe

A teacher and a leader strong

MiMoshe ad Moshe

Lo kum Kimoshe

To teach our nation right from wrong

As a great authority

And with great care and clarity

The Rambam wrote his Yad Hachazokoh

In his work he clearly lists

Of what Jewish law consists

Helping Yidden to keep HaShem’s Torah

Chorus

Now the Rebbe today

Has suggested a good way

For Jews around the world to be as one

Study the Rambams’ laws

Throughout the globe, corners four

And help Moshiach speedily to come

Chorus

Now in countries far and near

You can clearly see and hear

People learning Rambam every single day

The same section of Torah

From the Yad Hachazokoh

Bringing unity in yet another way

Chorus

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The Russian boys plea

A Russian boys’ hopeless plight

Dreariness fills his night

Hardship and pain befell him

His chance of survival is slim

Finding no source of true comfort

To the Rebbe he turns with a letter

Compelled to express to him

How life could have been so much better

Chorus

The boy did not beg for an easier life

Nor of a hope to be free

Vos Zol Ich Ton, Az es Davent Zich Nit

That was the Russian boys, plea

As the Rebbe spoke at Farbrengen

The Chassidim gazed on in surprise

The Rebbe choked with emotion

And tears streamed form his eyes

Chorus

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The Snowdrifts

(Tune of Yonah Matz’ah - London School)

The snowdrifts have settled, the night sky so clear,

A heart-warming melody fill up the air,

The Sefer he studies, so precious to him,

Melting the coldness from within.

At daytime a hardworking father, alone,

With hardships of living and building a home,

The learning he longs for the whole day, he finds,

Confused by the troublesome mind.

Silently crying, he clings to a dream,

How he longs for the times of Moshiach,

פנויין בתורה, he sings,

To bask in the kedusha that it brings.

Hopefully sighing, he knows that one day,

He will learn in the house of Moshiach,

Leaving his troubles behind,

At last, time for learning he will find.

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Thinking Of Saying Goodbye

Thinking of saying goodbye

My heart just has to cry

With Torah and Mitzvos

And fun time too

Why must it be true

I have to go from Gan Yisroel

Soon we’ll be hearing the bell

And then I will shake

My counselors hand

Oh Gan Yisroel, why must you end

My counselor he takes me aside

Speaks to me as be cries

Oh Levi remember what I taught you

It will help you become a better Jew

Now I feel stronger for now I can see

Gan Yisroel you’re a part of me

My counselor he takes me aside.

Speaks to me as he cries

Oh Levi remember what I taught you

It will help you became a better Jew

Now I feel stronger for now I can see

Gan Yisroel you’re a part of me

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**Tie me Yetzer Hora Down, chief**

(Tune of Tie Me Kangaroo Down)

CHORUS:

Tie me Yetzer Hora down, chief

Tie me Yetzer Hora down

We don’t want to come to grief, chief

So, tie me Yetzer Hora down

Love your fellow Jew, Lou

Love your fellow Jew

It's the basis of our belief, Keith

It's the greatest thing you can do

Put Tefillin on your head, Fred

Put Tefillin on you head

So he grabbed those straps of hide, Clyde

An’ that’s him, moving ahead

Put a Mezuzah on your gate, mate

Put a Mezuzab on your gate

This Mitzvah ain’t no joke, Bloke

It'll save ya’ from a dangerous fate

Light candles like a good Jewish girl, Shirl

Light candles like a good Jewish girl

So she grabbed those sticks of wax, Max

This Mitzvah’s really a pearl

Gotta pray to Hashem, Clem

Gotta pray to Hashem

Mornin’, arvo, and eve, Steve

Daven again and again

Kosher meat’s what I like, Mike

Kosher meat’s what I like

So get rid of your pork, Hawke

Let ya’ piggies go for a hike

Educate your kid, Sid

Educate you kid

Let ‘im learn from night till dawn, Norm

Or Rabbi Groner’s gonna flip his lid

Hang those fringes on your shirt, Squirt

Hang those fringes on your shirt

Don’t bide ‘em in you pants, Lance

And don’t let ‘em drag in the dirt

Rest on the seventh day, Ray

Rest on the seventh day

Devote this time to ya’ soul, Joel

Put those tools away

Learn Chitas each day, Jay

Learn Chitas each day

Chumash, Tehillim, and Tanya

It will keep the Yetzer Hora away

Say Rambam coz it’s a lotta fun, Hon’

Say Rambam coz it’s a lotta fun

Try and do three if you can, Man

If you can’t, then at least do one

You’ve got to do Mivtzoim all the time, Sime

Do Mivtzoim all the time

Tefillin and Mezuzos are a must, Just

It’s sure to keep you in line

Prepare Negel Vasser before going to sleep, Creep

Prepare Negel Vasser before going to sleep

That Tumah has gotta go, Jo

Coz this Mitzvah’s worth a heap

Don’t forget to learn, Em

Don’t forget to learn

Truckin’ away through Shas, Gus

Do yourself a good turn

Out with the dollar bill, Phil

Out with the dollar bill

Fill that box with Tzedakah, Ocker

Get home an’ empty ya’ till

There’s Elokus in a platypus, Gus

There’s Elokus in a platypus

There’s Hashem in every little thing, Bing

Even in kangaroos

Look forward to the time to come, chum

Look forward to the time to come

We want Moshiach now, Mal

We’ll all together be one

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To David My Dearest Friend

To David my dearest friend,

This letter with joy I send,

Our friendship and ways will just have to change,

It’s direction please let me explain.

I thought that a summer meant fun,

Swimming and sports in the sun,

I never expected this summer to be,

Such a change of direction for me.

In the way that I learn, in the way that I play,

In the way I treat friends, in the things that I say,

In all that I do, you could clearly see,

I’m a Chossid, and the Rebbe is right beside me.

Like a soldier I wake, like a soldier I pray,

The Rebbe’s great Chayos, pulls me through the day,

For the rest of my life, a soldier I’ll be,

The way that my counselor and teachers taught me.

With oceans of ink, and mountains of paper,

And all the time in the world to write,

I could not express the depth of those changes,

This summer has made in my life.

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To Love A Fellow Jew

To love a fellow Jew

Just the same as you

Is the basis of our holy Torah

He may be far from me

Across the widest sea

Still I’ll always love him just the same

For seventy, eighty years

A neshama wears and tears

Just to do a favour for another

Love him with all your heart

The heavens spread apart

For every Jew is really our brother

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Two Brothers

Two brothers together, walking hand in hand,

They talk about redemption, and of the promised land,

Their hearts flow with happiness, their minds carefree and light,

They raise their voice in unison, and sing into the night.

Oh Moshiach’s coming soon, we’ve waited for so long,

When our Rebbe will ascend his throne, and lead us all in song,

When our loved one’s who have passed away, will be with us once more,

When Moshiach our Nassi will teach us as before.

They walked passed the city houses and passed the ripened field,

They don’t hear the Arab soldier telling them to yield,

Thunder crashes in the mountains and rain begins to pour,

The Arab sentry fires, now brother is no more.

Oh Moshiach’s coming soon, we’ve waited for so long,

Oh when will you ascend your throne, and lead us all in song,

When our loved one’s who have passed away, will be with us once more,

When our own Eretz Yisroel will be ours as before.

A loud voice in the distance, a horn blows loud and clear,

He lifts his head in wonder, and wipes away a tear,

A majestic man approaches amongst thousands of men,

He hears a voice behind him - Brothers back again.

Oh Moshiach’s finally here - we’ve waited for so long,

When our Rebbe will ascend his throne, and lead us all in song,

When our loved one’s who have passed away, are with us once more,

When Moshiach our Nassi will teach us as before.

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Wake Up Yidden

(Tune of Kol Rinah)

Wake up Yidden

From the dream of Golus

Get ready to greet

Moshiach Tzidkeinu

Geulah is coming

Swiftly towards us

Henei Zeh Oimed

Achar Kosleinu

There will be no more war

No more will lions roar

Umoloh Ho’Oretz Dei’oh

Within a Mikdosh built of flame

We’ll give thanks to his name

And March to Geulah

With the Rebbe Shlita

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Waiting For So Long Now

Everyone let me hear you shout

On the top of your lungs:

Whom we been waiting for?

Dem Moshiach Man!

And when do we want him?

Straight away!

When?

Straight away!

Dat’s right, I know dat!

Now everybody come follow me and say:

Waiting for so long now

Two thousand years

Waiting for so long now

We cannot wait no more

Whom we been waiting for?

Dem Moshiach man!

Whom Eve been waiting for?

Dem Moshiach man!

What will be?

When he will come?

There will be lots of fun

On dem trees will be growing candy

Everything will be nice and dandy

Dat’s right

Don’t you know the main thing of all

We got to have peace in the Middle East

Follow me and say:

Shalom in the east and Shalom in the west

Shalom in the north and Shalom in the south

Come on now, come on now

Ragga mon daddy

Come on now, come on now

And listen for me

Listen for me brother

We have information

You know we go to see

Dem G-dly revelation

You know we gonna feel dem

Great sensation

Me telling you dem truth

It’s no fabrication

Not just for me

but all the nation

Dem African man want dem Moshiach man

And dem Puerto Ricon

And dem Mexican

And dent Colombian

And dem American

And dem Israeli-man

And dem Russian

And dem Argentinian

And dem Canadian

And dem South African

And dem Pomme-man

Oh! I almost forgot one ting, ting, ting…

Dem Australian…!

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Way Up High

Way up high, in the sky

There's a building still unfinished

Way up high in the sky

The Mikdash Hashlishi

And with every mitzvah

That we do so carefully

Hashem will add a brick

To the Mikdash Hashlishi

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We’re Here At Farbrengen

(Tune of Harninu Goyim)

Elter Chassidim:

We’re here at farbrengen,

חסידים אין איינעם,

Over the years oh, how much we’ve seen,

Yet what can compare to a vision so clear,

The energy of דור השביעי .

Bochurim:

Here in בית חיינו the feeling is אשרינו,

מבצעים’s our stuff, in הוראות we קאך,

"קער א וועלט היינט" is פשוט on our minds,

We’re living with the Rebbe all the time.

Crowd:

Here in 770 we came to see the Rebbe,

Our views are as wide as the world outside,

But where can we find a leader true and kind,

Instilling me with joy and Jewish pride.

Children:

From every one here we kids get special care,

I turn around and see a smile just for me,

We stand in command for our mission at hand,

Hey - you thought we didn’t understand!

Chorus:

לחיים רבי, לחיים ולברכה,

I’ll do my best to do what’s right, and bring the Geulah,

Soon the world will join in harmony,

Farbrengen in the מקדש השלישי.

Farbrengen is a special time,

Bringing us together,

We’re all חסידים with one Rebbe,

A strength that can’t be measured.

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We’ve Existed So Long

(Tune of V’chol Ma’aminim)

We’ve existed so long,

For the Torah kept us strong,

And the Torah will never disappear - oh, no!

Through the ages, it was brought,

By the children who were taught,

To follow it and constantly declare.

I’m a Jew and I’m proud,

And I’ll sing it out loud,

‘Cause forever that’s what I’ll be.

I’m a Jew and I’m proud,

And it’s without a doubt,

That Hashem is always watching over me.

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We’ve Existed So Long (other)

(Tune of V’chol Ma’aminim)

We’ve existed so long,

‘Cause our Emunah kept us strong,

That Moshiach is coming any day.

Through the ages, we have known,

That he’ll come, and take us home,

Ani Ma’amin Be’Moshiach, we would say.

Now, the Rebbe has assured,

The time is here, at last,

הגיע זמן גאולתינו,

So, together we must come,

And prepare ourselves, as one,

To greet Moshiach Tzidkeinu.

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What can we do

(Tune of Oh, Moshiach - Tzlil V’zemer)

What can we do that will help bring Moshiach

We do our Mitzvos without delay

And what will happen f we do them quite proper

Then we’ll have the Geulah today

Chorus

Oh Moshiach how we want you now

How long for you must we wait

Oh Moshiach how we want you now

When you come it will be great

Every Jew, child and elders together

Work hard and keep up the Bren

Just like we do, yes us kids in the army

The Army of Tzivos Hashem

Chorus

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When Oh When Will Every Jew

(Tune of Hiney Kachomer)

The winds, they howl, they gasp, they growl,

Blowing through each crack,

People rush about the dark,

Not knowing what they lack,

Only inside by candle light soft,

The Shabbos glow, lifts the Jew aloft,

And as a sign, two Challos and wine,

And praise to Hashem, who makes us divine.

Chorus:

When oh when will every Jew,

See those candle lights shine,

When oh when will every Jew,

Taste the sweet Shabbos wine,

When oh when will Moshiach come,

We sing from our hearts, oy yum biddy bum,

Yum biddy bum, oy yum biddy bum,

We sing of the time, Moshiach will come.

One, Shabbos flames will be,

Kindled far and wide,

Every Jew will then want to,

Greet the Shabbos bride,

And by the gleam of candle light soft,

The Shabbos glow lifts a Jew aloft,

And as a sign, two Challos and wine,

And praise to Hashem who makes us divine.

Chorus

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Where Is That Hand

(Tune of Niggun Shabbos Ve’Yom Tov - Niggun #96)

A tear runs down from his cheek,

Oh Hashem, it’s another week,

Shabbos is passing, the Rebbe did not speak.

Days, weeks, then months goes by,

How long must your children cry,

Beseeching, demanding, Ad Mosai, it’s enough.

Chorus:

Where is that hand, to which millions do come,

Where is that voice, that unites us all as one,

Our hearts pouring out, as we scream to Hashem,

The Rebbe zol gezunt zein, and be with us again.

On Sunday a man arrives,

With hope in his troubled eyes,

Excuse me, please help me, the Rebbe’s help I seek,

I’ve comes to the Rebbe’s door,

His brocho I need once more,

unanswered he lifts his eyes and desperately he cries.

Chorus

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Who Knows One?

Who knows one?

I know one!

One is Hashem

In the heavens and the earth

Oo-ah, ooh-ah-ah

Who knows two?

I know two!

Two are the luchos that Moshe brought

And one is Hashem

In the heavens and the earth

Three are the fathers…

Four are the mothers…

Five are the books of the Torah…

Six are the books of the Mishna…

Seven are the days off the week…

Eight are the days before a bris…

Nine are the months before a baby's born...

Ten are the Aseres hadibros…

Eleven are the stars in Yosef’s dream...

Twelve are the tribes of Yisroel…

Thirteen are the attributes of Hashem…

Fourteen are the books of the Rambam…

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With a Tehillim

(Tune of Ani Ma’amin - JEP)

With a Tehillim he sat through the night

Pondering deeply into his plight

The Rebbes’ image in front of his eyes

Oh where is Moshiach he cries

Three times a day we would have the great Zechus

The Nossi Hador would come Daven with us

How can I live when a Shabbos goes by

Without a Farbrengen he cries

Oh Rebbe! Oh Rebbe! We need you

Hashem, Hashem, Keil Rachum

We’re sick of this Golus can’t bear any more

Why can’t you open the door

You’re children are yearning to be with you

How long can this torture continue

Bring the Geulah, fulfilling your vow

To bring Moshiach right now.