A Song of Tradition and Connection

This Chabad boy stands in front of his whole community, voice shaking but confident.

He's singing the traditional niggun his grandfather taught him, the same melody

sung for generations. Watch how the adults close their eyes, swaying, transported back

to their own childhoods. His voice cracks on the high notes but nobody cares. This is what Jewish

continuity looks like. Not perfection, but connection. The rabbi wipes

tears from his eyes. This six year old doesn't know he's carrying forward 200 years of Chabad

tradition. He just knows the song makes his bubbie smile.