Padah Veshalom
Throughout Kislev, the Rebbe would instruct those present at his farbrengens to sing the special melody that has become synonymous with Kislev – Padah veshalom.
The power of a niggun
We will conclude with the melody padah veshalom; however, for the sake of order – to avoid confusion and the like – we will sing the melody only after distributing dollars for tzedakah. This announcement is nevertheless being made now, so that the distribution of tzedakah will be accomplished in a more superior and complete manner. (Kislev 9; Hisvaaduyos, p. 396).
We will once again sing the melody unique to the month of Kislev – padah veshalom nafshi… (Kislev 10; Hisvaaduyos, p. 411).
[In the year 5749 (1988), the Rebbe instructed that the melody pada veshalom be sung at his farbrengens repeatedly throughout Kislev, including the night of Rosh Chodesh Kislev; the third of Kislev (Shabbos Parshas Toldos); the ninth of Kislev; the tenth of Kislev (Shabbos Parshas Vayeitzei); the fifteenth of Kislev; the seventeenth of Kislev (Shabbos Parshas Vayishlach); the twenty fourth of Kislev (Shabbos Parshas Vayeishev).]
Tehillim 55:19
Concerning his release, the Alter Rebbe wrote: “… On that day, while I was reciting the verse from Tehillim, ‘He has redeemed my soul in peace’ – even before I began the following verse – I went forth [from imprisonment] in peace, through [the help of Hashem,] the G-d of Peace.” Years later, [during the imprisonment of the Mitteler Rebbe,] he was informed of his release while he was reciting this exact same verse of Tehillim (Beis Rebbe, sec. 2, ch.5).
