Kol Dodi

The deeply moving tones of this melody give expression to the significance of the verse. The heavenly call of the G‑dly voice awakens and summons man’s soul to permit G‑dliness to enter his heart. In the last phrase of the melody we have the reply of the soul. It is ready to fulfill its mission of the heavenly design to illuminate the world with sanctity through Torah and Mitzvos.

This melody is one of the ten composed by the Alter Rebbe himself. The Frierdiker Rebbe once explained that with the power inherent in this melody the Alter Rebbe could purify and refine a Jewish soul.