The Melody That Saved a Soul: A Kol Nidrei Miracle - Rabbi Reuven Schmeltzer

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[Music] In the 1800s in the city of Dormstat, Germany Orbach the Mahab of the safer Nal Eshk he was there and in that town there was nebak happened that the missionaries came and they kidnapped the child. This child was taken to the monastery and the parents of course the devastated parents tried very hard to get him back. The monastery priests and monks said all types of denials. If he comes on his own valition to the religion of peace and love, why would we deprive him? They would not let go. Time passed months, maybe years. Finally, there was one judge who was a little sympathetic to the situation. He listened to both sides and he told the parents, you know, I'm willing to give you a chance. You could spend 5 minutes with your child in the monastery and if you could convince him to come after you, it'll be proof that he was forced to come. The parents realized that since he had been brainwashed by the church, what are they going to do? What could they tell him in 5 minutes? They went to the nakalleshk and the nakaleshk thought for a minute and he said, "Let me go with you. You say nothing." They came to

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1. 0:00[Music] In the 1800s in the city of Dormstat, Germany Orbach the Mahab of the safer…
2. 0:31deprive him? They would not let go. Time passed months, maybe years. Finally, there was one…
3. 1:01the appointed place near the monastery. They walked into the big room and they see their…
4. 1:33kidre. Everyone is looking at him flabbergasted. What is this? But he continued and he sings…
5. 2:05the edge of his eyes. He continues the kidra chanting. The child began to cry and…
6. 2:35want to come home to your house. The nakleskll understood that the moments, the solemn moments…
7. 3:07truth and then the tyra melts away in emptiness and disgust. These are the moments that…

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