The Baal Shem Tov, or Besht —  the founder of Chasidism — 
met the soul of the Messiah during an ascent to heaven. 
The Besht asked him, "When will the Master come?" 
The Messiah answered, "When your wellsprings break forth to the outside!" 
(from a letter written by the Besht to his brother-in-law about one of his soul ascents) 

Carlebach Seudah Shlishit

The order of seudah shlishit, the third meal as Shabbat comes to a close, at the Carlebach Shul.

This recording includes two songs by Reb Shlomo and two other Hasidic songs. Most important is the Ryzhiner melody that is actually the foundation of the second half of Shlomo's nigun "From Auschwitz to Jerusalem" -- the Ryzhiner nigun starts at 11:54 and lasts about 5 minutes. Before that, the order is Bnei Heichala sung to Shlomo's V'shamru, then Mizmor LeDavid, traditionally sung three times. After the Ryzhiner nigun comes Shlomo's "From Auschwitz to Jerusalem".

The Chabad nigun for Tzam'a L'kha Nafshi comes next, followed by a fast nigun, which morphs into Shir Hamaalot to the same nigun at 27:27 til 28:36. Then mayim achronim and Birkat Hamazon (recording goes through the beginning of the m'zuman call and response). That's the whole order according to the Carlebach Shul tradition.

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