Tikkun Chatzos with a Violin
Every night Rav Avrohom Moshe led the Tikkun Chatzos, the midnight service, accompanied by his violin. It is told that he played according to the rules of song and music. His father praised him and said that his soul came from a lofty place, the soul of Dovid HaMelech.
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