Oifen Pripetchik: More Than Just a Song It’s a tune you may be familiar with — “Oifen pripetchik brent a fayerl…” But the Rebbe explains— this isn’t just a nostalgic lullaby. It carries something much deeper. The way Jewish children are taught to read— starting with the very first letter Alef— isn’t random. It’s part of an unbroken chain stretching all the way back to Moses himself. When we raise children this way, we’re not just teaching them to read. We’re connecting them to generations of Jew