Kol Ha'Olam Kulo

"Kol Ha'Olam Kulo" (Hebrew: כל העולם כולו, lit. 'The Whole Entire World') is a Hebrew language song by Orthodox Jewish rabbi Baruch Chait adapted from the epigram attributed to the Hasidic rabbi Nachman of Breslov, "The whole entire world is a very narrow bridge and the main thing is to have no fear at all" (Hebrew: כל העולם כולו גשר צר מאוד והעיקר לא לפחד כלל).[1] Israeli singer Ofra Haza also performs a popular version of the song.[2] The lyric is based on an excerpt from Likutei Moharan II #48[3].

The original text is slightly different from the words of the song. Reb Nachman wrote וְדַע, שֶׁהָאָדָם צָרִיךְ לַעֲבֹר עַל גֶּשֶׁר צַר מְאֹד מְאֹד, וְהַכְּלָל וְהָעִקָּר – שֶׁלֹּא יִתְפַּחֵד כְּלָל

"Know that a person needs to cross a very very narrow bridge, and what is essential is not to be afraid [or "... is that one should not be overcome by fear]."

References
  1. "Baruch Chait: Broadening the Narrow Bridge". Haaretz. 6 September 2010.
  2. Ofra Haza. "Kol Ha'Olam Kulo". YouTube.
  3. "Likutei Moharan, Part II 48:2:7".


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