7. Tuning into Holy Chutzpa

The Piaseczner Rebbe’s words from Tishrei 5693 (Oct 1932) land like they were written this morning. On the Piaseczner's 81st Yahrtzeit, Rav Shlomo Katz opens the Aish Kodesh and the Rebbe’s diary and invites us to a sacred, audacious posture the Piaseczner models so uniquely: holy chutzpa—crying out to Hashem and, when needed, at Hashem—while refusing to sever the relationship.

Through nigun and short, searing teachings, we ask: “What will You do with all these tears?” We learn how to hold protest and trust together, how to daven without going numb, and how to turn Jewish pain into clarified love and courageous gevurah.