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.

What is The Fire of the Aish Kodesh: Remembering the Piaseczner Rebbe with Rav Shlomo Katz?

“The Fire of the Aish Kodesh: Remembering the Piaseczner Rebbe with Rav Shlomo Katz” is a moving collection of shiurim honoring the holy Aish Kodesh — Rav Kalonymus Kalman Shapira of Piaseczno, may Hashem avenge his blood (הי״ד).

From within the darkness of the Warsaw Ghetto, the Rebbe’s Torah burned with unimaginable light, teaching how faith, courage, and love of Hashem can endure even in the shadow of destruction.

Each year on his yahrzeit, Rav Shlomo Katz guides us into the Rebbe’s writings and spirit, bridging his words to the challenges and hopes of our own generation.