45. The Mystery of a Niggun

What is a niggun? Is it just melody or is it the soul itself, whispering where words can’t follow?

In this wondrous teaching, Rav Shlomo Katz opens the Piaseczner Rebbe’s heart as he unveils the mystery of music as avodas Hashem. A niggun is not just sung, it sings you. The moment you stop controlling it and it begins to carry you, the soul cracks open a path to the Heavens. There, in the shattering and soaring, you’re pulled upward. Not because you're worthy, but because you're real.

But this gift is delicate. Holy music reveals the heart—but so can unholy sound. When melody becomes manipulation, it awakens the soul into confusion. This shiur is an invitation to choose music that brings you back to your Source—to learn how to sing like a chassid, like one who knows he's standing before the King.