48. Crying While Dancing, Dancing While Crying

Can a tear fall in the middle of joy? Can a smile rise up from the center of pain?

Rav Shlomo Katz brings us to the heart of Chassidus, the place where opposites meet and dissolve in truth. A niggun becomes the soul’s confession, a mikveh of melody, where we don’t explain ourselves; we reveal ourselves. The Piaseczner Rebbe shows us that real avodah doesn’t wait for the perfect moment. It’s not reserved for a fabrengen or a Friday night. The door is always open.

Whether whispered at your kitchen table or sung in a crowded street, your soul’s song is sacred. And in that moment, dancing or weeping or both, you come face to face with who you really are, and who you yearn to become.