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Hutzpah

Hutzpah klapay shamyim , “Audacity toward heaven” is a phrase employed by the great rabbis.  Here are three such examples: -After the people sinned at the Golden Calf Moses argued with God to save the multitude. -When God revealed to Abraham the impending destruction of two evil cites, Abraham argued with heaven for their salvation. -When Hannah was empty and full of rage at her inability to bear a child she challenged God directly. As Elie Wiesel taught us, "we are not free to ignore Him."  We laud, praise, hope, love and vie.