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In this special episode, recorded amidst escalating tensions between Israel and Iran, Rav Shlomo shares raw, heartfelt Torah to help us spiritually anchor in these trying times.

From the bomb shelters of Ra’anana to the deep teachings of Rabbi Nachman and Reb Yitzchak Breiter, Rav Shlomo opens a window into the soul of Am Yisrael—our strength, our pain, and our unbreakable longing for redemption. He responds directly to those who don’t understand the eternal mission of the Jewish people, reframing suffering not as defeat, but as part of a matarah nitzchit, an eternal purpose.

What does real victory look like? Not a regime change in Tehran, but the rebuilding of the Beit HaMikdash and the return of Mashiach.

What do King David and King Shlomo teach us about the soul of Mashiach?

Rav Shlomo Katz explores a powerful tension in the Torah: Why was David HaMelech, our greatest warrior and servant of Hashem, not allowed to build the Beit HaMikdash? And how is Mashiach, who must also fight great wars, able to build the Third Temple?

Drawing from the Rambam, the Lubavitcher Rebbe, and Chassidic masters, Rav Shlomo reveals that Mashiach will not be just a descendant of David, but also Zera Shlomo - a blend of the courage of David and the peace of Shlomo.

🔹 Why is the Beit HaMikdash still called “Beit David” even though Shlomo built it?
🔹 The Rebbe’s secret insight into the Rambam’s words: “מזרע דוד ומזרע שלמה”
🔹 How Mashiach will conquer the world not through war, but through tefillah
🔹 Why longing for redemption, even when we can’t complete the mission, changes everything

From David’s holy wars to Shlomo’s divine peace, we uncover how Mashiach will bring the world together, without even one gunshot. Just pure presence, love, and Emunah.

What will actually change when Mashiach comes? And what if the answer isn’t a different world, but a different way of seeing the world we already live in?

Let's dive deep into the Chassidic understanding of Geulah (redemption), explaining how the teachings of the Baal Shem Tov and other tzaddikim reveal the hidden essence of reality. It's already here, just waiting to be uncovered. Drawing from the Alter Rebbe, Rashbi, and the Vitebsker Rebbe, we explore how Chassidus helps us build the spiritual vessels to live with Mashiach-consciousness now.

We daven for Mashiach every day. We say the words. We hope it's near.

But what are we actually waiting for? What will change in the days of Mashiach and what will stay exactly the same? What does life look like in a world filled with emunah, clarity, and Geulah?

This shiur explores the teachings of Chazal, Rambam, and classic Torah sources on Yemot HaMashiach. We explore how this is not a new reality, but the world we know, restored to what it was always meant to be.. A world where Hashem’s truth is visible, where mitzvot feel natural, and where we finally see how much distortion we’ve learned to tolerate.

It’s a perspective that will change how you understand redemption, faith, and your role in bringing light into a broken world.

The origins of Mashiach ben Yosef and his role.

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What will be different from the redemption we are anticipating as opposed to the redemption from Egypt?
What is the difference between Moshe Rabbeinu and Mashiach?

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What does the sense of smell have to do with the manner in which Mashiach will carry out judgment?

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Is Mashiach in a state of sleep until he is chosen?

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In order to understand King Mashiach's role post redemption, we have to go back to the Torah and understand why were reprimanded for the manner in which we initially asked for a king.

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Why does Mashiach have to be a human being?
Why does redemption have to be through a human being?

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One of the key components which block us from believing in the coming of Mashiach is Mashiach himself. Why so?

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n our generation, we are witnessing an amazing phenomenon. On the outside it seems so depressing and sad, but on the inside it is beyond exciting.

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What is it about our generation that is more ready for the coming of Mashiach than other generations that came before?

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in this class, we delve deep into the statement of Rabbi Yochanan from the Gemara in Sanhedrin who says that Mashiach will come in a generation that is either fully worth or fully guilty.

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What can be done to bring the redemption closer?

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The words of the Zohar Hakadosh help us understand the wild times we are living in, within the context of Mashiach's imminent arrival.

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The Gemara, Abarbanel, and Maharal discuss the division of the 6000 years of this world. The Ramban and the Alter Rebbe also discuss the division, all pointing us to the time we are living in, a time primed for the coming of Mashiach.

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In this class, we learn from the Alter Rebbe and the Seventh Rebbe what it means to believe with complete faith that Mashiach can come today, especially when it doesn't look like it.

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Did chazal really tell us to distract ourselves from anticipating the arrival of Mashiach?

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The Medrashim, R' Shimon bar Yochai and the Chida explain how the merit to redemption lies within the anticipation.

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One who believes in the coming of Mashiach without anticipating is left with a very weak sense of believing in the coming of Mashiach. What is necessary to truly anticipate the arrival of Mashiach?

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An integral part of our learning is focusing in on the following - do we really understand what we are asking for when praying for the coming of Mashiach? Is it just to stop wars, or is that just an external piece of the enterprise?

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Nothing should really shock us today. When we look deeply into our holy sages of 2000 years ago, they, more or less, gave us a play-by-play of the unfolding of our current times. Based on words from R' Menachem Brod, we stay focused and gain clarity regarding the times we are living in, the days that precede the coming of Mashiach.

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The heart is always waiting for the mind to choose to attach it self to it's destiny consciously. This is a geula filled life.

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Based on the teachings of Rav Ruvain Sasson, we learn about the importance of believing in your own song, b'shem kol yisrael.

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Why is it that in our generation, there is a longing to discover what our own personal shlichus is, more than any other generation?

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What happens when I speak about Eretz Yisrael in a manner which gives room for the Schechina's invitation to come home?

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What is the main driving force behind the ingathering of exiles that has taken place in our time?
What does the term 'light of Shechina' even mean?
In today's class, Rav Sasson helps us understand core beliefs of the era of redemption, which we are currently experiencing.

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There was no one as sensitive to the giant souls of today like Rav Kook. In this class, we learned a piece from אורות התחיה, and with help from Rav Sasson, are able to understand the needs of today's generation.

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What type of the Torah are the future aliya Jews waiting for?

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The task of our generation is to present a much more all-encompassing Torah to the world. The soul won't settle for less

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Once the soul taps into a situation that was created to awaken it from the slumber, a new world of freedom begins

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Any culture that attempts to distance one from hearing the cry of their own soul is a culture that will eventually fall. The question is, how long will it last?

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When Pharaoh senses we get in touch with our soul, which is eternal, free, and G-dly, he adds the workload to ensure we don't get too in touch with it.

Where do we see this in our lives today?

torah, Israel, am yisrael, rav sasson, rav kook, Zionism, shlomo katz, shirat david, efrat

Everyone wants feel real and authentic, but without discovering our true identity, there is not much one can do when it comes to being loyal to the self.

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The question of identity is not just a topic that has taken the world by storm, it is what the Jewish soul has been waiting to be addressed for thousands of years. Now, that we are home in Eretz Yisrael, it must be addressed in the most sensitive and powerful way.

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Wanting something new, while admitting that you don't know exactly what that looks like is not a contradiction. It's a transition into a new realm of living. It may feel threatening, but it's the promising sound of redemption. 

That which satiates our soul is never meant to be stagnant. Internalizing this is the key to understanding where we go form here in Eretz Yisrael.

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What does a world void of truth tell us about the final stage of redemption?

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We are all moving toward an era where we simply cannot ignore the dreams of holiness we each have inside of us. These dreams have been neglected, but it is now time to find out how to tap into them.

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Based on a teaching from Rebbe Nachman of Breslov, Rav Erez Moshe Doron explains to us how to approach waking up in the morning and going through the days we are finding ourselves in (December 17, 2023). 

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As we find ourselves in one of the most thrilling, nerve-racking and redemptive moments in time, the need to already plan what the day after will look like in our spiritual lives.

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rav kook

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shirat david

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In order to receive all that G-d wants to shower upon us, we have to become healthy, strong, vibrant and excited again. Thanks to Eric Clapton and Dave Mathews, we find new ways to heal from the trauma of Galut.

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To understand where we are in the current state of coming back home to Eretz Yisrael, we must look at the root of all redemptions, the process of getting the Egypt out of me once I left Egypt. 

As we are hopefully entering the 2nd era of redemption, what type of clarity will we be experiencing?

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redemption

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rav kook

shlomo katz

shirat david

efrat

The time has come for us to define everything from scratch.

When we say 'everything', it also includes all the good feeling moments we have felt until now.
Not simple, but so worthwhile.
Lema'an Shmo B'ahava

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October, 2023
A key piece of our victory will be the ability to stay focused, and not get confused.
As I was thinking about what our learning should be like this week, week #4 of Milchemet Amalek, I was reminded that the learning we were doing before this all began is exactly where I would like us to pick up from.