Explore every episode of the podcast Pesach with Rav Shlomo Katz
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| Pesach - The Depths of the Rasha's Question | 25 Mar 2025 | 00:46:31 | |
What lies at the heart of the rashaโs question at the Seder? Why does his challenge sting so deeply, and what does it reveal about our own spiritual journey? Rav Shlomo Katz dives into the profound teachings of the Torah to explore the rashaโs provocative query: โWhat is this service to you?โ Uncover how this question, far from mere rebellion, mirrors a universal struggle within every soul โ the yearning to find meaning in our toil. Discover how Pesachโs rituals, from reclining to recounting the Exodus, transform our work from slaveryโs burden to a divine partnership in creation. This episode reveals how the rashaโs challenge at the Seder table becomes a gateway to living as free people, rooted in Torah and connected to Hashem. torah, pesach, freedom, slavery, hashem, rav kluger, shlomo katz, shirat david, efrat | |||
| Pesach- Setting up our Children for Eternity | 16 Apr 2024 | 00:57:52 | |
What would you do if you were told that if you put your heart and soul into one night, your children will be set forever? pesach,ย passover,ย torah,ย judaism,ย shlomo katz,ย shirat david,ย efrat | |||
| Rebbe Nachman on Seder Night - Don't Miss Out On The Prize | 03 Apr 2024 | 00:56:33 | |
As we prepare for Pesach, are we approaching the Seder with heavy intellectual burdens or with the pure joy of freedom? Rav Shlomo Katz explores Rebbe Nachman's intense warning against the world of philosophy and over-investigation, which often injects a paralyzing doubt into our hearts under the guise of "finding truth." Through the writings of Reb Nosson, we learn that the true prize of Yiddishkeit is not academic genius, but Ratzonโa burning, passionate will to be close to Hashem. This episode reminds us that when the Jews left Egypt, they didn't stop to philosophize; they ate Matzah and ran. We are invited to drop our calculators, stop overthinking our Mitzvos, and simply allow Hashem to insert the pure essence of truth into our hearts on Seder night. ย --------------------------------------------------------------------------------ย For more Shuirim and Music from Rav Shlomo Katz, visit: https://ravshlomokatz.com Join Rav Shlomo Katz's WhatsApp Community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/KHKOhhPaeHx5Kb74WL9L9a?mode=ems_copy_t | |||
| Pesach 2020 - I Was Never A Slave | 03 Apr 2024 | 00:38:35 | |
a look into the teachings of the Sod Yesharim of Ishbitz on true freedom ishbitz, chassidut, baal shem tov, shlomo katz, torah, pesach, passover | |||
| The Questions We Must Ask Today | 03 Apr 2024 | 01:05:12 | |
What are the questions we are asking this year? Pesach 5780 matza, pesach, torah, shlomo katz, question, carlebach, mishna, weinberger, aish kodesh, vizh | |||
| The Shla's Prayer for Erev Rosh Chodesh Nissan | 03 Apr 2024 | 00:07:45 | |
ืึทืชึธึผื ืืึผื ืึธืึฑืึนืึดืื ืึทืึผึธื ืึดืงึผึทืจึฐื ึตื ืจึฐืึตืึดืื ืึฐืขึทื ืึผึตืืฆึตื ืึดื ึผึดืื, ืึฐืึทืชึผึธื ืืึผื ืึทืึผึตืึดืื ืึผึธื ืฆึธืจึฐืึตืืึถื, ืึฐื ืึนืกึธืฃ ืขึทื ืึทืฆึผึฐืจึธืึดืื ืึทืึถืึฐืจึตืึดืึผึดืื ืึทืชึผึธื ืืึผื ืึทื ึผืึนืชึตื ืึผึฐืึดืึผืึผื ืึฐืจึถืืึทื ืึฐืขึนืฉืึถืจ ืึฐืึธืืึนื.ืึผึธื ืึถื ืึทืชึผึธื ืขืึนืฉืึถื ืึผึฐื ึดืึฐืึทืช ืึดืึผึฐืึธ ืึทืึผืึนื. ืึผึดื ืึทืชึผึธื ืืึผื ื ึธืึดืื ืึผึถืึฑืึถืช, ืึนื ืึผึฐืืึน ืฉืึถืงึผืึนืจึดืื ืึดืคึฐืขึธืึดืื ืึฐืึธืึธื ืึถืึธื ื ึธืึดืื, ืึผึดื ื ึดืึฐืึธืชืึน ืึตืื ึธืึผ ืึฒืึดืชึผึดืืช ืจึทืง ืึฐืชึทืฉืึฐืืึผื ืึผึฐืืึผื ืืึน ืึผึดืฉืึฐืึดืื ืืึนืึธื ืฉืึถืงึผึดืึผึฐืืึผืืึผ ืึทืึฒืจึตื ืืึผื ืึผึฐืกืึนืึตืจ. ืึธืึตื ืึดื ืึดืงึฐืึผึดืืึฐืึธ ืึฐืฉืึดืึผึทืึฐืชึผึธ, ืึผืึฐื ึดืึฐืึทืช ืึดืึผึฐืึธ ืึทืึผืึนื โ ืืึนื ืึผืึตืึดืื ืึทืชึผึธื ืึทืึผึนื. ืึฐืึดื ืึฒื ึดื ืขึทืึฐืึผึฐืึธ ืึตืึทืึฐืชึผึธ ืขึทื ืึผึนื, ืึฐื ึธืชึทืชึผึธ ืึดื ืขึนืฉืึถืจ ืึผืึธืืึนื ืึดืึผึธืึฐืึธ ืึทืึผึนื, ืึผึตืจึทืึฐืชึผึทื ึดื ืึดืึผึนื ืึผึทืึผึนื ืึผึนื, ื ึธืชึทืชึผึธ ืึดื ืกึฐืคึธืจึดืื ืึทืจึฐืึผึตื, ืึฐืึถืกึถืฃ ืึฐืึธืึธื ืึธืจึนื, ืึผืึทืึฐืึผืึผืฉืึตื ืึธืืึนื ืึฐืึดืืจึธื ืึผึฐืึธืืึนื, ืงึธืึนื ึฐืชึผึดื ืึดืึผึนื ืึทืึฒืกึธืึดืื ืึฒืฉืึถืจ ืขึธืฉืึดืืชึธ ืึถืช ืขึทืึฐืึผึถืึธ, ืึฐืึธืจึตื ืึธื ึนืึดื ืึฐืึนื ืึฐื ึทืคึฐืฉืึดื ืฉืึถืึผึนื ืึดืึฐืึถื ืึทืก ืึฐืฉืึธืืึนื ืึธืขึนืฉืึถืจ ืฉืึธืืึผืจ ืึดื ืึฐืจึธืขึธื ืึฐืึทืึฒืึดืืึตื ึดื ืึทืึฐืขึทื ืึดืึผึฐืืึผืืึนืชึทื ืฉืึถืึผึฐืึธืึดื, ืึผืึฐืึดื ืืึผื ืึผึตื ืงึทื ื ึธื ืึถืช ืึผึดืจึฐืึธืชึดื ืึฐืึทื ืึถืจึฐืึถื ืึผึฐืจึธืขึธืชึดื ืึธืขืึนืึธื ืึทืึผึธื ืขืึนืึธื ืึทื ึผึดืฆึฐืึดื, ืึผืึฐืึดื ืจึฐืฆืึนื ึฐืึธ ืึทืึผืึนื ืึฐืึตืึทื ืึฐืึธื ืึฐืึดืฉืึฐืงึทื, ืชึผึตื ืึผึฐืึดืึผึดื ืึผืึฐืึตื ืึผึธื ืึทื ึผึดืึฐืึดืื ืึตืึทื ืฉืึถืึผึนื ืึฐืึดืฉืึฐืชึผึทืึผึตืฉื ืึผึฐืึทืชึผึฐื ืึนืชึถืืึธ ืึฐืชึทืขึฒื ืึผืึดืื ืึผืึผืคึธื ึดืึผึดืื, ืึฐืึดืชึฐืคึผึทืจึฐื ึฐืกืึผ ืึดืึผึถื ึผืึผ ืึผึทืขึฒืึตื ืชืึนืจึธื, ืึฒื ึธืฉืึดืื ืึผึฐืฉืึตืจึดืื, ืึฒื ึธืฉืึดืื ืึฒืืึผื ึดืื, ืขึฒืฉืืึนืช ืฆึฐืึธืงึธื ืึทืจึฐืึผึตื ืึผืึฐืึดืืึทืช ืึฒืกึธืึดืื ืึดืงึฐืจืึนืึดืื ืึฐืึดืจึฐืืึนืงึดืื, ืึผืึฐืึทืจ ืื ืึธืงืึผื.ืึดืึฐืืึผ ืึฐืจึธืฆืึนื ืึดืึฐืจึตื ืคึดื ืึฐืึถืึฐืืึนื ืึดืึผึดื ืึฐืคึธื ึถืืึธ ืื ืฆืึผืจึดื ืึฐืึนืึฒืึดื. shla,ย parnasa, daven, shlomo katz, nissan, rosh chodesh, money | |||
| Pesach - Rebbe Nachman - A Strong Matza Mind | 03 Apr 2024 | 00:58:01 | |
Rโ Shlomo Carlebach aโh Everyone wants to be free, but how do I start believing that I could become free? How do I get my mind out of Egypt? The Zohar Hakadosh says that a baby does not know whom their father or mother are until it eats bread. That means that bread gives strength to my mind to be connected to those who love me. Only after I eat bread do I know what life is all about, do I know whom my father and mother are. Now listen to something even deeper. Matza gives my mind strength too, but itโs working from another side. Eating matza gives me strength to be connected to myself and to all who are important to me โ but this connection is done without thinking about it. How so? Reb Nachman says there are two kinds of minds. There is a slave mind and a free mind. A slave mind always has ten thousand excuses to not get out of something. Everybody is drowning in something, Egypt is all about getting out of what you drowned in. Everyone is tied to something, chained to something. We need to have serious compassion on our souls to just get out of it. We all go through plagues, witnessing tremendous miracles, but so many of us are still in Egypt. To really leave the things you are tied to, to leave all the things you had excuses for is the greatest test in the world. Everyone talks about how beautiful it would be if they could set themselves free from whatever is holding them back, but unfortunately most people canโt let go. How do you get out of Egypt? โBechipazonโ (Shmos 12:11). You have to get out fast. How do you run out of Egypt? Reb Nachman says something unbelievably deep. How fast can I walk while I am thinking? Very slow. When you are talking to someone and are engrossed in conversation, you walk very slowly. But if you want to run, you have to stop thinking. I must remember that I am not my mind, I am stronger than that. I have to stop my mind. So therefore Reb Nachman says that matza is called the bread of poverty. We are not necessarily talking about poor people canโt afford bread, we are talking about poverty of the mind.This means that in a good way - I have no mind . The Gemara says Ein Ani Ela Bedaโas (Tractate Nedarim 21:1). A poor man is someone who doesn't think. But on Pesach I flip this concept over. On Pesach I am so strong, I say to myself 'I want to be poor. I got to get out of Egypt, fastโ. If I stop thinking โ I become poor, I have no mind. I might be poor, but this is the sign of utmost strength. Whatโs the sign of having a strong mind? When my mind says to me 'stop thinking, right now there is no time for thinking, just do itโ. What does Matza do to my mind? My mind tells me 'let go, let go... it's okay, I know what to do'. rebbe nachman,ย reb tzadok, shlomo katz, carlebach, torah, pesach, matza, chametz | |||
| Vehi She'amda - What is the 'Vehi' | 03 Apr 2024 | 00:31:12 | |
| Pesach - The Avoda of Hashrasha | 03 Apr 2024 | 00:55:29 | |
| Pesach - Searching for Chametz with the light of Purim | 03 Apr 2024 | 00:31:37 | |
As we march toward freedom, we can now take the light of Purim as the candle to search for the Chametz, in order to have the cleanest Chametz free pesach pesach, purim, rebbe nachman, arizal, torah, shushan, Israel, jew,ย Judaism, holy temple, Shlomo Katz | |||
| Pesach Prep with the Aish Kodesh | 03 Apr 2024 | 00:46:56 | |
In this beautiful piece from 1929, the Piasetzner Rebbe brings to light the privilege and opportunity Pesach preparation provides for us. piasetzna,ย aish kodesh, torah, matza, pesach, passover,ย shlomo katz, shirat david, efrat | |||
| Pesach - The Inner Dimension of Cleaning | 02 Apr 2024 | 00:57:51 | |
The season we are in presents before us a wonderful opportunity to align our physical work with our soul work. In this case - the midda of Nekiyut, Cleanliness. Pesach, passover, mesliat, cleanliness, shlomo katz, shirat david, efrat, torah,ย matza | |||
| Pesach - Believing in the Matza | 16 Apr 2024 | 00:44:52 | |
Based on a teaching from R' Avraham Tzvi Kluger, we took a second to prepare to digest a mitzva, the mitzva of eating matza. matza, pesach, passover, emuna, faith, belief, shlomo katz, shirat david, efrat | |||
| Pesach - Where did the first Seder take place? | 04 Apr 2024 | 00:48:19 | |
How could a Seder take place in the heart of slavery, before redemption even began? What power did that first night hold to transform exile into freedom? Drawing on the heartfelt teachings of Rav Kluger, Rav Shlomo Katz explores the profound origins of the Pesach Seder, held in Egypt amidst oppression and fear. Discover how the Israelitesโ unwavering emunahโ believing in Hashemโs promise as if it had already happened โ drew down divine redemption. Uncover the secret of that first Sederโs rituals, from the Pesach offering to matzah, which turned slaves into a nation of faith. This episode reveals how our Seder today can channel that same transformative faith, rooting us in Torah and connecting us to Hashemโs timeless light. pesach, geula, redemption, shlomo katz, shirat david, efrat, Israel, idf, rav kluger, breslov, baal shem tov | |||
| Pesach - Not Showing Up To The Seder Empty-Hearted | 03 Apr 2024 | 00:40:47 | |
| Rebbe Nachman of Breslov - Preparing for Pesach, and the World of Chumras | 03 Apr 2024 | 00:49:56 | |
When someone knows the halacha - they do not need to take an extra chumros. Rebbe Nachman's approach to Pesach and to mitzvahs in general. rebbe nachman,ย breslov, breslev, torah, chassidut,ย chassidus, shlomo katz | |||
| Rav Kook - The Misery and Eventual Bliss of the Plucked Jew (Pesach Torah) | 03 Apr 2024 | 00:37:19 | |
What does it mean to be a โplucked Jew,โ adrift in exile, yearning for a foundation that holds firm? How has Am Yisrael survived centuries of uprootedness, clinging to a spiritual homeland amidst the darkness of galut? Rav Shlomo Katz delves into the luminous teachings of Rav Kookโs Maโamaray HaRaโaya to explore the soulโs journey from the misery of displacement to the bliss of redemption. Discover how the Torah became Israelโs unshakable ground, a divine lifeline that preserved the nation through the pain of exile. Uncover the secret of our resilience โ a spiritual spark that no force could extinguish โ and learn how our return to the holy land heals the wounds of disconnection. What does it mean to truly โreclineโ at the Seder? This episode reveals how Pesachโs rituals ground both body and soul in a life of Torah, mitzvot, and connection to Hashem, transforming us from wanderers to a rooted nation. | |||
| Parshat Hachodesh - How Much are We in Control of Time | 03 Apr 2024 | 00:52:34 | |
Before the splitting of the sea, before the ten commandments, came this. โHaChodesh HaZeh Lachemโโthis month is yours. The first mitzvah ever given to Am Yisrael wasnโt about sacrifice or prayer. It was about time. About renewal. About not waiting. Even while still sunk in the depths of Mitzrayim, Hashem handed us the power to begin again. Rav Shlomo Katz draws from the holy words of the Chiddushei HaRim, the Beit Avraham, Rav Biderman, and the Shem MiShmuel, to explore what it means to claim your time, your mind, your life, and return to Hashem with the gift of renewal.ย torah, chiddushei harim, biderman, michael jordan, Hashem, shlomo katz, efrat, shirat david, pesach, passover | |||
| Rav Kook on Pesach - Are Your Loyal to Your Own Tzelem Elokim | 03 Apr 2024 | 00:46:34 | |
ืืืืจื ืืจืืื/ืืืจืืชื ื < ืืืืจื ืืจืืื ืืืฃ ืื ืืืฆืืื ืฉืื ืืืื ืืืชืื ืืืื ืืืืง ืงืคืืฆื ืื ืืืืืงืคืืฆื ืืืืคืืฉ ืืืืจืืช ืฉืื ื ืืชืจืฉืืื ืื ืืืืชืจ ืืืื ืืชืงืืฉ ืื ืฉื ืืื ืืืจืืชื ื, ืืขืช ืืฉืจ ืื ืืขืฆื ืืื ืืืืืช ืืืฉืขืืื ืื ืืืื ื ืืืืืืข ืืช ืืชืืขืืขืืชื ื ืืืื ืืืืจื ื "ืืฉืชื ืขืืื ืืฉื ื ืืืื ืื ื ืืืจืื"[1], ืืื ืืืืจืืช ืืืืืช ืืืืืช ืืืชืคืชืืช ืืงืจืื ื ืคื ืืื ืืืจืืื ืืืจ ืืืจืืื, ืขื ืืฉืจ ืืื ืืืื ืืฉืจ ืื ืืกื ืืฆืืืื[2], ืืืืจืืชื ื ืืืืืืืช ืชืืืจ ืขืืื ื ืืืืจื ืืืื ืืขืฆื ืืฉืืื ืืืืืจ[3].ืืื ืืืชืืื ืื ื ืฆืจืืืื ืืื ืืกืื ืื ื ืืช ืืืชื ืืจืื ืืืืื ืฉื ืืืืจืืช ืืฉืจ ืืจื ืขืืื ื ืืื ื ืืชืงืืคืืช ืืืืืจืืช ืฉืื ื, ืืืฉืจ ืืฆื ืืืจืง[4] ื ืืฆืฅ ืืืืคืขืชื ืฉื ืืืืืื ืืจืืฉืื ื, ืืืืืช ืืฆืจืื, ืืฉืจ ื ืืื ืขืืื ื ืืื ืืืื ืืืืืื ืืงืืืฉ ืืจืื ืืื, ืืืืืื ืืืืื, ืืงืจืื ื ืืขืืืืชื ืฉืืื ืืืจืืชื ื ืืืืืจื, ืืืจืื ืืืชื ื ืืฉืคืืืชื ืฉื ืืขืืืืช ืื ืืจืื ืืฉืจ ืฉืื ืืื ืขืืืืชื.ืืืฆื ืื ืื ื ืฆืจืืืื ืืืืื ืืช ืืืชื ืืืืจืืช ืืืืืืื ืฉืื ื ืืืืฆื ืืืื ืืคืฉืจ ืื ื ืืืกืชืื ืืืื ืืืฆืืืืช ืืืืื, ืืืืืื, ืืืฆื ื ืชืืื ืืช ืืืช ืืืืจืืช ืืืืช ืืืฆืขืื ืืืื ื ืืืืฉืื ืฉืืจืงื ืืืจืืช ืืืืืืช ืืชืืืืื ืืืืืจ ืขืืื ื ืืืืจื, ืืืกืื ืฆืืจ ืืฉืจืื ืืืืื ื ืืขืืื ืืจืื ืืื.ืืืืื ืฉืืื ืืขืื ืืื ืืืืจืื, ืืื ื ื ืจืง ืืืื ืืขืืื, ืื ืฉืืืงืจื ืื ืืื ืืฉืืขืื ืืืืจ, ืืื ืืื ืืืชื ืืฉืืขืื. ืื ื ืืืืืื ืืืฆื ืขืื ืืฉืืื ืฉืจืืื ืืื ืืื ืืืจืืช, ืืืืืคืื, ืื ืืืจืื ืฉืจืืื ืืื ืจืื ืฉื ืขืื. ืืืืจืืช ืืฆืืืื ืืช ืืื ืืืชื ืืจืื ืื ืฉืื, ืฉืืืื ืืื ืืขื ืืืืื ืืชืจืืื ืขื ืืื, ืืืืืช ื ืืื ืืืขืฆืืืืช ืืคื ืืืืช ืฉืื, ืืืชืืื ื ืื ืคืฉืืช ืฉื ืฆืื ืืืงืื ืืฉืจ ืืงืจืื, ืืืชืืื ื ืืืืช ืืคืฉืจ ืื ืืืจืืืฉ ืืช ืืืื ืืชืืจ ืืืื ืืืืชืืื ืฉืื ืฉืืื ืืช ืขืจืื. ืื ืฉืืื ืื ืืืขื ืืจืื ืฉื ืืขืืืืช, ืฉืืขืืื ืืื ืชืืื ืืืื ืืืจืืฉืชื ืืขืืจืื ืืชืืื ืชื ืื ืคืฉืืช ืืขืฆืืืช ืื ืื ืืื ืฉืืื ืืคื ืืืื ืืฆื ืืืืจ ืืฉืืื ืขืืื ืืืื ืฉืืืื ืฉืืื, ืืื ืฉืืื ืจืฉืืืช ืืื ืฉืืื ืืืกืจืืช, - ืืื ืฉืืืชื ืืืืจ ืืืฆื ืฉืืื ืืคื ืืฉืืื ืืื.ืืื ืื ื ืืืืฉื ืืืืืช, ืฉืื ืื ืืจืื ืืืืช ืืฉื ืื ืืืื ื ืืฉืืขืืืื ืืืื ืืืื ืื ืงืฉืื, ืืืื ืคื ืืืืืช ื ืฉืืชื ื ืืขืืืื ื ืืกืคืืื ืจืื ืฉื ืืืจืืช, ืจืื ืฉื ืืืจื ืขืฆืืืช ืคื ืืืืช "ืืจืืช ืขื ืืืืืืช, ืื ืชืงืจื ืืจืืช ืืื ืืืจืืช"[5], ืืืื ืืืช ืืืชื ื ืื ืคืืื ืฉืื ื ืฉื ืชื ื ืื ื ืืื, ืืขืช ืฆืืชื ื ืืืืจืืช ืขืืื ืืื ืคืจืขื ืืื ืืฆืจืื, ืืืื ืืืช, ืืืชื ืืืืืช ืืืืื ืืืคื ืจืืื ื ืืงืจืื ื ืืจืื ืฉื ืขืืืื.ืืื ืื ื ื ืืคืืื ืื ืืื ืืจืืื ืื, ืืื ืืื ืืืจืืชื ื, ืื ืืืืช ืื ื ื ืืฉืื ืืช ืขืฆืื ื ืื ื ืืืจืื ืืขืฆื ืืืืชื ื, ืืืฉืืืคื ืื ืืฆืืช ืฉืื ื ืื ืืืื ืืื ืื ืฉืื ืืื ืืฆืื ื ืืฉืืืคื ืืขืฆืืืช ืฉืื ื, ืฉืื ื ืืฉืื ืืจืืื ื ืคื ืืื ืื ืืื ืืืื ืืื ืืื ืื ืขืื. ืืืืืจ ืืืืจืืช ืืื, ืืืืจืืช ืืคื ืืืืช ืืืืืืช ืืืชืืื ืืงืจืื ื ืืขืช ืืืฆืขืื ืชืืืชื ื ืืืืืืืช ืขื ืื ืคื ืื ืืฉืืขืืจืื ืืืืืืื ืืคื ืืขืจื ืฉื ืชืืื ื ืืืืืื ืืืชืืืื ืื ื, ืจืง ืงืืขื ืงืืขื, ื ืืฃ ืืืจ ื ืืฃ, ืืืืจื ืืคื ืืื ืฉื ืืืืจืืช ืืขืฆืืืช ืืืืช ื ืกืข ืื ืื ืืืืืื ืืืชืจ ืืืืชืจ ืืช ืขืฆืืืืชื ื ืืจืขื ื ื ืืคื ืืืืช, ืืืชื ืฉืงื ืื ื ืขื ืืื ืืืืื ืฉืืื ื, ืืืชื ืืืืจืืช ืฉืงื ืื ื ืขื ืืื ืืคืื ืืืืื ืืืืื ืืขืืื, ืฉื ืขืฉื ืขืื ื ืืขืช ืืฉืจ ืืืื ื ืืฉื ืืชืืจื, ืืืื ืืช ืืืืชืื ื ืืืฆืจืื ืืืืจืืช ืขืืื. rav kook,ย torah, spirit, freedom, seder, passover, shlomo katz, shirat david, pesach, efrat | |||
| Bedikat Chametz Countdown - Searching for mitzvahs as well | 03 Apr 2024 | 00:38:41 | |
a deeper look into the search for chametz, based on the Apter Rebbe and the Kozhnitzer Maggid torah, chametz, pesach, tshuvah, shlomo katz, efrat, shirat david, passover | |||
| The Fixing of Generations | 22 Aug 2025 | 00:46:29 | |
On Seder night, we donโt just tell the story of leaving Egypt. We repair what Egypt broke. Drawing from a powerful maโamar of Rav Avraham Tzvi Kluger, this shiur reveals how the four cups of wine areย part of a spiritual tikun that reaches back to the earliest cracks in humanity. From the generation of the flood to the sins of Cham, the raven, and the dog, something broke in how we saw ourselves. Pesach night gives us a chance to fix it. Rav Shlomo Katz walks us through this multi-generational healing, showing how the act of drinking on this night reminds us of who we became and who weโre still becoming. Itโs not about looking back with guilt. Itโs about remembering we have the tools to move forward, not just for ourselves, but for the entire chain of generations that came before us. | |||
| The Shiur We May Not Want To Hear Going Into Sheviโi Shel Pesach | 22 Aug 2025 | 01:07:25 | |
Thereโs a difference between leaving Egypt and crossing the sea. One takes you out of slavery. The other begins to teach you how to dream. In this powerful preโSheviโi shel Pesach shiur, Rav Shlomo Katz challenges us to look beyond survival. Itโs not enough to escape exile. The question is: what now? What do we actually want from our lives, our Yiddishkeit, our future? Drawing from Rav Shlomo Carlebach, Rav Itchie Meir Morgenstern, personal stories, and a raw letter from a doctor during the early days of COVID, this shiur confronts us with the uncomfortable truth: maybe weโve been aiming too small. Maybe Hashem is asking us to want more โ not just for ourselves, but for the whole world. | |||
| Pesach Seder Night: Holy Contradictions | 19 Aug 2025 | 01:13:23 | |
Seder night is the most prepared-for night of the year, and yet, somehow, the night we often feel least prepared for. That contradiction? Itโs not a mistake. Itโs the holy essence of the night itself. In this shiur, we explore the dance between hishtadlus and surrender, structure and surprise, longing and gratitude. With stories, soul, and laughter, Rav Shlomo takes us deep into the contradictions that define Pesachโfrom parenting to prayer, from planning sedarim to missing flights. Real freedom, it turns out, comes not when everything makes sense but when we can ask the question "Why me?" and be okay not having an answer. | |||
| Setting a Time for the Sadness - Rav Kluger on Pesach | 19 Aug 2025 | 00:41:03 | |
Pesach class, based on the teachings of Rav Kluger | |||
| Faking Out Prosecution - Rav Kluger on Pesach | 19 Aug 2025 | 00:39:49 | |
Is it possible to fake out the kategor, the prosecution which stands against man? | |||
| Drawing the Future into the Now - Rav Kluger on Pesach | 19 Aug 2025 | 00:39:11 | |
Drawing the light of the future redemption into the now, based on the teachings of Rav kluger | |||
| The First Seder Ever - Rav Kluger on Pesach | 19 Aug 2025 | 00:26:42 | |
When was the first Seder kept, and by who? | |||
| Marching Towards Pesach on Rebbe Nachman's Birthday (Rosh Chodesh Nisan) | 19 Aug 2025 | 01:08:24 | |
The connection between the birthday of Rebbe Nachman (Rosh Chodesh Nisan) and the redemptive path to Pesach. | |||
| Leaving Purim & Walking to Pesach | 19 Aug 2025 | 00:39:02 | |
The inner meaning of this in-between time of the redemption of Purim and the redemption of Pesach. | |||
| The Depth Behind Cleaning on Pesach | 19 Aug 2025 | 00:36:05 | |
From the teachings of Rav Erez Moshe Doron on the inner meaning of cleaning for Pesach. | |||
| Being Fascinated with Right Now - Rav Kook on Pesach | 19 Aug 2025 | 00:48:58 | |
The Pesach we commemorate and the Pesach of the future redemption. From the teachings of Rav Kook. | |||
| The Role of the Egg at the Pesach Seder Table | 21 Aug 2025 | 00:46:47 | |
Itโs always there, sitting quietly on the Seder plate. A simple egg. But whatโs it really doing there? Rav Shlomo Katz delves deeply into the soul of this mysterious symbol, following Rav Kluger's teachings. Why is the egg a sign of mourning, yet placed front and center on the night of redemption? Why does Tisha BโAv always fall out on the same night of the week as the Seder? Whatโs the deeper connection between exile and geulah, between heartbreak and hope? The egg whispers a hidden truth: Hashemโs love was never severed, even as we were sent into galut. On this night of freedom, the egg invites us to remember that every shattered moment holds the potential for reunion, for rebirth, and for love that lasts forever. | |||
| Hilchot Pesach: When Seder is Motsei Shabbat | 21 Aug 2025 | 01:23:33 | |
What happens when Pesach begins on Saturday night? This opens up the door to many different halachot that we generally are not accustomed to. In this class, we covered many of the possible issues that may come up, | |||
| How Many Korban Pesachs Were There? | 21 Aug 2025 | 00:45:14 | |
An overview of the different times the Korban Pesach was brought, and a deeper look into the necessity of the mitzvah as a preparation for the Exodus. | |||
| An Erev Pesach Letter from the Aish Kodesh (March 1939) | 21 Aug 2025 | 00:28:50 | |
A letter written by the Aish Kodesh to his followers on Erev Pesach 1939, a few months before the Second World War | |||
| Bedikat Chametz: The Light of the Night | 21 Aug 2025 | 01:06:41 | |
Why does the Torah call the night or leโarbaโah asarโโthe light of the fourteenthโโwhen itโs clearly dark outside? Whatโs this night trying to tell us? Join Rav Shlomo Katz and enter the hidden world of the night before Pesach. With the voices of Reb Nosson of Breslov and Rโ Shlomo Carlebach echoing through the room, we learn how this is not just a night of cleaning and checking. This is a night of transformation. We begin to burn not only the chametz in our homes, but the chametz in our minds: the belief that nature is fixed, that our past defines us, that weโre stuck in darkness. On this night, we declare: darkness is an illusion. Night can shine like day. And within the cracks of our stories, those places that once hurt, we find the deepest light. The night of Bedikat Chametz is the beginning of redemption, not just for our homes, but for our souls. | |||
| Pesach Prep: A Week of Shmira | 19 Aug 2025 | 00:35:29 | |
A teaching on the preparation for Pesach from Reb Tzvi Meir Zilberberg | |||
| There Was Never Nor Will There Ever Be A Pesach Like This Year | 19 Aug 2025 | 00:32:16 | |
A teaching on the preparation for Pesach from Reb Tzvi Meir Zilberberg | |||
| Pesach: The Rosh Hashana of Emunah | 19 Aug 2025 | 00:42:08 | |
The more you speak Emunah, the more it sinks in. Pesach is the holiday which opens the doors for Emunah to become rooted into our hearts for the whole year. | |||
| This Year, For REAL - ืืืืืช ืืื ื | Shabbat HaGadol Drasha 5786 | 28 Mar 2026 | 00:40:09 | |
There are years when the Seder feels familiarโฆand there are years when it asks something completely new of us. This is one of those years. In this deeply personal Shabbos HaGadol drasha, recorded before Shabbos so it could be shared with everyone, Rav Shlomo Katz goes straight to the heart of ืืืืืช ืืื ื: what does it actually mean to tell over the story this year? Not just to our childrenโฆ but to ourselves. Drawing from the Beis Yaakov of Izhbitzer and the words of Yeshayahu โย ืืขืฉืืชื ื ืืจืืืช ืืฉืจ ืื ื ืงืื โ weโre invited into a different kind of emunah. Not just believing that Hashem can save us, but freeing ourselves from needing to understand how. From war, uncertainty, and unimaginable ื ืกืืื ืืชโฆto the possibility of a ืืฉืืขื greater than anything we could ever dream of, this isnโt about telling the same story better. Itโs about telling a completely different story.
May we be zocheh this year to sit at the Seder as truly free people โ and to sing a ืฉืืจื ืืืฉื. CHAPTERS | |||