Hachana L'Shabbos
Rav Shlomo Katz
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S5E23 Why Are We Still Stuttering? | Shabbos HaGadol
There are moments in history when the greatest miracle isn’t what we do… but how clearly we can say why we’re doing it.On the original Shabbos HaGadol, Bnei Yisrael didn’t just take the korban…
S5E22 The "Good Old Days" Are Irrelevant | Shabbos Hachodesh
In this Hachana L’Shabbos for Parshas Hachodesh, Rav Shlomo Katz and the chevra of Shirat David open up one of the deepest avodos of this season: hischadshus—not changing into someone else, but…
S5E21 A Shabbos Zachor Above the Heavens
Rav Shlomo Katz and the chevra of Shirat David enter Shabbos Zachor in a moment unlike any other.There has never been a Shabbos Zachor like this one. Not in our lifetimes.Drawing from the Maggid of…
S5E20 Ultimate Trust in the One Above
This week in Hachana L’Shabbos, Rav Shlomo Katz and the chevra of Shirat David take us deeper into the “benching series” with a powerful focus on bitachon—what it really means to trust Hashem, and…
S5E19 Acquiring Yirat Hashem
What does it really mean to acquire Yirat Hashem without becoming anxious, rigid, or spiritually “small”?In this Hachana L’Shabbos, Rav Shlomo Katz and the chevra of Shirat David zoom in on the words…
S5E18 The Gates that Open During Bentching
Rav Shlomo Katz and the chevra of Shirat Davud open a window into what really happens when we bentch.Drawing from the Baal Shem Tov, Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach, the Chofetz Chaim, and Rabbeinu…
S5E17 The REAL Satiation of Food
Rav Shlomo Katz and the chevra of Shirat David step into a quiet but radical idea: food doesn’t truly satiate a Jew — blessing does.Beginning with niggun and moving into the inner meaning of Birchas…
S5E16 The Calm that Follows Waking Up from Certain Dreams
There’s a certain kind of dream that leaves you with a pounding heart… and then you wake up, and the room is quiet, and you realize: it wasn’t real. And in that quiet, in that calm, there’s a taste…
S5E15 Escorting the Queen
Rav Shlomo Katz and the chevra of Shirat David explore the avodah of Melave Malka not as a custom but as an act of love.Drawing from Shulchan Aruch, Gemara, the Rizhiner Rebbe, and the Shlah…
S5E14 Motzei Shabbos Folding
Motzei Shabbos is often the most fragile moment of the week — when the light of Shabbos fades and old patterns rush back in. In this week’s Hachana L’Shabbos, Rav Shlomo Katz and the chevra of Shirat…
S5E13 The Waves of Our Soul
Waves are loud. Waves do big things. They rise higher and higher… and then they crash. And the chiddush is: that's exactly what Hashem praises. Not the person who “arrived,” but the person who keeps…
S5E12 Do You Have Passion that Can’t Be Ignored?
In this week’s Hachana L’Shabbos we step back into the holy words of Yedid Nefesh and learn a line that is daring, almost chutzpadik, and yet it’s Torah-emes: “אל תתעלם” — Don’t ignore me.How can a…
S5E11 We Are Infinitely Stronger Than We Think We Are
In this week’s Hachana L’Shabbos we return to Yedid Nefesh and the words: “ירוץ עבדך כמו איל – May Your servant run like a deer.” Chazal tell us: “לעולם ירוץ אדם לדבר הלכה אפילו בשבת – a person…
S5E10 When Nothing Adds Up, Everything Opens Up
In this week’s Hachana L’Shabbos Rav Shlomo Katz and the chevra of Shirat David learn that there’s a difference between believing in Hashem and leaning on Hashem. It’s one thing to say “I have…
S5E9 The Deepest Consolation One Can Have During Affliction
In this week’s Hachana L’Shabbos we linger in Mizmor L’David and reach the line that so many of us recite without understanding: שבטך ומשענתך המה ינחמוני “Shivtecha u’Mishantecha, hema yenachamuni.”…
S5E8 Learning How to Cry Out When Things are Going Smooth
Rav Shlomo Katz and the chevra of Shirat David enter Mizmor L’David (Tehillim 23) through the eyes of Rav Tzadok HaKohen (ר׳ צדוק הכהן) and discover why David HaMelech shifts from לשון נסתר (speaking…
S5E7 Has God Become Your Shepherd Yet?
In this week’s Hachana L’Shabbos, Rav Shlomo Katz and the chevra of Shirat David enter the niggun of “ה׳ רֹעִי לֹא אֶחְסָר” and ask a very simple, very brave question: am I still wrestling with life,…
S5E6 The Shabbos Between Yom Kippur and Sukkot
In this week’s Hachana L’Shabbos — The Shabbos between Yom Kippur and Sukkot — we breathe in the freshness after Ne’ilah and learn how to land with gentleness. Join Rav Shlomo Katz and the chevra of…
S5E5 The Importance of a Real Third Meal
In this week’s Hachana L’Shabbos—The Importance of a Real Third Meal—we sing our way into the year with ונאמר לפניו שירה חדשה and remember that Torah itself is a song: learning must stay fresh—אסור…
S5E4 The Last Shabbos of 5785
In this week’s Hachana L’Shabbos—The Last Shabbos of 5785—Rav Shlomo Katz invites us to step out of autopilot and enter Shabbos as something utterly new. From the Baal Shem Tov’s teaching that on…
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