Even Shlomo - Rav Shlomo Carlebach zt"l on the Weekly Parsha

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Rav Shlomo Katz explores the teachings of Rav Shlomo Carlebach zt"l on the Parsha with the sefer Even Shlomo

  1. Behar/Bechukotai | Becoming Engraved in Each Other’s Hearts

    2D AGO

    Behar/Bechukotai | Becoming Engraved in Each Other’s Hearts

    As Parshat Behar–Bechukotai closes Sefer Vayikra, Rav Shlomo Katz and the chevra of Shirat David explore one of the deepest teachings of the Ishbitzer on the words “אם בחוקותי תלכו.” What does it mean for Torah to become חקוק — engraved — inside a person? And how do you know if your mitzvot are truly becoming part of you, or just remaining external behaviors? In this shiur, Rav Shlomo weaves together Sefirat HaOmer, friendship, humility, and the danger of humiliating another Jew. Through a powerful story with IDF soldiers, the hidden meaning of counting the Omer, and the teachings of the Ishbitzer and Rebbi Akiva, he reveals that real spiritual growth happens not through perfection, but through closeness — closeness to Hashem, to Torah, and to each other. At the center of the episode is a piercing question: what if the deepest form of Torah is simply learning to look at another person and say, “I actually have no idea what they’re carrying”?----------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_tCHAPTERS00:00 Opening Niggun and Sponsorships14:34 Bechukotai and the Depth of Connection16:56 Achieving Bechukotai Through Not Humiliating Others18:10 Uncertainty About Others' Struggles22:01 Understanding Chokim and Human Reason24:24 Sefirat HaOmer as Daily Spiritual Growth26:07 Consequences of Missing Omer Counting27:09 Friendship as the Essence of Omer Counting40:48 Bottom-Up Influence of Friendship

    44 min
  2. Emor & Sefirat Ha'Omer | The Secret Behind Time and Space

    MAY 1

    Emor & Sefirat Ha'Omer | The Secret Behind Time and Space

    As Parshat Emor brings us into the avodah of Sefirat HaOmer, Rav Shlomo Katz and the chevra of Shirat David uncover a deep teaching from the Even Shlomo: the secret of time and space is not abstract. It’s the key to knowing where you are, who you are, and what this moment is asking of you. In this shiur, Rav Shlomo explores why we specifically daven for the rebuilding of the Beit HaMikdash after counting the Omer, and how Sefirah trains a person to become sensitive to time itself and to feel that every רגע is completely new. Drawing on the cheit ha’eigel, everyday life, and the inner world of Chassidut, he shows how losing touch with time leads to losing our sense of place, and how reconnecting to both restores clarity. From the idea that “nothing is ever wasted” on Pesach Sheni, to the deeper meaning of lashon hara, relationships, and מחדש בטובו בכל יום תמיד, this episode becomes a powerful meditation on living in the here and now, and what it really means to be ready for the Beit HaMikdash.----------For more Shuirim and Music from Rav Shlomo Katz, visit: https://ravshlomokatz.comJoin Rav Shlomo Katz's WhatsApp Community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/KHKOhhPaeHx5Kb74WL9L9a?mode=ems_copy_t CHAPTERS00:00 Rav Ginsburgh and Pesach Sheni03:22 Iyar Sponsorships and Memorials05:14 Harachaman After Omer: Calling for the Beis HaMikdash07:29 Knowing the Secret of Time and Space10:40 Friend Reunion Analogy: Avoiding Lashon Hara14:28 Forgetting Space: Disconnection from the Present17:39 Yom Kippur’s Unique Shem HaShem Revelation23:45 Sefirah Connects Time, Space, and the Temple25:14 Personal Revelation and Giluy Naot27:27 Unique Personal Interpretations of Omer28:39 Seeing Everyone as Newly Created30:19 Traversing the Seven Emotional Sephirot31:23 Tefillin in the Bathroom: A Time/Space Lesson32:35 Leaders Ignoring Time and Space35:09 Prayer to Restore the Temple37:14 Humility and Davening During the Omer

    38 min
  3. Tazria/Metzora | Why Good People End Up Speaking Lashon Hara

    APR 17

    Tazria/Metzora | Why Good People End Up Speaking Lashon Hara

    As Parshat Tazria–Metzora confronts the difficult reality of lashon hara, Rav Shlomo Katz and the chevra of Shirat David reveal a deeper and almost surprising truth: the one who speaks negatively is not small, but someone with a big soul. Drawing from the Mei HaShiloach and the Meor Einayim, Rav Shlomo explores why the Torah דווקא calls the metzora an “Adam” — the highest name for a human being. What emerges is a powerful insight: lashon hara often comes not from pettiness, but from deep disappointment — from people who wanted something very much and couldn’t bear when it didn’t come true. In this shiur, Rav Shlomo traces the inner journey from unmet expectations to anger, and from anger to speech that wounds. He then uncovers the deeper תיקון of the metzora — not punishment, but space: stepping outside the noise of life to rediscover that the פנימיות never changed, that it’s only the “skin” that became hardened. From the role of hitbodedut and isolation, to the deeper meaning of tzaraat affecting דווקא the עור, this episode becomes a guide to softening again — to seeing ourselves and others not through disappointment, but through the lens of what we know they can be. ----------For more Shuirim and Music from Rav Shlomo Katz, visit: https://ravshlomokatz.comJoin Rav Shlomo Katz's WhatsApp Community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/KHKOhhPaeHx5Kb74WL9L9a?mode=ems_copy_t CHAPTERS00:00 Opening and Sponsorship Announcements01:17 Shlomo Hamelech and Mastery of Tazria/Metzora03:29 Why the Torah Calls the Afflicted ‘Adam’06:58 Disappointment Leads to Anger and Lashon Hara08:51 Isolation and Hitbodedut as the Remedy12:40 The Skin Metaphor and the Meaning of Tzaraat20:42 Final Blessing: Softening Our Hardened Skins

    22 min
  4. Shemini | What Nadav & Avihu Saw Coming (And Why It Terrified Them)

    APR 10

    Shemini | What Nadav & Avihu Saw Coming (And Why It Terrified Them)

    There are stories in the Torah we think we understand… until we slow down and actually listen. Nadav and Avihu are usually taught as a warning—two sons who did something wrong and paid the price. But what if that’s not the real story? In this shiur on Parshat Shemini, Rav Shlomo Katz and the chevra of Shirat David go deeper into one of the most misunderstood moments in the Torah and uncover what they were באמת afraid of. What happens when serving Hashem becomes something we only do because we “have to”?  What happens when obligation replaces desire? Nadav and Avihu saw a future where Yiddishkeit could become mechanical… where the fire is still there, but it’s no longer alive inside of us. And they couldn’t accept that. This isn’t about justifying what they did. It’s about understanding the נקודה they revealed and what it demands from us today. Because the question isn’t just what they did wrong. It’s whether we’re living the kind of Yiddishkeit they were afraid of.----------For more Shuirim and Music from Rav Shlomo Katz, visit: https://ravshlomokatz.comJoin Rav Shlomo Katz's WhatsApp Community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/KHKOhhPaeHx5Kb74WL9L9a?mode=ems_copy_t CHAPTERS00:00 Opening greetings and sponsor acknowledgment01:50 Gilgulim connection: Eliyahu, Pinchas and the bris story04:50 Deeper meaning of Tzelafchad’s punishment06:51 Multiple reasons offered for their fall07:52 Repeated verse “כאשר צוה השם את משה” analysis13:00 Halachic discussion on hitting children16:33 Kotzker vort on lo tirtzach and the value of life24:38 When God Becomes a Dead Idol29:34 Nadav and Avihu’s Fear of Compulsory Worship31:31 Mishkan Built from Command and Love35:34 Rav Shlomo's Trip to Albany: Balancing Desire and Duty

    46 min
  5. Vayikra | When Regret Reveals Who You Really Are

    MAR 20

    Vayikra | When Regret Reveals Who You Really Are

    As Parshat Vayikra opens the world of korbanot, Rav Shlomo Katz and the chevra of Shirat David uncover a deeper truth from the Even Shlomo: the purpose of a korban was never only to express guilt. It was to bring a person back to clarity — to help them leave the Beit HaMikdash knowing more deeply what truly matters, what doesn’t, and who they really are. In this shiur, Rav Shlomo explores the inner meaning of charatah — regret — not as self-hatred, but as a revelation: this is not the real me. Drawing on Chazal, the Baal Shem Tov, and Reb Shlomo Carlebach, he explains how true teshuvah is not just feeling bad about what was done, but discovering that the sin never reflected the deepest רצון of the soul in the first place. From wartime clarity and the question of what is truly essential, to a haunting story from Berlin, the Titanic, and the hidden purpose of Levi’im singing in the Beit HaMikdash, this episode becomes a meditation on desire itself: not only what we don’t want, but what we do want — and how Vayikra helps us remember.----------For more Shuirim and Music from Rav Shlomo Katz, visit: https://ravshlomokatz.comJoin Rav Shlomo Katz's WhatsApp Community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/KHKOhhPaeHx5Kb74WL9L9a?mode=ems_copy_t CHAPTERS00:00 Opening Niggun: Divine Presence Fills and Sustains the World10:21 Introducing Today’s Special Shiur on Parshat Vayikra11:36 The Blessing of Prioritizing What Truly Matters13:03 Inner Essence of the Korban: Clarity After the Temple15:43 Current Turmoil: Storms, Bombs, and Spiritual Discernment18:27 Regret (Charatah) When Offering a Sacrifice25:45 Radomsk Chasid’s Tragic Tale in Berlin28:09 Existential Question: Who Are We Really?30:03 Baal Shem Tov on Regret and the Heart32:40 Scar Metaphor and Personal Reflection34:01 Family Neglect on the Titanic36:41 Reb Shlomo on Awakening and Desire38:59 Korban Discussion in Masechet Taanit44:49 Levi Music and Holy Nigunim Purpose46:41 Donald Trump & Achashverosh49:03 Closing Announcements and Shabbat Plans

    49 min
  6. Ki Tisa | Time For AYEH

    MAR 6

    Ki Tisa | Time For AYEH

    As the war with Iran widens, Rav Shlomo Katz turns to one word in Parshat Ki Tisa that may define this moment more than any other: Ayeh — Where? Recent days have brought more Israeli strikes, Iranian missile attacks, and a growing sense that the conflict is both militarily real and spiritually overwhelming. In this shiur, Rav Shlomo explores Moshe Rabbeinu’s cry after the Golden Calf — “Har’eini na et kevodecha” — and the deeper avodah of “Ayeh mekom kevodo.” Drawing on Reb Shlomo Carlebach and Rebbe Nachman, he explains how the deepest question of faith is not pretending everything is clear, but daring to ask Hashem, from within the confusion, “Where is the place of Your glory?” From the aftermath of the Eigel HaZahav, to the hiddenness before Mashiach, to the spiritual danger of “smart” voices that speak falsehood in the name of truth, this episode is a call to stay focused, remain vulnerable, and turn confusion itself into a מקום כבודו — a place where Hashem’s presence can be revealed.----------For more Shuirim and Music from Rav Shlomo Katz, visit: https://ravshlomokatz.comJoin Rav Shlomo Katz's WhatsApp Community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/KHKOhhPaeHx5Kb74WL9L9a?mode=ems_copy_t CHAPTERS00:00 Opening Niggun and Prayer Invitation04:37 Favorite Davening Words and Staying Focused06:41 Introducing the Key Word Aye m'kom kevodo09:50 Moshe’s Monologue Bringing Down Rachamim12:32 Golden Calf, Mishkan, and Chronology Debate15:59 Divine Hiddenness Before Mashiach18:26 Future Intellectuals and the Call to Aye26:57 Finding Hashem's Honor in Our Relationship28:23 The World as a Spiritual Desert30:13 Is the Desert Journey Lechatchila or Bediavad?31:30 The Snake's Role in Humanity's Questioning32:39 Simple Faith vs. Tested Faith35:18 Ki Tisa: Begging Hashem’s Presence37:59 Final Encouragement to the Community

    40 min
  7. Zachor | Stop Letting "Realism" Kill Your Dreams

    FEB 25

    Zachor | Stop Letting "Realism" Kill Your Dreams

    As Purim approaches, Parshat Zachor arrives first—an annual call not only to remember Amalek historically, but to recognize Amalek as a force that shows up while you’re already on the way. Rav Shlomo Katz and the chevra of Shirat David explore “asher karcha baderech” as the place where momentum gets sabotaged: the moment someone begins real growth, a convincing inner voice appears in the name of “realism,” “compassion,” and “I’m just trying to protect you”—and tells them to stop before they disappoint themselves again. Drawing on Rebbe Nachman (as brought by Reb Shlomo Carlebach), the shiur reframes Amalek as the cynicism that blocks follow-through, often disguised as care, sometimes from others, sometimes from friends, and often from within. The conversation expands from personal avodah (minyan, change, consistency, courage to finish) to the national story of starting strong and being stopped mid-journey, and ends with Purim’s deeper promise: not only that evil can be erased, but that it’s possible to live, if only for a day, inside a reality where the “it’ll never happen” voice is gone.----------For more Shuirim and Music from Rav Shlomo Katz, visit: https://ravshlomokatz.comJoin Rav Shlomo Katz's WhatsApp Community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/KHKOhhPaeHx5Kb74WL9L9a?mode=ems_copy_t CHAPTERS00:00 Personal Celebration and New Baby02:22 Prelude to Purim: Parshat Zachor Importance04:15 Challenge of Starting vs. Finishing05:56 Amalek as Metaphor for Incompletion08:42 Depth Behind Simple Hebrew Phrase10:36 Rebbe Nachman on Wholehearted Service13:27 Marriage Arrows: Cynical Chuppah Observers21:31 Friends as Courage Boosters23:02 Enemies Hidden Among Friends24:04 Friends Discourage New Ideas26:04 Friends as Greatest Enemies28:15 Yossi’s Arabic-Script Picture Story29:22 Amalek Among Decision Makers31:02 Courage to Finish What You Start33:30 Thoughts About People Reflect Thoughts About God39:06 Purim as Erasing Amalek42:17 Yom Kippur vs Purim Self-Reflection47:43 Purim as the holiday of those who remember49:21 ICC claims of Israeli genocide50:48 Remembering Amalek's historical threat52:01 Israel's solitary destiny prophecy53:30 Call to march with confidence

    54 min
  8. Terumah | The Power of the Small That Builds the Holy

    FEB 18

    Terumah | The Power of the Small That Builds the Holy

    In Parshas Terumah, the Torah details the measurements of the Mishkan — broken numbers, halves, small dimensions. Why? In this powerful shiur, Rav Shlomo Katz and the chevra of Shirat David uncover a radical truth from Reb Shlomo: holy light doesn’t overpower small light. It awakens us to it. What’s the difference between holy money and unholy money? Between a big donation and a small one? Between psychedelic light and a tiny flashlight? From the Kotel built from “pennies” to the קול דממה דקה hidden inside the shofar blast, this teaching reframes how we see value, contribution, community, and even ourselves.----------For more Shuirim and Music from Rav Shlomo Katz, visit: https://ravshlomokatz.comJoin Rav Shlomo Katz's WhatsApp Community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/KHKOhhPaeHx5Kb74WL9L9a?mode=ems_copy_t

    27 min
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