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

Rav Shlomo Katz
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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. Chukat | Why Mashiach Needs Both Eretz Yisrael and the Six Million

    2d ago

    Chukat | Why Mashiach Needs Both Eretz Yisrael and the Six Million

    As Parshat Chukat opens with the mystery of the Parah Adumah, Rav Shlomo Katz and the chevra of Shirat David uncover a startling teaching hidden within its ashes.  Drawing from  Reb Tzadok HaKohen, the Rambam, and Reb Shlomo Carlebach, this short but powerful shiur becomes a meditation on exile, redemption, and what it truly means to prepare for Mashiach. Beginning with the Rambam's surprising prayer in the middle of Mishneh Torah, Rav Shlomo explores the deeper meaning of the Parah Adumah as a symbol of Am Yisrael itself: pure, whole, and sent "outside the camp" into centuries of galut. Yet the story does not end there. One day, the ashes will be gathered. From the haunting image of the ashes of Majdanek to Avraham Avinu's first prayer in the Torah, a profound teaching emerges: before Mashiach comes, a Jew must be connected to both the dust of Eretz Yisrael and the ashes of the Six Million. Not one without the other. ----------------------For more Shiurim 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

    20 min
  2. Korach | We Want to Handle the Truth

    Jun 12

    Korach | We Want to Handle the Truth

    Every year, we return to Parshat Korach, thinking we know the story. A jealous man challenges Moshe Rabbeinu, gets swallowed by the earth, and that's the end of it. But Rav Shlomo Katz and the chevra of Shirat David explore a much deeper reading: Korach's downfall was not that he made a mistake. It was that he could not admit he had made one. Drawing on the Ishbitzer, Chazal, and the inner relationship between Korach, Kayin, Hevel, and Moshe Rabbeinu, this shiur uncovers what may be the ultimate test of truth: not whether we know the truth, but whether we can accept it when it exposes our own flaws. Why is it often harder for religious people to admit they're wrong? What separates Moshe's humility from Korach's certainty? And why does genuine teshuvah require the courage to dismantle structures we've spent decades building? From shalom bayis and friendship to leadership and spiritual growth, this episode becomes a powerful meditation on humility, learning, and the liberating realization that being wrong is not the end of the story. It may be the beginning of redemption. ----------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

    39 min
  3. Shelach | Nothing Can Stop a Yid Who Knows What He Wants

    Jun 5

    Shelach | Nothing Can Stop a Yid Who Knows What He Wants

    As Parshat Shelach confronts us once again with the story of the Meraglim, Rav Shlomo Katz and the chevra of Shirat David uncover what may be the deepest question hidden beneath their report. Were the spies really afraid? Drawing from the Even Shlomo, Rav Shlomo suggests that the issue was not fear at all. The issue was רצון. Because if there is something you truly want — something your life depends on — nothing can stop you. Obstacles only reveal uncertainty in the connection. When desire is absolute, doubt disappears. In this powerful shiur, Rav Shlomo explores the difference between responsibility and ratzon, the deeper meaning of אין דבר עומד בפני הרצון, the spiritual root of the Meraglim's mistake, and why Eretz Yisrael remains the ultimate test of what Am Yisrael truly wants. Through stories of parents risking everything for their children, hostages who discovered hidden strengths, the Six-Day War, Oslo, and the eternal longing for Yerushalayim, this episode becomes a meditation on the question that every Jew must eventually ask: What do I want so deeply that nothing in the world could stop me?----------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 CHAPTERS00:00 Intro & Opening Blessings02:37 Identifying the Core Issue of Today’s Shiur13:17 When Obstacles Reveal a Flaw in Our Connection14:36 The Unstoppable Drive: Jumping Into a Stormy Ocean17:07 A Mother’s Heroic Act in a Car Accident23:38 Lessons from the Meraglim’s Report26:47 Reordering Responsibility and Ratzon

    47 min
  4. Behaalotecha | What Moshe Rabbeinu Couldn’t Understand About the Menorah

    May 29

    Behaalotecha | What Moshe Rabbeinu Couldn’t Understand About the Menorah

    As Parshat Behaalotecha opens with the lighting of the Menorah, Rav Shlomo Katz and the chevra of Shirat David uncover a deeper question hidden beneath the mitzvah: what was it that Moshe Rabbeinu could not understand about the Menorah? Drawing from the teachings of Reb Leibel Eiger, the Sfas Emes, and Reb Shlomo Carlebach, this shiur explores the meaning of “fire” in Avodat Hashem — not external excitement, but the פנימיות שבפנימיות, the hidden flame burning deep within every Jewish soul. Rav Shlomo explains that Aharon HaKohen’s greatness was not simply lighting candles, but revealing to every Yid that there is already a fire inside them that never truly goes out. ----------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 theme introduction08:40 Moshe's difficulty with the Menorah explained13:09 Reb Leibel Eger on the nature of fire15:38 Aharon HaKohen reveals the inner fire of mitzvah18:24 Rebbe’s torch: fire that spreads the world19:42 Maftirz becha – divine request for fire23:35 Avoiding transgression with inner fire28:23 Sefer Bamidbar’s perpetual failures and fire plea29:33 Miriam’s Fire Extinguished – Keep Your Spiritual Flame Alive34:48 Skeptics Question the Longevity of Our Community’s Fire36:02 Moshe’s Struggle with the Menorah’s Eternal Flame38:20 Returning to the Vision: The Menorah as a Divine Mirror42:15 Overcoming the Inner Cynic with Aharon’s Persistent Fire

    43 min
  5. Behar/Bechukotai | Becoming Engraved in Each Other’s Hearts

    May 8

    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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
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