Purim Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/purim-87eab766-f66b-4f9a-9dc8-f354f1c4477c A collection of shiurim by Rav Shlomo Katz on the topic of the month of Adar and the holiday of Purim. Shirat David 9782232b-2599-58cc-9b47-d04d53652946 yes en Mon, 02 Mar 2026 09:45:48 +0200 Mon, 02 Mar 2026 09:46:12 +0200 http://www.shiratdavid.com https://img.transistorcdn.com/uQ0oRD-68Rnl_fJmURMKp6xqJEnRG-YCWyYbyiRCv28/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzUwODA2LzE3MTAy/MzkyMzAtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.jpg Purim http://www.shiratdavid.com episodic Rav Shlomo Katz A collection of shiurim by Rav Shlomo Katz on the topic of the month of Adar and the holiday of Purim. A collection of shiurim by Rav Shlomo Katz on the topic of the month of Adar and the holiday of Purim. Shlomo Katz, Adar, Purim, Chassidut, Shirat David Shirat David info@shiratdavid.com No No Come Before the King | Purim in a Time of War 55 55 Come Before the King | Purim in a Time of War full 55b4402e-ed34-4275-9de5-df7572a5a8c0 https://share.transistor.fm/s/4e62a370 Recorded live on Zoom in the midst of war here in Eretz Yisrael, Rav Shlomo Katz and the chevra of Shirat David enter Ta’anit Esther with open hearts and trembling emunah.

We begin with niggunim — Kulanu Ke’echad, Ayeh Mekom Kevodo, Avo El HaMelech — and move into the deeper battlefield of Purim: not just the destruction of Haman, but the removal of machshevet Haman.

What is the “thought of Haman”? Why does Esther insist that even after victory, something deeper must be uprooted? Why is the only tefillah that is always answered the request for emunah peshuta?

In a time of missiles and miracles, Rav Shlomo speaks about:

  • The illusion of political correctness as modern avodah zarah
  • The difference between physical victory and spiritual freedom
  • Arur Haman = Baruch Mordechai = Emunah Peshuta (502)
  • Hisbodedus as the weapon of this generation
  • Vision — not for 20 years from now, but for right now

This is a Purim shiur for a generation standing at a turning point in Jewish history. Come before the King. Ask for simple faith. Remove the thought of Haman.
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CHAPTERS
00:00 Opening Niggun – Kulanu Ke’Echad
00:39 Safe Rooms and the Reality of War
03:29 Not Knowing How to Feel in History
06:46 Reb Nosson’s Prayer Against Klipat Haman
08:38 What Is Machshevet Haman?
11:12 Esther’s True Victory Explained
13:08 The Avodah Zarah of “What Do People Think?”
20:40 The One Prayer That Is Always Answered
31:02 Hisbodedus as the Weapon of Purim
33:20 Vision, Emunah Peshuta and Coming Before the King

]]> Recorded live on Zoom in the midst of war here in Eretz Yisrael, Rav Shlomo Katz and the chevra of Shirat David enter Ta’anit Esther with open hearts and trembling emunah.

We begin with niggunim — Kulanu Ke’echad, Ayeh Mekom Kevodo, Avo El HaMelech — and move into the deeper battlefield of Purim: not just the destruction of Haman, but the removal of machshevet Haman.

What is the “thought of Haman”? Why does Esther insist that even after victory, something deeper must be uprooted? Why is the only tefillah that is always answered the request for emunah peshuta?

In a time of missiles and miracles, Rav Shlomo speaks about:

  • The illusion of political correctness as modern avodah zarah
  • The difference between physical victory and spiritual freedom
  • Arur Haman = Baruch Mordechai = Emunah Peshuta (502)
  • Hisbodedus as the weapon of this generation
  • Vision — not for 20 years from now, but for right now

This is a Purim shiur for a generation standing at a turning point in Jewish history. Come before the King. Ask for simple faith. Remove the thought of Haman.
----------
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CHAPTERS
00:00 Opening Niggun – Kulanu Ke’Echad
00:39 Safe Rooms and the Reality of War
03:29 Not Knowing How to Feel in History
06:46 Reb Nosson’s Prayer Against Klipat Haman
08:38 What Is Machshevet Haman?
11:12 Esther’s True Victory Explained
13:08 The Avodah Zarah of “What Do People Think?”
20:40 The One Prayer That Is Always Answered
31:02 Hisbodedus as the Weapon of Purim
33:20 Vision, Emunah Peshuta and Coming Before the King

]]> Mon, 02 Mar 2026 09:45:48 +0200 Rav Shlomo Katz Rav Shlomo Katz 2066 Recorded live on Zoom in the midst of war here in Eretz Yisrael, Rav Shlomo Katz and the chevra of Shirat David enter Ta’anit Esther with open hearts and trembling emunah.

We begin with niggunim — Kulanu Ke’echad, Ayeh Mekom Kevodo, Avo El HaMelech — and move into the deeper battlefield of Purim: not just the destruction of Haman, but the removal of machshevet Haman.

What is the “thought of Haman”? Why does Esther insist that even after victory, something deeper must be uprooted? Why is the only tefillah that is always answered the request for emunah peshuta?

In a time of missiles and miracles, Rav Shlomo speaks about:

  • The illusion of political correctness as modern avodah zarah
  • The difference between physical victory and spiritual freedom
  • Arur Haman = Baruch Mordechai = Emunah Peshuta (502)
  • Hisbodedus as the weapon of this generation
  • Vision — not for 20 years from now, but for right now

This is a Purim shiur for a generation standing at a turning point in Jewish history. Come before the King. Ask for simple faith. Remove the thought of Haman.
----------
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CHAPTERS
00:00 Opening Niggun – Kulanu Ke’Echad
00:39 Safe Rooms and the Reality of War
03:29 Not Knowing How to Feel in History
06:46 Reb Nosson’s Prayer Against Klipat Haman
08:38 What Is Machshevet Haman?
11:12 Esther’s True Victory Explained
13:08 The Avodah Zarah of “What Do People Think?”
20:40 The One Prayer That Is Always Answered
31:02 Hisbodedus as the Weapon of Purim
33:20 Vision, Emunah Peshuta and Coming Before the King

]]> Shlomo Katz, Adar, Purim, Chassidut, Shirat David No Who is an Evyon? 54 54 Who is an Evyon? full 5c7b273f-d06a-42dc-9ef7-282933c5c9aa https://share.transistor.fm/s/3b61e35d Rav Shlomo Katz and the chevra of Shirat David continue Rav Kluger’s journey into the pnimiyus of Purim, this time through Matanos La’Evyonim and the question: Who is an “evyon”?

Rav Shlomo explains why Mordechai specifically established this mitzvah — to remind every Jew that a רגע לפני הישועה, we were all in a state of “evyon,” totally dependent on Hashem’s saving grace.

From there, the shiur opens a deeper door: the hidden roots of taavas mamon (the pull of money), the Gemara about galus and adding geirim, the Baal Shem Tov’s language of lifting sparks, and Rebbe Nachman’s teaching on 70 souls / 70 languages, and how “concealment before revelation” works like cracking a klipah to reach the fruit.

A Purim shiur about money… that turns into a shiur about humility, dependence on Hashem, and the inner תיקון that makes redemption possible.

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CHAPTERS
00:00 Opening and Sponsorship
02:07 Money (Taivas Mamon) in Rebbe Nachman’s Teachings
10:54 Gemara on Adding Converts (Pesachim)
13:36 Lifting Sparks and Adding Gerim
19:26 70 Souls and the Roots of Israel
22:36 70 Languages and Their Negative Traits
23:43 Galus of 70 Languages as Spiritual Test
25:12 Ethiopian Women and the Birth Analogy
29:25 Rebbe Nachman on Pre-Revelation Soul Journey
34:21 Breaking the Klipah to Reach the Fruit
43:09 Mordechai’s Call to Give to the Poor

]]> Rav Shlomo Katz and the chevra of Shirat David continue Rav Kluger’s journey into the pnimiyus of Purim, this time through Matanos La’Evyonim and the question: Who is an “evyon”?

Rav Shlomo explains why Mordechai specifically established this mitzvah — to remind every Jew that a רגע לפני הישועה, we were all in a state of “evyon,” totally dependent on Hashem’s saving grace.

From there, the shiur opens a deeper door: the hidden roots of taavas mamon (the pull of money), the Gemara about galus and adding geirim, the Baal Shem Tov’s language of lifting sparks, and Rebbe Nachman’s teaching on 70 souls / 70 languages, and how “concealment before revelation” works like cracking a klipah to reach the fruit.

A Purim shiur about money… that turns into a shiur about humility, dependence on Hashem, and the inner תיקון that makes redemption possible.

----------
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CHAPTERS
00:00 Opening and Sponsorship
02:07 Money (Taivas Mamon) in Rebbe Nachman’s Teachings
10:54 Gemara on Adding Converts (Pesachim)
13:36 Lifting Sparks and Adding Gerim
19:26 70 Souls and the Roots of Israel
22:36 70 Languages and Their Negative Traits
23:43 Galus of 70 Languages as Spiritual Test
25:12 Ethiopian Women and the Birth Analogy
29:25 Rebbe Nachman on Pre-Revelation Soul Journey
34:21 Breaking the Klipah to Reach the Fruit
43:09 Mordechai’s Call to Give to the Poor

]]> Mon, 23 Feb 2026 12:08:02 +0200 Rav Shlomo Katz Rav Shlomo Katz 2774 Rav Shlomo Katz and the chevra of Shirat David continue Rav Kluger’s journey into the pnimiyus of Purim, this time through Matanos La’Evyonim and the question: Who is an “evyon”?

Rav Shlomo explains why Mordechai specifically established this mitzvah — to remind every Jew that a רגע לפני הישועה, we were all in a state of “evyon,” totally dependent on Hashem’s saving grace.

From there, the shiur opens a deeper door: the hidden roots of taavas mamon (the pull of money), the Gemara about galus and adding geirim, the Baal Shem Tov’s language of lifting sparks, and Rebbe Nachman’s teaching on 70 souls / 70 languages, and how “concealment before revelation” works like cracking a klipah to reach the fruit.

A Purim shiur about money… that turns into a shiur about humility, dependence on Hashem, and the inner תיקון that makes redemption possible.

----------
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CHAPTERS
00:00 Opening and Sponsorship
02:07 Money (Taivas Mamon) in Rebbe Nachman’s Teachings
10:54 Gemara on Adding Converts (Pesachim)
13:36 Lifting Sparks and Adding Gerim
19:26 70 Souls and the Roots of Israel
22:36 70 Languages and Their Negative Traits
23:43 Galus of 70 Languages as Spiritual Test
25:12 Ethiopian Women and the Birth Analogy
29:25 Rebbe Nachman on Pre-Revelation Soul Journey
34:21 Breaking the Klipah to Reach the Fruit
43:09 Mordechai’s Call to Give to the Poor

]]> Shlomo Katz, Adar, Purim, Chassidut, Shirat David No The Pnimuyis of Shaloch Manos (Part 2) 53 53 The Pnimuyis of Shaloch Manos (Part 2) full eb5e08f5-d45e-4f80-8c65-003878764f73 https://share.transistor.fm/s/706db436 Rav Shlomo Katz and the chevra of Shirat David continue Rav Kluger’s gorgeous ma’amar on Purim, and  go deeper into the pnimiyus of Mishloach Manos as a preparation for Beis HaMikdash Sheini.

We open with “Shoshanat Yaakov,” then step right back into the sugya: Achashveirosh’s feast isn’t just a party — it’s temple-consciousness. Esther’s “לך כנוס את כל היהודים” is not only about survival; it’s about waking up and becoming a people again, so we can return and build.

Then comes the wild historical reveal from Sefer Ezra: during the Purim era, there was already a mizbe’ach in Yerushalayim, with korbanos happening, even while the Heichal still wasn’t built. Meaning: something can be “alive” before it’s “complete”… and unity is the foundation that makes the building possible.

From there, we turn to the wine: why “ad d’lo yada”? Not as an escape, but as a holy breaking of the inner mechitzos that keep us isolated. We bring in Rebbe Nachman’s yesod of yishuv hada’as, the fight against modern distraction, and the line between a Purim that opens the heart… and a Purim where Haman is still sitting at the seudah.

Yasher koach, and may we be zocheh to a Purim of real achdus, the kind that can hold a Beis HaMikdash.
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CHAPTERS
00:00 Opening Niggun and Greeting
02:44 Opening the Sefer and Starting Reish Nun
03:50 Mishloach Manos as Preparation for the Second Beis Hamikdash
06:02 Achashverosh’s Feast and Its Temple Implications
07:22 Esther’s Directive to Gather the Jews
17:03 Ezra’s Altar While the Temple Remains Unbuilt
19:27 Unity, Mishloach Manos, and the Path to Rebuilding
25:45 Rav Kluger on Wine Drinking Purpose
27:59 Video Testimony and Emotional Overload
29:43 Three Cardinal Sins and Yishuv HaDa'at
32:51 Ribo’s Song and Modern Distractions
34:04 Practicing Hisbodedus for Yishuv HaDa'at
35:25 Ayahuasca and Short-Term Yishuv HaDa'at
36:31 Purpose of Desires in Rebbe Nachman
38:03 Intellectual Isolation and Haman’s Role
40:38 When Purim Drinking Fails Yishuv HaDa'at
42:44 Building a Beit Hamikdash and Unity

]]> Rav Shlomo Katz and the chevra of Shirat David continue Rav Kluger’s gorgeous ma’amar on Purim, and  go deeper into the pnimiyus of Mishloach Manos as a preparation for Beis HaMikdash Sheini.

We open with “Shoshanat Yaakov,” then step right back into the sugya: Achashveirosh’s feast isn’t just a party — it’s temple-consciousness. Esther’s “לך כנוס את כל היהודים” is not only about survival; it’s about waking up and becoming a people again, so we can return and build.

Then comes the wild historical reveal from Sefer Ezra: during the Purim era, there was already a mizbe’ach in Yerushalayim, with korbanos happening, even while the Heichal still wasn’t built. Meaning: something can be “alive” before it’s “complete”… and unity is the foundation that makes the building possible.

From there, we turn to the wine: why “ad d’lo yada”? Not as an escape, but as a holy breaking of the inner mechitzos that keep us isolated. We bring in Rebbe Nachman’s yesod of yishuv hada’as, the fight against modern distraction, and the line between a Purim that opens the heart… and a Purim where Haman is still sitting at the seudah.

Yasher koach, and may we be zocheh to a Purim of real achdus, the kind that can hold a Beis HaMikdash.
----------
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CHAPTERS
00:00 Opening Niggun and Greeting
02:44 Opening the Sefer and Starting Reish Nun
03:50 Mishloach Manos as Preparation for the Second Beis Hamikdash
06:02 Achashverosh’s Feast and Its Temple Implications
07:22 Esther’s Directive to Gather the Jews
17:03 Ezra’s Altar While the Temple Remains Unbuilt
19:27 Unity, Mishloach Manos, and the Path to Rebuilding
25:45 Rav Kluger on Wine Drinking Purpose
27:59 Video Testimony and Emotional Overload
29:43 Three Cardinal Sins and Yishuv HaDa'at
32:51 Ribo’s Song and Modern Distractions
34:04 Practicing Hisbodedus for Yishuv HaDa'at
35:25 Ayahuasca and Short-Term Yishuv HaDa'at
36:31 Purpose of Desires in Rebbe Nachman
38:03 Intellectual Isolation and Haman’s Role
40:38 When Purim Drinking Fails Yishuv HaDa'at
42:44 Building a Beit Hamikdash and Unity

]]> Mon, 16 Feb 2026 10:50:02 +0200 Rav Shlomo Katz Rav Shlomo Katz 2634 Rav Shlomo Katz and the chevra of Shirat David continue Rav Kluger’s gorgeous ma’amar on Purim, and  go deeper into the pnimiyus of Mishloach Manos as a preparation for Beis HaMikdash Sheini.

We open with “Shoshanat Yaakov,” then step right back into the sugya: Achashveirosh’s feast isn’t just a party — it’s temple-consciousness. Esther’s “לך כנוס את כל היהודים” is not only about survival; it’s about waking up and becoming a people again, so we can return and build.

Then comes the wild historical reveal from Sefer Ezra: during the Purim era, there was already a mizbe’ach in Yerushalayim, with korbanos happening, even while the Heichal still wasn’t built. Meaning: something can be “alive” before it’s “complete”… and unity is the foundation that makes the building possible.

From there, we turn to the wine: why “ad d’lo yada”? Not as an escape, but as a holy breaking of the inner mechitzos that keep us isolated. We bring in Rebbe Nachman’s yesod of yishuv hada’as, the fight against modern distraction, and the line between a Purim that opens the heart… and a Purim where Haman is still sitting at the seudah.

Yasher koach, and may we be zocheh to a Purim of real achdus, the kind that can hold a Beis HaMikdash.
----------
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CHAPTERS
00:00 Opening Niggun and Greeting
02:44 Opening the Sefer and Starting Reish Nun
03:50 Mishloach Manos as Preparation for the Second Beis Hamikdash
06:02 Achashverosh’s Feast and Its Temple Implications
07:22 Esther’s Directive to Gather the Jews
17:03 Ezra’s Altar While the Temple Remains Unbuilt
19:27 Unity, Mishloach Manos, and the Path to Rebuilding
25:45 Rav Kluger on Wine Drinking Purpose
27:59 Video Testimony and Emotional Overload
29:43 Three Cardinal Sins and Yishuv HaDa'at
32:51 Ribo’s Song and Modern Distractions
34:04 Practicing Hisbodedus for Yishuv HaDa'at
35:25 Ayahuasca and Short-Term Yishuv HaDa'at
36:31 Purpose of Desires in Rebbe Nachman
38:03 Intellectual Isolation and Haman’s Role
40:38 When Purim Drinking Fails Yishuv HaDa'at
42:44 Building a Beit Hamikdash and Unity

]]> Shlomo Katz, Adar, Purim, Chassidut, Shirat David No The Pnimuyis of Shaloch Manos (Part 1) 52 52 The Pnimuyis of Shaloch Manos (Part 1) full 2ffc5844-efa7-42c7-8d3a-cf26661c7581 https://share.transistor.fm/s/5e0427e0 Rav Shlomo Katz and the chevra of Shirat David officially start the march toward the Megillah. Purim is coming, and we’re opening with a deep beginning: the pnimiyus of Mishloach Manos (and Matanos La’Evyonim) through a powerful מהלך from Rav Avraham Tzvi Kluger, built on a יסוד from the Maharal (Netzach Yisrael).

Why did Mishloach Manos become the mitzvah people naturally ran to first, even before Mordechai formally added Matanos La’Evyonim? What’s the unique DNA of Purim that demanded these takanos specifically here, and not on any other Yom Tov? And why is the only way to truly understand Purim to read it through the prism of Beis HaMikdash consciousness — right in that tense historic moment between Churban Bayis Rishon and the dream of building Bayis Sheini?

Along the way we touch the stunning “trust” dimension of Mishloach Manos (yes, even kashrus trust), the stages of how the mitzvos formed, and the Maharal’s contrast between Bayis Rishon (Avos) and Bayis Sheini (Knesses Yisrael) — and what that demands from us now.

This is Part 1. We’re laying the foundation, and next week, בעז״ה, it gets even juicier.

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CHAPTERS
00:00 Opening Honors and Sponsorship
01:09 Exploring the Daled Mitzvos of Purim
02:13 Rav Kluger’s Opening Quote on Purim
04:18 Reviewing Megillah Verses
05:33 Stages of Mitzvah Development
10:26 Why Mishloach Manos Was Self-Adopted
13:29 Uniqueness of Purim Mitzvos
19:42 Historical Context: Post-Exile Purim
22:30 Maharal’s Insight on the Two Temples
23:32 Foundations: Yesod of the Two Temples
24:50 Kedusha of the Avot vs Israel
28:30 Ezra’s Account of Second Temple Dedication
30:38 Gemara on the End of Avot’s Merit
31:49 Hope for Restoring Avot’s Mercy
43:55 Yom Haatzmaut: Cheshbon HaNefesh and Preparation

]]> Rav Shlomo Katz and the chevra of Shirat David officially start the march toward the Megillah. Purim is coming, and we’re opening with a deep beginning: the pnimiyus of Mishloach Manos (and Matanos La’Evyonim) through a powerful מהלך from Rav Avraham Tzvi Kluger, built on a יסוד from the Maharal (Netzach Yisrael).

Why did Mishloach Manos become the mitzvah people naturally ran to first, even before Mordechai formally added Matanos La’Evyonim? What’s the unique DNA of Purim that demanded these takanos specifically here, and not on any other Yom Tov? And why is the only way to truly understand Purim to read it through the prism of Beis HaMikdash consciousness — right in that tense historic moment between Churban Bayis Rishon and the dream of building Bayis Sheini?

Along the way we touch the stunning “trust” dimension of Mishloach Manos (yes, even kashrus trust), the stages of how the mitzvos formed, and the Maharal’s contrast between Bayis Rishon (Avos) and Bayis Sheini (Knesses Yisrael) — and what that demands from us now.

This is Part 1. We’re laying the foundation, and next week, בעז״ה, it gets even juicier.

----------
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CHAPTERS
00:00 Opening Honors and Sponsorship
01:09 Exploring the Daled Mitzvos of Purim
02:13 Rav Kluger’s Opening Quote on Purim
04:18 Reviewing Megillah Verses
05:33 Stages of Mitzvah Development
10:26 Why Mishloach Manos Was Self-Adopted
13:29 Uniqueness of Purim Mitzvos
19:42 Historical Context: Post-Exile Purim
22:30 Maharal’s Insight on the Two Temples
23:32 Foundations: Yesod of the Two Temples
24:50 Kedusha of the Avot vs Israel
28:30 Ezra’s Account of Second Temple Dedication
30:38 Gemara on the End of Avot’s Merit
31:49 Hope for Restoring Avot’s Mercy
43:55 Yom Haatzmaut: Cheshbon HaNefesh and Preparation

]]> Mon, 09 Feb 2026 11:43:49 +0200 Rav Shlomo Katz Rav Shlomo Katz 2505 Rav Shlomo Katz and the chevra of Shirat David officially start the march toward the Megillah. Purim is coming, and we’re opening with a deep beginning: the pnimiyus of Mishloach Manos (and Matanos La’Evyonim) through a powerful מהלך from Rav Avraham Tzvi Kluger, built on a יסוד from the Maharal (Netzach Yisrael).

Why did Mishloach Manos become the mitzvah people naturally ran to first, even before Mordechai formally added Matanos La’Evyonim? What’s the unique DNA of Purim that demanded these takanos specifically here, and not on any other Yom Tov? And why is the only way to truly understand Purim to read it through the prism of Beis HaMikdash consciousness — right in that tense historic moment between Churban Bayis Rishon and the dream of building Bayis Sheini?

Along the way we touch the stunning “trust” dimension of Mishloach Manos (yes, even kashrus trust), the stages of how the mitzvos formed, and the Maharal’s contrast between Bayis Rishon (Avos) and Bayis Sheini (Knesses Yisrael) — and what that demands from us now.

This is Part 1. We’re laying the foundation, and next week, בעז״ה, it gets even juicier.

----------
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CHAPTERS
00:00 Opening Honors and Sponsorship
01:09 Exploring the Daled Mitzvos of Purim
02:13 Rav Kluger’s Opening Quote on Purim
04:18 Reviewing Megillah Verses
05:33 Stages of Mitzvah Development
10:26 Why Mishloach Manos Was Self-Adopted
13:29 Uniqueness of Purim Mitzvos
19:42 Historical Context: Post-Exile Purim
22:30 Maharal’s Insight on the Two Temples
23:32 Foundations: Yesod of the Two Temples
24:50 Kedusha of the Avot vs Israel
28:30 Ezra’s Account of Second Temple Dedication
30:38 Gemara on the End of Avot’s Merit
31:49 Hope for Restoring Avot’s Mercy
43:55 Yom Haatzmaut: Cheshbon HaNefesh and Preparation

]]> Shlomo Katz, Adar, Purim, Chassidut, Shirat David No Mishenichnas Adar: Haman's Grandkids & Bob Saget 51 51 Mishenichnas Adar: Haman's Grandkids & Bob Saget full f5d68683-b250-499b-944f-3e3cf8f0a254 https://share.transistor.fm/s/d8b6aeae A brief and wild 18 minutes of learning after Hallel, discussing the origins of Mishenichnas Adar and a wild twist connecting to Bob Saget. Good Purim.

]]> A brief and wild 18 minutes of learning after Hallel, discussing the origins of Mishenichnas Adar and a wild twist connecting to Bob Saget. Good Purim.

]]> Wed, 06 Aug 2025 02:02:15 +0300 Rav Shlomo Katz Rav Shlomo Katz 1084 A brief and wild 18 minutes of learning after Hallel, discussing the origins of Mishenichnas Adar and a wild twist connecting to Bob Saget. Good Purim.

]]> Shlomo Katz, Adar, Purim, Chassidut, Shirat David No Purim: The Beginning of Beginnings 50 50 Purim: The Beginning of Beginnings full a43a806c-2119-49d2-8b38-1ddc8baac7c7 https://share.transistor.fm/s/ff143bc1 Rebbe Nachman said that all beginnings used to begin from Pesach, but now....(and he didn't complete the sentence). In Breslov tradition, the Rebbe was speaking about how today, from then and now, Purim is the real beginning of all beginnings

In this 15-minute learning, we try to understand what the Rebbe meant by this, and how it is more relevant to our lives today than ever.

]]> Rebbe Nachman said that all beginnings used to begin from Pesach, but now....(and he didn't complete the sentence). In Breslov tradition, the Rebbe was speaking about how today, from then and now, Purim is the real beginning of all beginnings

In this 15-minute learning, we try to understand what the Rebbe meant by this, and how it is more relevant to our lives today than ever.

]]> Wed, 06 Aug 2025 02:00:39 +0300 Rav Shlomo Katz Rav Shlomo Katz 872 Rebbe Nachman said that all beginnings used to begin from Pesach, but now....(and he didn't complete the sentence). In Breslov tradition, the Rebbe was speaking about how today, from then and now, Purim is the real beginning of all beginnings

In this 15-minute learning, we try to understand what the Rebbe meant by this, and how it is more relevant to our lives today than ever.

]]> Shlomo Katz, Adar, Purim, Chassidut, Shirat David No Becoming More Jewish on Purim 49 49 Becoming More Jewish on Purim full ce9df829-3a4e-47be-9a88-6893d534bd02 https://share.transistor.fm/s/c3da24f3 A class given in Nachlaot, Yerushalayim, discussing the concept of putting trust back into the game of humanity

]]> A class given in Nachlaot, Yerushalayim, discussing the concept of putting trust back into the game of humanity

]]> Wed, 06 Aug 2025 01:58:33 +0300 Rav Shlomo Katz Rav Shlomo Katz 3489 A class given in Nachlaot, Yerushalayim, discussing the concept of putting trust back into the game of humanity

]]> Shlomo Katz, Adar, Purim, Chassidut, Shirat David No Hashem, Sorry, We Are Not Letting You Off The Hook 48 48 Hashem, Sorry, We Are Not Letting You Off The Hook full dff38c9b-be1c-4682-bbbf-19b774082b72 https://share.transistor.fm/s/8a6df2db Purim often looks like the most playful, physical, even chaotic day in the Jewish year. But beneath the mask lies one of the deepest teachings of our faith: that Hashem is present, especially when He seems most hidden.

Rav Shlomo Katz shares teachings from Rabbi Erez Moshe Doron, exploring the paradox at the heart of Megillat Esther: a miracle so deeply clothed in nature that God’s Name doesn’t appear once. And yet, our Sages tell us this day surpasses even Yom Kippur in holiness. How can that be?

Drawing on the writings of Rebbe Nachman and the Tikkunei Zohar, we journey into the spiritual anatomy of exile where concealment hides even the fact that anything is hidden, and shows us how Purim reveals the secret: God is here, always. Not only in the supernatural, but in the natural. Not only in the revealed, but in the hidden. Not only in the Beit Midrash, but in the palace of Achashverosh too.

This is the joy of Purim. The joy that comes from knowing your life is not random. That even in darkness, there is a story unfolding and you’re part of it.

]]> Purim often looks like the most playful, physical, even chaotic day in the Jewish year. But beneath the mask lies one of the deepest teachings of our faith: that Hashem is present, especially when He seems most hidden.

Rav Shlomo Katz shares teachings from Rabbi Erez Moshe Doron, exploring the paradox at the heart of Megillat Esther: a miracle so deeply clothed in nature that God’s Name doesn’t appear once. And yet, our Sages tell us this day surpasses even Yom Kippur in holiness. How can that be?

Drawing on the writings of Rebbe Nachman and the Tikkunei Zohar, we journey into the spiritual anatomy of exile where concealment hides even the fact that anything is hidden, and shows us how Purim reveals the secret: God is here, always. Not only in the supernatural, but in the natural. Not only in the revealed, but in the hidden. Not only in the Beit Midrash, but in the palace of Achashverosh too.

This is the joy of Purim. The joy that comes from knowing your life is not random. That even in darkness, there is a story unfolding and you’re part of it.

]]> Wed, 06 Aug 2025 01:46:51 +0300 Rav Shlomo Katz Rav Shlomo Katz 3983 Purim often looks like the most playful, physical, even chaotic day in the Jewish year. But beneath the mask lies one of the deepest teachings of our faith: that Hashem is present, especially when He seems most hidden.

Rav Shlomo Katz shares teachings from Rabbi Erez Moshe Doron, exploring the paradox at the heart of Megillat Esther: a miracle so deeply clothed in nature that God’s Name doesn’t appear once. And yet, our Sages tell us this day surpasses even Yom Kippur in holiness. How can that be?

Drawing on the writings of Rebbe Nachman and the Tikkunei Zohar, we journey into the spiritual anatomy of exile where concealment hides even the fact that anything is hidden, and shows us how Purim reveals the secret: God is here, always. Not only in the supernatural, but in the natural. Not only in the revealed, but in the hidden. Not only in the Beit Midrash, but in the palace of Achashverosh too.

This is the joy of Purim. The joy that comes from knowing your life is not random. That even in darkness, there is a story unfolding and you’re part of it.

]]> Shlomo Katz, Adar, Purim, Chassidut, Shirat David No Adar: The Power of Mishenichnas 47 47 Adar: The Power of Mishenichnas full 4b6eaa9d-58e4-4b34-9a54-799bc59ebaaa https://share.transistor.fm/s/850c8945 A short piece from Reb Meilech Biderman on Purim and Adar, discussing the usage of the word Mishenichnas

]]> A short piece from Reb Meilech Biderman on Purim and Adar, discussing the usage of the word Mishenichnas

]]> Wed, 06 Aug 2025 01:40:18 +0300 Rav Shlomo Katz Rav Shlomo Katz 1275 A short piece from Reb Meilech Biderman on Purim and Adar, discussing the usage of the word Mishenichnas

]]> Shlomo Katz, Adar, Purim, Chassidut, Shirat David No Standing Before the King, Drunk | Rav Kook 46 46 Standing Before the King, Drunk | Rav Kook full 182c2665-ef02-42f7-9ed2-0676c32505b6 https://share.transistor.fm/s/c5c51c35 When one has a mitzvah to fulfill, they are usually exempt from having to do another mitzvah that would have to be done at that exact time. Is this the case when one is drunk on Purim and may not be able to daven? Leave it to the kohen hagadol to bring us to a deeper look at this question?

]]> When one has a mitzvah to fulfill, they are usually exempt from having to do another mitzvah that would have to be done at that exact time. Is this the case when one is drunk on Purim and may not be able to daven? Leave it to the kohen hagadol to bring us to a deeper look at this question?

]]> Wed, 06 Aug 2025 00:02:32 +0300 Rav Shlomo Katz Rav Shlomo Katz 1845 When one has a mitzvah to fulfill, they are usually exempt from having to do another mitzvah that would have to be done at that exact time. Is this the case when one is drunk on Purim and may not be able to daven? Leave it to the kohen hagadol to bring us to a deeper look at this question?

]]> Shlomo Katz, Adar, Purim, Chassidut, Shirat David No Purim with the Alter Rebbe (Part 4) 45 45 Purim with the Alter Rebbe (Part 4) full 2c094ec3-d8c5-4220-8e27-56595130f007 https://share.transistor.fm/s/345de261 The last in a four part series on the Alter Rebbe's Purim Ma'amar חייב איניש לבסומי

]]> The last in a four part series on the Alter Rebbe's Purim Ma'amar חייב איניש לבסומי

]]> Tue, 05 Aug 2025 23:58:17 +0300 Rav Shlomo Katz Rav Shlomo Katz 2528 The last in a four part series on the Alter Rebbe's Purim Ma'amar חייב איניש לבסומי

]]> Shlomo Katz, Adar, Purim, Chassidut, Shirat David No Purim with the Alter Rebbe (Part 3) 44 44 Purim with the Alter Rebbe (Part 3) full 5286822a-cd95-4be4-9c63-52d79de8d9c0 https://share.transistor.fm/s/18d31d28 What needs to take place before a G-dly revelation?

]]> What needs to take place before a G-dly revelation?

]]> Tue, 05 Aug 2025 23:56:25 +0300 Rav Shlomo Katz Rav Shlomo Katz 2560 What needs to take place before a G-dly revelation?

]]> Shlomo Katz, Adar, Purim, Chassidut, Shirat David No Purim with the Alter Rebbe (Part 2) 43 43 Purim with the Alter Rebbe (Part 2) full bb0d8f9e-9645-4766-8d2d-124a986d4919 https://share.transistor.fm/s/49040197 First part of the Alter Rebbe's Ma'amar 'Chayav inish Lebesumei'

]]> First part of the Alter Rebbe's Ma'amar 'Chayav inish Lebesumei'

]]> Tue, 05 Aug 2025 23:55:28 +0300 Rav Shlomo Katz Rav Shlomo Katz 2765 First part of the Alter Rebbe's Ma'amar 'Chayav inish Lebesumei'

]]> Shlomo Katz, Adar, Purim, Chassidut, Shirat David No Purim with the Alter Rebbe (Part 1) 42 42 Purim with the Alter Rebbe (Part 1) full 85fb8045-3f96-45ef-af7b-494101409eb1 https://share.transistor.fm/s/1258dbcb intro to the ma'amar Chayav Inish Lebesumei

]]> intro to the ma'amar Chayav Inish Lebesumei

]]> Tue, 05 Aug 2025 23:54:32 +0300 Rav Shlomo Katz Rav Shlomo Katz 3068 intro to the ma'amar Chayav Inish Lebesumei

]]> Shlomo Katz, Adar, Purim, Chassidut, Shirat David No We Are Here Forever | Purim with Rav Asher Weiss 41 41 We Are Here Forever | Purim with Rav Asher Weiss full ffdda869-19ef-494b-a25a-84d29cbb72b4 https://share.transistor.fm/s/08c2de32 Why do we celebrate Purim with feasting and drinking, and not just with saying thank you like on Chanukah? Because Purim isn’t about gratitude for a miracle. It’s about the miracle of still being here. It's the simcha of existence itself. The decree wasn’t just exile or slavery. It was total annihilation. And when that gezeirah was flipped, the soul of Am Yisrael danced with a joy that had no words, no form. Just presence. Just life.

In this class rooted in the Torah of HaRav Asher Weiss shlit”a, Rav Shlomo Katz guides us into the halachic and spiritual depths of Purim — when simcha isn’t a reaction, but a mitzvah that is the day. You don't need a reason to be happy. You're alive. We’re alive. And that's enough to get drunk on.

This is the simcha of a Jew who walked out of Auschwitz not with answers, but with breath. It’s not intellectual. It’s not earned. It just is. And if Purim really goes through us, we’ll taste that eternal simcha, not just on Adar 14, but the whole year long.

]]> Why do we celebrate Purim with feasting and drinking, and not just with saying thank you like on Chanukah? Because Purim isn’t about gratitude for a miracle. It’s about the miracle of still being here. It's the simcha of existence itself. The decree wasn’t just exile or slavery. It was total annihilation. And when that gezeirah was flipped, the soul of Am Yisrael danced with a joy that had no words, no form. Just presence. Just life.

In this class rooted in the Torah of HaRav Asher Weiss shlit”a, Rav Shlomo Katz guides us into the halachic and spiritual depths of Purim — when simcha isn’t a reaction, but a mitzvah that is the day. You don't need a reason to be happy. You're alive. We’re alive. And that's enough to get drunk on.

This is the simcha of a Jew who walked out of Auschwitz not with answers, but with breath. It’s not intellectual. It’s not earned. It just is. And if Purim really goes through us, we’ll taste that eternal simcha, not just on Adar 14, but the whole year long.

]]> Tue, 05 Aug 2025 23:49:21 +0300 Rav Shlomo Katz Rav Shlomo Katz 3286 Why do we celebrate Purim with feasting and drinking, and not just with saying thank you like on Chanukah? Because Purim isn’t about gratitude for a miracle. It’s about the miracle of still being here. It's the simcha of existence itself. The decree wasn’t just exile or slavery. It was total annihilation. And when that gezeirah was flipped, the soul of Am Yisrael danced with a joy that had no words, no form. Just presence. Just life.

In this class rooted in the Torah of HaRav Asher Weiss shlit”a, Rav Shlomo Katz guides us into the halachic and spiritual depths of Purim — when simcha isn’t a reaction, but a mitzvah that is the day. You don't need a reason to be happy. You're alive. We’re alive. And that's enough to get drunk on.

This is the simcha of a Jew who walked out of Auschwitz not with answers, but with breath. It’s not intellectual. It’s not earned. It just is. And if Purim really goes through us, we’ll taste that eternal simcha, not just on Adar 14, but the whole year long.

]]> Shlomo Katz, Adar, Purim, Chassidut, Shirat David No Revelations Through Stories | Reb Ya’akov Meir Shechter (3) 40 40 Revelations Through Stories | Reb Ya’akov Meir Shechter (3) full 21e09102-a62d-470b-b8da-4ee5fcb962d2 https://share.transistor.fm/s/6793f227 From the teachings of Reb Yakov Meir Shechter on Purim

]]> From the teachings of Reb Yakov Meir Shechter on Purim

]]> Tue, 05 Aug 2025 23:44:21 +0300 Rav Shlomo Katz Rav Shlomo Katz 1826 From the teachings of Reb Yakov Meir Shechter on Purim

]]> Shlomo Katz, Adar, Purim, Chassidut, Shirat David No Hashem Is Always Talking To Me | Rav Shlomo Carlebach 39 39 Hashem Is Always Talking To Me | Rav Shlomo Carlebach full 6a9c6684-05f0-4f07-821e-2fe98c907af3 https://share.transistor.fm/s/d6788809 On Purim, we drink to blur the lines. But maybe that’s just to uncover what’s been true all along: Hashem is always talking to us. Through people, through circumstances, through the exact words that happen to hit your ears when you weren't expecting them — it's all Him.

Inspired by the teachings of Reb Shlomo Carlebach ztz”l, Rav Shlomo Katz opens our hearts to the Purim avodah of being doped up on Torah, drunk with Shabbos, and intoxicated with the presence of Hashem in everyone we meet.

What begins as a humorous encounter with a New York Times reporter unfolds into a life-changing truth: if we can truly believe that every interaction is Hashem whispering to us, then we stop second-guessing, we stop doubting, and we start living with simcha, emunah, and fierce clarity.

]]> On Purim, we drink to blur the lines. But maybe that’s just to uncover what’s been true all along: Hashem is always talking to us. Through people, through circumstances, through the exact words that happen to hit your ears when you weren't expecting them — it's all Him.

Inspired by the teachings of Reb Shlomo Carlebach ztz”l, Rav Shlomo Katz opens our hearts to the Purim avodah of being doped up on Torah, drunk with Shabbos, and intoxicated with the presence of Hashem in everyone we meet.

What begins as a humorous encounter with a New York Times reporter unfolds into a life-changing truth: if we can truly believe that every interaction is Hashem whispering to us, then we stop second-guessing, we stop doubting, and we start living with simcha, emunah, and fierce clarity.

]]> Tue, 05 Aug 2025 23:24:27 +0300 Rav Shlomo Katz Rav Shlomo Katz 4366 On Purim, we drink to blur the lines. But maybe that’s just to uncover what’s been true all along: Hashem is always talking to us. Through people, through circumstances, through the exact words that happen to hit your ears when you weren't expecting them — it's all Him.

Inspired by the teachings of Reb Shlomo Carlebach ztz”l, Rav Shlomo Katz opens our hearts to the Purim avodah of being doped up on Torah, drunk with Shabbos, and intoxicated with the presence of Hashem in everyone we meet.

What begins as a humorous encounter with a New York Times reporter unfolds into a life-changing truth: if we can truly believe that every interaction is Hashem whispering to us, then we stop second-guessing, we stop doubting, and we start living with simcha, emunah, and fierce clarity.

]]> Shlomo Katz, Adar, Purim, Chassidut, Shirat David No Concealment Is An Illusion | Reb Ya’akov Meir Shechter (2) 38 38 Concealment Is An Illusion | Reb Ya’akov Meir Shechter (2) full 5ab48c72-36bc-49c9-97d4-c5d7b70dc6f6 https://share.transistor.fm/s/5fa35cfb Based on the teachings of Reb Ya'akov Meir Shechter for Purim

]]> Based on the teachings of Reb Ya'akov Meir Shechter for Purim

]]> Tue, 05 Aug 2025 23:15:53 +0300 Rav Shlomo Katz Rav Shlomo Katz 2027 Based on the teachings of Reb Ya'akov Meir Shechter for Purim

]]> Shlomo Katz, Adar, Purim, Chassidut, Shirat David No On Purim, You Ask For Anything 37 37 On Purim, You Ask For Anything full ed11f313-0343-42e1-b757-d97016ce0177 https://share.transistor.fm/s/98284448 There’s one day a year where the gates are thrown wide open, and Hashem asks each of us: “מה שאלתך וינתן לך — What is it that you truly want?” That day is Purim. Not just a day of costumes and joy, but a sacred invitation to dream big, to daven from the deepest places in our hearts, and to stop limiting what we think is possible.

In this shiur given in Modiin (Feb 2018), we explore how Purim is a Yom Kippur of a different kind, where the avodah is joy, the battlefield is the soul, and the weapons are vulnerability and hutzpah d’kedusha. Through stories, niggunim, and the unforgettable teaching that Moshe Rabbeinu never spoke freely because he never asked, we are reminded: if we never ask, we might never see the miracle.

On Purim, don’t play it safe. Build your ramp. Ask for everything.

]]> There’s one day a year where the gates are thrown wide open, and Hashem asks each of us: “מה שאלתך וינתן לך — What is it that you truly want?” That day is Purim. Not just a day of costumes and joy, but a sacred invitation to dream big, to daven from the deepest places in our hearts, and to stop limiting what we think is possible.

In this shiur given in Modiin (Feb 2018), we explore how Purim is a Yom Kippur of a different kind, where the avodah is joy, the battlefield is the soul, and the weapons are vulnerability and hutzpah d’kedusha. Through stories, niggunim, and the unforgettable teaching that Moshe Rabbeinu never spoke freely because he never asked, we are reminded: if we never ask, we might never see the miracle.

On Purim, don’t play it safe. Build your ramp. Ask for everything.

]]> Tue, 05 Aug 2025 23:11:41 +0300 Rav Shlomo Katz Rav Shlomo Katz 2834 There’s one day a year where the gates are thrown wide open, and Hashem asks each of us: “מה שאלתך וינתן לך — What is it that you truly want?” That day is Purim. Not just a day of costumes and joy, but a sacred invitation to dream big, to daven from the deepest places in our hearts, and to stop limiting what we think is possible.

In this shiur given in Modiin (Feb 2018), we explore how Purim is a Yom Kippur of a different kind, where the avodah is joy, the battlefield is the soul, and the weapons are vulnerability and hutzpah d’kedusha. Through stories, niggunim, and the unforgettable teaching that Moshe Rabbeinu never spoke freely because he never asked, we are reminded: if we never ask, we might never see the miracle.

On Purim, don’t play it safe. Build your ramp. Ask for everything.

]]> Shlomo Katz, Adar, Purim, Chassidut, Shirat David No The Four Mitzvahs of Purim: Weapons of Simcha in the War Against Amalek | Reb Ya’akov Meir Shechter (1) 36 36 The Four Mitzvahs of Purim: Weapons of Simcha in the War Against Amalek | Reb Ya’akov Meir Shechter (1) full 23f579ed-6307-4e87-98e1-0c0b5b5aca09 https://share.transistor.fm/s/fd1942c7 Every year, a dear friend calls me before Purim with the same question: "What’s your avodah this year?" And the truth is, that’s exactly how we have to look at Purim: as an avodah, a holy service, no less sacred than the work of the Kohen Gadol on Yom Kippur.

Drawing from the wellsprings of Reb Ya’akov Meir Shechter shlit”a, this shiur reveals how the four mitzvahs of Purim — Mikra Megillah, Mishloach Manot, Matanot LaEvyonim, and Seudat Purim, aren’t just obligations, they’re divine weapons, forged to help us annihilate the inner Amalek that mocks faith and belittles holiness. 

We go deep into what it means to fight with simcha, to wage war with joy, and to turn every act of giving, reading, eating, and singing into a direct hit against spiritual doubt.

]]> Every year, a dear friend calls me before Purim with the same question: "What’s your avodah this year?" And the truth is, that’s exactly how we have to look at Purim: as an avodah, a holy service, no less sacred than the work of the Kohen Gadol on Yom Kippur.

Drawing from the wellsprings of Reb Ya’akov Meir Shechter shlit”a, this shiur reveals how the four mitzvahs of Purim — Mikra Megillah, Mishloach Manot, Matanot LaEvyonim, and Seudat Purim, aren’t just obligations, they’re divine weapons, forged to help us annihilate the inner Amalek that mocks faith and belittles holiness. 

We go deep into what it means to fight with simcha, to wage war with joy, and to turn every act of giving, reading, eating, and singing into a direct hit against spiritual doubt.

]]> Tue, 05 Aug 2025 23:07:14 +0300 Rav Shlomo Katz Rav Shlomo Katz 1664 Every year, a dear friend calls me before Purim with the same question: "What’s your avodah this year?" And the truth is, that’s exactly how we have to look at Purim: as an avodah, a holy service, no less sacred than the work of the Kohen Gadol on Yom Kippur.

Drawing from the wellsprings of Reb Ya’akov Meir Shechter shlit”a, this shiur reveals how the four mitzvahs of Purim — Mikra Megillah, Mishloach Manot, Matanot LaEvyonim, and Seudat Purim, aren’t just obligations, they’re divine weapons, forged to help us annihilate the inner Amalek that mocks faith and belittles holiness. 

We go deep into what it means to fight with simcha, to wage war with joy, and to turn every act of giving, reading, eating, and singing into a direct hit against spiritual doubt.

]]> Shlomo Katz, Adar, Purim, Chassidut, Shirat David No Why Is Amalek Concealed Today? | Rav Kook 35 35 Why Is Amalek Concealed Today? | Rav Kook full 3880877b-db31-4179-9def-0049ac68b39d https://share.transistor.fm/s/09847a13 Rav Kook's approach to the encounter we have with Amalek today.

]]> Rav Kook's approach to the encounter we have with Amalek today.

]]> Tue, 05 Aug 2025 23:00:37 +0300 Rav Shlomo Katz Rav Shlomo Katz 3625 Rav Kook's approach to the encounter we have with Amalek today.

]]> Shlomo Katz, Adar, Purim, Chassidut, Shirat David No When The Drinking Can Be Heilig 34 34 When The Drinking Can Be Heilig full fd983181-79f8-462e-b4dd-ca1fb470d3c0 https://share.transistor.fm/s/2a8b71e5 What kind of drinking were our sages referring to regarding the holiday of Purim?

]]> What kind of drinking were our sages referring to regarding the holiday of Purim?

]]> Tue, 05 Aug 2025 22:57:36 +0300 Rav Shlomo Katz Rav Shlomo Katz 4696 What kind of drinking were our sages referring to regarding the holiday of Purim?

]]> Shlomo Katz, Adar, Purim, Chassidut, Shirat David No Purim Night with Rav Kook 33 33 Purim Night with Rav Kook full ede15eb7-e53b-4a28-a1c2-5b86672fe829 https://share.transistor.fm/s/c245f643 What was it like to be in Rav Kook's Presence on the night of Purim?

March, 2017
Efrat, Israel

]]> What was it like to be in Rav Kook's Presence on the night of Purim?

March, 2017
Efrat, Israel

]]> Tue, 05 Aug 2025 22:55:24 +0300 Rav Shlomo Katz Rav Shlomo Katz 2413 What was it like to be in Rav Kook's Presence on the night of Purim?

March, 2017
Efrat, Israel

]]> Shlomo Katz, Adar, Purim, Chassidut, Shirat David No Adar: It Wasn't Always About Purim 32 32 Adar: It Wasn't Always About Purim full 74726dbc-a35d-45b6-a781-cc04a0060146 https://share.transistor.fm/s/877cda5f The build-up of the month of Adar, toward the month of Nissan, the month of redemption.

]]> The build-up of the month of Adar, toward the month of Nissan, the month of redemption.

]]> Tue, 05 Aug 2025 22:51:25 +0300 Rav Shlomo Katz Rav Shlomo Katz 1358 The build-up of the month of Adar, toward the month of Nissan, the month of redemption.

]]> Shlomo Katz, Adar, Purim, Chassidut, Shirat David No Purim w/ Rav Kluger (5) - The People We Become During the Seuda 31 31 Purim w/ Rav Kluger (5) - The People We Become During the Seuda full 259c88d4-fb30-4b67-aa06-27c2e64975f6 https://share.transistor.fm/s/9b7a8cb2 Feeling that you are the crown of creation, and that the whole world was created just for you, occurs during the Seuda. How does one get there?

purim, kluger, adam harishon, gan eden, shlomo katz, torah, shirat david, efrat

]]> Feeling that you are the crown of creation, and that the whole world was created just for you, occurs during the Seuda. How does one get there?

purim, kluger, adam harishon, gan eden, shlomo katz, torah, shirat david, efrat

]]> Tue, 11 Mar 2025 08:20:51 +0200 Rav Shlomo Katz Rav Shlomo Katz 2762 Feeling that you are the crown of creation, and that the whole world was created just for you, occurs during the Seuda. How does one get there?

purim, kluger, adam harishon, gan eden, shlomo katz, torah, shirat david, efrat

]]> purim, kluger, adam harishon, gan eden, shlomo katz, torah, shirat david, efrat No Shabbos Zachor - What Can I do Today 30 30 Shabbos Zachor - What Can I do Today full 869c8efb-9093-47ef-bb88-9c71df7c8be4 https://share.transistor.fm/s/849bf8f3 Based on R' Meilech Biderman's teachings, Shabbos Zachor presents an incredible world of opportunities to make G-d's name complete and great again.

shabbos, sabbath, shabbat, amalek, zachor, purim, baal shem tov, shlomo katz, efrat

]]> Based on R' Meilech Biderman's teachings, Shabbos Zachor presents an incredible world of opportunities to make G-d's name complete and great again.

shabbos, sabbath, shabbat, amalek, zachor, purim, baal shem tov, shlomo katz, efrat

]]> Fri, 07 Mar 2025 10:38:58 +0200 Rav Shlomo Katz Rav Shlomo Katz 2603 Based on R' Meilech Biderman's teachings, Shabbos Zachor presents an incredible world of opportunities to make G-d's name complete and great again.

shabbos, sabbath, shabbat, amalek, zachor, purim, baal shem tov, shlomo katz, efrat

]]> shabbos, sabbath, shabbat, amalek, zachor, purim, baal shem tov, shlomo katz, efrat No Purim w/ Rav Kluger (4) - Purim's Light in the Gaza Tunnels 29 29 Purim w/ Rav Kluger (4) - Purim's Light in the Gaza Tunnels full b323f509-4f74-4f81-89d4-a629a0dd4b3a https://share.transistor.fm/s/0fca5d54 Based on the teachings of Rav Kluger, we see how the revelation of Purim is still shining it's light today, in the most mysterious way.

purim, kluger, breslov, shlomo katz, shirat david, efrat

]]> Based on the teachings of Rav Kluger, we see how the revelation of Purim is still shining it's light today, in the most mysterious way.

purim, kluger, breslov, shlomo katz, shirat david, efrat

]]> Wed, 05 Mar 2025 10:55:53 +0200 Rav Shlomo Katz Rav Shlomo Katz 2581 Based on the teachings of Rav Kluger, we see how the revelation of Purim is still shining it's light today, in the most mysterious way.

purim, kluger, breslov, shlomo katz, shirat david, efrat

]]> purim, kluger, breslov, shlomo katz, shirat david, efrat No Purim w/ Rav Kluger (3) - The Sneaky Klipa of Haman 28 28 Purim w/ Rav Kluger (3) - The Sneaky Klipa of Haman full 836f19ff-30b9-4630-ab58-3fe7239a0492 https://share.transistor.fm/s/b52830e8 Comparing this year's Purim to last year's is never ever good.
Where does it come from, and how to avoid it?

breslov, breslev, kluger, shlomo katz, torah, shirat david, efrat

]]> Comparing this year's Purim to last year's is never ever good.
Where does it come from, and how to avoid it?

breslov, breslev, kluger, shlomo katz, torah, shirat david, efrat

]]> Wed, 05 Mar 2025 10:53:00 +0200 Rav Shlomo Katz Rav Shlomo Katz 3045 Comparing this year's Purim to last year's is never ever good.
Where does it come from, and how to avoid it?

breslov, breslev, kluger, shlomo katz, torah, shirat david, efrat

]]> breslov, breslev, kluger, shlomo katz, torah, shirat david, efrat No Purim w/ Rav Kluger (2) - The G-d Complex 27 27 Purim w/ Rav Kluger (2) - The G-d Complex full 2eadb96a-91dc-4c9a-be9b-39d565e4f4d3 https://share.transistor.fm/s/89439f08 The avoda which takes place during the Purim Seuda is one of the most important avodas of our life - to understand that we are not G-d. Sounds simple, no?

purim, rav kluger, snake, adam and eve, tree of knowledge, shlomo katz, shirat david, efrat

]]> The avoda which takes place during the Purim Seuda is one of the most important avodas of our life - to understand that we are not G-d. Sounds simple, no?

purim, rav kluger, snake, adam and eve, tree of knowledge, shlomo katz, shirat david, efrat

]]> Sun, 02 Mar 2025 11:55:12 +0200 Rav Shlomo Katz Rav Shlomo Katz 2996 The avoda which takes place during the Purim Seuda is one of the most important avodas of our life - to understand that we are not G-d. Sounds simple, no?

purim, rav kluger, snake, adam and eve, tree of knowledge, shlomo katz, shirat david, efrat

]]> purim, rav kluger, snake, adam and eve, tree of knowledge, shlomo katz, shirat david, efrat No Purim w/ Rav Kluger - Inner Dimension of Ad Delo Yada 26 26 Purim w/ Rav Kluger - Inner Dimension of Ad Delo Yada full cb35723f-34d2-4364-9179-423cb1e9aeee https://share.transistor.fm/s/73d6edf0 We began a beautiful teaching from Rav Avraham Tzvi Kluger, as our prep for the holy day of Purim. What is the deeper meaning behind Chazal's statement regarding the level of intoxication on Purim.

purim, jewish, Israel, torah, kluger, breslov, baal shem tov, shlomo katz, shirat david, efrat

]]> We began a beautiful teaching from Rav Avraham Tzvi Kluger, as our prep for the holy day of Purim. What is the deeper meaning behind Chazal's statement regarding the level of intoxication on Purim.

purim, jewish, Israel, torah, kluger, breslov, baal shem tov, shlomo katz, shirat david, efrat

]]> Sun, 02 Mar 2025 11:48:11 +0200 Rav Shlomo Katz Rav Shlomo Katz 2762 We began a beautiful teaching from Rav Avraham Tzvi Kluger, as our prep for the holy day of Purim. What is the deeper meaning behind Chazal's statement regarding the level of intoxication on Purim.

purim, jewish, Israel, torah, kluger, breslov, baal shem tov, shlomo katz, shirat david, efrat

]]> purim, jewish, Israel, torah, kluger, breslov, baal shem tov, shlomo katz, shirat david, efrat No Leyl Purim - Going from Lama to Lema 25 25 Leyl Purim - Going from Lama to Lema full 36e41c81-5feb-40a2-815f-645c8a278e2c https://share.transistor.fm/s/8c80d076 Shirat David
Leyl Purim
2024

purim, haman, mordechai, rav kluger, rizhiner, baal shem tov, carlebach, breslov, jew, israel, shlomo katz, shirat david, efrat

]]> Shirat David
Leyl Purim
2024

purim, haman, mordechai, rav kluger, rizhiner, baal shem tov, carlebach, breslov, jew, israel, shlomo katz, shirat david, efrat

]]> Wed, 27 Mar 2024 21:02:11 +0200 Rav Shlomo Katz Rav Shlomo Katz 5990 Shirat David
Leyl Purim
2024

purim, haman, mordechai, rav kluger, rizhiner, baal shem tov, carlebach, breslov, jew, israel, shlomo katz, shirat david, efrat

]]> purim, haman, mordechai, rav kluger, rizhiner, baal shem tov, carlebach, breslov, jew, israel, shlomo katz, shirat david, efrat No The Gates that Open on Shabbos Zachor 24 24 The Gates that Open on Shabbos Zachor full 9a9515a5-51f6-4bc2-9dff-81c23eece7a6 https://share.transistor.fm/s/a08126db Based on the teachings of Rav Biderman, we go into Shabbos Zachor a passion for much Jewish children, like never before.

]]> Based on the teachings of Rav Biderman, we go into Shabbos Zachor a passion for much Jewish children, like never before.

]]> Fri, 22 Mar 2024 16:34:21 +0200 Rav Shlomo Katz Rav Shlomo Katz 1824 Based on the teachings of Rav Biderman, we go into Shabbos Zachor a passion for much Jewish children, like never before.

]]> Shlomo Katz, Adar, Purim, Chassidut, Shirat David No Shabbos Zachor - Breaking out of Tiredness 23 23 Shabbos Zachor - Breaking out of Tiredness full 0d6d5539-7a0f-43d0-a244-75304e4b4c9f https://share.transistor.fm/s/c9eaa960 The feeling of being tired can be cured. How so? Welcome to Parshas Zachor with the Bnei Machshava Tova Hachana L'Shabbos Chabura.

chabura, zachor, amalek, torah, parsha, shlomo katz, shirat david

]]> The feeling of being tired can be cured. How so? Welcome to Parshas Zachor with the Bnei Machshava Tova Hachana L'Shabbos Chabura.

chabura, zachor, amalek, torah, parsha, shlomo katz, shirat david

]]> Fri, 22 Mar 2024 08:11:49 +0200 Rav Shlomo Katz Rav Shlomo Katz 3316 The feeling of being tired can be cured. How so? Welcome to Parshas Zachor with the Bnei Machshava Tova Hachana L'Shabbos Chabura.

chabura, zachor, amalek, torah, parsha, shlomo katz, shirat david

]]> chabura, zachor, amalek, torah, parsha, shlomo katz, shirat david No How Do I Enter Purim This Year 22 22 How Do I Enter Purim This Year full ce996bfe-dd40-49b7-b6a5-ab27efee890e https://share.transistor.fm/s/cf8ac500 Rav Kook has a secret for us, yes, for us here today
An opportunity this Purim like never before
To taste what the whole Torah is all about for real

rav kook, torah, eretz yisrael, purim, breslov, chabad, shlomo katz, shirat david, efrat

]]> Rav Kook has a secret for us, yes, for us here today
An opportunity this Purim like never before
To taste what the whole Torah is all about for real

rav kook, torah, eretz yisrael, purim, breslov, chabad, shlomo katz, shirat david, efrat

]]> Fri, 22 Mar 2024 08:05:34 +0200 Rav Shlomo Katz Rav Shlomo Katz 3818 Rav Kook has a secret for us, yes, for us here today
An opportunity this Purim like never before
To taste what the whole Torah is all about for real

rav kook, torah, eretz yisrael, purim, breslov, chabad, shlomo katz, shirat david, efrat

]]> rav kook, torah, eretz yisrael, purim, breslov, chabad, shlomo katz, shirat david, efrat No Ta'anit Esther - Why Is It That We Fast Today 21 21 Ta'anit Esther - Why Is It That We Fast Today full 7beb9d10-eedd-4407-9cd7-98a3ec4b7ab7 https://share.transistor.fm/s/fa4121ac Toward the redemptive and joyous feeling of Pruim, one must approach Hashem on Ta'anit Esther, with utmost vulnerability and realness

purim, esther, fast day, shlomo, breslov, breslev, yerushalayim, jerussalem, persia, miracle, crying, hisbodedus

]]> Toward the redemptive and joyous feeling of Pruim, one must approach Hashem on Ta'anit Esther, with utmost vulnerability and realness

purim, esther, fast day, shlomo, breslov, breslev, yerushalayim, jerussalem, persia, miracle, crying, hisbodedus

]]> Thu, 21 Mar 2024 13:43:31 +0200 Rav Shlomo Katz Rav Shlomo Katz 3410 Toward the redemptive and joyous feeling of Pruim, one must approach Hashem on Ta'anit Esther, with utmost vulnerability and realness

purim, esther, fast day, shlomo, breslov, breslev, yerushalayim, jerussalem, persia, miracle, crying, hisbodedus

]]> purim, esther, fast day, shlomo, breslov, breslev, yerushalayim, jerussalem, persia, miracle, crying, hisbodedus No The Soul of Ta'anit Esther 20 20 The Soul of Ta'anit Esther full a1faee43-50e0-4663-9db3-8bb7a1086f03 https://share.transistor.fm/s/ceb24d10 Based on a short teaching from Rav Kluger, Ta'anit Esther shows us so much more than we realize.

esther, more, purim, davening, Israel, soul, torah, shlomo katz, rav kluger, shirat david

]]> Based on a short teaching from Rav Kluger, Ta'anit Esther shows us so much more than we realize.

esther, more, purim, davening, Israel, soul, torah, shlomo katz, rav kluger, shirat david

]]> Thu, 21 Mar 2024 10:37:48 +0200 Rav Shlomo Katz Rav Shlomo Katz 2845 Based on a short teaching from Rav Kluger, Ta'anit Esther shows us so much more than we realize.

esther, more, purim, davening, Israel, soul, torah, shlomo katz, rav kluger, shirat david

]]> esther, more, purim, davening, Israel, soul, torah, shlomo katz, rav kluger, shirat david No Purim - When Candace Owens Guides me to the Light 19 19 Purim - When Candace Owens Guides me to the Light full a018344a-4f95-4e1c-8139-ac7fa888cda6 https://share.transistor.fm/s/899d3c68 BS’D
R’ Shlomo Carlebach z’l
Purim - The Holiday of Eitz Hachaim
If by nature I hate everyone, how do I get myself out of it? You can explain to me that its very bad and that it is evil, but it doesn’t get me out of it. But imagine if by nature I love everyone, do you have to come and tell me that hatred is evil? I can’t hate anybody. Even if I tried, I can’t. If by nature I want to be a giver, do you have to tell me that being stingy is evil?
When do you need the whole teaching of good and evil? Only if your nature is separated from G-d. If by my very nature I am connected to everything holy and beautiful, you don’t need the whole teaching of good and evil.
The snake came and said to Eve that the most G-d-like thing is to know what’s good and what is evil. This is only after the snake poisoned her and separated her from the Tree of Life. If you are connected to the Tree of Life, you don’t need the teaching of good and evil.
I want you to think about it in a very deep way.
The Gemara says ‘Haman Min HaTorah Minayin’, where is Haman mentioned in the Torah? When G-d asked Adam ‘did you eat from the forbidden fruit G-d says ‘Hamin Haeitz Asher Tzivisicha’. So the Gemara says the word “Hamin”, ‘did you eat from this tree’ is the same letters as Haman.
You see what it is, Haman is a snake, as simple as this.
Once a year we go back to the Tree of Life, and this is on Purim. On Yom Kippur we didn’t make it back yet. On Yom Kippur I’m still in the Tree of Knowledge, and I’m sorry I did wrong. I know the teaching of right and wrong, of good and evil but I just didn’t listen to the teaching. On Purim I’m getting out of the whole teaching.
Now listen to something very important.
Evil does not mind if from time to time you are good and holy. Evil is broadminded. Evil simply doesn’t want things to be for always. Evil doesn’t mind if occasionally you start to daven stronger, pick up a sefer here and there.
Do you think evil minds if once a year you say to your wife ‘today let’s not get angry darling. Let’s have a little honeymoon.’
Evil doesn’t mind when my child wants to go to Israel, and asks if he can go for a week. But do you know what evil does not want? Evil does not want that you connect to the Tree of Life; to become your very nature. To become that which you know.
To be it? No.
Evil wants you to be a dead holy man. Evil want you to do the right thing because it’s good, not because it’s alive.
So on Purim something happens to us, we receive the Torah again. But this time, it mamesh becomes our very nature. On Purim everything remained in within the borders of nature. The whole story of the megillah is an ordinary story. No earth-shaking miracle happed. Purim is an ordinary day. You eat, you drink, you sleep, but do you know what happens to you on Purim? Purim is that yiddishkeit, that G-d, that everything holy becomes natural to you.
Do you know why I always need my mind? Because I don’t always want to do the right thing, I don’t always want to do the holy thing. Therefore, I need my mind to tell me that I have to do it because it’s good. That’s what I need my mind for, but if my very nature wants to do good, I don’t need my mind. If I don’t have to occupy my mind with good and evil…. gevalt, what I can use my mind for. Gevalt is my mind ready for the highest; and this is the real receiving of Torah on Purim.
You know what’s so heartbreaking? When you utilize G-d’s teaching just for good and evil. That’s the most degrading thing in the world. The most.
After Purim I use my mind for so much more than good and evil, but for life itself.

purim, candace, shlomo carlebach, jew, Israel, idf, Zionism, shirat david, efrat

]]> BS’D
R’ Shlomo Carlebach z’l
Purim - The Holiday of Eitz Hachaim
If by nature I hate everyone, how do I get myself out of it? You can explain to me that its very bad and that it is evil, but it doesn’t get me out of it. But imagine if by nature I love everyone, do you have to come and tell me that hatred is evil? I can’t hate anybody. Even if I tried, I can’t. If by nature I want to be a giver, do you have to tell me that being stingy is evil?
When do you need the whole teaching of good and evil? Only if your nature is separated from G-d. If by my very nature I am connected to everything holy and beautiful, you don’t need the whole teaching of good and evil.
The snake came and said to Eve that the most G-d-like thing is to know what’s good and what is evil. This is only after the snake poisoned her and separated her from the Tree of Life. If you are connected to the Tree of Life, you don’t need the teaching of good and evil.
I want you to think about it in a very deep way.
The Gemara says ‘Haman Min HaTorah Minayin’, where is Haman mentioned in the Torah? When G-d asked Adam ‘did you eat from the forbidden fruit G-d says ‘Hamin Haeitz Asher Tzivisicha’. So the Gemara says the word “Hamin”, ‘did you eat from this tree’ is the same letters as Haman.
You see what it is, Haman is a snake, as simple as this.
Once a year we go back to the Tree of Life, and this is on Purim. On Yom Kippur we didn’t make it back yet. On Yom Kippur I’m still in the Tree of Knowledge, and I’m sorry I did wrong. I know the teaching of right and wrong, of good and evil but I just didn’t listen to the teaching. On Purim I’m getting out of the whole teaching.
Now listen to something very important.
Evil does not mind if from time to time you are good and holy. Evil is broadminded. Evil simply doesn’t want things to be for always. Evil doesn’t mind if occasionally you start to daven stronger, pick up a sefer here and there.
Do you think evil minds if once a year you say to your wife ‘today let’s not get angry darling. Let’s have a little honeymoon.’
Evil doesn’t mind when my child wants to go to Israel, and asks if he can go for a week. But do you know what evil does not want? Evil does not want that you connect to the Tree of Life; to become your very nature. To become that which you know.
To be it? No.
Evil wants you to be a dead holy man. Evil want you to do the right thing because it’s good, not because it’s alive.
So on Purim something happens to us, we receive the Torah again. But this time, it mamesh becomes our very nature. On Purim everything remained in within the borders of nature. The whole story of the megillah is an ordinary story. No earth-shaking miracle happed. Purim is an ordinary day. You eat, you drink, you sleep, but do you know what happens to you on Purim? Purim is that yiddishkeit, that G-d, that everything holy becomes natural to you.
Do you know why I always need my mind? Because I don’t always want to do the right thing, I don’t always want to do the holy thing. Therefore, I need my mind to tell me that I have to do it because it’s good. That’s what I need my mind for, but if my very nature wants to do good, I don’t need my mind. If I don’t have to occupy my mind with good and evil…. gevalt, what I can use my mind for. Gevalt is my mind ready for the highest; and this is the real receiving of Torah on Purim.
You know what’s so heartbreaking? When you utilize G-d’s teaching just for good and evil. That’s the most degrading thing in the world. The most.
After Purim I use my mind for so much more than good and evil, but for life itself.

purim, candace, shlomo carlebach, jew, Israel, idf, Zionism, shirat david, efrat

]]> Wed, 20 Mar 2024 17:11:35 +0200 Rav Shlomo Katz Rav Shlomo Katz 3275 BS’D
R’ Shlomo Carlebach z’l
Purim - The Holiday of Eitz Hachaim
If by nature I hate everyone, how do I get myself out of it? You can explain to me that its very bad and that it is evil, but it doesn’t get me out of it. But imagine if by nature I love everyone, do you have to come and tell me that hatred is evil? I can’t hate anybody. Even if I tried, I can’t. If by nature I want to be a giver, do you have to tell me that being stingy is evil?
When do you need the whole teaching of good and evil? Only if your nature is separated from G-d. If by my very nature I am connected to everything holy and beautiful, you don’t need the whole teaching of good and evil.
The snake came and said to Eve that the most G-d-like thing is to know what’s good and what is evil. This is only after the snake poisoned her and separated her from the Tree of Life. If you are connected to the Tree of Life, you don’t need the teaching of good and evil.
I want you to think about it in a very deep way.
The Gemara says ‘Haman Min HaTorah Minayin’, where is Haman mentioned in the Torah? When G-d asked Adam ‘did you eat from the forbidden fruit G-d says ‘Hamin Haeitz Asher Tzivisicha’. So the Gemara says the word “Hamin”, ‘did you eat from this tree’ is the same letters as Haman.
You see what it is, Haman is a snake, as simple as this.
Once a year we go back to the Tree of Life, and this is on Purim. On Yom Kippur we didn’t make it back yet. On Yom Kippur I’m still in the Tree of Knowledge, and I’m sorry I did wrong. I know the teaching of right and wrong, of good and evil but I just didn’t listen to the teaching. On Purim I’m getting out of the whole teaching.
Now listen to something very important.
Evil does not mind if from time to time you are good and holy. Evil is broadminded. Evil simply doesn’t want things to be for always. Evil doesn’t mind if occasionally you start to daven stronger, pick up a sefer here and there.
Do you think evil minds if once a year you say to your wife ‘today let’s not get angry darling. Let’s have a little honeymoon.’
Evil doesn’t mind when my child wants to go to Israel, and asks if he can go for a week. But do you know what evil does not want? Evil does not want that you connect to the Tree of Life; to become your very nature. To become that which you know.
To be it? No.
Evil wants you to be a dead holy man. Evil want you to do the right thing because it’s good, not because it’s alive.
So on Purim something happens to us, we receive the Torah again. But this time, it mamesh becomes our very nature. On Purim everything remained in within the borders of nature. The whole story of the megillah is an ordinary story. No earth-shaking miracle happed. Purim is an ordinary day. You eat, you drink, you sleep, but do you know what happens to you on Purim? Purim is that yiddishkeit, that G-d, that everything holy becomes natural to you.
Do you know why I always need my mind? Because I don’t always want to do the right thing, I don’t always want to do the holy thing. Therefore, I need my mind to tell me that I have to do it because it’s good. That’s what I need my mind for, but if my very nature wants to do good, I don’t need my mind. If I don’t have to occupy my mind with good and evil…. gevalt, what I can use my mind for. Gevalt is my mind ready for the highest; and this is the real receiving of Torah on Purim.
You know what’s so heartbreaking? When you utilize G-d’s teaching just for good and evil. That’s the most degrading thing in the world. The most.
After Purim I use my mind for so much more than good and evil, but for life itself.

purim, candace, shlomo carlebach, jew, Israel, idf, Zionism, shirat david, efrat

]]> purim, candace, shlomo carlebach, jew, Israel, idf, Zionism, shirat david, efrat No Purim - A Day Fit For Mashiach's Arrival 18 18 Purim - A Day Fit For Mashiach's Arrival full 991ecc34-1e72-4d40-927f-0bc22d729069 https://share.transistor.fm/s/91c81ef1 Based on a teaching from the Chida, we see how the day of Purim offers something that makes all the extra holy work of the day - so worth it.

purim, mashiach, redemption, davening, torah, chida, shlomo katz, efrat, shirat david

]]> Based on a teaching from the Chida, we see how the day of Purim offers something that makes all the extra holy work of the day - so worth it.

purim, mashiach, redemption, davening, torah, chida, shlomo katz, efrat, shirat david

]]> Fri, 15 Mar 2024 12:50:21 +0200 Rav Shlomo Katz Rav Shlomo Katz 1289 Based on a teaching from the Chida, we see how the day of Purim offers something that makes all the extra holy work of the day - so worth it.

purim, mashiach, redemption, davening, torah, chida, shlomo katz, efrat, shirat david

]]> purim, mashiach, redemption, davening, torah, chida, shlomo katz, efrat, shirat david No Purim - A Time To Begin To Trust Again 17 17 Purim - A Time To Begin To Trust Again full 5368a55b-d150-403c-961d-9df0ad1fcecf https://share.transistor.fm/s/9a6f0342 The opportunity that the day of Purim presents before us should not be taken for granted.

torah, purim, trust, mordechai, esther, shlomo katz, shirat david

]]> The opportunity that the day of Purim presents before us should not be taken for granted.

torah, purim, trust, mordechai, esther, shlomo katz, shirat david

]]> Fri, 15 Mar 2024 12:47:31 +0200 Rav Shlomo Katz Rav Shlomo Katz 1887 The opportunity that the day of Purim presents before us should not be taken for granted.

torah, purim, trust, mordechai, esther, shlomo katz, shirat david

]]> torah, purim, trust, mordechai, esther, shlomo katz, shirat david No Purim - Are we still at Achashverosh's Seuda 16 16 Purim - Are we still at Achashverosh's Seuda full ccad21e1-8243-4ded-8855-9b0256868d73 https://share.transistor.fm/s/a89110cb What type of a Jew showed up at the seuda of Achashverosh? In order to understand Megilat Esther, a brief glimpse into the 80 years prior will help put everything in context. Thanks to a beautiful and heartbreaking spark of light from Rav Kluger, we mamesh went for it today in shiur.

purim, seuda, Persia, Ukraine, Iran, shlomo katz, rav kluger, efrat, shirat david

]]> What type of a Jew showed up at the seuda of Achashverosh? In order to understand Megilat Esther, a brief glimpse into the 80 years prior will help put everything in context. Thanks to a beautiful and heartbreaking spark of light from Rav Kluger, we mamesh went for it today in shiur.

purim, seuda, Persia, Ukraine, Iran, shlomo katz, rav kluger, efrat, shirat david

]]> Fri, 15 Mar 2024 12:46:09 +0200 Rav Shlomo Katz Rav Shlomo Katz 3266 What type of a Jew showed up at the seuda of Achashverosh? In order to understand Megilat Esther, a brief glimpse into the 80 years prior will help put everything in context. Thanks to a beautiful and heartbreaking spark of light from Rav Kluger, we mamesh went for it today in shiur.

purim, seuda, Persia, Ukraine, Iran, shlomo katz, rav kluger, efrat, shirat david

]]> purim, seuda, Persia, Ukraine, Iran, shlomo katz, rav kluger, efrat, shirat david No Purim - Jonathan Pollard Emuna 15 15 Purim - Jonathan Pollard Emuna full 5c61d5db-4854-43f5-8684-6a2bcaf719bd https://share.transistor.fm/s/3aac182f A meeting on the streets of Yerushalayim with a modern day hero, and the emuna of Purim

pollard, torah, Jerusalem, shlomo katz, yevarechecha, tzion, purim

]]> A meeting on the streets of Yerushalayim with a modern day hero, and the emuna of Purim

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]]> Fri, 15 Mar 2024 12:43:36 +0200 Rav Shlomo Katz Rav Shlomo Katz 1581 A meeting on the streets of Yerushalayim with a modern day hero, and the emuna of Purim

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]]> pollard, torah, Jerusalem, shlomo katz, yevarechecha, tzion, purim No Purim - The Day I Celebrate My 'Always' Friends 14 14 Purim - The Day I Celebrate My 'Always' Friends full 68f5d228-6259-41af-b507-56fdbada4089 https://share.transistor.fm/s/61237273 On Purim I discover who my true friends are, and what kind of a friend I want to be.

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]]> On Purim I discover who my true friends are, and what kind of a friend I want to be.

shlomo carlebach, shlomo katz, shirat david, efrat, shalom, mishloach manot

]]> Fri, 15 Mar 2024 12:41:35 +0200 Rav Shlomo Katz Rav Shlomo Katz 2628 On Purim I discover who my true friends are, and what kind of a friend I want to be.

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]]> shlomo carlebach, shlomo katz, shirat david, efrat, shalom, mishloach manot No Purim - The P'shat Is More Than Enough 13 13 Purim - The P'shat Is More Than Enough full 58d1a19c-6faa-4223-9909-7779022b491f https://share.transistor.fm/s/6b5ec5c6 It's often easy to get lost in the mystical aspects of each word. As deep as Purim is, the p'shat, the simple internalizing of the story is what leads a person to taste the deepest depths of the story. This piece is from Rav Kluger's Sefer on Purim.

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]]> It's often easy to get lost in the mystical aspects of each word. As deep as Purim is, the p'shat, the simple internalizing of the story is what leads a person to taste the deepest depths of the story. This piece is from Rav Kluger's Sefer on Purim.

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]]> Tue, 12 Mar 2024 14:37:31 +0200 Rav Shlomo Katz Rav Shlomo Katz 2847 It's often easy to get lost in the mystical aspects of each word. As deep as Purim is, the p'shat, the simple internalizing of the story is what leads a person to taste the deepest depths of the story. This piece is from Rav Kluger's Sefer on Purim.

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]]> purim, esther, breslov, shlomo katz, rav kluger, shirat david No Purim Can’t Come Fast Enough 12 12 Purim Can’t Come Fast Enough full aa103936-b9ad-4ea4-a627-9342457ff06d https://share.transistor.fm/s/9b4f226e Based on a teaching from Rav Kluger, we learned how Purim is the root of the removal of all concealment, but not necessarily in the manner we think it is.
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]]> Based on a teaching from Rav Kluger, we learned how Purim is the root of the removal of all concealment, but not necessarily in the manner we think it is.
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]]> Tue, 12 Mar 2024 14:33:40 +0200 Rav Shlomo Katz Rav Shlomo Katz 2648 Based on a teaching from Rav Kluger, we learned how Purim is the root of the removal of all concealment, but not necessarily in the manner we think it is.
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]]> Shlomo Katz, Adar, Purim, Chassidut, Shirat David No The Laughter of Adar 11 11 The Laughter of Adar full 42df9f52-2412-4c58-a529-8ebe9889f523 https://share.transistor.fm/s/272184fd Based on a teaching from Rav Yitzchak Ginsburgh, we learned of the wondrous sense of laughter, emanating from the month of Adar.
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]]> Based on a teaching from Rav Yitzchak Ginsburgh, we learned of the wondrous sense of laughter, emanating from the month of Adar.
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]]> Tue, 12 Mar 2024 14:27:00 +0200 Rav Shlomo Katz Rav Shlomo Katz 1568 Based on a teaching from Rav Yitzchak Ginsburgh, we learned of the wondrous sense of laughter, emanating from the month of Adar.
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]]> adar, laughter, purim, shlomo katz, shirat david, efrat, yitzchak, ginsburgh, chassidus No Purim Prep 8 - Making Peace With G-D Once Again 10 10 Purim Prep 8 - Making Peace With G-D Once Again full b4ec4471-41a7-4b1b-b665-168f0e9470ad https://share.transistor.fm/s/306bf30c based on the teachings of Reb Ya'akov Meir Shechter shli'ta
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]]> based on the teachings of Reb Ya'akov Meir Shechter shli'ta
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purim, torah, jewish holiday, amalek, breslov, breslev, nachman, adar, shlomo katz, shirat david, efrat

]]> Tue, 12 Mar 2024 14:24:55 +0200 Rav Shlomo Katz Rav Shlomo Katz 939 based on the teachings of Reb Ya'akov Meir Shechter shli'ta
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purim, torah, jewish holiday, amalek, breslov, breslev, nachman, adar, shlomo katz, shirat david, efrat

]]> purim, torah, jewish holiday, amalek, breslov, breslev, nachman, adar, shlomo katz, shirat david, efrat No Purim Prep 7 - Being Jewish Is A Huge Matter 9 9 Purim Prep 7 - Being Jewish Is A Huge Matter full 4ab146f4-5474-4b19-8f00-9843fbfe848f https://share.transistor.fm/s/a482defb based on the teachings of Reb Ya'akov Meir Shechter shli'ta
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]]> based on the teachings of Reb Ya'akov Meir Shechter shli'ta
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purim, torah, jewish holiday, amalek, breslov, breslev, nachman, adar, shlomo katz, shirat david, efrat

]]> Tue, 12 Mar 2024 14:23:59 +0200 Rav Shlomo Katz Rav Shlomo Katz 699 based on the teachings of Reb Ya'akov Meir Shechter shli'ta
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]]> purim, torah, jewish holiday, amalek, breslov, breslev, nachman, adar, shlomo katz, shirat david, efrat No Purim Prep 6 - A Kvetch Comes A Long Way 8 8 Purim Prep 6 - A Kvetch Comes A Long Way full 9703c3a1-e68f-4c6e-bea8-065d9fc6d56c https://share.transistor.fm/s/91d50173 based on the teachings of Reb Ya'akov Meir Shechter shli'ta
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]]> based on the teachings of Reb Ya'akov Meir Shechter shli'ta
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purim, torah, jewish holiday, amalek, breslov, breslev, nachman, adar, shlomo katz, shirat david, efrat

]]> Tue, 12 Mar 2024 14:21:37 +0200 Rav Shlomo Katz Rav Shlomo Katz 385 based on the teachings of Reb Ya'akov Meir Shechter shli'ta
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purim, torah, jewish holiday, amalek, breslov, breslev, nachman, adar, shlomo katz, shirat david, efrat

]]> purim, torah, jewish holiday, amalek, breslov, breslev, nachman, adar, shlomo katz, shirat david, efrat No Purim Prep 5 - You Already Know How To Long 7 7 Purim Prep 5 - You Already Know How To Long full bcb3ef1f-aaf1-45bc-8f69-cc4fb00ec605 https://share.transistor.fm/s/33efcf30 based on the teachings of Reb Ya'akov Meir Shechter shli'ta
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]]> based on the teachings of Reb Ya'akov Meir Shechter shli'ta
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purim, torah, jewish holiday, amalek, breslov, breslev, nachman, adar, shlomo katz, shirat david, efrat

]]> Tue, 12 Mar 2024 14:18:54 +0200 Rav Shlomo Katz Rav Shlomo Katz 735 based on the teachings of Reb Ya'akov Meir Shechter shli'ta
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purim, torah, jewish holiday, amalek, breslov, breslev, nachman, adar, shlomo katz, shirat david, efrat

]]> Shlomo Katz, Adar, Purim, Chassidut, Shirat David No Purim Prep 4 - The Hastara In The Hastara In Our Lives 6 6 Purim Prep 4 - The Hastara In The Hastara In Our Lives full 716b099f-f7bb-431b-a095-77ec3bdf50e2 https://share.transistor.fm/s/82bbe93e based on the teachings of Reb Ya'akov Meir Shechter shli'ta
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purim, torah, jewish holiday, amalek, breslov, breslev, nachman, adar, shlomo katz, shirat david, efrat

]]> based on the teachings of Reb Ya'akov Meir Shechter shli'ta
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purim, torah, jewish holiday, amalek, breslov, breslev, nachman, adar, shlomo katz, shirat david, efrat

]]> Tue, 12 Mar 2024 13:45:46 +0200 Rav Shlomo Katz Rav Shlomo Katz 735 based on the teachings of Reb Ya'akov Meir Shechter shli'ta
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purim, torah, jewish holiday, amalek, breslov, breslev, nachman, adar, shlomo katz, shirat david, efrat

]]> Shlomo Katz, Adar, Purim, Chassidut, Shirat David No Purim Prep 3 - How Much Should I Drink 5 5 Purim Prep 3 - How Much Should I Drink full 9ccfa187-8122-49a1-9ff8-bc0e228a6b44 https://share.transistor.fm/s/6da1023f based on the teachings of Reb Ya'akov Meir Shechter shli'ta
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]]> based on the teachings of Reb Ya'akov Meir Shechter shli'ta
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purim, torah, jewish holiday, amalek, breslov, breslev, nachman, adar, shlomo katz, shirat david, efrat, wine

]]> Tue, 12 Mar 2024 13:44:32 +0200 Rav Shlomo Katz Rav Shlomo Katz 610 based on the teachings of Reb Ya'akov Meir Shechter shli'ta
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purim, torah, jewish holiday, amalek, breslov, breslev, nachman, adar, shlomo katz, shirat david, efrat, wine

]]> purim, torah, jewish holiday, amalek, breslov, breslev, nachman, adar, shlomo katz, shirat david, efrat, wine No Purim Prep 2 - Tasting Moshe Rabbeinu's Love On Purim 4 4 Purim Prep 2 - Tasting Moshe Rabbeinu's Love On Purim full a51456ba-b23f-49f9-afde-0a25781fe35b https://share.transistor.fm/s/776c439e based on the teachings of Reb Ya'akov Meir Shechter shli'ta
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]]> based on the teachings of Reb Ya'akov Meir Shechter shli'ta
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purim, torah, jewish holiday, amalek, breslov, breslev, nachman, adar, shlomo katz, shirat david, efrat

]]> Tue, 12 Mar 2024 13:24:32 +0200 Rav Shlomo Katz Rav Shlomo Katz 497 based on the teachings of Reb Ya'akov Meir Shechter shli'ta
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purim, torah, jewish holiday, amalek, breslov, breslev, nachman, adar, shlomo katz, shirat david, efrat

]]> purim, torah, jewish holiday, amalek, breslov, breslev, nachman, adar, shlomo katz, shirat david, efrat No Purim Prep 1 - A Day of Declaring Love 3 3 Purim Prep 1 - A Day of Declaring Love full e908792e-69ce-4355-b13e-e10136b48948 https://share.transistor.fm/s/a4bcf94e based on the teachings of Reb Ya'akov Meir Shechter shli'ta
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purim, torah, jewish holiday, amalek, breslov, breslev, nachman, adar, shlomo katz, shirat david, efrat

]]> based on the teachings of Reb Ya'akov Meir Shechter shli'ta
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purim, torah, jewish holiday, amalek, breslov, breslev, nachman, adar, shlomo katz, shirat david, efrat

]]> Tue, 12 Mar 2024 13:21:44 +0200 Rav Shlomo Katz Rav Shlomo Katz 900 based on the teachings of Reb Ya'akov Meir Shechter shli'ta
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purim, torah, jewish holiday, amalek, breslov, breslev, nachman, adar, shlomo katz, shirat david, efrat

]]> purim, torah, jewish holiday, amalek, breslov, breslev, nachman, adar, shlomo katz, shirat david, efrat No Purim - Peirurim - The Holiday of Crumbs 2 2 Purim - Peirurim - The Holiday of Crumbs full 9530372d-93d3-4286-a85b-ec57e3dd08a4 https://share.transistor.fm/s/a2ba5e45 To sponsor a daily/weekly Shiur click here
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torah, purim, jewish, chassidic, breslov, breslev, carlebach, shlomo katz, chabad, judaism, shirat david, efrat

]]> Tue, 12 Mar 2024 13:07:22 +0200 Rav Shlomo Katz Rav Shlomo Katz 3999 To sponsor a daily/weekly Shiur click here
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torah, purim, jewish, chassidic, breslov, breslev, carlebach, shlomo katz, chabad, judaism, shirat david, efrat

]]> adar, torah, purim, jewish, chassidic, breslov, breslev, carlebach, shlomo katz, chabad, judaism, shirat david, efrat No Adar - The Month of Transition 1 1 Adar - The Month of Transition full 888c54ab-65a5-45ad-a271-8b57190737ef https://share.transistor.fm/s/be61d06c To sponsor a daily/weekly Shiur click here
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chabad, carlebach, adar, simcha, transition, shlomo katz, efrat, shirat david

]]> Tue, 12 Mar 2024 12:41:04 +0200 Rav Shlomo Katz Rav Shlomo Katz 3556 To sponsor a daily/weekly Shiur click here
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]]> chabad, carlebach, adar, simcha, transition, shlomo katz, efrat, shirat david No