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

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

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June 12, 2026

Korach | We Want to Handle the Truth

<p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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?</p><p>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.</p><p>----------<br>For more Shuirim and Music from Rav Shlomo Katz, visit: https://ravshlomokatz.com<br>Join Rav Shlomo Katz's WhatsApp Community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/KHKOhhPaeHx5Kb74WL9L9a?mode=ems_copy_t</p>

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June 5, 2026

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

<p>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.</p><p>Were the spies really afraid?</p><p>Drawing from the Even Shlomo, Rav Shlomo suggests that the issue was not fear at all. The issue was רצון.</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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:</p><p>What do I want so deeply that nothing in the world could stop me?<br>----------<br>For more Shuirim and Music from Rav Shlomo Katz, visit: https://ravshlomokatz.com</p><p>Join Rav Shlomo Katz's WhatsApp Community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/KHKOhhPaeHx5Kb74WL9L9a?mode=ems_copy_t</p><p>CHAPTERS<br>00:00 Intro &amp; Opening Blessings<br>02:37 Identifying the Core Issue of Today’s Shiur<br>13:17 When Obstacles Reveal a Flaw in Our Connection<br>14:36 The Unstoppable Drive: Jumping Into a Stormy Ocean<br>17:07 A Mother’s Heroic Act in a Car Accident<br>23:38 Lessons from the Meraglim’s Report<br>26:47 Reordering Responsibility and Ratzon</p>

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May 29, 2026

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

<p>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?</p><p>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.</p><p>----------<br>For more Shuirim and Music from Rav Shlomo Katz, visit: https://ravshlomokatz.com<br>Join Rav Shlomo Katz's WhatsApp Community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/KHKOhhPaeHx5Kb74WL9L9a?mode=ems_copy_t</p><p>CHAPTERS<br>00:00 Opening greetings and theme introduction<br>08:40 Moshe's difficulty with the Menorah explained<br>13:09 Reb Leibel Eger on the nature of fire<br>15:38 Aharon HaKohen reveals the inner fire of mitzvah<br>18:24 Rebbe’s torch: fire that spreads the world<br>19:42 Maftirz becha – divine request for fire<br>23:35 Avoiding transgression with inner fire<br>28:23 Sefer Bamidbar’s perpetual failures and fire plea<br>29:33 Miriam’s Fire Extinguished – Keep Your Spiritual Flame Alive<br>34:48 Skeptics Question the Longevity of Our Community’s Fire<br>36:02 Moshe’s Struggle with the Menorah’s Eternal Flame<br>38:20 Returning to the Vision: The Menorah as a Divine Mirror<br>42:15 Overcoming the Inner Cynic with Aharon’s Persistent Fire</p>

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