What type of rest do we yearn for on Shabbat? How do we frame our mindset during the week to prepare for Shabbat and how can we transform our Shabbat experience? Using the teachings of Rabbi Yaakov Meir Shechter, a leading Breslov Rabbi, in his sefer Yom Machmadim, we build tools towards enhancing our ability to connect to the day of rest.
Hachana L'Shabbos
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What type of rest do we yearn for on Shabbat? How do we frame our mindset during the week to prepare for Shabbat and how can we transform our Shabbat experience? Using the teachings of Rabbi Yaakov Meir Shechter, a leading Breslov Rabbi, in his sefer Yom Machmadim, we build tools towards enhancing our ability to connect to the day of rest.
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March 27, 2026
Why Are We Still Stuttering? | Shabbos HaGadol
<p>There are moments in history when the greatest miracle isn’t what we do… but how clearly we can say why we’re doing it.</p><p>On the original Shabbos HaGadol, Bnei Yisrael didn’t just take the korban Pesach. They were asked by the Egyptians what they were doing… and they answered בלי גמגום. No hesitation. No confusion. Total clarity.</p><p>This wasn’t just bravery. This was a miracle.</p><p>In this deeply timely Hachana L’Shabbos, Rav Shlomo Katz and the chevra of Shirat David explore why Shabbos HaGadol is not named for the date, but for the day, and what that reveals about the כוח of Shabbos to transform who we are.</p><p>From the teachings of the Ohev Yisrael, we learn that Shabbos is not just a day of rest. It’s the מקור הברכה, the place where a person becomes someone capable of דברים שלא חלמתי עליהם.</p><p>And maybe the biggest avodah right now?</p><p>To stop stuttering.</p><p>To speak clearly, to our אויבים, to our children, and even to ourselves, about who we are and why we’re here.</p><p>May this Shabbos give us the כח to live, to believe, and to speak… clearly.<br>----------<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><strong>CHAPTERS<br></strong>00:00 Opening niggun & reflection <br>02:54 Looking back at past Shabbos HaGadol<br>06:33 Why it’s called Shabbos HaGadol<br>14:08 Why the miracle is tied to Shabbos (not the date)<br>17:17 The Ohev Yisrael on timing & כוח<br>20:07 Shabbos HaGadol as a spiritual launchpad<br>22:48 The role of drashos & speaking clearly</p>
March 13, 2026
The "Good Old Days" Are Irrelevant | Shabbos Hachodesh
<p>In this Hachana L’Shabbos for <strong>Parshas Hachodesh</strong>, Rav Shlomo Katz and the chevra of Shirat David open up one of the deepest avodos of this season: <strong>hischadshus</strong>—not changing into someone else, but renewing yourself <strong>exactly from where you are right now</strong>.</p><p>Drawing from the <strong>Chiddushei Harim</strong>, the <strong>Beis Avraham of Slonim</strong>, Reb Nosson, and Rebbe Nachman, this shiur is a call to stop waiting for the “right time,” the “better version” of yourself, or the return of the so-called “good old days.” The mitzvah of <strong>Hachodesh hazeh lachem</strong> was given דווקא in Mitzrayim to teach us that renewal begins in the mud, in the constriction, in the place where a person feels most stuck.</p><p>Rav Shlomo explores the danger of becoming a <strong>matzevah</strong>—a fixed monument to your old self—and the holiness of small acts of mesirus nefesh that open the gates to real growth. </p><p>From the symbolism of <strong>fish scales swimming against the current</strong>, to the challenge of not letting yesterday enslave today, this is a powerful preparation for entering Shabbos Hachodesh with courage, honesty, and hope.</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><strong>CHAPTERS<br>00:00 Opening encouragement for Shabbat preparation<br>01:44 Yahrtzeit reminder and linking to Chiddushei Harim<br>04:45 Renewal is in our hands – Chiddushei Harim quote<br>15:00 Reb Nosson on grabbing moments for spiritual growth<br>19:16 Small actions as the catalyst for true hischadshus<br>23:58 Aliyah as a Matzevah: Growing Beyond Past Selves<br>24:59 Finding the Middle Path Between Matzevah and Asherah<br>27:59 Avoiding the Mask: Don't Create a God of Yourself<br>29:48 Fish Scales as Symbols of Purity Against the Current<br>32:34 Rethinking Prime Years: Beyond Shana Aleph<br>35:54 Seizing the Moment for Mesirus Nefesh</strong></p>
February 27, 2026
A Shabbos Zachor Above the Heavens
<p>Rav Shlomo Katz and the chevra of Shirat David enter Shabbos Zachor in a moment unlike any other.</p><p>There has never been a Shabbos Zachor like this one. Not in our lifetimes.</p><p>Drawing from the Maggid of Mezeritch, Rav Biderman, the Ishbitzer Rebbes, and the holy Tiferes Shmuel, we explore Amalek’s true war — not against belief in God, but against belief in hashgacha pratis. Not “Does God exist?” but “Is He involved?”</p><p>Amalek cools us off. He whispers: It’s all a coincidence. It’s all mitachas haShamayim. But the Torah commands us: <strong>Timcheh es zecher Amalek mitachas haShamayim. </strong>Wipe out the voice that says this world runs on its own.</p><p>Through Moshe Rabbeinu lifting his hands, through the avodah of looking me’al haShamayim, we learn that the weapon against Amalek today is not panic, not argument, but strengthened emunah peshutah. Pure faith in a precise script.</p><p>There is a script. You are not here by accident. This Shabbos Zachor, we choose to look up.<br>----------<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 Dedication, Sponsors, and Opening Niggun<br>04:44 Finishing the Current Sefer and Looking Ahead<br>11:57 Amalek’s Challenge: Hashgacha Pratis vs. Klalis<br>22:18 Shiva House Story and Final Reflections<br>27:45 Moshe on the Mountaintop Inspires Israel<br>29:16 Reb Shlomo’s Quick Glance in Jerusalem<br>30:24 Stuck in Mitachas Hashomayim – The Problem<br>31:54 Shabbat Blessing and Hope for Me'ala Hashomayim</p>
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