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As Parshat Balak unfolds, Rav Shlomo Katz and the chevra of Shirat David explore one of the most uncomfortable questions in Judaism: what does it actually mean to be the "Chosen People"? Is chosenness about superiority, exclusivity, or something entirely different? Drawing on the Even Shlomo, Rebbe Nachman, and a breathtaking reading of Balak's deepest desire, Rav Shlomo reveals that Balak's mistake wasn't simply hatred of the Jewish people. At his core, he longed for a world where everyone could be close to Hashem, but he misunderstood what that closeness truly meant. Through the stories of Ruth HaMoaviah, Pinchas, Ger Tzedek Avraham Potocki, and Reb Tzadok HaKohen, this shiur uncovers the inner meaning of בינו לבין קונו—a deeply personal relationship with the Ribbono Shel Olam that cannot be reduced to ritual alone.  Chosenness, Rav Shlomo explains, isn't about excluding others. It's about becoming so deeply connected to Hashem that your greatest joy is seeing the entire world draw close to Him as well. ----------For more Shuirim and Music from Rav Shlomo Katz, visit: https://ravshlomokatz.comJoin Rav Shlomo Katz's WhatsApp Community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/KHKOhhPaeHx5Kb74WL9L9a?mode=ems_copy_t 00:00 Opening Nigun, Dedication, and Netanel's Birthday05:06 Introducing Parshat Balak: The Seemingly Simple Portion08:32 Balak vs. Bilaam: Why the Parsha Bears Balak's Name13:16 Chosenness vs. Political Correctness16:23 Balak's Jealousy and His Desire for Universal Closeness19:16 The Miss America Analogy and the Meaning of Chosenness23:19 Idol Worship vs. True Service of Hashem27:02 Ger Tzedek Avraham Potocki's Final Reflection28:43 Refining the Inner Self Takes a Lifetime29:53 Why Pinchas Appears at the End of Parshat Balak31:18 Pinchas: The Tikkun of Anger and Jealousy33:05 The Personal Relationship with the Ribbono Shel Olam34:08 Beino L'Vein Kono: The Messianic Secret36:23 Balak's Dream Fulfilled Through Ruth38:12 You're Not Disappointing Your Ancestors

As Parshat Chukat opens with the mystery of the Parah Adumah, Rav Shlomo Katz and the chevra of Shirat David uncover a startling teaching hidden within its ashes.  Drawing from  Reb Tzadok HaKohen, the Rambam, and Reb Shlomo Carlebach, this short but powerful shiur becomes a meditation on exile, redemption, and what it truly means to prepare for Mashiach. Beginning with the Rambam's surprising prayer in the middle of Mishneh Torah, Rav Shlomo explores the deeper meaning of the Parah Adumah as a symbol of Am Yisrael itself: pure, whole, and sent "outside the camp" into centuries of galut. Yet the story does not end there. One day, the ashes will be gathered. From the haunting image of the ashes of Majdanek to Avraham Avinu's first prayer in the Torah, a profound teaching emerges: before Mashiach comes, a Jew must be connected to both the dust of Eretz Yisrael and the ashes of the Six Million. Not one without the other. ----------------------For more Shiurim and Music from Rav Shlomo Katz, visit:https://ravshlomokatz.com Join Rav Shlomo Katz's WhatsApp Community:https://chat.whatsapp.com/KHKOhhPaeHx5Kb74WL9L9a?mode=ems_copy_t

Every year, we return to Parshat Korach, thinking we know the story. A jealous man challenges Moshe Rabbeinu, gets swallowed by the earth, and that's the end of it. But Rav Shlomo Katz and the chevra of Shirat David explore a much deeper reading: Korach's downfall was not that he made a mistake. It was that he could not admit he had made one. Drawing on the Ishbitzer, Chazal, and the inner relationship between Korach, Kayin, Hevel, and Moshe Rabbeinu, this shiur uncovers what may be the ultimate test of truth: not whether we know the truth, but whether we can accept it when it exposes our own flaws. Why is it often harder for religious people to admit they're wrong? What separates Moshe's humility from Korach's certainty? And why does genuine teshuvah require the courage to dismantle structures we've spent decades building? From shalom bayis and friendship to leadership and spiritual growth, this episode becomes a powerful meditation on humility, learning, and the liberating realization that being wrong is not the end of the story. It may be the beginning of redemption. ----------For more Shuirim and Music from Rav Shlomo Katz, visit: https://ravshlomokatz.comJoin Rav Shlomo Katz's WhatsApp Community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/KHKOhhPaeHx5Kb74WL9L9a?mode=ems_copy_t

As Parshat Shelach confronts us once again with the story of the Meraglim, Rav Shlomo Katz and the chevra of Shirat David uncover what may be the deepest question hidden beneath their report. Were the spies really afraid? Drawing from the Even Shlomo, Rav Shlomo suggests that the issue was not fear at all. The issue was רצון. Because if there is something you truly want — something your life depends on — nothing can stop you. Obstacles only reveal uncertainty in the connection. When desire is absolute, doubt disappears. In this powerful shiur, Rav Shlomo explores the difference between responsibility and ratzon, the deeper meaning of אין דבר עומד בפני הרצון, the spiritual root of the Meraglim's mistake, and why Eretz Yisrael remains the ultimate test of what Am Yisrael truly wants. Through stories of parents risking everything for their children, hostages who discovered hidden strengths, the Six-Day War, Oslo, and the eternal longing for Yerushalayim, this episode becomes a meditation on the question that every Jew must eventually ask: What do I want so deeply that nothing in the world could stop me?----------For more Shuirim and Music from Rav Shlomo Katz, visit: https://ravshlomokatz.com Join Rav Shlomo Katz's WhatsApp Community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/KHKOhhPaeHx5Kb74WL9L9a?mode=ems_copy_t CHAPTERS00:00 Intro & Opening Blessings02:37 Identifying the Core Issue of Today’s Shiur13:17 When Obstacles Reveal a Flaw in Our Connection14:36 The Unstoppable Drive: Jumping Into a Stormy Ocean17:07 A Mother’s Heroic Act in a Car Accident23:38 Lessons from the Meraglim’s Report26:47 Reordering Responsibility and Ratzon

As Parshat Behaalotecha opens with the lighting of the Menorah, Rav Shlomo Katz and the chevra of Shirat David uncover a deeper question hidden beneath the mitzvah: what was it that Moshe Rabbeinu could not understand about the Menorah? Drawing from the teachings of Reb Leibel Eiger, the Sfas Emes, and Reb Shlomo Carlebach, this shiur explores the meaning of “fire” in Avodat Hashem — not external excitement, but the פנימיות שבפנימיות, the hidden flame burning deep within every Jewish soul. Rav Shlomo explains that Aharon HaKohen’s greatness was not simply lighting candles, but revealing to every Yid that there is already a fire inside them that never truly goes out. ----------For more Shuirim and Music from Rav Shlomo Katz, visit: https://ravshlomokatz.comJoin Rav Shlomo Katz's WhatsApp Community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/KHKOhhPaeHx5Kb74WL9L9a?mode=ems_copy_t CHAPTERS00:00 Opening greetings and theme introduction08:40 Moshe's difficulty with the Menorah explained13:09 Reb Leibel Eger on the nature of fire15:38 Aharon HaKohen reveals the inner fire of mitzvah18:24 Rebbe’s torch: fire that spreads the world19:42 Maftirz becha – divine request for fire23:35 Avoiding transgression with inner fire28:23 Sefer Bamidbar’s perpetual failures and fire plea29:33 Miriam’s Fire Extinguished – Keep Your Spiritual Flame Alive34:48 Skeptics Question the Longevity of Our Community’s Fire36:02 Moshe’s Struggle with the Menorah’s Eternal Flame38:20 Returning to the Vision: The Menorah as a Divine Mirror42:15 Overcoming the Inner Cynic with Aharon’s Persistent Fire

As Parshat Behar–Bechukotai closes Sefer Vayikra, Rav Shlomo Katz and the chevra of Shirat David explore one of the deepest teachings of the Ishbitzer on the words “אם בחוקותי תלכו.” What does it mean for Torah to become חקוק — engraved — inside a person? And how do you know if your mitzvot are truly becoming part of you, or just remaining external behaviors? In this shiur, Rav Shlomo weaves together Sefirat HaOmer, friendship, humility, and the danger of humiliating another Jew. Through a powerful story with IDF soldiers, the hidden meaning of counting the Omer, and the teachings of the Ishbitzer and Rebbi Akiva, he reveals that real spiritual growth happens not through perfection, but through closeness — closeness to Hashem, to Torah, and to each other. At the center of the episode is a piercing question: what if the deepest form of Torah is simply learning to look at another person and say, “I actually have no idea what they’re carrying”?----------For more Shuirim and Music from Rav Shlomo Katz, visit: https://ravshlomokatz.com Join Rav Shlomo Katz's WhatsApp Community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/KHKOhhPaeHx5Kb74WL9L9a?mode=ems_copy_tCHAPTERS00:00 Opening Niggun and Sponsorships14:34 Bechukotai and the Depth of Connection16:56 Achieving Bechukotai Through Not Humiliating Others18:10 Uncertainty About Others' Struggles22:01 Understanding Chokim and Human Reason24:24 Sefirat HaOmer as Daily Spiritual Growth26:07 Consequences of Missing Omer Counting27:09 Friendship as the Essence of Omer Counting40:48 Bottom-Up Influence of Friendship

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rav Shlomo Katz and the chevra of Shirat David learn the shocking Midrash from Parshat Yitro that says Am Yisrael were sleeping the night before receiving the Torah. But Reb Shlomo Carlebach reveals something much deeper: it wasn’t laziness. It was small anava. The feeling of “Who am I to stand by Har Sinai?” And Moshe Rabbeinu comes tent-to-tent with one last message before Torah can be given: If you still see yourself as limited — if you’re still living inside “Beit Avadim,” the mindset of measuring and calculating what you think you’re capable of — don’t bother coming to Sinai. Freedom isn’t “I do what I want.” Freedom is: I stop measuring. I stop disqualifying myself. I learn to believe that if Hashem is asking it from me, He believes in me. This is the Torah of the night before Sinai: the moment we become people who can say Naaseh v’Nishma — not because we’re naïve, but because we’re finally free.----------For more Shuirim and Music from Rav Shlomo Katz, visit: https://ravshlomokatz.comJoin Rav Shlomo Katz's WhatsApp Community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/KHKOhhPaeHx5Kb74WL9L9a?mode=ems_copy_tChapters00:00 Opening + sponsorships / setting the tone02:40 Introducing Today’s Powerful Parshas Yisro Lesson06:28 Analyzing the Key Word “Vayotze” in the Pasuk08:40 Moshe’s Personal Mission: Visiting Every Tent09:50 Alexander Rebbe on Becoming Moshe’s Students13:04 Moshe’s First Argument with God over Leadership 16:16 Why Moshe No Longer Argues at Sinai18:13 Identifying the First Sign of a Slave23:05 Defining True Freedom versus Slavery26:29 Doing It Even When You Doubt Your Ability27:46 Marriage Prep: Overthinking Before the Commitment29:33 From Beit Avadim to Freedom: First Pasuk Insight30:58 Naaseh V’Nishma: Commitment Without…34:34 Moshe’s Speech Impediment and the…35:51 The Mitzvah to Tell Our Children About Exodus39:29 Bas Mitzvah Story: Learning Through a Young Woman41:05 Moshe’s Final Lesson Before Receiving the Torah

Parshas Bo is not just the story of leaving Egypt. It’s the inner blueprint of freedom. Rav Shlomo Katz and the chevra of Shirat David opens an Even Shlomo that sounds “insane” at first: why does the Torah say “וישאלו איש מאת רעהו” — “ask from your friend” — when it’s describing Egyptians who enslaved us? Why call them re’ehu at all? Because the night of Yetzias Mitzrayim wasn’t only an exit from suffering. It was a flash of Mashiach reality: a moment where Hashem’s light was so clear that no human being could be anyone’s master. Not Pharoah over Egypt. Not fear over your heart. Not people, not pressure, not addiction, not the invisible “dominions” that run our moods and reactions. From the Alter Rebbe fainting at his Seder table, to what freedom looked like in the tunnels of Gaza, to what it means to carry da’as Hashem until it spreads outward, this shiur reframes geulah as the deepest kind of relationship: Hashem shining into us, and us shining back. ----------For more Shuirim and Music from Rav Shlomo Katz, visit: https://ravshlomokatz.comJoin Rav Shlomo Katz's WhatsApp Community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/KHKOhhPaeHx5Kb74WL9L9a?mode=ems_copy_t Chapters00:00 Intro and Sponsor Shoutouts01:31 Choosing a Torah Topic for Parshas Bo03:26 Who Is the “Re’ehu” in the Commandment?04:40 Lenny Solomon Story and Cultural References07:14 Flipping the Traditional Pshat08:37 The Alter Rebbe’s Leil Seder12:51 Modern Freedom and the Possibility of Geula20:45 Egyptians’ View of the Night of Exodus24:17 Moshiach and the Filling of Daas25:59 Daas of Hashem Required for Global Peace27:40 Egyptians Recognized Hashem as Their Master28:42 Understanding “Re’ehu” — Asking an Equal30:55 One Night of Moshiach-Like Equality32:28 Breslover Chassid’s Tears and Dance36:24 Filling Ourselves with Daas to Bring Redemption