Pesach with Rav Shlomo Katz

There are years when the Seder feels familiar…and there are years when it asks something completely new of us. This is one of those years. In this deeply personal Shabbos HaGadol drasha, recorded before Shabbos so it could be shared with everyone, Rav Shlomo Katz goes straight to the heart of והגדת לבנך : what does it actually mean to tell over the story this year? Not just to our children… but to...

On Seder night, we don’t just tell the story of leaving Egypt. We repair what Egypt broke. Drawing from a powerful ma’amar of Rav Avraham Tzvi Kluger, this shiur reveals how the four cups of wine are  part of a spiritual tikun that reaches back to the earliest cracks in humanity. From the generation of the flood to the sins of Cham, the raven, and the dog, something broke in how we saw ourselves....

There’s a difference between leaving Egypt and crossing the sea . One takes you out of slavery. The other begins to teach you how to dream. In this powerful pre–Shevi’i shel Pesach shiur, Rav Shlomo Katz challenges us to look beyond survival. It’s not enough to escape exile. The question is: what now? What do we actually want from our lives, our Yiddishkeit, our future? Drawing from Rav Shlomo Car...

It’s always there, sitting quietly on the Seder plate. A simple egg. But what’s it really doing there? Rav Shlomo Katz delves deeply into the soul of this mysterious symbol, following Rav Kluger's teachings. Why is the egg a sign of mourning, yet placed front and center on the night of redemption? Why does Tisha B’Av always fall out on the same night of the week as the Seder? What’s the deeper con...

What happens when Pesach begins on Saturday night? This opens up the door to many different halachot that we generally are not accustomed to. In this class, we covered many of the possible issues that may come up,

An overview of the different times the Korban Pesach was brought, and a deeper look into the necessity of the mitzvah as a preparation for the Exodus.

A letter written by the Aish Kodesh to his followers on Erev Pesach 1939, a few months before the Second World War

Why does the Torah call the night or le’arba’ah asar—“the light of the fourteenth”—when it’s clearly dark outside? What’s this night trying to tell us? Join Rav Shlomo Katz and enter the hidden world of the night before Pesach. With the voices of Reb Nosson of Breslov and R’ Shlomo Carlebach echoing through the room, we learn how this is not just a night of cleaning and checking. This is a night o...

A teaching on the preparation for Pesach from Reb Tzvi Meir Zilberberg

A teaching on the preparation for Pesach from Reb Tzvi Meir Zilberberg

The more you speak Emunah, the more it sinks in. Pesach is the holiday which opens the doors for Emunah to become rooted into our hearts for the whole year.

Seder night is the most prepared-for night of the year, and yet, somehow, the night we often feel least prepared for. That contradiction? It’s not a mistake. It’s the holy essence of the night itself. In this shiur, we explore the dance between hishtadlus and surrender, structure and surprise, longing and gratitude. With stories, soul, and laughter, Rav Shlomo takes us deep into the contradictions...

Pesach class, based on the teachings of Rav Kluger

Is it possible to fake out the kategor, the prosecution which stands against man?

Drawing the light of the future redemption into the now, based on the teachings of Rav kluger

When was the first Seder kept, and by who?

The connection between the birthday of Rebbe Nachman (Rosh Chodesh Nisan) and the redemptive path to Pesach.

The inner meaning of this in-between time of the redemption of Purim and the redemption of Pesach.

From the teachings of Rav Erez Moshe Doron on the inner meaning of cleaning for Pesach.

The Pesach we commemorate and the Pesach of the future redemption. From the teachings of Rav Kook.

What lies at the heart of the rasha’s question at the Seder? Why does his challenge sting so deeply, and what does it reveal about our own spiritual journey? Rav Shlomo Katz dives into the profound teachings of the Torah to explore the rasha’s provocative query: “What is this service to you?” Uncover how this question, far from mere rebellion, mirrors a universal struggle within every soul — the y...

What would you do if you were told that if you put your heart and soul into one night, your children will be set forever? pesach,  passover,  torah,  judaism,  shlomo katz,  shirat david,  efrat

Based on a teaching from R' Avraham Tzvi Kluger, we took a second to prepare to digest a mitzva, the mitzva of eating matza. matza, pesach, passover, emuna, faith, belief, shlomo katz, shirat david, efrat

How could a Seder take place in the heart of slavery, before redemption even began? What power did that first night hold to transform exile into freedom? Drawing on the heartfelt teachings of Rav Kluger, Rav Shlomo Katz explores the profound origins of the Pesach Seder, held in Egypt amidst oppression and fear. Discover how the Israelites’ unwavering emunah — believing in Hashem’s promise as if it...

from the teachings of Reb Ya'akov Meir Shechter passover,  pesach , torah , judaism , jewish , shlomo ka tz, breslov