Rav Shlomo Katz

In 1937, tragedy struck once again—this time, painfully close to home. Rav Kook’s grandson, Shlomo, was murdered in the Old City of Yerushalayim while studying in Chevron. In this final installment, we explore how Rav Kook’s teachings on suffering, redemption, and the hidden pathways of Divine Providence took on a piercing new dimension. This was not just a national loss—it was a personal wound. A...

In 1931, two years after the Chevron massacre, 200 brave Jews returned to reestablish a fragile community. With Rav Kook’s unwavering encouragement, and despite the silence of the political establishment, life slowly began to return—culminating in Rav Kook’s emotional 1933 visit. But just a few years later, Chevron was evacuated once again. This episode captures the heartbreak of fleeting return,...

Six months after the 1929 Chevron massacre, a group returned to the bloodstained homes to collect the sacred remnants. Blood-soaked garments, shattered belongings, even the water used to cleanse the walls—everything was buried with reverence. In this haunting episode, we revisit the painful aftermath and Rav Kook’s halachic and spiritual response to this desecrated holy ground. As doubt and concea...

What if the pain in your life wasn’t a punishment, but a tap on the shoulder from Heaven? Join Rav Shlomo Katz and the Shirat David chevra as we dive deep into a 1971 letter from Reb Asher Freund zt”l, revealing the hidden invitation behind our struggles. Drawing from Reb Usher’s piercing insights, we learn that real emunah means believing not only that things will work out, but that the very obst...

Two stories. One Rebbe. A lifetime of inspiration. On the 31st yahrzeit of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rav Shlomo Katz shares two unforgettable true stories that illuminate the Rebbe’s ongoing presence in our lives—even decades after his physical passing. One story takes us into a hospital corridor where a broken father meets a Lubavitcher chassid. The other unfolds at the Rebbe’s Ohel, where a self-pr...

As we conclude the Kah Ribon series, Rav Shlomo Katz takes us deep into the hauntingly beautiful stanza למקדשך תוב ולקדש קדשים - exploring what it truly means to become a Mishkan, a sanctuary, for Hashem. Drawing from the Ohr HaChaim, the Ramchal, and the Akedat Yitzchak, this shiur uncovers the profound teaching that God's dwelling is not limited to a structure. It resides within the soul of ever...

In one of the most clarifying shiurim of the year, Rav Shlomo Katz explores Rebbe Nachman’s teaching in Likutei Moharan Torah 91 — a powerful meditation on how faithfulness (אמונה) is not just a feeling of the heart, but something that must permeate the entire body. Why do we so often feel disconnected, even after miracles? Why does redemption sometimes feel foggy instead of euphoric? What happens...

What makes someone truly great? Is it perfection, success, or never making a mistake? Rav Shlomo Katz dives deep into Parshat Korach, uncovering profound insights from the teachings of Reb Leibele Eiger and Even Shlomo. Discover why genuine greatness isn't about always being right, but about the courage to admit when you're wrong. Explore the critical difference between truth and the "truth of tru...

The war we’re in didn’t start on October 7th. It started with a mindset, and it could end with one too. Join Rav Shlomo Katz in unpacking the prophetic and spiritual roots of Israel’s modern wars—1948, 1967, 1973, and today, through the eyes of Chazal and our greatest tzaddikim. Drawing from the sefer Hilchot Milchama V’Shalom by Rav Shmuel Eliyahu, Rav Shlomo warns us of the mistake we made after...

“I Know It’s You, Hashem.” In one of the most heart-piercing shiurim of the year, Rav Shlomo dives into the stirring words of the Modzitz niggun: “וְאַפֵּיק יַעַס עַמָּךְ מִגּוֹ גָּלוּתָא, עַמָּךְ דִּי בְּכֵי אֶת מִכְּלַל אוּמַיָּא” “Take the wrath from Your people, Hashem… Your people who cry out from among the nations.” Through tears, song, and Torah, Rav Shlomo invites us to see through the ter...

Niggun ends and shiur begins at 9:40 In this special episode, recorded amidst escalating tensions between Israel and Iran, Rav Shlomo shares raw, heartfelt Torah to help us spiritually anchor in these trying times. From the bomb shelters of Ra’anana to the deep teachings of Rabbi Nachman and Reb Yitzchak Breiter, Rav Shlomo opens a window into the soul of Am Yisrael—our strength, our pain, and our...

Join Rav Shlomo Katz as we dive deep into one of the most vulnerable, explosive, and essential teachings of the Ishbitzer Rebbe: the yearning for a lev basar — a heart of flesh. Why did Bnei Yisrael suddenly ask for meat in the desert, after witnessing the greatest miracles in history? Was it physical craving... or a spiritual cry to feel something again? Drawing from the teachings of Rav Shlomo C...

Is our suffering divine punishment, or is it something deeper? Join Rav Shlomo in unpacking a soul-stirring 1971 letter from Reb Usher Freund zt”l that redefines how we view pain, failure, and confusion. With brutal honesty and infinite compassion, Reb Usher teaches that the deepest afflictions in life are not punishments. Rather, they are the very vehicles through which we connect to Hashem. Rav...

What do King David and King Shlomo teach us about the soul of Mashiach? Rav Shlomo Katz explores a powerful tension in the Torah: Why was David HaMelech, our greatest warrior and servant of Hashem, not allowed to build the Beit HaMikdash? And how is Mashiach, who must also fight great wars, able to build the Third Temple? Drawing from the Rambam, the Lubavitcher Rebbe, and Chassidic masters, Rav S...

What if every struggle, every detour, every moment in your life was really just a hidden encounter with God? In this week's shiur on Kah Ribon, Rav Shlomo Katz dives into the soul of the verse לו יחיה גבר שנין אלפין לא יעל גבורתך בחושבניה—uncovering a radical teaching from the Vorker Rebbe, the Magaleh Amukos, Rav Baruch of Mezhibuzh, and Rav Tzadok HaKohen of Lublin. It's not just that Hashem’s m...

What was Rebbe Nachman really doing in Eretz Yisrael? In this final shiur on Rebbe Nachman’s pilgrimage to the Holy Land, Rav Shlomo Katz walks us through the most mysterious and spiritually charged moments of the journey: from Haifa to Tiberias to Meron, to the very edge of revelation. Why was Rebbe Nachman downcast on Simchat Torah while others danced? Why did he refuse to share Torah, only to l...

Why does the Torah open Parshat Naso with בני גרשון—and why are they the ones who need their heads lifted? Join Rav Shlomo Katz as he dives deep into the Torah of Even Shlomo, the teachings of Rav Shlomo Carlebach, to reveal the inner world of those who feel cast out, rejected, or spiritually divorced from their source. What does it mean to feel מגורש—exiled, pushed away? And how does the Torah re...

Kah Ribon (2) - Hashem is the Shadchan by Rav Shlomo Katz

We continue the journey of Rebbe Nachman of Breslov as he finally arrives in Eretz Yisrael after an unimaginable odyssey in 1798. From near-death storms to the chilling encounter with a mysterious Ishmaelite, every moment is charged with mystery, purpose, and divine orchestration. But the most startling moment? The moment Rebbe Nachman steps foot on the holy soil and says he immediately accomplish...

Why did Rav Shlomo Carlebach call Sefer Bamidbar “The Book of Mistakes”? Join Rav Shlomo Katz as he reflects on the teachings of Even Shlomo, the Torah of Rav Shlomo Carlebach, revealing how Bamidbar is not just a book of wandering, but a book of becoming. From Moshe Rabbeinu’s failure to enter Eretz Yisrael to the downfall of the meraglim (spies), we learn that failure isn’t the end. It’s part of...

Shirat David's stirring rendition of Hallel commemorating Yom Yerushalayim

What will actually change when Mashiach comes? And what if the answer isn’t a different world, but a different way of seeing the world we already live in? Let's dive deep into the Chassidic understanding of Geulah (redemption), explaining how the teachings of the Baal Shem Tov and other tzaddikim reveal the hidden essence of reality. It's already here, just waiting to be uncovered. Drawing from th...

Kah Ribon Olam - The Song of Every Jew by Rav Shlomo Katz

Why did Rebbe Nachman act like a barefoot child skipping through the streets of Istanbul? This shiur dives deep into one of the most mysterious chapters of Rebbe Nachman’s life — his legendary journey to Eretz Yisrael. Disguises, self-imposed humiliation, childish games, and life-threatening danger made every step of his journey its own form of spiritual combat. Drawing from the writings of Rav No...

What does it mean to live with Hashem engraved in your soul? This shiur dives into the Torah of חקיקה — of engraving. Not just doing mitzvot, but becoming someone who can't not. Someone whose subconscious, whose smallest actions, carry Hashem’s light. Drawing from the teachings of Rav Shlomo Carlebach, the Izhbitzer, and Chazal, we explore what happens when the inner world becomes clean, when your...