The Light of Yom Yerushalayim with Rav Shlomo Katz

What happens when a Jew finally reaches Yerushalayim… and still feels like something is missing? In this deeply moving Yom Yerushalayim shiur, Rav Shlomo Katz and the chevra of Shirat David, learn the holy words of Rav Shilo Shapiro, a תלמיד of Rav Kook and brother of the Aish Kodesh, who struggled with the gap between the Yerushalayim he dreamed about as a child and the Yerushalayim he physically...

What does it take to truly wake up from spiritual slumber? Speaking to the community in Woodmere, NY, Rav Shlomo Katz dives into the Midrashic teaching that the Hebrew word for city ( Ir ) means "to wake up," revealing how Yerushalayim physically and spiritually rouses the dormant holiness inside us. Confronting the modern crisis of feeling spiritually empty despite having material abundance, Rav...

How do we maintain the light of Yerushalayim even in the darkest, stormiest places? Rav Shlomo Katz shares a deeply personal shiur from Los Angeles, exploring the soul's enduring longing for connection and the profound meaning of the Arizal's mandate to love one's neighbor. Far beyond the Western obsession with measurable achievements, Rav Shlomo reveals how the simple yearning for Hashem and focu...

How can the memory of Jerusalem transform the way we see the entire world? Recorded in the historic Beit Kook on the exact 113th anniversary of Rav Kook’s arrival in Eretz Yisrael, Rav Shlomo Katz meditates on the unparalleled vision and spiritual epicenter of the world. Far beyond simply visiting a holy site, Rav Shlomo explores how carrying the beauty of Yerushalayim in our hearts changes our da...