Hachana L'Shabbos

What type of rest do we yearn for on Shabbat.

Author: Rav Shlomo Katz

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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The Gates that Open During Bentching
Episode 18
Friday, 30 January, 2026

Rav Shlomo Katz and the chevra of Shirat Davud open a window into what really happens when we bentch.Drawing from the Baal Shem Tov, Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach, the Chofetz Chaim, and Rabbeinu Bachya, we discover that Birkat HaMazon is not just gratitude after a meal. It is an eis ratzon, a moment when gates open in Shamayim.When a mitzvah d’Oraita is fulfilled with presence and kavana, something shifts. A person is no longer standing in the same place. And once the gates are open, the question becomes: do we walk through them?We explore why Chazal placed the Harachaman tefillos specifically after bentching, how true satiation comes from blessing rather than food, and how a Jew is invited to pour their deepest bakashos into the words of Birkat HaMazon.This is a shiur about trust, dependence on Hashem, and learning to recognize when Heaven is quietly saying: now is the moment.May we learn to slow down, to stay present, and to walk fully through the gates that open before us.----------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 Niggun of the Baal Shem Tov01:50 The Completeness of Torah: תורת השם תמימה04:01 Blood Donation Example and Bentching Kavana06:27 Ikar, Tefillah, and Dependence on Hashem11:27 Harachaman After Birkat HaMazon13:14 Minhag of Stopping at Yachasreinu14:41 Benching Opens Gates to Heaven36:48 Metzius and Davening Climax38:24 Rabbi Chaya on Mitzvah Timing40:46 Benching Series and Shabbos Focus