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Hachana L'ShabbosWhat 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. Language: en Genres: Judaism, Religion & Spirituality Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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The "Good Old Days" Are Irrelevant | Shabbos Hachodesh
Episode 22
Friday, 13 March, 2026
In this Hachana L’Shabbos for Parshas Hachodesh, Rav Shlomo Katz and the chevra of Shirat David open up one of the deepest avodos of this season: hischadshus—not changing into someone else, but renewing yourself exactly from where you are right now.Drawing from the Chiddushei Harim, the Beis Avraham of Slonim, Reb Nosson, and Rebbe Nachman, this shiur is a call to stop waiting for the “right time,” the “better version” of yourself, or the return of the so-called “good old days.” The mitzvah of Hachodesh hazeh lachem was given דווקא in Mitzrayim to teach us that renewal begins in the mud, in the constriction, in the place where a person feels most stuck.Rav Shlomo explores the danger of becoming a matzevah—a fixed monument to your old self—and the holiness of small acts of mesirus nefesh that open the gates to real growth. From the symbolism of fish scales swimming against the current, to the challenge of not letting yesterday enslave today, this is a powerful preparation for entering Shabbos Hachodesh with courage, honesty, and hope.----------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 encouragement for Shabbat preparation01:44 Yahrtzeit reminder and linking to Chiddushei Harim04:45 Renewal is in our hands – Chiddushei Harim quote15:00 Reb Nosson on grabbing moments for spiritual growth19:16 Small actions as the catalyst for true hischadshus23:58 Aliyah as a Matzevah: Growing Beyond Past Selves24:59 Finding the Middle Path Between Matzevah and Asherah27:59 Avoiding the Mask: Don't Create a God of Yourself29:48 Fish Scales as Symbols of Purity Against the Current32:34 Rethinking Prime Years: Beyond Shana Aleph35:54 Seizing the Moment for Mesirus Nefesh
