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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A Shabbos Zachor Above the Heavens
Episode 21
Friday, 27 February, 2026

Rav Shlomo Katz and the chevra of Shirat David enter Shabbos Zachor in a moment unlike any other.There has never been a Shabbos Zachor like this one. Not in our lifetimes.Drawing from the Maggid of Mezeritch, Rav Biderman, the Ishbitzer Rebbes, and the holy Tiferes Shmuel, we explore Amalek’s true war — not against belief in God, but against belief in hashgacha pratis. Not “Does God exist?” but “Is He involved?”Amalek cools us off. He whispers: It’s all a coincidence. It’s all mitachas haShamayim. But the Torah commands us: Timcheh es zecher Amalek mitachas haShamayim. Wipe out the voice that says this world runs on its own.Through Moshe Rabbeinu lifting his hands, through the avodah of looking me’al haShamayim, we learn that the weapon against Amalek today is not panic, not argument, but strengthened emunah peshutah. Pure faith in a precise script.There is a script. You are not here by accident. This Shabbos Zachor, we choose to look up.----------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 Dedication, Sponsors, and Opening Niggun04:44 Finishing the Current Sefer and Looking Ahead11:57 Amalek’s Challenge: Hashgacha Pratis vs. Klalis22:18 Shiva House Story and Final Reflections27:45 Moshe on the Mountaintop Inspires Israel29:16 Reb Shlomo’s Quick Glance in Jerusalem30:24 Stuck in Mitachas Hashomayim – The Problem31:54 Shabbat Blessing and Hope for Me'ala Hashomayim