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When looking into the Slichot prayers, one notices that very little has to do with asking for forgiveness, as much as asking for redemption. slichot, mashiach, redemption, shlomo katz, shirat david, efratBởi Rav Shlomo Katz

When it comes to tshuva, the observant Jew whose tshuva isn't about starting to keep kosher or shabbos has a much more difficult task at hand. Rav Setinzaltz addresses the difficulty as well as the beauty of what awaits this type of person. torah, tshuva, repentance, shlomo katz, chabad, elul, rosh hashana, jew, shirat david, efrat…

הרב עדין שטיינזלץ ישיבת תקוע אלול, תשנ׳טלדוד ה' אורי וישעיהגדרה עצמית ראשית נשאלת השאלה היכן נכתב המזמור? על מנת להבין את עיקרי הדברים, עלינו לחקור מאיזו נקודת מוצא נכתב המזמור, באיזה מצב ובאיזו שעה. על פי פשוטם של דברים מדובר בסיטואציה של חשש מאויבים, ערב מלחמה, "בקרוב עלי מרעים", "אם תחנה עלי מחנה", וכיוצא בזה ומתמיהה העובדה כי דוקא במצב זה עומד …

What place does learning have in the month of Elul, a month where the prayers and beseeching is generally highlighted? rebbe, elul, torah, shlomo katz, shirat davidBởi Rav Shlomo Katz

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Based on the 27th chapter of Tehilim, a chapter we begin reciting daily during this time, Rav Steinzaltz ob'm provides us with a new understanding of the tshuva we engage with in this time. tshuva, elul, torah, steinsaltz, chassidut, yamim noraim, shlomo katz, shirat david, efratBởi Rav Shlomo Katz

Rav Kook's opening Elul remarks are for any heart that is open to learning how to cleave to what matters in this world. rav kook, elul, shlomo katz, torah, eretz yisrael, judea, shirat david, efratBởi Rav Shlomo Katz

Through a teaching from R' Asher Weiss, a deeper understanding of Slichot cracks open the heart and prepares us to usher in the new year in the most authentic manner.Bởi Rav Shlomo Katz

In light of the birthdays of both the Ba'al Shem tov and the Alter Rebbe, the 18th of Elul brings light, vitality and direction toward finishing off the year with simcha, strength and authenticity.Bởi Rav Shlomo Katz

While we generally tend to try and improve our deeds and actions during Elul, we sometimes tend to forget a key element of it all. Doing tshuvah for feeling that life itself is a given. When we start from this angle, our asking for חיים when the new year approaches takes on a whole new meaning. To sponsor a daily/weekly Shiur click here To make a d…

Based on a teaching from Rav Biderman, we learn how to enter the gift called Elul. To sponsor a daily/weekly Shiur click here To make a donation to the Shirat David Foundation click here To subscribe to the mailing list click hereBởi Rav Shlomo Katz

When it comes to entering the avoda of this time, one of the basic pieces of advice which R' Ya'akov Meir Shechter shared based on Rebbe Nachman's Torah is that it is safest to actually stop thinking, and start talking. It seems simple, and it is. Simple doesn't mean easy, but it is most definitely worthwhile.…

Based on a teaching from Reb Ya'akov Meir Shechter, we began marching toward the inner work of Elul. The question we approached was a simple one. With all the insanity going on in the world, how am I to understand that my small movements toward a world of Tshuvah really make a difference in my life and int the world? To sponsor a daily/weekly Shiur…

Tonight is the 86th yahrtzeit of the great light, Rav Avraham Yttzchak Hakohen Kook. We learned a letter Rav kook had written during Elul of 1933. It's quite mind-boggling how Rav Kook knew that we would need to inhale these words today, in 2021. To sponsor a daily/weekly Shiur click here To make a donation to the Shirat David Foundation click here…

Why wasn't David Hamelech’s forgiveness revealed in his life time? Why didn’t the doors of the holy of holies open for his son, Shlomo Hamelech? A magical night with the Bnei Machshava Tova Chabura of Efrat To sponsor a daily/weekly Shiur click here To make a donation to the Shirat David Foundation click here To subscribe to the mailing list click …

A short idea on the beauty of the 18th of Elul, the birthday of both the Ba'al Shem Tov and the Alter Rebbe. To sponsor a daily/weekly Shiur click here To make a donation to the Shirat David Foundation click here To subscribe to the mailing list click hereBởi Rav Shlomo Katz

When learning of the setting where the tefila of Ledavid Hashem Ori Veyishi was composed, one can easily enter the world of Elul. To sponsor a daily/weekly Shiur click here To make a donation to the Shirat David Foundation click here To subscribe to the mailing list click hereBởi Rav Shlomo Katz

A short intro into the powerful days we all stand in awe before, the days of will. Based on a teaching from Reb Ya'akov Meir Shechter To sponsor a daily/weekly Shiur click here To make a donation to the Shirat David Foundation click here To subscribe to the mailing list click hereBởi Rav Shlomo Katz

A teaching from Reb Asher Weiss shlita, on the powerful moment during Slichos, where we bypass the angels. To sponsor a daily/weekly Shiur click here To make a donation to the Shirat David Foundation click here To subscribe to the mailing list click hereBởi Rav Shlomo Katz

Before last night's learning, we allowed the niggunim of Elul to enter the heart. An old unknown Reb Shlomo tune, Diasora, Breslov, Ben Zion & Noach Solomon. To sponsor a daily/weekly Shiur click here To make a donation to the Shirat David Foundation click here To subscribe to the mailing list click her…

These thirty days of Elul can be quite intimidating. We start off this awesome period with a bracha, that the concept of 'time' should be inviting and not limiting. Here is a wonderful story about the Noam Elimelech and his careful approach to time in the month of Elul. To sponsor a daily/weekly Shiur click here To make a donation to the Shirat Dav…

After many months of not learning together, we gathered in our garden this morning for a festive Seudat Rosh Chodesh, some jamming, and some beautiful Torah from Reb Ya'akov Meir Shechter on Elul Shiur from Rav Shlomo Katz on the topic of the Avodah of the month of Elul To sponsor a daily/weekly Shiur click here To make a donation to the Shirat Dav…

Tshuvah means to return, but where is the location fo this place we are trying to return to? Shiur from Rav Shlomo Katz on the topic of the Avodah of the month of Elul. To sponsor a daily/weekly Shiur click here To make a donation to the Shirat David Foundation click here To subscribe to the mailing list click here…

אורות התשובה פרק יד לז "כשאדם רוצה להיות דוקא צדיק גמור, קשה לו להיות בעל תשובה. על כן ראוי לו לאדם שתמיד ישים אל לבו את השאיפה להיות בעל תשובה שקוע ברעיון התשובה ושואף להתגשמותה המעשית, ואז תוכל תשובתו להרים אותו למעלה, עד מדת צדיקים גמורים, ולמעלה מזה.” ליקוטי מוהרן ו א מי שרוצה לשוב להשם יתברך, צריך לחגור מותניו שיתחזק עצמו בדרכי השם יתברך תמיד,…

Shiur from Rav Shlomo Katz on the topic of the Avodah of the month of Elul. from the teachings of Reb Ya'akov Meir Shechter To sponsor a daily/weekly Shiur click here To make a donation to the Shirat David Foundation click here To subscribe to the mailing list click hereBởi Rav Shlomo Katz

Shiur from Rav Shlomo Katz on the topic of the Avodah of the month of Elul. from the teachings of Reb Ya'akov Meir Shechter To sponsor a daily/weekly Shiur click here To make a donation to the Shirat David Foundation click here To subscribe to the mailing list click hereBởi Rav Shlomo Katz

Shiur from Rav Shlomo Katz on the topic of the Avodah of the month of Elul. rom the teachings of Reb Ya'akov Meir Shechter To sponsor a daily/weekly Shiur click here To make a donation to the Shirat David Foundation click here To subscribe to the mailing list click hereBởi Rav Shlomo Katz

Shiur from Rav Shlomo Katz on the topic of the Avodah of the month of Elul. To sponsor a daily/weekly Shiur click here To make a donation to the Shirat David Foundation click here To subscribe to the mailing list click hereBởi Rav Shlomo Katz

Shiur from Rav Shlomo Katz on the topic of the Avodah of the month of Elul. To sponsor a daily/weekly Shiur click here To make a donation to the Shirat David Foundation click here To subscribe to the mailing list click hereBởi Rav Shlomo Katz

הרב קוק - אורות התורה מראש חודש אלול הבא עלינו לטובה ידעו את חובתם הגמורה לשמור תמידים כסדרם, את משמרת הקודש של שעות הלמוד בהישיבה ולהוסיף קדושה וטהרה בימים הקדושים הממשמשים ובאים בעזרת ה', בחשקת התורה והיראה, בדעת קדושים בינה, בשאר רוח, כשאיפתנו הקדושה מכנוסנו היקר והחביב, כנוס לצדיקים, בעה"י.רצוני לזרז בזה למזורזין שכמותכם ירבו בישראליסוד כל טוב,…

It takes a lot of courage to do more or less anything monumental in life, specifically when fear is involved. Shiur from Rav Shlomo Katz on the topic of the Avodah of the month of Elul. To sponsor a daily/weekly Shiur click here To make a donation to the Shirat David Foundation click here To subscribe to the mailing list click here…

Shiur from Rav Shlomo Katz on the topic of the Avodah of the month of Elul. To sponsor a daily/weekly Shiur click here To make a donation to the Shirat David Foundation click here To subscribe to the mailing list click hereBởi Rav Shlomo Katz

On the 83rd yahrzteit of Rav Kook, we took a deeper look into becoming a poet of tshuvah. Shiur from Rav Shlomo Katz on the topic of the Avodah of the month of Elul. To sponsor a daily/weekly Shiur click here To make a donation to the Shirat David Foundation click here To subscribe to the mailing list click here…

Shiur from Rav Shlomo Katz on the topic of the Avodah of the month of Elul. Recorded in Yeshivat Simchat Shlomo To sponsor a daily/weekly Shiur click here To make a donation to the Shirat David Foundation click here To subscribe to the mailing list click hereBởi Rav Shlomo Katz

Shiur from Rav Shlomo Katz on the topic of the Avodah of the month of Elul. A beautiful piece on the work of Elul, from R' Ya'akov Moshe Charlap ztz'l To sponsor a daily/weekly Shiur click here To make a donation to the Shirat David Foundation click here To subscribe to the mailing list click hereBởi Rav Shlomo Katz

Shiur from Rav Shlomo Katz on the topic of the Avodah of the month of Elul. To sponsor a daily/weekly Shiur click here To make a donation to the Shirat David Foundation click here To subscribe to the mailing list click hereBởi Rav Shlomo Katz