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EPISODE · May 3, 2026 · 48 MIN

21. Reb Shimon’s Day: A Day With No Destruction

from Lag Ba'Omer: Shining the Light of Rashbi with Rav Shlomo Katz · host Rav Shlomo Katz

There are days in the Jewish calendar when we remember the brokenness of the world. And then there is Lag BaOmer — a day that doesn’t belong to that system at all.In this shiur, Rav Shlomo Katz and women of Shirat David enter the world of Reb Shimon bar Yochai — a world where churban doesn’t touch, where darkness doesn’t define reality, and where simcha isn’t dependent on understanding.Through the story of the Arizal and Reb Avraham HaLevi, and a deep teaching from the Lubavitcher Rebbe, we uncover what it means that there is one day a year where we are invited to step out of the pain and into something higher.CHAPTERS00:00 Opening Sponsorships and Announcements04:01 Story of Reb Avraham HaLevi’s Daily Churban Feeling08:33 Arizal’s Prohibition of Nachem on Lag BaOmer10:04 Question About People “Not Really Here”15:44 Lubavitcher Rebbe’s Teaching on Lag BaOmer17:15 Chassidic Wisdom Originating from Rabbi Shimon19:48 Authenticity vs Forced Happiness----------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_t

There are days in the Jewish calendar when we remember the brokenness of the world. And then there is Lag BaOmer — a day that doesn’t belong to that system at all.In this shiur, Rav Shlomo Katz and women of Shirat David enter the world of Reb Shimon bar Yochai — a world where churban doesn’t touch, where darkness doesn’t define reality, and where simcha isn’t dependent on understanding.Through the story of the Arizal and Reb Avraham HaLevi, and a deep teaching from the Lubavitcher Rebbe, we uncover what it means that there is one day a year where we are invited to step out of the pain and into something higher.CHAPTERS00:00 Opening Sponsorships and Announcements04:01 Story of Reb Avraham HaLevi’s Daily Churban Feeling08:33 Arizal’s Prohibition of Nachem on Lag BaOmer10:04 Question About People “Not Really Here”15:44 Lubavitcher Rebbe’s Teaching on Lag BaOmer17:15 Chassidic Wisdom Originating from Rabbi Shimon19:48 Authenticity vs Forced Happiness----------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_t

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There are days in the Jewish calendar when we remember the brokenness of the world. And then there is Lag BaOmer — a day that doesn’t belong to that system at all.In this shiur, Rav Shlomo Katz and women of Shirat David enter the world of Reb Shimon...

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