23. The Eternal Life of Rashbi

Lag BaOmer is not the day Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai passed away. It’s the day his light became impossible to hide.Rav Shlomo Katz and the chevra of Shirat David enter the final moments of Rashbi’s life as described in the Zohar — a moment filled with fire, overwhelming אור, and a revelation that redefines what it means to leave this world.From Rabbi Abba’s struggle to record the words, to the תלמידים who couldn’t even approach the fire, to the פלא of what happened after… we begin to understand that this wasn’t a הסתלקות in the way we think.This is a גילוי.A revealing of a life that never ends.----------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 greetings and dedication of the shiur02:40 Introducing the Zohar study for Lag Ba'Omer05:26 Rabbi Abba on Rav Shimon's unfinished blessing07:17 The overwhelming light witnessed by the disciples10:13 The unending fire surrounding Rav Shimon11:37 Rav Yitzchak's sudden collapse during the shiur14:19 After the fire ceased: seeing Rav Shimon15:21 Rabbi Elazar’s heartfelt farewell to his father17:59 From honey to blood: the shift in learning19:52 Discussing the meis and need for zerizus23:46 Confusion After the Tzaddik’s Death and Burial25:35 Benei Meiron’s Opposition to Burial in Tzipori26:35 Miracle of the Floating Body and Heavenly Voice29:02 Shimon’s Eternal Share in Both Upper and Lower Worlds32:34 Encouragement to Share a Lag BaOmer Story