Ep. 79 – The Deepest Desire

What if the deepest drive in your life isn’t your desire—but Hashem’s desire for you? Chazal call the late-Shabbos window of Mincha and Seudah Shlishis “Rava d’Rabbanan”—Ratzon HaRatzonos, the desire beneath all desires. That’s not hype; it’s a claim about reality: the reason anything exists is because Hashem wants it to exist, down to the smallest detail. If He didn’t want you alive right now, you simply wouldn’t be. So Shabbos doesn’t just refresh your energy—it peels back the noise until you can feel that you’re being held in רצון. From there the focus sharpens: the world has countless “supporting actors,” but there’s a “main event”—man, and then the choosing of Klal Yisrael for a deeper purpose. Even a blade of grass has a mission; how much more a human soul, and how much more the nation charged with revealing Hashem in the world. The takeaway is to treat the last hours of Shabbos like a private audience: ask one clean question—“What do You want from me, beneath what I want?”—and let that question follow you into the week as your compass, not your guilt. Hosted by Rabbi Ari Klapper and produced by Eli Podcast Productions, this episode is part of the Real Judaism series, available on RealJudaism.org. Don’t forget to subscribe and share to stay connected with our daily lessons and timeless Torah insights!