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Alter Rebbe | Ani Ledodi
by Rav Shlomo Katz
This six-part series journeys deep into the heart of Elul through the lens of the Alter Rebbe’s foundational Ma’amar Ani Ledodi. Explore the origin and inner meaning of the phrase “The King is in the Field,” revealing how Elul is not just a time of fear or introspection, but of divine intimacy, mercy, and radical closeness. With Chassidic depth and personal honesty, each episode opens a window into the soul’s yearning and the profound truth that even when we feel distant, Hashem is nearer than we think.
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When Love Flows Both Ways
We reach the final lines of the Alter Rebbe’s Ma’amar—“Ani Ledodi V’dodi Li.” The journey of Elul culminates not just in divine closeness, but in mutual longing. In this episode, we reflect on what it means for the King to come into the field—and for us to step toward Him in return. This is no longer a one-sided encounter. It's a relationship. A love that flows both ways.
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When You Don’t Feel a Thing
Just because you don’t feel something, it doesn’t mean it’s not there. In this episode, the Alter Rebbe speaks to those silent moments of Elul when the soul feels numb, disconnected, or uncertain. But the King is still in the field. Even when emotion is absent, presence remains. The Alter Rebbe reminds us: real connection isn’t always loud. Sometimes, it’s precisely in the quiet that the deepest meeting happens.
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When the Field Feels Like a Desert
What does it mean to walk through a spiritual desert? In this episode, the Alter Rebbe reveals that the “field” where the King appears during Elul isn’t always lush and inviting—it can also feel barren, dry, and desolate. But it’s precisely in this emptiness that Hashem chooses to meet us. The desert, in all its quiet, becomes sacred ground.
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More Than Mercy
The 13 Middot of Rachamim, Hashem’s Thirteen Attributes of Mercy, are not just a lifeline for forgiveness; they’re a gateway to revelation. In this episode, we uncover how the Alter Rebbe reveals Elul as more than a time of divine pity—it’s a time of divine presence. The King isn’t just in the field to pardon us. He’s here to illuminate us.
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What Do You Want From Me?
“Master of the World… what is it exactly that You want from me?” This vulnerable question lies at the heart of the Alter Rebbe’s Ani Ledodi. In this episode, we confront the raw, human confusion that often accompanies Elul. With the King in the field, the Divine presence feels close—but so do our inner doubts. Rav Shlomo unpacks how the Alter Rebbe guides us not toward fear, but toward clarity, simplicity, and relationship.
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The King Is In The Field
We begin with the Alter Rebbe’s Ma’amar Ani Ledodi, tracing the earliest sources of the now-famous teaching that “the King is in the field.” What does this metaphor really mean, and why is it specifically during Elul that the King leaves the palace to meet us where we are?
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
This six-part series journeys deep into the heart of Elul through the lens of the Alter Rebbe’s foundational Ma’amar Ani Ledodi. Explore the origin and inner meaning of the phrase “The King is in the Field,” revealing how Elul is not just a time of fear or introspection, but of divine intimacy, mercy, and radical closeness. With Chassidic depth and personal honesty, each episode opens a window into the soul’s yearning and the profound truth that even when we feel distant, Hashem is nearer than we think.
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Rav Shlomo Katz
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This six-part series journeys deep into the heart of Elul through the lens of the Alter Rebbe’s foundational Ma’amar Ani Ledodi. Explore the origin and inner meaning of the phrase “The King is in the Field,” revealing how Elul is not just a time of fear or introspection, but of divine intimacy,...
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