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Elul

A series of shiurim series to help prepare ourselves to meet the King. New insights on the pnimiut of these important days.

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    Slichot at Shirat David 2024

    לשמוע אל הרינה ואל התפילהslichot, slichos, shirat david, high holidays, shlomo katz, shirat david, efrat

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    The Inner Dimension of Slichot with Rav Steinsaltz

    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, efrat

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    Elul with Rav Steinsaltz - Renewal is not a Luxury, It's a Must

    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

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    Rav Steinsaltz's Elul Guide (Part 2)

    In this deep and stirring Elul episode, Rav Shlomo Katz reflects on a teaching from Rav Adin Steinsaltz about Tehillim 27 — “L’David Hashem Ori V’Yishi” — a chapter we say every day throughout Elul, but rarely pause to enter fully.David HaMelech is surrounded by enemies. He’s under siege. And yet, his spontaneous, gut reaction isn’t a battle cry or a plea for escape — it’s a yearning: “One thing I ask… to dwell in the house of Hashem all the days of my life.” Why is that his instinct? What does it reveal about who David really is — and what does it invite us to ask about ourselves?Rav Shlomo explores how it’s not in our crafted responses, but in our spontaneous ones, that our truest self is revealed. Elul, then, becomes not just a time to check off what we’ve done wrong, but to ask something much deeper: Where is my heart anchored? What do I truly long for when no one is watching?Teshuva, in this light, is less about perfecting your record and more about redefining your belonging. It's about standing, even in confusion or failure, and saying: “Ribono Shel Olam — I want to be Yours.”You don’t have to be there yet. But you can start.elul, steinsaltz, tshuva, king david, chassidut, shlomo katz, shirat david

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    Elul with the Rebbe

    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 david

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    Rav Steinsaltz's Elul Guide

    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, efrat

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    Elul 5784 - Here I Am, Right Here, Where Do I Go From Here

    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, efrat

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    Slichot - Being Done with Victim Consciousness

    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.

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    Chai Elul - When Elul Start To Really Penetrate

    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.

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    An Unexpected Approach to Tshuvah

    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 hereTo make a donation to the Shirat David Foundation click hereTo subscribe to the mailing list click here

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    Getting Ready For Elul

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

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    Elul - Ending and Beginning the Year with Wisdom

    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.

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    Elul - Honestly, Does It Really Matter?

    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 click hereTo make a donation to the Shirat David Foundation click hereTo subscribe to the mailing list click here

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    Rav Kook's Elul Avoda

    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 hereTo make a donation to the Shirat David Foundation click hereTo subscribe to the mailing list click here

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    Tshuvah - Only David Hamelech

    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 EfratTo sponsor a daily/weekly Shiur click hereTo make a donation to the Shirat David Foundation click hereTo subscribe to the mailing list click here

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    Gates Are Wide Open - 5 minutes on Chai Elul

    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 hereTo make a donation to the Shirat David Foundation click hereTo subscribe to the mailing list click here 

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    Ledavid Hashem Ori Veyish'i -When The Words Come Off The Siddur

    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 hereTo make a donation to the Shirat David Foundation click hereTo subscribe to the mailing list click here

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    Elul Bruchim Haba'im, Anything Different? (20 min)

    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 ShechterTo sponsor a daily/weekly Shiur click hereTo make a donation to the Shirat David Foundation click hereTo subscribe to the mailing list click here

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    Slichot - Bypassing the Angels

    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 hereTo make a donation to the Shirat David Foundation click hereTo subscribe to the mailing list click here

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    20 Minutes Of Elul Niggunim & Torah

    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 hereTo make a donation to the Shirat David Foundation click hereTo subscribe to the mailing list click her

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    Entry into Elul (8 minutes)

    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 hereTo make a donation to the Shirat David Foundation click hereTo subscribe to the mailing list click here

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    Elul Torah- Back with the Chabura, Back with Reb Ya'akov Meir Shechter

    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 ElulShiur from Rav Shlomo Katz on the topic of the Avodah of the month of ElulTo sponsor a daily/weekly Shiur click hereTo make a donation to the Shirat David Foundation click hereTo subscribe to the mailing list click here

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    Tshuvah - Going Back To Where I Would Really Like To Be

    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 hereTo make a donation to the Shirat David Foundation click hereTo subscribe to the mailing list click here

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    Elul - When Tshuvah Becomes My Rhythm

    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 אמי שרוצה לשוב להשם יתברך, צריך לחגור מותניו שיתחזק עצמו בדרכי השם יתברך תמיד, בין בעלייה, בין בירידה.שהם בחינת: "אם אסק שמים שם אתה ואציע שאול הנך". היינו, בין שיזכה לאיזה עלייה, לאיזה מדרגה גדולה או קטנה, אעפ"כ אל יעמוד שם ולא יסתפק עצמו בזה, וצריך שיהיה בקיא בזה מאוד לידע ולהאמין שהוא צריך לילך יותר ויותר, שזהו בחינת "בקיא ברצוא".וכן להפך, שאפילו אם ייפול חס וחלילה למקום שייפול, אפילו לשאול תחתיות חס ושלום, גם שם אל יתייאש את עצמו לעולם, בשום אופן, יהיה איך שיהיה.רק יחפש ויבקש את השם יתברך ויחזק עצמו בכל מקום שהוא ובכל מה שיוכל.כי גם בשאול תחתיות נמצא ה' יתברך, וגם משם יכולים לדבק את עצמו אליו יתברך. וזה בחינת "ואציע שאול הנך". בחינת "בקיא בשוב".כי אי אפשר לזכות לתשובה כי אם כשבקיא שתי בקיאויות אלו. ובאמת זה בקיאות גדול מאוד שיזכה לידע שצריכים ליגע את עצמו ולטרוח בעבודת השם תמיד, ולצפות בכל עת להגיע למדרגה גבוהה יותר. ואף על פי כן אל ייפול משום דבר. ואפילו אם יהיה איך שיהיה חס ושלום, אף על פי כן אל ייפול בדעתו כלל, ויקיים "ואציע שאול הנך" כנ"ל.וכשיש לו שתי בקיאויות אלו, אזי הוא הולך בדרכי התשובה, ואז ימין השם פשוטה לקבל תשובתו, וזוכה לכבוד השם, ונעשה על ידי זה אדם לשבת על הכיסא.אשרי לו.כי בכל מקום שנפלת לשם, נמצא איתך ה' יתברך.אם אסק שמים שם אתה ואציעה שאול הנך.כי בכל מקום שנפלת לשם, נמצא איתך ה' יתברך.''Shiur from Rav Shlomo Katz on the topic of the Avodah of the month of Elul.To sponsor a daily/weekly Shiur click hereTo make a donation to the Shirat David Foundation click hereTo subscribe to the mailing list click here

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    Elul - Why did Tshuvah Proceed the Creation of the World

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

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    Elul - Binding our Thoughts to Hashem, Despite The Fear

    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 hereTo make a donation to the Shirat David Foundation click hereTo subscribe to the mailing list click here

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    Elul - Defining Everything As An Opportunity

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

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    Elul - Achat Sha'alti - The One Thing I'm Always Asking For

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

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    Elul - Recognizing the Size of your Soul

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

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    Elul - Is your Mo'ach Mebulbal

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

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    Elul - So, How Do I Do The Work

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

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    3 Elul Aspirations from Rav Kook

    הרב קוק - אורות התורהמראש 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, בעדנו, ובעד כל ישראל, ובעד כל העולם כולו, שהננו כל-כך תאבים להאירם באור ד', הוא החפץ הנכון שנקבע בנפשנו לקדושה ולעילוי.שאיפת בהירות השכל, והגברת הופעתו עלינו, שאיפת יושר הלב, שכל חמדת המדות הטובות קשורות בו, שאיפת טהרת החיים, טהרת המעשים, הדבורים, וכיוצא בהם כל ערכי החיים, הפנימיים והחיצוניים. ומהיכן אנחנו שואבים כל אלה, - הלא מתוך אוצר החיים האמתיים, מן התורה הקדושה, מעיין חיינו וחיי כל העולמים.כל ענין שבתורה, בכל מרחביה, שמתקשרים אנו בו ביותר בהירות, כל הלכה הנקנית בקרבנו ביותר בירור על-ידי שקידתנו, כל סוגיא שמתבררת לנו ביותר טעם וביותר הארה על ידי עמלנו הנפשי. כל מחשבה, שבתורת ההלכה והאגדה, המוסר והיראה, שמתיישבת יותר בנפשנו, הרי אנחנו נבנים על ידה, ובונים על ידה את הכלל כולו, ואת כל היקום.והננו מתקרבים בזה להשלמתנו האמתית לתכלית החיים, לרצון האמיתי של חי העולמים ברוך הוא, החפץ להנחילנו את אור החיים, בכל חסנם ואמתתם.Shiur from Rav Shlomo Katz on the topic of the Avodah of the month of Elul.To sponsor a daily/weekly Shiur click hereTo make a donation to the Shirat David Foundation click hereTo subscribe to the mailing list click here

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    So Tell Us, Meshorer Hatshuvah, Who Are You

    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 hereTo make a donation to the Shirat David Foundation click hereTo subscribe to the mailing list click here

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    Rav Charlap's Elul Guide

    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'lTo sponsor a daily/weekly Shiur click hereTo make a donation to the Shirat David Foundation click hereTo subscribe to the mailing list click here

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    Elul- When It Starts To Hurt

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

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    Elul Workshop - Living In A Mikve

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

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A series of shiurim series to help prepare ourselves to meet the King. New insights on the pnimiut of these important days.

HOSTED BY

Rav Shlomo Katz

Produced by Shirat David

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