Who doesn't want to become a mevakesh emet, a truth seeker? We all do, but rarely do we find a clearly crafted path toward becoming just that. Welcome to the world of Avodat Hanefesh of the בלבבי משכן אבנה. Embrace yourself, as much of this approach may not be what one is used to, but is guaranteed to introduce us to a new yet old way of character refinement.

Tikkun Hamidot (1)  - How Does It Start - Rabbi Shlomo Katz

What do you do when the story you are reading ends abruptly, and the calming closing line is not what you expected it to be? 18 minutes of Emuna, based on an idea from Rav Erez Moshe Doron.

Emuna in the Heart, Mind and Soul (2) - Rav Shlomo Katz

Daily Tanya - 24 Tishrei 5784 - pt 4 Epistle 24

Daily Tanya - 29 Shevat 5784 - pt 1 chapter 25e

Daily Tanya - 2 Cheshvan 5785 - part 4 Epistle 25h

Rav Shlomo Katz and the chevra of Shirat David enter Mizmor L’David (Tehillim 23) through the eyes of Rav Tzadok HaKohen (ר׳ צדוק הכהן) and discover why David HaMelech shifts from לשון נסתר (speaking about Hashem)—“יַרְבִּיצֵנִי… יְנַהֲלֵנִי… יַנְחֵנִי”—to לשון נוכח (speaking to Hashem)—“כִּי אַתָּה עִמָּדִי.”

The teaching is piercing and tender: most of us turn to אַתָּה (You) only in the גֵּיא צַלְמָוֶת (valley of shadow), but the avodah is to live in אַתָּה even on the green pastures.

We sing the נוסח (melody) for Mizmor L’David that Reb Shlomo Carlebach composed at his mother’s levayah, and we learn how תְּפִלָּה תָּמִיד (constant prayer) keeps us awake to the מְנַהֵג לַבִּירָה (One who runs the “castle,” i.e., the world)—so we don’t need painful wake-ups. From a Chassid who broke his hand yet whispered “בִּנְאוֹת דֶּשֶׁא…”, to the line “עם ה׳—חוצים ים; בלא ה׳—אין עוברים מפתן (with Hashem you cross a sea; without Him you can’t cross a doorstep)”, we practice thanking, pleading, and noticing while the fridge is full and the house is calm.

Takeaways:
Train your heart to say אַתָּה (You) in moments of plenty—set two daily “calm-time” tefillos of gratitude.
Add a quiet Mizmor L’Todah (מִזְמוֹר לְתוֹדָה) before מִמַּעֲמַקִּים—praise before plea.
Place שִׁוִּיתִי ה׳ לְנֶגְדִּי (I have set Hashem before me) on your phone lockscreen; touch it before you touch your day.
When you notice success, speak out loud: “לֹא כֹחִי וְעֹצֶם יָדִי (not my own strength)”—and name one gift that clearly isn’t yours.
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Learning How to Cry Out When Things are Going Smooth

off the album Vehakohanim
http://www.shlomokatz.com/music/vhakohanim

Gibor - In Memory of Staff-Sgt Ari Weiss HYD - Shlomo Katz

a letter written by the Aish Kodesh to his followers, Erev Pesach,  a few months before the Second World War

An Erev Pesach Letter from the Aish Kodesh, March 1939 - Rabbi Shlomo Katz

An unbelievable story about the Lubavitcher Rebbe's far-reaching spiritual vision in connection with the special significance of the fifth night of Chanukah. "This is the duty of every Jew, wherever he may find himself, be it in Warsaw, in Moscow or in London, to illuminate even the greatest darkness."

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The Most AMAZING Story! - The Lubavitcher Rebbe and the Fifth Night of Chanukah

three processes taking place simultaneously in each and every one of us

Learning How to Cry Out When Things are Going Smooth

Rav Shlomo Katz

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