Shlomo Katz is the founder and author of Hamaayan / The Torah Spring, a weekly compilation of Divrei Torah on the Parashah, Haftarah and Jewish holidays. First published in 5747/1987, Hamaayan was one of the earliest Torah publications on the Internet. Mr. Katz, who works professionally as a lawyer, teaches classes in Gemara, Halachah and Machshavah and oversees the Kemp Mill-White Oak Eruv in Silver Spring, Maryland. This podcast is powered for free by Torahcasts. Start your own forever fre ...
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Ein Yaakov is a compilation of the Aggadeta, the stories, and other non-legal portions of the Talmud. In this series, we search for moral and philosophical lessons and beliefs that our Sages conveyed to us through these passages. This series was originally delivered at Southeast Hebrew Congregation in Silver Spring, Maryland from October 2017 through December 2018. This podcast is powered for free by Torahcasts. Start your own forever free Torah podcast today at https://torahcasts.com/sign-u ...
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Tzom Gedalya - Keep on Reading the Psukim
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25 minutes on what takes place right after Gedalya's murder, sheds light on its timing on the calendar and its relevance to us todayBy Rav Shlomo Katz
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Aseret Yemei Tshuvah - Do I Have to Be Close In Order To Love
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Taking advantage of the closeness that is in the air, during the Aseret Yemei Tshuvah.By Rav Shlomo Katz
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a deeper look into the impact of the fast of gedalyaBy Rav Shlomo Katz
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Shutting Up Prosecution - R' Weinberger's peirush on Aish Kodesh's RH drasha ( 2)
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Learning the teachings of Rav Moshe Weinberger on the 1st piece of the Aish Kodesh, Rosh Hashana 1939By Rav Shlomo Katz
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Rav Moshe Weinberger's peirush on the 1st piece in the Aish Kodesh (part 1)
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Learning the teachings of Rav Moshe Weinberger on the 1st piece of the Aish Kodesh, Rosh Hashana 1939By Rav Shlomo Katz
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Letting go of Aseret Yemei Teshuvah Expectations
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A discussion amongst the Bnei Machshava Tova Chabura regarding the pitfalls of Aseret Yemei TshuvahBy Rav Shlomo Katz
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understanding the concept of sincere slicha and kapparaBy Rav Shlomo Katz
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Sit Down Comedy and Asher Yatzar | Take 2 with Yossi Hecht
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How can you keep smiling when tragedy strikes… twice? In this episode, Yisroel Besser talks with Yossi Hecht; media personality, author, musician, cancer survivor and husband about his incredibly inspiring life story. They discuss the ways that Yossi was able to harness and exude an incredible simchas hachayim despite losing his ability to walk and…
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Soft Yesses and Blocked Numbers | Take 2 with R’ Tzadok Katz, R’ Meir Levi, & R’ Shlomo Lewenstei
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When your work puts you inside some of the most sensitive situations in our community, how can you keep from burning out? Have shadchanus fees gone up, and should they? Do all bachurim vape? And can shadchanim drink on Purim? In this episode, Yisroel Besser talks with Rabbi Tzadok Katz, Rabbi Shlomo Lewenstein, and Rabbi Meir Levi, three preeminent…
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Passion for Tzedakah and Ideals That Don’t Exist | Take 2 with Rabbi Aaron Lopiansky
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What is the challenge of our generation? In this episode, Yisroel Besser talks with Rav Aaron Lopiansky, Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshiva of Greater Washington. They discuss the Rosh Yeshiva’s written legacy, and how many chiddushei Torah should be out in print today. The Rosh Yeshiva talks about how true gadlus is emes and yashrus, even sometimes instead o…
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Infertility and a Lifelong Undertaking | Take 2 with Rabbi Shlomo Bochner
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What do you do when Hashem says no? In this episode, Yisroel Besser talks with Rabbi Shlomo Bochner, founder of Bonei Olam, who shares the story of the foundation of the organization, once just intended to fund infertility treatments, but now a huge umbrella of services that help a range of people from single people, through marriage, infertility, …
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Imported Cupcakes and a Yeshivah’s Growth | Take 2 with Rabbi Aaron Kotler
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How can you make innovations in a yeshivah when the goal is to continue a long mesorah? Did Lakewood have a thriving Jewish nightlife before the yeshivah settled there? In this episode, Yisroel Besser talks with Rabbi Aaron Kotler about the unique position that Rabbi Kotler took in Beis Medrash Govoha, and who he looked to as his inspiration when h…
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Tragedy and Ani Maamin | Take 2 with Shloimi Steinmetz
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How can the unfathomable pain of losing a child be channeled into something holy? In this moving episode, Yisroel Besser talks with Shloimi Steinmetz, who lost his son Dovi as one of the 45 kedoshim in the Meron tragedy of 2021. Since that trauma shook our nation, Shloimi has channeled his energies into teaching bitachon and emunah to others, relay…
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Benny’s Favorite Topic and Postville Solos | Take 2 With Benny Friedman
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Does overexposure exist in today’s media-frantic world? In this episode, Yisroel Besser talks with Benny Friedman about Jewish music, and what it’s really like to make a parnassah in a field that is so unique. They discuss the impact that Avraham Fried and Doni Gross have had on Benny’s career, and what it takes to make great music. Did Avremel adv…
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