Entering Elul with Rav Shlomo Katz

What is Elul really asking of us?We usually enter this month thinking about what needs to be fixed. Which habits need to change. Which aveiros need to stop. All of that matters. But Rav Adin Steinsaltz offers us a much bigger question:האם אני עליתי למעלה Have I actually gone higher?Through the lives of Avraham, Yitzchak and Yaakov, Rav Shlomo Katz and the women of Shirat David discover three movements that have to exist in a Jewish life: the courage to begin something new, the strength to keep going after the excitement disappears, and the willingness to begin again rather than remain where we were.And underneath all of it is perhaps the deepest question of Elul: I may believe in Hashem, but do I actually trust Him?Because if I trust Him, then I can start walking.----------For more Shuirim and Music from Rav Shlomo Katz, visit: https://ravshlomokatz.comJoin Rav Shlomo Katz's WhatsApp Community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/KHKOhhPaeHx5Kb74WL9L9a?mode=ems_copy_tCHAPTERS00:00 Opening & Dedications01:07 In Memory of Rav Weinberger’s Mother02:22 Entering Elul05:16 The Old Approach to Elul08:21 When Will My Actions Reach Those of the Avot?11:48 Avraham: Do I Really Trust Hashem?15:32 Emunah vs. Bitachon22:59 Echad Haya Avraham: Beginning Again24:15 Yitzchak: The Harder Task of Continuing27:47 When the Excitement of Elul Wears Off28:51 Marriage and the Avodah of Continuing31:07 Yitzchak: Carrying the Baton Forward33:39 Why We Can Never Remain Where We Are41:02 Rav Steinsaltz’s Avodah for Elul45:29 Teshuvah Means Owning Your Free Will47:56 Choosing Where You Want to Go49:34 What Emunah Really Demands51:14 What “I’ll Get There” Really Means53:04 Do I Truly Trust Hashem?

Tel AvivElulSeptember, 2022

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