The "Good Old Days" Are Irrelevant | Shabbos Hachodesh

About this episode

Rav Shlomo Katz discusses the importance of personal renewal and growth in the context of Shabbos Hachodesh.

In this Hachana L’Shabbos for Parshas Hachodesh , Rav Shlomo Katz and the chevra of Shirat David open up one of the deepest avodos of this season: hischadshus —not changing into someone else, but renewing yourself exactly from where you are right now . Drawing from the Chiddushei Harim , the Beis Avraham of Slonim , Reb Nosson, and Rebbe Nachman, this shiur is a call to stop waiting for the “right time,” the “better version” of yourself, or the return of the so-called “good old days.” The mitzvah of Hachodesh hazeh lachem was given דווקא in Mitzrayim to teach us that renewal begins in the mud, in the constriction, in the place where a person feels most stuck. Rav Shlomo explores the danger of becoming a matzevah —a fixed monument to your old self—and the holiness of small acts of mesirus nefesh that open the gates to real growth. From the symbolism of fish scales swimming against the current , to the challenge of not letting yesterday enslave today, this is a powerful preparation for entering Shabbos Hachodesh with courage, honesty, and hope. ---------- For more Shuirim and Music from Rav Shlomo Katz, visit: https://ravshlomokatz.com Join Rav Shlomo Katz's WhatsApp Community…

People in this episode

Host: Rav Shlomo Katz

Topics covered

• renewal
• spiritual growth
• Hachodesh
• self-improvement
• Judaism

Keywords

• Hachodesh
• renewal
• spiritual growth
• Judaism
• self-improvement
• Rav Shlomo Katz

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