Best Building A Mishkan In The Heart Podcasts (2025)

In this week’s shiur, Rav Shlomo Katz asks the heart-level question: Do I Want to Know My Child’s World? We deepen last week’s kesher nafshi—a two-way soul-bond—by facing a common gap: many parents are pouring from their world into children living in a different one. Without curiosity and reciprocity, the funnel leaks; with it, chinuch can finally …

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Know Your Self 123 (Bilvavi Review) 12:51

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Basics in Bilvavi Emunah (we didn’t get to getting to know yourself today)

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Know Your Self 122 22:47

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Subtle sound of inner motivations

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Know Your Self 121 36:40

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Deeper motivations

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4. Aiming Towards a Kesher Nafshi 53:21

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In this week’s shiur, Rav Shlomo Katz continues our journey in Know Your Children toward a deeper parent–child bond—נפשו קשורה בנפשו / kesher nafshi—a two-way soul connection modeled by Yaakov and Binyamin. We review the “personalized funnel” of chinuch for each child and revisit the two loves that start every home—ahavah tiv’it (rooted in existenc…

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3. Natural vs. Conditional Loving 52:33

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In this week’s shiur, Rav Shlomo Katz explores the foundation of Natural vs. Conditional Loving. Every parent begins with an unconditional, unexplainable love—ahavah tiv’it—simply because our child exists. As children grow and reveal talents, quirks, and challenges, a second layer—ahavah mutenet—forms, often shaping how we respond and how they feel…

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Know Your Self 120 14:47

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Know Your Self 119 9:10

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For Giving or For Taking

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2. Can’t Have Holes in the Pipeline 57:47

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In this week’s shiur, Rav Shlomo Katz takes last week’s funnel and makes it practical. It’s not enough to have powerful Torah and holy intentions—if the צינור, the pipeline between parent and child, has leaks, what we’re trying to pour in never really arrives. Together we learn: The bridge before the message: why “content of chinuch” is stage two, …

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Know Your Self 118 17:25

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Know Your Self 117 20:06

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Motivations

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Know Your Self 116 22:33

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Deep into motivations

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Know Your Self 115 13:46

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The why

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1. Creating a Funnel 48:24

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In this opening shiur, Rav Shlomo Katz begins our journey through Da Et Yeladecha with the image of a funnel. Parents often try to “pour” everything they know and feel straight into their children. But without the right structure, much of it spills out. Together we explore: Why chinuch begins with building an infrastructure—a bridge of emet (truth)…

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Know Your Self 114 25:13

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Taking vs Receiving

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Know Your Self 113 21:04

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Hamtakah

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Know Your Self 112 14:58

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Weakening negative thinking

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Know Your Self 111 21:03

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Big review

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Know Your Self 110 11:30

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Continued

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Know Your Self 109 22:40

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Don’t be delusional

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Know Your Self 108 18:45

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Thinking about thinking about thinking

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Know Your Self 107 19:12

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Back to the seferBy Reb Yirmi

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Know Your Self 106 14:48

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Positivity BiasBy Reb Yirmi

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Know Your Self 105 18:31

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Still working on positivity biasBy Reb Yirmi

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Know Your Self 104 23:28

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More positivity biasBy Reb Yirmi

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Know Your Self 103 24:27

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We take a page out of “Positivity Bias,” literallyBy Reb Yirmi

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Know Your Self 102 19:39

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Sticking with the positivityBy Reb Yirmi

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Know Your Self 101 14:08

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Dig into the positivityBy Reb Yirmi

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Know Your Self 100 19:15

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Getting into thoughtsBy Reb Yirmi

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Know Your Self 99 18:01

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Thinking about thinkingBy Reb Yirmi

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Know Your Self 98 16:16

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Becoming soul sensitiveBy Reb Yirmi

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Know Your Self 97 12:19

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Off topicBy Reb Yirmi

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Know Your Self 96 19:21

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Getting out of negativity - getting the negativity out of youBy Reb Yirmi

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Know Your Self 95 19:51

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The negativity of thinkingBy Reb Yirmi

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Know Your Self 94 20:38

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Wanting vs yearning/negative thoughtsBy Reb Yirmi

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Know Your Self 93 20:48

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Is the president truly happyBy Reb Yirmi

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Know Your Self 92 15:13

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All troubles start with desiresBy Reb Yirmi

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Know Your Self 91 15:51

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Deep motivationsBy Reb Yirmi

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Know Your Self 90 19:27

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Deep fearsBy Reb Yirmi

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Know Yourself 89 17:50

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ExperienceBy Reb Yirmi

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71. Wow, Part of Me Really Wants What YOU Want 42:51

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In the final episode of this transformative journey through Bilvavi Mishkan Evneh, Rav Shlomo Katz and the women of Shirat David explore the inner harmony that begins to emerge when my will starts to mirror Hashem’s. Three deep processes are always unfolding within us, and when they align, something sacred awakens. The Mishkan is built. Not out the…

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70. Investing In Something Which Can't Be Taken Away 1:03:08

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Rav Shlomo Katz and the women of Shirat David reflect on one of Bilvavi Mishkan Evneh’s deepest truths: the slow, lifelong journey of aligning our ratzon with Hashem’s ratzon. It’s not instant. It’s not loud. But it’s the one investment that’s never lost. Because what’s built in the heart with emunah lasts forever.…

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69. Nothing Holy About Not Admitting Our Lusts 49:24

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Rav Shlomo Katz and the women of Shirat David, continue their review of Bilvavi Mishkan Evneh, which reminds us that holiness isn’t about denial. It’s about truth. Facing our desires with awareness may hurt, but it’s the only path to healing. You can’t purify what you won’t admit exists.By Rav Shlomo Katz

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68. Some of Us Just Have to Forgive Hashem 55:10

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Rav Shlomo Katz and the women of Shirat David continue reflecting on Bilvavi Mishkan Evneh, stepping into a place many are afraid to name: the quiet resentment we may carry toward Hashem. The snake might still whisper. But I may finally be stronger than its voice. Sometimes healing begins with honesty. Even in our relationship with Heaven.…

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67. Will the Real Me Please Stand Up? 55:41

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Rav Shlomo Katz and the women of Shirat David revisit Bilvavi Mishkan Evneh with fresh eyes, reviewing the sefer while uncovering new layers. Through the shift in the yetzer hara before and after Adam HaRishon’s chet, we ask: Who is the real “I”? Chazarah isn’t going backward—it’s meeting the truth at a deeper level.…

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66. Mazal Tov! - The End of the Sefer 41:48

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After two and a half years of deep, tender work, Rav Shlomo Katz and the women of Shirat David return to the words we’ve been walking toward all along: Ein Od Milvado. There is nothing but Him. So simple—yet it holds everything. This is not the end. It’s the beginning… again.By Rav Shlomo Katz