Best Geula Podcasts (2025)

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#244 A Fully Spiritual Life - Back2Basics'ish Step 12 #3 24:23

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Closing our journey through the Living Steps we explored the principles of all the 12 steps and how they are expressions of the fundamental foundations of Pnimius HaTorah and Chassidus. Closing out step 12 and this year long series, Menachem explores how the 12 steps inform living a spiritual life in all facets, a concept that is quite obviously re…

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#243 When Gds up to something... our job is to try - Back2Basics'ish Step 12 #2 26:30

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Continuing our journey through the Living Steps we are exploring the principles of the last three of 12 steps and how they are really expressions of the fundamental ideas of Pnimius HaTorah and Chassidus. In part 2 of our exploration of step 12, Menachem explores how the humility of "Tried" takes hold of our avodah. This episode also explored the f…

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#242 Sudden and Profound - Back2Basics'ish Step 12 #1 31:16

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Continuing our journey through the Living Steps we are exploring the principles of the last three of 12 steps and how they are really expressions of the fundamental ideas of Pnimius HaTorah and Chassidus. Openning our exploration of step 12, Menachem explores the terms spiritual awakening and spiritual experience and how they reflect two parts of t…

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The Biala Rebbe | Parshat Vayishlach 5786 50:16

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The heilege Biala Rebbe visits Kehilat Shirat David in Efrat to deliver words of chizzuk. Recorded: December 3rd 2025/ 14 Kislev 5786By Shirat David

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#241 Merkava, Nevua and Geula: When all I want is you - Back2Basics'ish Step 11 #3 27:23

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Continuing our journey through the Living Steps we are exploring the principles of the last three of 12 steps and how they are really expressions of the fundamental ideas of Pnimius HaTorah and Chassidus. Closing out our exploration of step 11, Menachem discusses the aspect of the Step 11 that encourages the practitioner to pray only for "Knowledge…

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#240 Really Really Gd is Here - Back2Basics'ish Step 11 #2 22:08

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Continuing our journey through the Living Steps we are exploring the principles of the last three of 12 steps and how they are really expressions of the fundamental ideas of Pnimius HaTorah and Chassidus. Continuing our exploration of step 11, Menachem discusses the concept of Conscious Contact and how that correlates to the Kavana/Setting Intentio…

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#239 Seeking with Openmindedness and Courage - Back2Basics'ish Step 11 #1 28:18

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Continuing our journey through the Living Steps we are exploring of the principles of the last three of 12 steps and how they are expressed in fundamental ideas of Pnimius HaTorah and Chassidus. Opening our exploration of step 11, Menachem discusses the nature of practical meditation and prayer and how that relates to the most powerful dveikus/conn…

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The Tolna Rebbe @ Shirat David | Parshat Toldot 5786 52:33

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The Tolna Rebbe visits Shirat David to deliver words of chizzuk Recorded November 18, 2025By Shirat David

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From Geula to Galut – The Tragedy of Voluntary Exile

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By Rabbi Josh Wander There is a painful and uncomfortable reality that we rarely speak about publicly: Nearly one million Israelis have left Eretz Yisrael to live in the Diaspora. Not because of pogroms. Not because of famine. Not because they were expelled. They chose to leave. They walked away from the one thing that generations before us would h…

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#238 The sloppy silly beautiful journey of a spiritual life: The Living Steps - Back2Basics'ish Step 10 #3 15:19

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Jumping in to the Living Steps we are exploring of the principles of the last three of 12 steps and how they are expressed in fundamental ideas of Pnimius HaTorah and Chassidus. Closing out our exploration of step 10, Menachem touched on the fact and reality of yeshiva, of admitting we are wrong, as an essential stepping stone of a spiritual life a…

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#237 Judging our insides by our insides: The Living Steps - Back2Basics'ish Step 10 #2 16:55

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Jumping in to the Living Steps we are exploring of the principles of the last three of 12 steps and how they are expressed in fundamental ideas of Pnimius HaTorah and Chassidus. Continuing our exploration of step 10, Menachem discusses the individualized and personal nature of a spiritual life - and how ongoing inventory is a process of measuring h…

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#236 Its Spiritual Because its Practical: The Living Steps - Back2Basics'ish Step 10 #1 22:32

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Jumping in to the Living Steps we are exploring of the principles of the last three of 12 steps and how they are expressed in fundamental ideas of Pnimius HaTorah and Chassidus. Opening our exploration of step 10, Menachem explored the nature of a spiritual lived in attention and awareness of our missteps - a constant process of getting better and …

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42. This Generation's Most Defining Characteristic Traits 51:10

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Are you blessed to understand the language the inner cry of this generation? In order to find healing in our time, we must be done with symptom checks and go to the root of it all.By Rav Shlomo Katz

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25. The Qualities of Both David and Shlomo HaMelech 44:20

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What do King David and King Shlomo teach us about the soul of Mashiach? Rav Shlomo Katz explores a powerful tension in the Torah: Why was David HaMelech, our greatest warrior and servant of Hashem, not allowed to build the Beit HaMikdash? And how is Mashiach, who must also fight great wars, able to build the Third Temple? Drawing from the Rambam, t…

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24. How Chassidus Prepares Us for a World with Mashiach 53:16

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Rav Shlomo Katz dives deep into the Chassidic understanding of Geulah (redemption), explaining how the teachings of the Baal Shem Tov and other tzaddikim reveal the hidden essence of reality. It's already here, just waiting to be uncovered. Drawing from the Alter Rebbe, Rashbi, and the Vitebsker Rebbe, we explore how Chassidus helps us build the sp…

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23. What Will Change, and What Won't 54:28

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We daven for Mashiach every day. We say the words. We hope it's near. But what are we actually waiting for? What will change in the days of Mashiach and what will stay exactly the same? What does life look like in a world filled with emunah, clarity, and Geulah? This shiur explores the teachings of Chazal, Rambam, and classic Torah sources on Yemot…

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22. What's the Deal with Gog U'Magog? 47:09

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Rav Shlomo Katz unpacks the mystery of Gog U’Magog — the war that Chazal and the prophets call the final confrontation before Geula. Through the words of Yechezkel and Zechariah, he explores how this “war” may already be unfolding in spiritual and moral dimensions — refining Am Yisrael, revealing Hashem’s justice, and awakening the world’s awarenes…

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21. Where will Mashiach be Revealed? 37:27

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Rav Shlomo explores the sources on where Mashiach’s revelation begins—Yerushalayim, the Galil, or even outside of Israel—weaving Rambam and Chazal with the idea that redemption may unfold in phases. The takeaway: don’t get stuck on the map; strengthen tefillah and achdut so that wherever it starts, we’re ready to walk it home.…

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20. Will Mashiach's Arrival Feel Miraculous or Natural? 1:06:51

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Rav Shlomo Katz walks through classic sources—especially the Rambam—asking whether Mashiach’s revelation unfolds as open miracles or through a natural process that becomes wondrous later. Along the way, he shows how our avodah and merit can tilt the path of Geula, inviting us to live as partners in its unfolding.…

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19. The Two Mashiachs 41:14

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The origins of Mashiach ben Yosef and his role.By Rav Shlomo Katz

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18. The Soul of Mashiach 51:01

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What will be different from the redemption we are anticipating as opposed to the redemption from Egypt? What is the difference between Moshe Rabbeinu and Mashiach?By Rav Shlomo Katz

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17. Mashiach's Sense of Smell 49:11

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What does the sense of smell have to do with the manner in which Mashiach will carry out judgment?By Rav Shlomo Katz

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16. Does Mashiach Know he is Mashiach? 54:52

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Is Mashiach in a state of sleep until he is chosen?By Rav Shlomo Katz

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15. Mashiach's Role Post Redemption 38:46

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In order to understand King Mashiach's role post redemption, we have to go back to the Torah and understand why we were reprimanded for the manner in which we initially asked for a king.By Rav Shlomo Katz

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14. Why does Mashiach have to be a Human Being? 50:19

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Why does Mashiach have to be a human being? Why does redemption have to be through a human being?By Rav Shlomo Katz

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13. Who is the Mashiach? 51:13

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One of the key components which blocks us from believing in the coming of Mashiach is Mashiach himself. How so?By Rav Shlomo Katz

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12. The Lost Ones Are Waiting 46:17

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In our generation, we are witnessing an amazing phenomenon. On the outside, it seems so depressing and sad, but on the inside, it is beyond exciting.By Rav Shlomo Katz

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11. Why Us? Why Our Generation? 54:18

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What is it about our generation, that is ready for the coming of Mashiach, more than other generations that came before?By Rav Shlomo Katz

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10. Are We Waiting for the Whole Generation? 40:53

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We delve deep into the statement of Rabbi Yochanan from the Gemara in Sanhedrin who says that Mashiach will come in a generation that is either fully worth or fully guilty.By Rav Shlomo Katz

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9. Can We Hasten the Redemption? 49:33

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What can be done to bring the redemption closer?By Rav Shlomo Katz

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8. The Zohar's Description of NOW 54:19

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Based on the words of the Zohar Hakadosh, we can understand the tumultuous times we are living in, within the context of Mashiach's imminent arrival.By Rav Shlomo Katz

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7. Primed Days for Mashiach's Arrival 46:55

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The Gemara, as well as the Abarbanel and Maharal, discuss the division of 6000 years of this world. The Ramban and the Alter Rebbe discuss the division as well, all pointing us to the time we are living in, a time primed for the coming of Mashiach.By Rav Shlomo Katz

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6. Does It Look Like Mashiach Is Coming? 53:33

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In this class, we learn from the Alter Rebbe and the seventh Rebbe what it means to believe with complete faith that Mashiach can come today, especially when it doesn't look like it can.By Rav Shlomo Katz

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5. It's Going to be a Surprise 52:51

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Did Chazal really tell us to distract ourselves from anticipating the arrival of Mashiach?By Rav Shlomo Katz

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4. The Merit which Leads to Redemption 58:46

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The Midrashim, R' Shimon bar Yochai and the Chida explain how the merit to redemption lies within the anticipation.By Rav Shlomo Katz

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3. Anticipating vs. Waiting 53:40

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One who believes in the coming of Mashiach without anticipation is left with a very weak sense of believing in the coming of Mashiach. What is necessary in order to truly anticipate the arrival of Mashiach?By Rav Shlomo Katz

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2. What Is It We Are Actually Looking Forward Toward? 1:00:02

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An integral part of our learning is focusing in on the following: do we really understand what we are asking for when praying for the coming of Mashiach? Is it just to bring an end to war, or is that just an external piece of the enterprise?By Rav Shlomo Katz

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1. Don't Be Surprised with Today 55:25

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Nothing should really shock us today. When we look deeply into our holy sages of 2000 years ago, they, more or less, gave us a play-by-play of the unfolding of our current times. Based on words from R' Menachem Brod, we stay focused and gain clarity regarding the times we are living in, the days that precede the coming of Mashiach.…

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#235 When you love them you love him - so you need to learn to love them first Back2Basics'ish Step 9 #3 34:28

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Living In the basics, we are exploring of the principles of the 12 steps and how they are expressed in fundamental ideas of Pnimius HaTorah and Chassidus. Concluding our exploration of step 9, Menachem explores the way in which Step 9 begins to orient us to a space of being other centered as well as an exploration of the journey of Teshuva - of ree…

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#234 Imagining a whole new world: Bringing the Crown of Rachamim - Back2Basics'ish Step 9 #2 26:22

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Living In the basics, we are exploring of the principles of the 12 steps and how they are expressed in fundamental ideas of Pnimius HaTorah and Chassidus. In this episode Menachem continues our exploration of step 9, focused in on the concept - wherever possible, and how that challenges us to think dynamically and out the box of what seems most ide…

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#233 Stop Beating around the Bush: Teshuva al Teshuva Rishona - Back2Basics'ish Step 9 #1 26:22

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Living In the basics, we are exploring of the principles of the 12 steps and how they are expressed in fundamental ideas of Pnimius HaTorah and Chassidus. In this episode Menachem begins our exploration of step 9, focused in on making Direct Amends, not just directly to the person but direct and to the point without Drama and how this correlates to…

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Mrs. Shira Smiles - Smooth Sailing Through Elul 49:16

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9. Miriam’s Conduction of Shirat HaYam 1:04:09

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In this closing class of the series, Rav Shlomo Katz explores Miriam HaNeviah’s role in Shirat HaYam — not only leading the women with drums and dance, but conducting a song of redemption that carried unique depth and patience. Through the Rebbe’s insights, the Arizal, and classic commentaries, we discover how women’s faith, longing, and song compl…

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8. Women & Geula: It Is You Who Make Me Beautiful 40:05

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Rav Shlomo Katz reflects on the slavery and breakthrough of Am Yisrael in Mitzrayim, and how — in the merit of righteous women — the beauty of redemption was revealed.By Rav Shlomo Katz

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7. A Woman’s Mesirut Nefesh: Rachel Immeinu’s Legacy 39:25

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Rav Shlomo Katz explores the legacy of Rachel Immeinu, whose selfless devotion reveals the essence of a Jewish soul’s light, drawing on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe.By Rav Shlomo Katz

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6. Yocheved: The Mother of Redemption 40:04

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Rav Shlomo Katz teaches about Yocheved, the mother of Moshe Rabbeinu — exploring the place of her conception and birth, and how her life carried within it the seeds of future leadership and redemption.By Rav Shlomo Katz

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5. Miriam’s Vision of Moshe as Mashiach 45:17

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Rav Shlomo Katz, learning from Rav Kook, reveals the deeper meaning of Miriam’s challenge to Moshe: she longed to see him not only as the giver of Torah, but also as the one who could embody Israel’s national soul — a leader of both prophet and king. Her vision pointed to a future when Torah and nationhood, spirit and body, holiness and daily life,…

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4. Iyov’s Daughters and the Call of Redemption 50:03

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Rav Shlomo Katz, learning from Rav Uri Sherki, explores the crisis of leadership in transitional generations — from exile to redemption. Through the story of Iyov, we discover how suffering tzaddikim, unfit for a new era, must yield to a transformed model of guidance. Why are only Iyov’s daughters remembered by name? Their inheritance, like that of…

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3. From Sun to Moon: A New Kind of Leadership 46:38

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Rav Shlomo Katz returns to the teachings of Yirmiyahu and the ma’amar of Rav Sherki, weaving them together with the Torah’s account of Moshe, Aharon, and Miriam. Why did Moshe strike the rock after Miriam’s passing, instead of speaking to it? What does it reveal about the shift from forceful, sun-like leadership to the gentler, inclusive light of t…

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2. A Woman Shall Surround a Man 43:31

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Drawing on Yirmiyahu’s vision of “נקבה תסובב גבר — a woman shall surround a man”, Rav Shlomo Katz explores the prophetic shift that unfolds in the era of redemption. Where once leadership was almost exclusively in men’s hands, the navi reveals a new reality: women rising to guide, orient, and help complete the journey of Am Yisrael. What makes this…