Entering Sukkot with Rav Shlomo Katz
Sep 22, 2026 · 49 min · 10 segments
Rav Shlomo Katz explores the unique 40-day, 560-hour spiritual cycle spanning Elul through Yom Kippur, corresponding to the 560 measure-units of water in a kosher mikvah. Drawing on the Keseff…
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But what I want you to do right now is I want to rewind to approximately 27 hours ago.
And, you know, I found myself, even with a mask on, doing a teaching that I had learned earlier on Yom Kippur in the morning, where one time the Belzer Rebbe, Reb Sholem Belzer, his shamash saw him, that he was breathing really, really deeply on Yom Kippur.
And the shamash thought that the Rebbe was getting sick, or that Chalila, he was about to pass out.
So he runs up to me and says, what's happening? What could I do? What could I do to take care of you? He says, no, no, nothing's wrong.
I'm just trying to inhale as much of Yom Kippur as possible because this is something you want to last for a long time in your lungs, in your heart, in your blood, in your mind.
And I remember I was breathing very, not heavy, but very consciously breathing in these last moments.
What's one of the reasons why these days are so mysteriously beautiful and magical? These days are magical.
It's almost as if these days are like freebies, like we'll learn hopefully later in the week.
Why is it? So there's a million reasons, but one of the things which help us understand and internalize why these days are so special is the following story.
But what I want you to do right now is I want to rewind to approximately 27 hours ago.
And, you know, I found myself, even with a mask on, doing a teaching that I had learned earlier on Yom Kippur in the morning, where one time the Belzer Rebbe, Reb Sholem Belzer, his shamash saw him, that he was breathing really, really deeply on Yom Kippur.
And the shamash thought that the Rebbe was getting sick, or that Chalila, he was about to pass out.
So he runs up to me and says, what's happening? What could I do? What could I do to take care of you? He says, no, no, nothing's wrong.
I'm just trying to inhale as much of Yom Kippur as possible because this is something you want to last for a long time in your lungs, in your heart, in your blood, in your mind.
And I remember I was breathing very, not heavy, but very consciously breathing in these last moments.
What's one of the reasons why these days are so mysteriously beautiful and magical? These days are magical.
It's almost as if these days are like freebies, like we'll learn hopefully later in the week.
Why is it? So there's a million reasons, but one of the things which help us understand and internalize why these days are so special is the following story.
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