In one of the most clarifying shiurim of the year, Rav Shlomo Katz explores Rebbe Nachman’s teaching in Likutei Moharan Torah 91 — a powerful meditation on how faithfulness (אמונה) is not just a feeling of the heart, but something that must permeate the entire body.

Why do we so often feel disconnected, even after miracles? Why does redemption sometimes feel foggy instead of euphoric? What happens when the moment we've been waiting for doesn't match the image we had in our minds?

Rav Shlomo weaves together ancient wisdom, current events, and deeply personal reflection to show that אמונה and שכל — faithfulness and intellect — are not in conflict. They are dance partners. The shiur explores how Moshe Rabbeinu’s raised hands in the battle against Amalek symbolize the ultimate union of אמונה that extends into the hands — into action, into embodiment — until it reaches the level of שמש, of inner illumination and understanding.

This is a shiur for anyone trying to hold onto faith in confusing times, anyone longing to bridge belief and reason, and anyone searching for meaning in the fog.

What happened when two of the greatest lights of Chassidus—Rebbe Nachman of Breslov and the Alter Rebbe of Chabad—met face to face?

Jon Rav Shlomo in this thrilling shiur as he takes us inside the documented meetings between Rebbe Nachman and Rav Shneur Zalman of Liadi, revealing a world of hidden respect, deep spiritual exchange, and historical tensions between Breslov and Chabad.

We explore how a 27-year-old Rebbe Nachman, fresh from Eretz Yisrael, journeyed straight to the Alter Rebbe without even stopping at home. What was said? What wasn’t? How did this meeting impact both movements and hint at a shared future?

Featuring rare sources from both Chabad and Breslov traditions—including Masa Berditshev, Chayei Moharan, and firsthand letters—this shiur invites us to be “flies on the wall” at one of the most awe-inspiring encounters in Jewish history.

Topics covered:

The meeting in Liozna in 1799 and again in 1810

The spiritual tension between different Hasidic dynasties

Rebbe Nachman’s cryptic title for the Alter Rebbe: “Sar HaElef”

The mystical bond between their descendants

What was Rebbe Nachman really doing in Eretz Yisrael?

In this final shiur on Rebbe Nachman’s pilgrimage to the Holy Land, Rav Shlomo Katz walks us through the most mysterious and spiritually charged moments of the journey: from Haifa to Tiberias to Meron, to the very edge of revelation.

Why was Rebbe Nachman downcast on Simchat Torah while others danced? Why did he refuse to share Torah, only to later radiate with fiery passion when pressed by a great Rav? And what does it mean when blood begins to flow from his mouth as he attempts to reveal a secret from Heaven?

We visit ancient caves, confront the illusion of fear, and uncover Rebbe Nachman’s teaching on what it means to serve Hashem during katnut, a state of spiritual smallness.

This is not just a travelogue. It’s a journey into the depths of soul, the mystery of tzaddikim, and the light of Eretz Yisrael.