{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Rav Shlomo Katz on the Parsha","title":"Vayera: The Ishbitzer's Unsettling Take on the Akeidah","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3576,"description":"Have you ever felt that Hashem gave you something precious, only for life to make it seem as if He was asking you to give it right back?\nOn Erev Shabbos Vayera, Rav Shlomo Kayz and the women of Machon Zimrat Ha'aretz open one of the most astonishing teachings in the Mei HaShiloach of Ishbitz, entering the world of Avraham Avinu and the Akeidah.\nWhat does it mean to hold on to our emunah when nothing seems to add up? When what we know to be true in our kishkes appears to contradict everything unfolding before our eyes?\nTogether, we'll journey through the holy contradictions of life, with teachings from the Ishbitzer, the Netivot Shalom, and the Warka Rebbe. This is a shiur about the nisyonot we all face, the moments when clarity seems impossibly far away, and the inner simcha that can help us continue listening for the voice of Hashem.\n------\nFor more Shuirim and Music from Rav Shlomo Katz, visit: https://ravshlomokatz.com\nJoin Rav Shlomo Katz's WhatsApp Community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/KHKOhhPaeHx5Kb74WL9L9a?mode=ems_copy_t\nChapters:\n00:00 The Mei HaShiloach on Life's Tests\n02:49 The Akeidah: Avraham's Greatest Nisayon\n03:55 Hashem's Promise vs. the Test of Yitzchak\n09:39 Holy Contradictions and Emunah\n18:05 Elokim vs. Hashem: Two Divine Names\n19:29 Aspaklaria: Clear and Unclear Prophecy\n23:38 Why Avraham Was Tested, Not Yitzchak\n28:04 The Opening of Parshat Vayera\n29:08 The Running Cow and Me'arat HaMachpelah\n37:14 Avraham's Maze of Contradictions\n38:56 The Ishbitzer on Justifiable Excuses\n46:53 The Confusion and Tests of Our Generation\n49:09 The Warka Rebbe on Simcha\n50:09 Rethinking Avraham's Journey to the Akeidah\n51:43 How Simcha Brings Clarity","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/e1OjSrbTTgrC3g4TzMJOUu5m0EnodcEw3lua42AtTYc/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81ZmY3/NmI2ZmZjNjdiMWE1/ZjNhNzIxYTMyN2I5/YzQxNy5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}