In one of Rav Shlomo Katz’s most powerful shiurim yet, he opens the Torah of Reb Shlomo Carlebach to confront one of the hardest spiritual illnesses of our generation: lashon hara that dresses up as holiness.
Through the eyes of Reb Nosson of Breslov, Rav Shlomo exposes the yetzer hara in a shtreimel — how gossip and judgment can masquerade as truth, justice, or “for the sake of Heaven.” Drawing from Reb Shlomo’s own letters, he pleads for a Torah of compassion — one that protects the honor of the living and the dead, and never confuses cruelty for courage.
With deep emotion, Reb Shlomo reminds us that the Beis HaMikdash was not destroyed by heresy, but by people who justified hatred in the name of Torah.
A call to love more fiercely, to protect the dignity of Torah, and to stop mistaking condemnation for holiness.
What is Remembering Reb Shlomo Carlebach with Rav Shlomo Katz?
Each year, on the yahrzeit of Reb Shlomo Carlebach zt”l, Rav Shlomo Katz gathers to sing, learn, and remember the light that Reb Shlomo brought into the world.
This collection brings together teachings and stories shared over the years — reflections on the soul of song, the power of love, and the endless invitation to come closer to Hashem through music and heart.
Revisit the melodies, Torah, and spirit of the man who taught us to believe in the holiness of every Jew, and to never stop singing.