Is it possible to tell someone they are wrong without destroying them?
In this crucial pre-Tisha B'Av session, Rav Shlomo Katz contrasts destructive criticism with the healing rebuke of Moshe Rabbeinu. Drawing on the Maharag Greenfield and stories of Reb Aryeh Levin and Reb Shlomo Carlebach, we learn that a true leader first ensures you have a "place in the world" before offering correction.
Rav Shlomo analyzes the opening of Devarim, where Moshe lists places rather than sins, hinting at the failures without shaming the sinners.
This episode is a guide for parents and teachers on how to give Tochacha (rebuke) that builds rather than breaks, ensuring that the person knows they are loved even in their lowest moment.
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Each week, Rav Shlomo Katz opens the parsha through the inner world of Torah, drawing from the deep wells of the Chassidic masters.
With warmth, clarity, and honesty, these teachings weave together Chassidus, Tanach, and lived experience, inviting us to encounter the parsha not only as a text to be studied but as a mirror for the soul.