Lag BaOmer is not the day Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai passed away. It’s the day his light became impossible to hide.

Rav Shlomo Katz and the chevra of Shirat David enter the final moments of Rashbi’s life as described in the Zohar — a moment filled with fire, overwhelming אור, and a revelation that redefines what it means to leave this world.

From Rabbi Abba’s struggle to record the words, to the תלמידים who couldn’t even approach the fire, to the פלא of what happened after… we begin to understand that this wasn’t a הסתלקות in the way we think.

This is a גילוי.

A revealing of a life that never ends.

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CHAPTERS
00:00 Opening greetings and dedication of the shiur
02:40 Introducing the Zohar study for Lag Ba'Omer
05:26 Rabbi Abba on Rav Shimon's unfinished blessing
07:17 The overwhelming light witnessed by the disciples
10:13 The unending fire surrounding Rav Shimon
11:37 Rav Yitzchak's sudden collapse during the shiur
14:19 After the fire ceased: seeing Rav Shimon
15:21 Rabbi Elazar’s heartfelt farewell to his father
17:59 From honey to blood: the shift in learning
19:52 Discussing the meis and need for zerizus
23:46 Confusion After the Tzaddik’s Death and Burial
25:35 Benei Meiron’s Opposition to Burial in Tzipori
26:35 Miracle of the Floating Body and Heavenly Voice
29:02 Shimon’s Eternal Share in Both Upper and Lower Worlds
32:34 Encouragement to Share a Lag BaOmer Story

There’s a level of Torah that you can understand. And then there’s a level that you can only receive.

In this Lag BaOmer shiur, Rav Shlomo Katz and the chevra of Shirat David enter the world of Hod she’b’Hod — the middah of אמת, humility, and the כוח to say: I don’t fully understand… but I’m ready to receive.

Based on a teaching from Rav Yitzchak Ginsburgh, we explore why the gateway to the deepest secrets of Torah isn’t brilliance — it’s ביטול.

Through stories, real-life examples, and a powerful preparation for tonight’s gathering with the tzaddik, we begin to understand what it means to become a כלי for something beyond ourselves.

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CHAPTERS
00:00 Opening Greetings and Memorial Prayers
03:20 Excitement and Nerves for Tonight's Event with Rav Ginsburgh
06:39 Introducing the Sephira Hod for Lag Ba'Omer
12:01 Exploring the Multiple Meanings of Hod
13:27 Admitting the Truth: Modeh al Ha'emet
15:45 Aviad BacharExample of Political Admission
18:28 Prerequisite Admission Before Studying Torah
20:16 Intellectual vs. Secret Torah: Different Intelligences
26:23 Avoiding Destination Thinking, Embracing the Journey
27:58 The Mystery of Noam Elimelech’s Knowledge
29:16 Simple Jews and Their Strong Faith
31:20 Modeh al Ha’emes and Viduy
32:43 The Dangers of the Middah Hod
35:30 Reb Sholom Brod and the Simple Seekers
38:23 Gratitude for Knowledge and Ego Vanquishing
40:20 Experiencing the Tzaddik’s Presence

There are days in the Jewish calendar when we remember the brokenness of the world. And then there is Lag BaOmer — a day that doesn’t belong to that system at all.

In this shiur, Rav Shlomo Katz and women of Shirat David enter the world of Reb Shimon bar Yochai — a world where churban doesn’t touch, where darkness doesn’t define reality, and where simcha isn’t dependent on understanding.

Through the story of the Arizal and Reb Avraham HaLevi, and a deep teaching from the Lubavitcher Rebbe, we uncover what it means that there is one day a year where we are invited to step out of the pain and into something higher.

CHAPTERS
00:00 Opening Sponsorships and Announcements
04:01 Story of Reb Avraham HaLevi’s Daily Churban Feeling
08:33 Arizal’s Prohibition of Nachem on Lag BaOmer
10:04 Question About People “Not Really Here”
15:44 Lubavitcher Rebbe’s Teaching on Lag BaOmer
17:15 Chassidic Wisdom Originating from Rabbi Shimon
19:48 Authenticity vs Forced Happiness

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