How do we find comfort (Nachamu) when it feels like our prayers are hitting a wall?

In this powerful session for Shabbat Nachamu and parshat Va'Etchanan, Rav Shlomo Katz opens the Beis Avraham of Slonim to address the most painful question of faith: Why was Moshe Rabbeinu, who prayed 515 times, seemingly rejected? We explore the concept that a prayer not answered is not a prayer wasted. Rav Shlomo explains that Moshe's prayers created a spiritual "imprint" (Roshem) that became Torah itself. Drawing on the distinction between a "Minister" and a "Servant" found in the Gemara regarding Rabbi Yochanan ben Zakkai and Rabbi Chanina ben Dosa, we learn why sometimes knowing less about how God runs the world allows us to receive more.

This episode is a guide to praying like a "destitute tree in the desert"—asking not with the logic of a minister, but with the desperate simplicity of a servant who just needs his King.

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We often feel the urge to run away from the confusion of the world, and sometimes, even from God Himself.

In this poignant session on Parshat Matot/Masei, Rav Shlomo Katz opens the Beis Avraham of Slonim to offer a new perspective on the "Cities of Refuge." We learn that the ultimate refuge isn't a physical place, but the six words of the Shema, which serve as a sanctuary for our minds when we feel pursued by guilt and anxiety.

Rav Shlomo discusses the spiritual opportunity of the "Three Weeks" (Bein HaMetzarim). Rather than a time of mere sadness, it is described as a time when the King is "homeless" and wandering in the field, making Him accessible to anyone who simply wants to be close. We explore the Slonimer teaching that in our generation, we don't need massive acts of penance to fix our "bundles of sins"; we simply need to jump into "bundles of love" and Torah to find safety.

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How can we ask a "God of Vengeance" to draw down kindness?

In this deep shiur, Rav Shlomo Katz analyzes the liturgy of Friday night davening through the lens of the Beis Avraham of Slonim. We explore the concept that Hashem sometimes "disguises" Himself in garments of harshness or zealotry to test who truly knows the King and who only knows His clothes. Rav Shlomo connects this to the tragedy in Meron and the incredible faith of the parents who refused to let the darkness cloud their relationship with Hashem. By looking at the "Zealotry" of Pinchas, we learn that true spiritual vision means looking into the eye of the storm and recognizing that the Compassionate One is hiding right there.

This episode is a manual for finding the "pearls hidden in rags" — the light hidden within the darkness of the Three Weeks.

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