In this shiur on Shabbos Shuvah, Rav Shlomo Katz and the chevra of Shirat David explore why this Shabbos carries such a unique place within the Aseret Yemei Teshuvah.

Beginning with the Magen Avraham, Mateh Moshe, and Mareh Yechezkel, Rav Shlomo traces the origins of the Shabbos Shuvah drasha and the deeper reason this Shabbos became a time for awakening people toward teshuvah. He then turns to Rav Tzadok and the Sefat Emet to understand why Shabbos itself is a time of return, clarity, and reconnection to the deepest point of who we are.

Along the way, Rav Shlomo discusses Aseret Yemei Teshuvah as “days of wet cement,” the meaning of ruach shtus, the difference between our mistakes and our essential identity, and why Shabbat Shuvah gives us a unique opportunity to decide who we want to become while the year is still taking shape.

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CHAPTERS
00:00 Opening Chant and Sponsorship Announcements
06:41 Introducing the Shabbat Shuvah Lecture
07:42 Magen Avraham on the Name Shabbat Shuvah
10:02 Mateh Moshe's Explanation of Shabbat Shuvah
11:28 Midrash Proof Linking Drasha to Kapparah
13:49 Mareh Yechezkel on Naming After the Haftarah
15:41 Aseret Yemei Teshuvah as a Chol Hamoed
23:48 Rabbi Tzadok on Teshuvah Specific to Shabbat Shuvah
29:01 Introducing Sefat Emet on Shabbat Shuvah
30:07 Chazal on Ruach Shtus and Sin
31:42 Sefat Emet on Shabbat Clarity and Responsibility
33:17 Ruach Shtus as a Michshol (Stumbling Block)
35:18 World Returning: Shabbat Shuvah Makes Change Easier