A night of niggunim, Torah, and more with Rav Shlomo Katz, Reb Chaim Kramer, Reb Chaim Freud, and more celebrating the 181st yahrtzeit of Reb Nosson of Breslov.

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A short shiur on Asara B’Tevet focused on Reb Nosson’s teaching: the search itself has value. Rav Shlomo sings “בברסלב בוער אש – הבער אותה בליבי” (Reb Nosson’s post-Shabbos Breslov tefillah) and explains why, after learning, we must daven over what we learned. From Likutey Halachos (Hil. Aveidah #5): even if you haven’t “found” what you’re seeking in avodas Hashem, every bit of seeking, longing, and effort counts and effects change—often unseen—so you need emunah to believe you’ve already gained.

What’s covered:

• Reb Nosson’s “Breslov burns a fire—burn it in my heart” as a model of praying what you learn.
• Core yesod: “Ha-chipus atzmo hu metzi’ah” – the act of searching is itself a finding.
• Why inner gains often can’t be seen, so they require emunah (e.g., “I’m not there yet”).
• Concrete applications: setting small kabbalos, hitbodedus, showing up to minyan, keeping heart-sense during crisis.
• Asara B’Tevet lens: we’ve “lost” things (taste, tenderness, presence) — keep searching and trust the increments.

Reb Nosson of Breslov was the one who made sure that you and I know about Rebbe Nachman and his Torah. It was through the power of the printing press that Reb Nosson was able to make sure we knew this. On the occasion of his 176th yahrtzeit, Rav Shlomo Katz and the chevra of Shirat David learned a teaching of his on the parsha, Parshat Vayechi, explaining the role that the printing press has in regards to the coming of Mashiach, and our generation.

At the banks of the Bug River in Breslov, Rav Shlomo Katz learns a Likutei Halachos of Reb Nosson on Parshas Noach — a teaching that asks one piercing question:

If you’re still getting to know yourself, who are you judging when you judge yourself?

Standing beside Reb Nosson’s resting place, Rav Shlomo explores the depth of “אל תדין את חברך עד שתגיע למקומו” — not only about others, but about oneself.

We don’t yet know our makom, our full place or story — across lifetimes, struggles, and moments of light — so how can we condemn the unfinished soul we’re still discovering?

A moving Breslov journey through self-compassion, divine patience, and the lifelong work of Azamra — finding the good even within ourselves.

Rav Shlomo Katz traces the spiritual roots of Breslov Chassidus from the Baal Shem Tov through Rebbe Nachman and his devoted disciple, Reb Nosson, and explores how their legacy continues to ignite hearts today.

Recorded as preparation for a journey to Uman, this shiur opens the world of Breslov: Rebbe Nachman’s lineage, his brief but world-shifting life, his arrival in Eretz Yisrael, and his bond with Reb Nosson — the pen through which all of his Torah was preserved.

We learn what it means to “believe in Hashem and in Moshe His servant,” the role of the tzaddik emes in every generation, and the depth behind Rebbe Nachman’s words: “My Rosh Hashanah is greater than everything.”

Through history, questions, and heartfelt reflection, Rav Shlomo invites us to approach Breslov not as followers of a movement, but as seekers of Hashem - through the light of those who built bridges between heaven and earth.

On Asara b’Tevet, Rav Shlomo Katz teaches a short תפילה from Reb Nosson of Breslov’s Likutei Tefillos, framed by the nigun “בברסלב בוער אש — הבער אותה בליבי.”

We explore Reb Nosson’s practice of turning Torah into prayer, asking Hashem for a matnas chinam to reach and keep rising in קדושת ארץ ישראל.

Brief reflections on the day’s depth (Reb Nosson’s yahrzeit and the Chasam Sofer’s note on geulah) round out this redemptive, heart-opening shiur.