Join Rav Shlomo Katz and the chevra of Shirat David as we step from the awe of Rosh Hashanah into the יום של אמת of Yom Kippur—where the day itself reveals who we’ve been all along. With the Shem MiShmuel and a luminous teaching from the Lubavitcher Rebbe, we learn that on Yom Kippur the מידת האמת shines, the עצם הנשמה is uncovered, and עיצומו של יום מכפר—the core of the day atones. From that place, even על חטא turns future-facing: “That was last year; this year you won’t recognize me.” And with the Radomsker Rebbe’s reading of the Mishnah, we enter the Kodesh HaKodashim carrying one short tefillah of the Kohen Gadol: לא להבהית את ישראל—Hashem, don’t let Your children live in fear.

Practical avodah to take into Yom Kippur:
• Learn 10 quiet minutes before Kol Nidrei on מידת האמת—so the simchah of truth feels familiar, not foreign.
• Reframe על חטא: name one pattern from last year, then write its new, honest opposite for this year.
• Two moments of “eye contact” with Hashem (no words): once after Ashamnu, once before Ne’ilah—let the neshama speak.
• Whisper the Kohen Gadol’s line during Ne’ilah: לא להבהית את ישראל—and include tefillah for our soldiers and the return of all captives.
• Leave with one small kabbalah of emet—a truthful act you can keep the morning after.

May the Ribbono Shel Olam let us meet our truest self this Yom Kippur—חבוקה ודבוקה בך—and write us all into a year where truth dissolves fear, and the light of atonement becomes everyday life.

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With the help of Reb Tzadok, the Netivot Shalom and Rav Kook, we delve into the gentle and beautiful Shabbos between Yom Kippur and Succos.

What if the most important part of Yom Kippur… is what happens after?

Join Rav Shlomo Katz and explore the deep spiritual power of the days between Yom Kippur and Sukkos — a window of light often overlooked but filled with holiness and potential. Drawing on Chazal, Rav Kook, the Piaseczner Rebbe, and teachings from Rav Moshe Weinberger, Rav Shlomo teaches us that true taharah (purity) isn’t achieved in the Yom Kippur experience, but as we emerge from it, feet dripping from the Mikvah, hearts wide open.

We are no longer in the angelic zone of Yom Kippur… and that’s the point. Now is when we bring that light into real life.