Purim: Who is an Evyon?

Rav Shlomo Katz and the chevra of Shirat David continue Rav Kluger’s journey into the pnimiyus of Purim, this time through Matanos La’Evyonim and the question: Who is an “evyon”? Rav Shlomo explains why Mordechai specifically established this mitzvah — to remind every Jew that a רגע לפני הישועה, we were all in a state of “evyon,” totally dependent on Hashem’s saving grace. From there, the shiur opens a deeper door: the hidden roots of taavas mamon (the pull of money), the Gemara about galus and adding geirim, the Baal Shem Tov’s language of lifting sparks, and Rebbe Nachman’s teaching on 70 souls / 70 languages, and how “concealment before revelation” works like cracking a klipah to reach the fruit. A Purim shiur about money… that turns into a shiur about humility, dependence on Hashem, and the inner תיקון that makes redemption possible. ---------- For more Shuirim and Music from Rav Shlomo Katz, visit: https://ravshlomokatz.com Join Rav Shlomo Katz's WhatsApp Community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/KHKOhhPaeHx5Kb74WL9L9a?mode=ems_copy_t CHAPTERS 00:00 Opening and Sponsorship 02:07 Money (Taivas Mamon) in Rebbe Nachman’s Teachings 10:54 Gemara on Adding Converts (Pesachim) 13:36 Lifting Sparks and Adding Gerim 19:26 70 Souls and the Roots of Israel 22:36 70 Languages and Their Negative Traits 23:43 Galus of 70 Languages as Spiritual Test 25:12 Ethiopian Women and the Birth Analogy 29:25 Rebbe Nachman on Pre-Revelation Soul Journey 34:21 Breaking the Klipah to Reach the Fruit 43:09 Mordechai’s Call to Give to the Poor