“God created the world for those people who know the secret of beginning.”

In this deeply moving shiur from Yeshivat Simchat Shlomo in Jerusalem, Rav Leibish Hundert explores the inner dimensions of Bereishit through the lens of Reb Shlomo Carlebach’s teachings. Moving from the subterranean tunnels of the Temple to the modern-day struggle with spiritual exhaustion, Rav Leibish invites us to rediscover the “nowness” of reality.

In this episode, we discuss:

• The Secret of Beginnings: Why Bereishit isn’t just a historical event, but a constant energy of renewal that allows us to start over at any moment.

• The "Shishin" (Subterranean Tunnels): How we connect to the Infinite not just by reaching "high," but by going deep into the earth and our own physicality.

• Standing Whole Before Hashem: Why the Beit HaMikdash (and Shabbat) requires us to bring our "baggage" inside, rather than leaving our struggles at the door.

• The Plurality of Tears: A profound look at why the word for water (Ma’yim) is always plural—and the comfort of knowing that when we cry, God is always crying with us.

• The Story that Saved a Life: A powerful account of how Shlomo’s teaching on the "newness of nature" transformed a man's darkest moment into a reason to live.

Join us for a journey into the heart of Jerusalem, where the past and future meet at the Wall, and where every moment is an invitation to begin again.

Recorded at Yeshivat Simchat Shlomo, Yerushalayim on June 7, 2026.