On the yahrzeit of Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berdichev, Rav Shlomo Katz explores a luminous Torah from Kedushas Levi on the names of Pesach.

Why do we call it Pesach while the Torah calls it Chag HaMatzot? With the Berdichever’s signature vision, we discover that this is the dialogue of two beloveds: Hashem praises Israel’s faith in running out of Egypt with matzot, while we praise Hashem’s mercy in passing over our homes.

From here, Reb Levi Yitzchak opens a window into what Hashem really thinks about us — as if His tefillin are inscribed with our praises, just as ours hold His. The teaching becomes deeply practical: every faculty we were given — eyes, ears, mouth, hands, feet — is meant for holiness, to see Hashem, hear Torah, speak words of merit, lift the world upward in love, and stand firmly on faith.

A timeless reminder from the Sanegoran shel Yisrael: to speak, see, and live in ways that mirror the pride and love Hashem already feels for us.

On the yahrzeit of Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berdichev (25 Tishrei), Rav Shlomo Katz delves into a luminous teaching from Kedushas Levi. Moving from stories of the Baal Shem Tov and the Maggid at the Berdichever’s bris to his lifelong mission as the “defender of Israel,” we explore the chamber he built for us all—Heichal HaZechut (the Chamber of Merit). Centering on “Even ma’asu ha-bonim hay’tah l’rosh pinah” and “Zeh ha-yom asah Hashem,” Rav Shlomo reframes miracles: the real joy isn’t the event itself, but the revealed love behind it. With “Berdichev eyes,” we learn to see misfit stones—people, moments, even our own flaws—become head cornerstones, and to live in the only time we truly have: today.