# The Rosh Hashanah Secret to Making Miracles Happen

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Podcast: [Entering Rosh Hashanah with Rav Shlomo Katz](https://stenobird.com/podcast/entering-rosh-hashanah-with-rav-shlomo-katz-6592047)
Published: 2026-09-07T09:45:53+00:00
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Why does Hashem make us work so hard for something that, in the end, only He can make happen? In this Rosh Hashanah shiur, Rav Shlomo Katz and the chevra of Shirat David learn an extraordinary teaching from the Tolna Rebbe that begins with an almost unbelievable halacha: what happens when the ba'al tokeia simply cannot get a sound out of the shofar? From there, we enter into the deeper meaning of Vihi Noam , the miraculous building of the Mishkan and Beis Hamikdash, and the Menorah that Moshe Rabbeinu could not make no matter how hard he tried. And that's where this becomes about our lives. There are things we want so badly. Things we work for, daven for, fight for. And sometimes we wonder: if ultimately everything is in Hashem's hands, why am I being asked to work so hard? The answer lies in one tiny letter—the yud separating ta'aseh from tei'aseh . We have to do everything we can. Empty the tank. Exhaust what we believe is possible. And then discover that the greatest things in our lives were never ours to accomplish alone. That's one of the deepest preparations for Rosh Hashanah: our job is to give Hashem everything we've got. The miracle was never our job. ---------- 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 & Dedications 01:40 A Rosh Hashanah I'll Never Forget 04:07 When the Shofar Wouldn't Blow 08:31 The Strange Halacha of Vihi Noam 17:57 Why Vihi Noam? 19:56 Did We Really Build the Mishkan? 22:38 The Mishkan's Final Miracle 24:04 When Human Effort Isn't Enough 25:04 The Beis Hamikdash Built Itself 26:39 The Menorah Moshe Couldn't Make 28:05 Ta'aseh vs. Tei'aseh 33:46 If Hashem Does It, Why…

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