# Vayera | The Secret of Laughter on Reb Shlomo's 31st Yahrtzeit Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/even-shlomo-rav-shlomo-carlebach-zt-l-on-the-weekly-parsha-7325899/vayera-the-secret-of-laughter-on-reb-shlomo-s-31st-yahrtzeit Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/even-shlomo-rav-shlomo-carlebach-zt-l-on-the-weekly-parsha-7325899/vayera-the-secret-of-laughter-on-reb-shlomo-s-31st-yahrtzeit.md Podcast: [Even Shlomo - Rav Shlomo Carlebach zt"l on the Weekly Parsha](https://stenobird.com/podcast/even-shlomo-rav-shlomo-carlebach-zt-l-on-the-weekly-parsha-7325899) Published: 2025-11-07T08:47:29+00:00 Episode link: https://share.transistor.fm/s/43ed6042 Audio file: https://media.transistor.fm/43ed6042/0b03f947.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/even-shlomo-rav-shlomo-carlebach-zt-l-on-the-weekly-parsha-7325899/episodes/vayera-the-secret-of-laughter-on-reb-shlomo-s-31st-yahrtzeit Duration seconds: 2111 ## Resource In Vayera , the name Yitzchak —“laughter”— opens a window into two kinds of kedushah: the holiness we build through our choices, and the inborn holiness that no failure can touch. On Reb Shlomo’s 31st yahrtzeit, we sing, remember, and learn how courageous love makes our days longer and our lives larger. Drawing from Even Shlomo , we explore why the world “burst into laughter” at Yitzchak’s birth: Avraham and Sarah toiled for years so a new truth could enter creation: that Jewish children are born holy . From there, we look at how we can learn to see that holiness in ourselves and in others, especially our children, even when it’s covered by dust. What you’ll hear Nigunim from the archives and the yahrtzeit story that shaped this week’s learning The two levels of kedushah: earned vs. inherent, and how to live with both Why Yitzchak’s birth changed human joy, and what “holy laughter” means in hard times Practical avodah: courageous love, giving kavod to children, and listening for the place inside that already knows what to do Takeaways Your inborn kedushah is untouchable; your choices uncover it. Holy laughter = the shock of seeing that goodness is real. Give first honor to a person’s inner holiness and then coach the behavior. ---------- 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 ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/even-shlomo-rav-shlomo-carlebach-zt-l-on-the-weekly-parsha-7325899/episodes/vayera-the-secret-of-laughter-on-reb-shlomo-s-31st-yahrtzeit/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/even-shlomo-rav-shlomo-carlebach-zt-l-on-the-weekly-parsha-7325899/vayera-the-secret-of-laughter-on-reb-shlomo-s-31st-yahrtzeit.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.