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Shabbos Malkesa

Rabbi Ari Klapper

Transform your Shabbos from routine observance to divine encounter. Rabbi Ari Klapper explores mystical and philosophical teachings about Shabbos as the weekly manifestation of Hashem"s kingship. Deep dive into Gemora analysis, Kabbalistic concepts, and practical spirituality. Learn what Shabbos is supposed to be and how to truly feel the Shechina. Graduate-level spiritual development for serious practitioners seeking authentic connection.

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Ep. 74 – The Middos of the Week

Shabbos Malkesa ·

2026/01/08

What happens to all the holiness of Shabbos once the candles go out?We step into Seudah Shlishis, the closing heartbeat of Shabbos, where its light begins to pour into the coming week. Rabbi Klapper unpacks Rav Pincus’s teaching on Z’eir Anpin — Hashem’s “small face,” the Divine mode that governs weekday reality through measured din and rachamim. On Shabbos, though, we encounter the higher Middos Elyonos — Hashem’s true will to give without limit. As Shabbos fades, those middos descend to sustain

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Ep. 73 – How to Truly Recognize Hashem

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2026/01/01

How do you recognize Hashem when He wears the “clothing” of the world?Rabbi Klapper reveals that the levushim — the garments through which Hashem shows Himself — are His midos. Just as uniform defines role, Hashem’s “uniform” is compassion, patience, and giving. On Shabbos, He dresses entirely in white — pure chesed without din. That’s why it’s an eis ratzon — a time when He simply wants to give.But that revelation demands reflection. What garments do we wear? Are our midos aligned with His? The

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Ep. 72 – Even Greater Clarity

Shabbos Malkesa ·

2025/12/25

Can a human being actually see Hashem?On Shabbos, we come closest. Rabbi Klapper unfolds how Shabbos mirrors the clarity of Moshe Rabbeinu’s nevuah — seeing through a clear glass, not a clouded one. Friday night is awareness; Shabbos day is revelation. Just as marriage moves from kiddushin to nesuin to yichud, our Shabbos tefillos mirror that ascent: Atah Kiddashta, Yismach Moshe, Atah Echad.Through this structure we experience the Torah itself being given anew — not as abstract ideas but as

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Ep. 71 – Why Can’t I Find Hashem

Shabbos Malkesa ·

2025/12/18

If Hashem fills the world, why does He feel hidden?Rabbi Klapper answers with a parable that could come from Rapinkus himself: a scientist searching for sound waves with a microscope. The tools are wrong. So too, many search for Hashem with intellect or data instead of purity, honesty, and humility. The darkness of olam hazeh isn’t lack of light — it’s misuse of instruments.Shabbos retrains our spiritual vision. When we quiet the noise, cleanse the mind, and open the heart, Hashem’s presence becomes

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Ep. 70 – Simple Emunah

Shabbos Malkesa ·

2025/12/11

What if true wisdom begins when we stop over-analyzing?In a world that prizes skepticism, Rabbi Klapper reclaims the dignity of simple faith. A child who hears “Hashem made the world” and believes it instantly has touched something even philosophers can’t reach. Through stories and sharp humor, he shows how chasing “proofs” often masks the real issue — not lack of logic, but a heart that wants permission to rebel.Shabbos invites us to return to that pure place of seeing and trusting. When a Jew

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Ep. 69 – I Don’t Need Proofs

Shabbos Malkesa ·

2025/12/04

If faith is logical, why does Hashem still ask for emunah peshutah — simple faith?This episode dismantles the modern obsession with proofs. Rabbi Klapper shows, through vivid mashalim, that the simplest truths need no defense. When you see writing in the sand, you know there was a writer. So too, when we look at the universe — its structure, its precision, its beauty — only arrogance makes us imagine accident. Hashem built the world with such clarity that only darkness of heart can hide Him.But

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Ep. 68 – Complete Clarity

Shabbos Malkesa ·

2025/11/27

What would it feel like to see Hashem with absolute clarity — not just believe, but know?Rabbi Klapper reveals that Shabbos isn’t a day of rest from confusion; it’s a day when confusion itself disappears. The Torah hints to this when it never says “and it was evening and it was morning” for the seventh day — because Shabbos has no darkness. It’s pure light. On this day, we don’t testify that Hashem exists based on proofs or philosophy; we bear witness because we see Him. Just as Moshe Rabbeinu’s

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Ep. 67 – The Field of Holy Fruit

Shabbos Malkesa ·

2025/11/20

If Hashem’s blessing is perfect, why do some fruits of life turn bitter? Continuing his journey through the stages of Shabbos, Rabbi Klapper explores the imagery of the “field of holy fruit.” Every Shabbos we become the field where Divine shefa is planted—but the week that follows reveals what kind of fruit we’ve grown. When emunah is pure, Hashem’s gifts bloom as joy, wisdom, and shalom. When the “soil” of our hearts is off, even blessing can warp into jealousy, bitul Torah, or gaavah.Through

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Ep. 66 – Leil Shabbos

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2025/11/13

What truly happens the instant Shabbos enters the world? Rabbi Klapper opens a new section of the sefer to uncover the mystical structure of Shabbos time. Friday night isn’t merely “the beginning of rest”—it’s a spiritual shockwave, a sudden leap from Olam HaZeh to Olam HaBa. Through Rabbi Pinkus’s Kabbalistic lens, we discover how Hashem’s Shechinah literally “enters” creation at candle-lighting, turning every home into a miniature Beis HaMikdash. Each meal and tefillah represents a rising level of

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Ep. 65 – Mesiras Nefesh

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2025/11/06

How can we train our instincts to choose holiness under pressure? Building on the previous discussion, Rabbi Klapper shows that the tests of Shabbos aren’t only about rules—they’re about reflexes. When the unexpected happens—a light left on, a guest arriving, a fire that cannot be put out—the Yeitzer Hara argues for “just this once.” The Ramban, Chazon Ish, and classic mussar sefarim reveal that real strength is built before the test ever comes. Like a soldier or surgeon, a Jew must condition his

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Ep. 64 – The Subtle Tests of Shabbos

Shabbos Malkesa ·

2025/10/30

What does real mesiras nefesh look like when no one’s watching? This episode explores the quiet tests that define true Shabbos devotion—not martyrdom under persecution, but the split-second choices in embarrassment, comfort, or convenience. From the Chazon Ish’s story of the man who added oil to his lamp out of shame before an honored guest, we see how the Yeitzer Hara disguises pressure as logic. Rabbi Klapper unpacks how each of us still faces these “micro-tests” every week: the temptation to

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Ep. 63 – Mesiras Nefesh — True Love

Shabbos Malkesa ·

2025/10/23

How can giving up become the deepest way to receive? We begin with the Midrash of Moshe’s neshama and the “kiss” of death—nishikas peh—revealing mesiras nefesh as a mutual act of love, not coercion. Only Am Yisrael, bound by a bris of ahavah, are commanded to sanctify Hashem’s Name this way. Then we link that love to Shabbos Mincha—“va’al menuchasam yakdishu es Shimecha”—and the Arizal’s guidance to hold kavanah of mesiras nefesh at that moment. Shabbos is where the bond is clearest; love unlocks

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Ep. 62 – Who Pays the Bill

Shabbos Malkesa ·

2025/10/16

You’re catering the King’s banquet—so who pays? With a vivid Baron Rothschild mashal, we learn that the Shabbos suda is called by Hashem’s Name and funded by His shefa. Our job is to honor the Palace: abundance with dignity, joy without hefkerus. Then we open the Mishnah Berurah’s guardrails—three teachings that balance “go all out” with “don’t borrow to impress.” Even someone of limited means can add a small delight; someone receiving tzedakah should be given the basics with kavod; and those who

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Ep. 61 – Hashem Wants to Give Us Everything

Shabbos Malkesa ·

2025/10/09

If Hashem longs to shower us with endless good, why does life have limits? We open with the father–child mashal: true love sometimes holds back so the child can grow. From there, we uncover the Midah of Emes—Hashem’s deepest ratzon to give boundlessly—and why Shabbos uniquely reveals that Emes by letting shefa flow without harm. That’s the secret of the neshama yeseira: on Shabbos you can “eat and not be sick of it,” because delight aimed at Hashem lifts rather than drags.Brought back to daily life,

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Ep. 60 – True Oneg Shabbos

Shabbos Malkesa ·

2025/10/02

What if the taste of cholent is actually a taste of Olam HaBa? We probe how Shabbos lifts the world above teva so that eating isn’t a detour from kedusha—it’s a doorway into it. Drawing on imagery of “crowns on their heads” and delighting in the Divine, we show why the Shabbos table can turn lives around: zemiros, kavod, and the quiet glow of menucha transform food into closeness. We also clear up confusions—like why “tasting” on Erev Shabbos helps the meal, while “pre-gaming” dulls the soul of

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Ep. 59 – Can Holiness Come From Food

Shabbos Malkesa ·

2025/09/25

If Shabbos is holier than Yom Kippur, why are we told to eat more—not less? This episode opens with that paradox and then walks through the Torah logic behind oneg Shabbos. We explore how Yom Kippur brings holiness into a weekday by stripping away the physical, while Shabbos is entering Hashem’s “palace” itself—where physical delight, done l’shem Shabbos, becomes avodas Hashem. Along the way, we unpack “chetzio laHashem, chetzio lachem” as two sides of one service: your learning and your kugel can

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Ep. 58 – The Essence of Hilchos Shabbos

Shabbos Malkesa ·

2025/09/18

How can we truly stand before the King if we don’t know the King’s protocol? Shabbos is not just another mitzvah—it is an entirely different reality, a world with its own rules. While many mitzvos can be kept by absorbing family tradition and school learning, Hilchos Shabbos demands far more. The details are vast and intricate, stretching from the thirty-nine melachos to countless rabbinic safeguards like muktzah and eruvin. Without careful learning, it is nearly impossible to avoid stumbling. Why

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Ep. 57 – How to Act in Front of the King

Shabbos Malkesa ·

2025/09/11

If the King were in the room, would you move differently? Speak differently? Touch things more carefully?In this stirring episode, Rabbi Klapper takes us deeper into the reality of Shabbos as a royal encounter. Building on the image of standing lifnei haMelech, we explore why even seemingly minor halachic infractions on Shabbos—like tearing a hangnail or tying a simple knot—are treated with extreme gravity. But the goal isn’t fear—it’s awareness. With vivid mashalim from the Persian court,

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Ep. 56 - Extreme Sensitivity

Shabbos Malkesa ·

2025/09/04

Ep. 56 – Extreme SensitivityWhat if the most dangerous thing about Shabbos isn’t what you do—but what you ignore? How do we train ourselves to treat Shabbos like we're truly standing before the King?In this urgent and emotionally charged episode, Rabbi Klapper explores the concept of poshe'a—spiritual negligence—and why even unintentional mistakes on Shabbos must be taken seriously. From forgotten Eruv Tavshilin to casually fiddling with muxa, he makes the case that small habits reflect deeper

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Ep. 55 – In the King’s Palace

Shabbos Malkesa ·

2025/08/28

If Hashem is always everywhere, what makes Shabbos different? Why is it that the same actions done on Friday feel mundane, yet on Shabbos they carry such weight, depth, and holiness?In this rich and powerful episode, Rabbi Klapper deepens our understanding of Shabbos by comparing it to the royal palace of a king. Just as entering the king’s inner court demands heightened reverence, precision, and presence, so too does entering into Shabbos. Drawing from Chazal, halacha, and the physical reality of

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