4. God Prays, We Respond | Parshat Vayera

On the yahrzeit of Reb Shlomo Carlebach zt”l, Rav Shlomo Katz shares a breathtaking Torah on Parshat Vayera — a teaching that changes how we understand prayer forever.

Drawing from the Mei HaShiloach and Reb Shlomo’s own words, Rav Shlomo reveals that it’s not we who pray and God who answers. It’s God who prays, and we who respond. Hashem whispers His desires into our hearts, and when we daven, we are answering His tefillah.

Through the story of Sarah Imeinu and the mystery of her impossible prayer, Rav Shlomo teaches that sometimes the longings we feel are not our own — they’re Hashem’s dreams for us. When we quiet our minds and listen deeply, we can become the vessels through which His prayers come to life.