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Nitzotzos: Inspiration to Keep Your Spark Alive with Rav Mordechai Burg
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Nitzotzos: Inspiration to Keep Your Spark Alive with Rav Mordechai BurgParshas Vayishlach - The Rising Sun
In the middle of the meat market, while purchasing meat for the wedding of Rabban Gamliel's son, Rav Akiva turns to Rabban Gamliel and Rav Yehoshua and asks…
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Parshas Vayishlach - The Vulnerability of Life, and Those Who Love Us Through It
Everything the Torah tells us is to impart cosmic and timeless lessons. It is therefore all the more surprising that the Torah, seemingly out of nowhere, tells…
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Parshas Vayishlach - Eisav's Kiss
The story of Yaakov and Eisav's reunion is meant to guide us through our own confrontations with the Eisav's in our life. Rashi changes the order of the…
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Parshas Vayeitzei - Though I Am Sleeping I Am Wide Awake
In this week's Parsha Yaakov Avinu fell asleep at the Makom Hamikdash and dreamt of Malachim going up and down a ladder. Chazal tell us that Hashem had to…
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Toldos - Digging Wells - Seeing Beneath the Surface
What is the inner significance of digging wells? Why did Hashem create the world by first covering the world with water and then aggregating the water into one…
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Chayei Sarah - A Nose Ring and Two Bracelets - Codependent No More
1. The story of Eliezer finding a shidduch for Yitzchak comprises 67 pesukim in the Torah! Normally the Torah is concise but here Hashem sees fit to tell us…
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Aish Kodesh - 9 (Vayeshev)
In this exceptionally stirring shiur the Aish Kodesh asks why Hashem won't allow the tzaddikim to have serenity in this world. The Rebbe distinguishes between…
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Chayei Sarah - The Humble Servant Makes The Shidduch
Eliezer is the ultimate servant of Avraham Avinu and yet despite his exceptional dedication Avraham Avinu does not see fit to make a shidduch with the daughter…
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Parshas Vayera - Grounded in the Chaos of Life
‘And Avraham arose early in the morning to the place where he had stood before Hashem’ (Bereshis 19:27). From this passuk we learn that Avraham Avinu…
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Lech Lecha - Leaving Your Home To Find Yourself
Avraham Avinu was told lech lecha, go to yourself. But could it be that we are supposed to leave our countries, our communities and our homes - these wonderful…
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Aish Kodesh - 8 (Vayishlach)
In this shiur the Aish Kodesh asks two questions: 1. Why does Yaakov Avinu insist on being blessed by the Malach of Eisav when he had already been blessed by…
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Parshas Noach - Rooted in the Past, Securely Attached in the Present
The story of Migdal Bavel is a perplexing one. What is the connection between this story and the story of the flood? What exactly were they attempting to do by…
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Bereishis - Begin Again
Bereishis means in the beginning. The word Bereishis can also be understood as Beis Reishis, two beginnings. But Hashem only created the world once. Why does…
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Hoshana Rabbah - There is Nothing Simple About Simple Jews
Delivered at Yeshivat HaKotel's Vayichan program on Hoshana Rabbah, based on a sicha from the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rav Burg explains how it is the simple Jews…
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Aish Kodesh - 7 (Vayeitzei)
As Yaakov Avinu is sleeping and dreaming of the malachim going up and down the ladder, Rashi explains that it is Hashem who is guarding over him. The Aish…
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Parshas Nitzavim - Growing Up, Choosing Hashem
In this week's Parsha, Moshe Rabbeinu, for the first time in history, renews the Bris between Klal Yisrael and Hashem. Up until now it was always Hashem that…
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Aish Kodesh - 6 (Toldos)
In this shiur the Aish Kodesh explains two different types of giving. 1. Hashem simply gives because He is giving, not because we are deserving. 2. Hashem pays…
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Aish Kodesh - 5 (Chayei Sarah)
In this shiur the Aish Kodesh explains that while it is true that suffering purifies it is also true that suffering too much can be too much to bear. In this…
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Tisha B'Av - Eli Tzion (kinnah 45) - Grief is Unexpressed Love
This kinnah, the last of the kinnos, is a kinnah of hope. It speaks about the pain of a woman in labor and the pain of a young bride who lost her husband. The…
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Tisha B'Av - Feeling Hashem's Pain
The challenge of Tisha B'Av is that we are being called upon to feel the pain of the loss of the Beis HaMikdash when we have never experienced the Beis…
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Tisha B'Av - Yearning for Yearning
Tisha B'Av is a challenging time. We are asked to mourn for a Beis HaMikdash we have never seen. We say kinnos that are difficult to understand and that…
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Parshas Masei - Creating A City Of Refuge For Those Who Want To Return
The Ir Miklat was a city of refuge for those who murdered accidentally. According to the sefarim hakedoshim the sinner who cuts himself off from Hashem in some…
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Parshas Masei - The Flowers Remind Us Of The Beauty Of The Rain
In this shiur, delivered in NCSY Michlelet, Rav Burg analyzes why at the end of Klal Yisrael's journey through the midbar Moshe Rabbeinu reminds Klal Yisrael…
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Parshas Matos - Passionate Judaism
Three times in the Torah לה is spelled without a mapik hey (a dot in the middle of the hey). The final passuk in this week's Parsha is one of those times…
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Aish Kodesh - 4 (Shabbos Shuva)
In this shiur the Aish Kodesh presents a daring exploration of how Hashem fulfills the entire Torah, including the mitzvah of teshuva. How can Hashem do…
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Parshas Pinchas - Do we matter? Yes. Infinitely.
In this week's Parsha we find the mitzvah of the korban tamid. The Medrash says that this mitzvah captures the essence of the Torah. Why? Furthermore, why is…
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Aish Kodesh - 3 (Rosh Hashana)
In this final segment of the derasha on Rosh Hashanah the Aish Kodesh addresses the issue of the prosecuting angels that challenge the veracity of our teffilos…
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Parshas Korach - Don't Let Yourself Be Swallowed Alive - Living in a Toxic Relationship
This week's Parsha is a master class on how to respond when you find yourself in a chaotic relationship. Korach is the archetypal narcissist who seeks to…
Nitzotzos: Inspiration to Keep Your Spark Alive with Rav Mordechai BurgAish Kodesh - 2 (Rosh Hashana)
In this shiur the Aish Kodesh explains how even asking Hashem for our personal needs is an expression of Hashem's revelation in this world and our acceptance…
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Aish Kodesh - 1 (Rosh Hashana)
In this shiur the Aish Kodesh explains the difference in yiras shomayim between those with the impoverished mentality which comes from sitting in the filth of…
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Parshas Bamidbar - Communicating an Encounter with the Divine
Chazal teach us that Moshe Rabbeinu was treated as a father to Aaron's children because he taught them Torah. But the Lubavitcher Rebbe zt"l (with a careful…
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Lag Ba’Omer - Bringing the Future into the Present
This shiur, dedicated lilui nishmas the 45 kedoshim who passed away in Meron last year, explains how Rebbe Shimon lived an Olam Haba life while in this world…
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Sefiras HaOmer/Shavuos - Moving From Matzah to Chametz - Developing Healthy Relationships
In this shiur Rav Burg explains why on Pesach we begin our journey with only Matzah and yet as soon as Pesach is over we return to Chametz. If Chametz is so…
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Dignity in Focus (DIF) 2022 - Q&A with Rav and Rebbetzin Burg on the topic of Dignity
Speaking at the siyum of the Tomer Devorah DIF challenge, Rav and Rebbetzin Burg sat on a panel and reflected on various aspects of the topic of dignity.
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24,000 Opportunities to Transform Disgrace into Dignity
The Megaleh Amukos connects the death of the 24000 talmidim of Rav Akiva to the 24000 that died in the plague after Klal Yisrael were mezaneh with the Bnos…
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Pesach - Kings vs. Priests: Doing and Being to bring redemption.
In this shiur Rav Burg explains why we begin the seder with an invitation to others when we are already home and no one will hear our invitation. There are two…
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Tazria - Plugging In To Hashem
In this shiur Rav Burg explains the inner meaning behind why tzaras is white, why we go to a Kohen to be diagnosed and why that Kohen must be in the Beis…
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Pesach - Fifteen Steps to Freedom
The Haggadah begins with the order of the seder. This order (Kadesh Urchatz etc...) contains fifteen steps. This not simply a table of contents but a roadmap…
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Parshas Shmini - A Lifetime of Learning (Hesped of Rav Chaim Kanievsky zt"l)
In this shiur Rav Burg explains how the inner essence of Torah is to become an insatiably curious person. Sar HaTorah Rav Chaim zt" was such a person as Rav…
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(2/2) If I am I because I am I...
In this shiur Rav Burg explains how believing the soul means believing in a unique self.
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(1/2) If I am I because I am I...
In this shiur Rav Burg explores the social nature of mankind and how we are impacted by our surroundings.
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Parshas Vayikra - A Covenant of Salt
In this week's parsha the Torah places serious emphasis on the role of salting the korbanos. What is the inner meaning of salt? Why is it so central to our…
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Purim - Experiencing Joy By Connecting to Absence
In this shiur Rav Burg explores how true completion can only emerge from the lack of completion. How grief is unexpressed love. How we can discover wholeness…
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Purim - The 50th Gate, Going Beyond Knowing
In this inspiring shiur, Rav Burg explains how on Purim we have the capacity to reach the highest level of understanding Hashem, the 50th level of Binah.
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It's Not The Bite Of The Snake That Kills You, It's The Venom ~ Baal Shem Tov (Part 2)
In this shiur Rav Burg teaches us how if we stay in healthy regret and away from shame our failures can help us become our best self.
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It's Not The Bite Of The Snake That Kills You, It's The Venom. ~ Baal Shem Tov (Part 1)
In this shiur Rav Burg explores the difference between shame and guilt as it relates to the aveiros that we have done.
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Parshas Pekudei - Furnish Your Home or House Your Furniture
Moshe Rabbeinu instructs Betzalel to build the keilim of the Mishkan before building the Mishkan itself. Betzalel argues with Moshe that before we can furnish…
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Parshas Vayakhel - Built a Golden Calf? Build a Mishkan!
The Torah repeats the building of the Mishkan. First we are told the blue prints of the Mishkan and then we are told how it is actually built. Why does the…
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There Is Nothing More Whole Than A Broken Heart - Part 2
In this shiur Rav Burg explores the nature of wholeness and brokenness. Why did the soul need to come down to this world only to return to Hashem? Why not…
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Parshas Mishpatim - Know Your Enemy
When confronting our enemies donkey that is being crushed under its burden we are commanded to help unload the donkey. The lessons of the Torah are timeless…
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Parshas Beshalach - Raising Children in Exile
Chazal tell us that it was the children who recognized Hashem at Kerias Yam Suf and declared זה אלי ואנויהו, this is my God and I will glorify him. How did the…
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There Is Nothing More Whole Than A Broken Heart - Part 1
In this shiur Rav Burg explores the nature of wholeness and brokenness. Why did the soul need to come down to this world only to return to Hashem? Why not…
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Parshas Bo / Pesach - How Did We Get Here?
What is the inner significance of dipping a group of hyssops into the blood of the Korban Pesach and spreading it on our door posts? How does this protect us…
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Parshas Vaeira - When The River Turns to Blood (The Pleasure/Pain Paradox of Addiction)
The ten Makkos are ten lessons from Hashem to the world. In this shiur Rav Burg explores Makkas Dam. What's the inner meaning of turning the Nile River into…
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Parshas Shemos - What's Your Name? The Power Of Doing Shnayim Mikra Viechad Targum
Speaking at a Mevaseret Melava Malka to the talmidim that completed all of Sefer Bereishis (with shnayim mikra viechad targum) Rav Burg delves into the secret…
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Parshas Vayechi - The Nobility of Submission
Yaakov blesses Yehuda that his brothers will submit to him. What is the significance of this submission? In this shiur Rav Burg explains the complexity of…
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Parshas Vayigash - All Of Life's A Circle (dedicated in memory of Gitel bas Zev Halevi)
After being told that Yosef is still alive, Yaakov’s spirit is revived when he sees the agalos, the wagons, that Yosef sent for Yaakov. But Yaakov does not…
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Yat Kislev Fabrengen in Shaalvim
Yud Tes Kislev Fabrengen in Shaalvim. Rav Burg begins speaking at the 27 and a half minute mark and then again at the one hour and twenty nine minute mark on…
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Parshas Toldos - Every Action Comes With A Feeling, Every Feeling Comes From A Need
The Torah tells us that Yitzchak loved Eisav because he was tricked into thinking that Eisav was a Tzaddik. However, we also know that Yitzchak was well aware…