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 Burg episodes

March 13, 2024 Pikudei - Accounting for the Unaccounted Jews
In this shiur, delivered in Tomer Devorah, Rav explains the missing 1775 shekalim from the Mishkan. The Mishkan is meant to be a bridge between the spiritual and material world but without an accounting of every single Jew the bridge is incomplete. Why can't we see these missing Jews? Their light is absolutely blinding.

52 min
March 10, 2024 Adar: Increasing Joy - Finding Simcha In Pain
In this shiur, delivered in Aish HaTorah to the Chizzuk Mission, Rav Burg explores how we can increase joy even in times of great tragedy. Rav Akiva woke up his Talmidim by explaining that Esther HaMalka ruled over 127 countries because Sarah Imeinu lived for 127 years. Al though the years of Sarah's life were far from simple, she found the good in every moment and that is how we survive and thrive even in the darkest moments of our exile.
44 min
March 07, 2024 Vayakhel - Inspiring Those Who Feel Unworthy
In this shiur, delivered in Sharfmans, Rav Burg explains why Betzalel and Ohaliav were equal with regards to building the Mishkan. Klal Yisrael required divine inspiration to build the Mishkan. A nation of slaves lacked the artisanal skills that would be necessary for building. Betzalel inspired those who felt worthy but Ohaliav, with his simple background, inspired the lowest of Jews.

34 min
March 07, 2024 Vayakhel - Uniting Klal Yisrael Through Shnayim Mikra V'echad Targum
In honor of the Mevaseret Talmidim who took upon themselves to learn Shnayim Mikra V'echad Targum this year, Rav Glanz and Rav Burg Fabrenged in Mevaseret. (Shiur begins at the 4:30 mark). Rav Burg explains how the sefer of Shemos, which is the Sefer of our redemption, is connected to the notion of Shnayim Mikra V'echad Targum. Only when we see the unity in all of the voices of Torah will we be worthy of rebuilding the Beis HaMikdash.

20 min
March 06, 2024 Vayakhel - Uniting Klal Yisrael Through Shnayim Mikra V'echad Targum
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21 min
March 06, 2024 Vayakhel - Rupture and Repair
In this week's Parsha the Torah repeats the building of the Mishkan after the Cheit Haeigel. In this shiur, delivered in Ba'er Miriam, Rav Burg explains the various aspects of rupture and repair in our relationships.
1. Build something holy.
2. Rupture and repair is a process that happens over and over again.
3. We may return to places we already thought we repaired and that is normal and expected.
4. Our responsibility is to make peace with this process.

35 min
March 06, 2024 Vayakhel - Living a Real and Ideal Life
In this shiur, delivered in Tomer Devorah, Rav Burg explains why the Torah spends 400 Pesukim detailing both how the Mishkan was meant to be made and how it was ultimately made. There is an ideal life and a real life. We should not sacrifice our ideals because the reality is different and we can embrace the beauty of of our reality even when is not ideal.

45 min
February 28, 2024 Ki Tisa - Inside and Outside Torah
In this shiur, delivered in Ba'er Miriam, Rav Burg explains why the Luchos could be read from the inside and the outside. There are two ways of relating to Hashem. Outside Torah is scientific and mathematical. This was the Torah of Avraham Avinu. Inside Torah is discovered from within the relationship itself. We can and should discover Hashem not only from the outside but from within the words of Torah, at our Shabbos tables and in our community.
36 min
February 28, 2024 Ki Tisa - A Nation on Fire
In this shiur, delivered in Tomer Devorah, Rav Burg explores why although the world is a fragmented place but we crave wholeness. Only when we balance the tension of being an individual within a community do we live in harmony with creation. The Half Shekel on fire teaches us how to strike that balance.
51 min
February 21, 2024 Tetzaveh - Ringing the Bells of Greatness
In this shiur, delivered in Ba'er Miriam, Rav Burg explains (based on a piece from Rav Shaul Alter shlit"a) the inner connection between the three times it says the word V'nishma in the Torah. We must know that:
1. We have inside of ourselves the capacity to be totally devoted to Hashem.
2. No matter how far we stray from the path, Hashem always us a relationship with us.
3. Every Jew is a Kohen Gadol, worthy of wearing the robes of nobility.

27 min