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

July 30, 2019 Tisha B'Av: A Torah of Loneliness
On Tisha B'Av we learn the Torah of brokenness. The Torah of those who have not yet found Hashem in their Yiddishkeit. This is the Torah of Galus and it is appropriate for Tisha B'AV.
33 min
July 30, 2019 Tisha B'Av: A Torah For Those Who Have No Tears
Tisha B'Av is a time when we mourn the destruction of the Beis Hamikdash but for so many of us it seems impossible to cry. We have never seen the Beis Hamikdash. We don't know what we are mourning for. What can we do to have one authentic tear?
23 min
July 30, 2019 Tisha B'Av: The Day Has Broken
What is the inner essence of mourning? How do we make Tisha B'Av meaningful? How can we utilize Tisha B'Av to hasten the redemption and bring Mashiach?
30 min
July 30, 2019 Tisha B'Av: Returning to Each Other
Why did Hashem destroy the Beis Hamikdash? What can we do to rebuild it?
41 min
July 30, 2019 The Galus of Klal Yisrael
Delivered in Michlelet in 2018 this Tisha B'Av prep shiur explains what is special about being a Jew and how we can effect other peoples' lives.
40 min
July 26, 2019 Balancing Emunah and Hishtadlus in Dating
Question: How are we supposed to balance our Hishtadlut with out emunah specifically in regards to dating? I know that everything comes from Hashem and He knows what is best for me so how much work am I supposed to put in. Additionally, is it okay to daven for a specific person to be your Zivug or should the Bakasha be a more broad one?
6 min
July 26, 2019 Common Marital Disagreements
Question: From your experience, what is the most common argument to come up and what can we do to prevent it?
7 min
July 24, 2019 Three Weeks: It's Good When Jews Sit Together
This shiur was delivered by Rav Burg at the outset of a joint program between NCSY Michlelet and TJJ Ambassadors. The topic was on unity and rebuilding the Beis Hamikdash.
40 min
July 21, 2019 The 17th of Tammuz: And The Walls Came Crumbling Down
Why do we commemorate the day when the walls of Yerushalayim were breached? Why not just commemorate the ultimate destruction of the Beis Hamikdash that occurred on Tisha B'Av? What inner message are we being taught? When we lose our sense of borders, we lose our sense of uniqueness which ultimately culminates in losing our sense of self.
6 min
July 16, 2019 Growth and Marriage
Question: What do you do if a husband or wife wants to grow more than the other at a faster pace? How do you balance taking on things separately or alone and in a healthy way while keeping in mind were doing this to serve Hakadosh Baruch hu?
7 min