Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark alive

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Shiurim and Divrei Chizzuk from our Mashpia Rav Burg and other inspirational speakers to light up our soul.... more

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July 14, 2022 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 this mitzvah juxtaposed to the appointment of Yehoshua bin Nun. Rashi explains that it comes to teach us that while Moshe was concerned about the future leadership of Klal Yisrael, Hashem asks Moshe, who will take care of me when you are gone? This is a shocking Rashi! Is Hashem lacking? Why is Hashem concerned for Himself so to speak? In this shiur, quoting the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rav Burg explores the topic of Hashem's perfection and how each and every Jew infinitely matters.
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36min
July 04, 2022 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 and teshuva. Are we really crying out to connect to Hashem or are we just trying to solve our pain? Are we doing Teshuva because we really mean it, or are we doing teshuva because that's what Yidden do at this time of the year? The Aish Kodesh assures us that when we sincerely cry out to Hashem from a place of yishuv hadaas, Hashem silences the prosecuting angels and returns us to Him. In that context even our personal requests to be removed from our state of pain are considered a praise to Hashem.
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45min
June 29, 2022 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 control others. While he appears to have a noble mission, in truth it is just a way of elevating himself. Moshe Rabbeinu's response teaches us how we ought to behave when we find ourselves in similar situations. In this shiur Rav Burg explains how we develop a healthy sense of self, the repercussions of falling out of self, and how to engage in an appropriate fashion when interacting with someone who tries to subsume you within their being.
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56min
June 20, 2022 Aish 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 of kabalas ol malchus shomayim.
When we have the abundance mentality that comes with knowing that Hashem is forgiving we can truly participate in the relationship and take ownership of our sins.
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43min
June 13, 2022 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 their own sins and those who have an abundance mentality. The former have yiras haonesh, fear of punishment, while the latter experience the grandeur and majesty of the Master of the World.
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52min
May 26, 2022 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 reading of Rashi) shows that we are meant not only to teach our children Torah but to give our encounter with the Divine.
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39min
May 19, 2022 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. In such a world, there is no death. These insights help us negotiate a complex tension of celebrating Lag Ba’Omer even while still feeling deeply the tragedy of last year.
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43min
May 18, 2022 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 bad why do we ever allow Chametz to be eaten? Furthermore, on Shavuos, not only do we allow for Chametz, we celebrate Chametz with the bringing of the shtei halechem. Rav Burg explains that Pesach, Sefiras Haomer and Shavuos represent the development of a healthy relationship with Hashem. Accordingly Chametz is asur at the beginning and celebrated at the end. (Fundamental insights into the nature of building our personal relationships are expressed as well.)
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45min
May 18, 2022 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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57min
May 18, 2022 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 Moav and worshipped Baal Peor. The Arizal connects their death to the 24000 people of Shechem that Shimon and Levi killed in the aftermath of Dina being violated by Shechem. What is the connection between these events? At first glance it seems that the only connection is the fact that there were 24000 deaths. In this shiur Rav Burg explains how these events are connected and how each moment of our lives is designed for us to to transform disgrace into dignity.
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50min

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