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PDF · 4 pages Parshas Vayera · Oct 29, 2026 Vayera – Here I am Enjoy this week's written Dvar Torah from Rav Burg! PDF · 6 pages Parshas Lech Lecha · Oct 23, 2026 Lech Lecha – Afraid of What Exactly Enjoy this week's article for NCSY 4G on Parsha Lech Lecha! PDF · 5 pages Parshas Noach · Oct 16, 2026 Noach – Who's Holding You Up PARSHAS NOACH / PERSONAL GROWTH Who's Holding You Up? Learning to Trust the Person You're Becoming WRITTEN BY Rav Mordechai Burg NITZOTZOS | KEEPING OUR SPARK ALIVE… PDF · 11 pages Parshas Shoftim · Aug 13, 2026 Elul / Shoftim – The Venom of Sin SHOFTIM / TESHUVAH / IDENTITY The Venom of Sin How an aveirah attacks not only behavior, but identity - and how Torah restores the person beneath the shame “The yetzer… PDF · 14 pages Pesach · Mar 29, 2026 Pesach – Discovering Redemption In The Darkness Of Night (SHIUR & SPECIAL EDITION NEWSLETTER!) In this highly Kabbalistic shiur, delivered to NCSY 4G before Pesach, Rav Burg explores the sin of Adam and Chava, the journey of Kayin and Hevel throughout history, the… Parshas Kedoshim · May 9, 2024 Kedoshim – Creativity Requires Patience In this shiur, delivered in Sharfmans, Rav Burg explains the inner meaning behind the Halacha of Orla. Adam HaRishon did not wait to eat from the Eitz HaDaas because he… Dvar Torah · Sep 1, 2023 Building A Forgiving Home – Ben Sorer U’Moreh (Part 8) This article first appeared on genaleph.org As we continue to reap the rewards of studying the Sugya of the Ben Sorer U’Moreh let us turn our attention to a fascinating… Dvar Torah · Aug 29, 2023 Parenting Our Children Into Independence This article first appeared on genaleph.org In previous articles we laid out the following concepts: Children already have everything they need to become autonomous… Dvar Torah · Aug 29, 2023 This Child of Ours: Learning Love from the Story of Yishmael – Ben Sorer U’Moreh (Part 6) This article first appeared on genaleph.org As we have already repeatedly demonstrated, the Sugya of Ben Sorer U’Moreh is replete with invaluable Chinuch insights. Let… Dvar Torah · Aug 29, 2023 Our Unique Children – Ben Sorer U’Moreh Series – (Part 5) With Hashem’s help we have already gleaned so many invaluable Chinuch lessons from the topic of the Ben Sorer U’Moreh. Once again let us delve deeply into this topic so… Dvar Torah · Aug 29, 2023 The Soil We Plant Our Children In This article first appeared on genaleph.org As we marvel at a majestic oak tree, we would do well to remember that it was once but a small acorn. It’s hard to imagine… Dvar Torah · Aug 29, 2023 Hearing the Cries of Children in Pain – Ben Sorer U’Moreh (part 7) This article first appeared on genaleph.org We have become accustomed to hearing that the wayward and rebellious son, the Ben Sorer U’Moreh, never actually happened. Why… Dvar Torah · Aug 29, 2023 Facing the Challenges of a Unique Generation – Ben Sorer U’Moreh Series – (Part 4) This article first appeared on genaleph.org As we have already explained in previous articles, the Sugya of the Ben Sorer U’Moreh is rich with invaluable Chinuch… Dvar Torah · Aug 29, 2023 Communal Attachment This article first appeared on genaleph.org ♫ Oh, who are the people in your neighborhood? In your neighborhood? In your neighborhood? Say, who are the people in your… Dvar Torah · Aug 29, 2023 Listening to Our Own Messages – Ben Sorer U’Moreh (part 1) This article first appeared on genaleph.org כִּי־יִֽהְיֶ֣ה לְאִ֗ישׁ בֵּ֚ן סוֹרֵ֣ר וּמוֹרֶ֔ה אֵינֶ֣נּוּ שֹׁמֵ֔עַ בְּק֥וֹל אָבִ֖יו וּבְק֣וֹל אִמּ֑וֹ וְיִסְּר֣וּ אֹת֔וֹ… Dvar Torah · Aug 29, 2023 Criticizing Our Children – Ben Sorer U’Moreh Series – (Part 3) This article first appeared on genaleph.org Nine years ago I was hospitalized In Haddasah Ein Kerem for a month with a ruptured appendix. I was admitted into the ICU… Dvar Torah · Aug 29, 2023 Shalom Bayis and Parenting – Ben Sorer U’Moreh (Part 2) This article first appeared on genaleph.org As we continue our exploration of the Ben Sorer U’Moreh in order to glean valuable Chinuch lessons and reap the reward of… Parshas Metzora · Apr 21, 2023 Parshas Metzorah – Something Like a Blemish (short vort) וּבָא אֲשֶׁר-לוֹ הַבַּיִת, וְהִגִּיד לַכֹּהֵן לֵאמֹר: כְּנֶגַע, נִרְאָה לִי בַּבָּיִת. And the one to whom the house belongs comes and tells the kohen, saying, "Something like a… Pesach · Apr 5, 2023 Pesach – What Sets Us Apart Is What Brings Us Together Over the past several weeks in Israel hundreds of thousands have gathered in the streets to protest the government’s judicial reform plans. Those who oppose the judicial… Pesach · Mar 31, 2023 Pesach – The Fire of Matzah As Pesach approaches, many people get together to bake Matzahs. Eating Matzah on Pesach that you made with your own hands is quite special. It is even better when you… Pesach · Mar 30, 2023 Pesach – Three Steps To True Liberation הָא לַחְמָא עַנְיָא דִּי אֲכָלוּ אַבְהָתָנָא בְאַרְעָא דְמִצְרָיִם. כָּל דִכְפִין יֵיתֵי וְיֵיכֹל, כָּל דִצְרִיךְ יֵיתֵי וְיִפְסַח. הָשַּׁתָּא הָכָא, לְשָׁנָה הַבָּאָה… Pesach · Mar 22, 2023 Pesach – Mapping a Course to Freedom As the beginning of Maggid, Ha Lachma Anya contains within it all of Maggid. And yet it is a section of the Haggadah that makes very little sense. In contrast to the… Purim · Mar 3, 2023 When Adar Comes In We Increase in Joy This article first appeared on Meaningfulminute.org “When Adar arrives, we increase in joy” - Taanis 29a Why specifically in Adar are we being instructed to increase our… Dvar Torah · Mar 3, 2023 A Dove in Exile This article first appeared on meaningfulminute.org One of the core challenges of our generation is our inability to be present with our pain. Being present with pain… Shevat & Tu B'Shvat · Feb 6, 2023 Tu B'Shevat – Planting For the Future This article first appeared on Meaningfulminute.org There is a fascinating story about the great sage Choni Ha-Ma’agel. Throughout Choni’s life, he was troubled about… Dvar Torah · Jan 26, 2023 To Be Human is Divine This article first appeared on MeaningfulMinute.org In a world where our lives are constantly on the go, it can be easy to get caught up in the hustle and bustle of… Parshas Bo · Jan 26, 2023 Parshas Bo – Trapped in the Darkness of Negativity The Chiddushei HaRim says that the ultimate darkness is when we cannot see our brothers and our sisters for who they truly are. When we only see the negative in others… Dvar Torah · Jan 20, 2023 Becoming a Community of Shepherds This article first appeared on MeaningfulMinute.org Moshe Rabbeinu explodes onto the scene in Mitzrayim in two incredible episodes. First, he sees an Egyptian savagely… Dvar Torah · Jan 13, 2023 Self Esteem and the Challenge of Gemara This article first appeared on Meaningfulminute.org Which came first, the chicken or the egg? It’s an age-old question. (Rav Yehoshua Leib Diskin deduces from Rashi that… Dvar Torah · Jan 13, 2023 The Canary is Dead: The Rise of Antisemitism in America This article first appeared on Meaningfulminute.org Two things can be true at once. Great thinkers can see multiple sides of an issue at the same time. Nuance, subtlety,… Dvar Torah · Jan 13, 2023 Trading the Merchant of Death for Brittney Griner: An Explortation of the Mitzvah of Pidyon Shevuyim This article first appeared on Meaningfulminute.org Viktor Bout is said to be one of the most dangerous men on the face of the earth. Known as the Merchant of Death,… Dvar Torah · Jan 13, 2023 No Words This article first appeared on Meaningfulminute.org Sometimes there are simply no words. What do you say to the young man who tells you his sister tried to take her… Dvar Torah · Jan 13, 2023 Penimius HaTorah This article first appeared on Meaningfulminute.org I vividly recall a conversation I had with a student many years ago. We were discussing the lack of passion in his… Dvar Torah · Jan 13, 2023 Stand on Your Toes This article first appeared on Meaningfulminute.org Hundreds of people from all over Poland and Russia would gather to see the great Rav Dovid’l of Tolna light the… Dvar Torah · Jan 13, 2023 Egoless Parenting This article first appeared on Meaningfulminute.org יַסֵּ֣ר בִּ֖נְךָ וִֽינִיחֶ֑ךָ וְיִתֵּ֖ן מַעֲדַנִּ֣ים לְנַפְשֶֽׁךָ Chastise your son, and he will give you rest and… Parshas Chayei Sarah · Nov 16, 2022 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 the story in… Dvar Torah · Nov 16, 2022 Judaism Is Meant To Be An Experience This article first appeared on meaningfulminute.org I vividly recall a conversation I had with a student many years ago. We were discussing the lack of passion in his… Cheshvan · Oct 27, 2022 Cheshvan or Marcheshvan This article first appeared on meaningfulminute.org Ask a child the name of the month that follows Tishrei, and they will likely tell you that it is Cheshvan. Press them… Dvar Torah · Oct 6, 2022 Process Not Perfection: Is My Teshuva Meaningful If I Keep Sinning? This article first appeared on meaningfulminute.org “Is Hashem going to forgive me if I know I will end up doing the aveira again?” “I’ve done Teshuva so many times, and… Dvar Torah · Sep 19, 2022 Individuality And Community This article first appeared on meaningfulminute.org in response to the following article https://meaningfulminute.org/conformity-in-judaism/ Rav Moshe Schonbrun recently… Dvar Torah · Sep 19, 2022 Why Do We Fall This article first appeared on meaningfulminute.org Rav Schneur Zalman of Liadi, the founder of Chabad Chassidus, explained the nature of Elul with the following… Dvar Torah · Sep 8, 2022 The Toxic Impact of Cynicism on Social Media This article first appeared on meaningfulminute.org Julio Castro, 31, is a math teacher at YULA Boys High School in Los Angeles. Castro has only been a teacher at YULA… Dvar Torah · Sep 5, 2022 The Power of a Mother’s Tears This article first appeared on MeaningfulMinute.org In Judaism, a name is not merely a handle by which we call each other. A name is a reflection of our essence. Somehow… Elul · Sep 5, 2022 Elul – Why Do We Confess? This article first appeared on MeaningfulMinute.org The month of Elul is a good time to talk about the culture we have created around sinning. To sin means to miss the… Dvar Torah · Aug 23, 2022 Are You An NPC? This article first appeared on MeaningfulMinute.org I was recently sitting with a group of high school seniors attending Yeshivat Mevaseret (where I teach) this coming… Dvar Torah · Aug 18, 2022 It's A Family Matter – Orthodoxy's Responsibility to the Kiruv Movement This article first appeared on MeaningfulMinute.org “The Shul near my house is under construction. The next Shul is a 45-minute drive away. After this summer I just… Rosh Hashana · Jun 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… Rosh Hashana · Jun 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… Shevat & Tu B'Shvat · Jan 2, 2022 Rosh Chodesh Shvat / Tu B'Shvat – Living In The Present / Living With The Presence Dear Nitzotzos community, A gutten Chodesh Shvat! Every month is characterized by the Yomim Tovim that are contained within it. The Yom Tov of Tu B’Shvat is the day that… PDF · 1 page Sefiras HaOmer · Jan 19, 2021 Sefiras HaOmer Personal Growth Calendar Every day of the Sefiras HaOmer is another opportunity to work on another one of the seven middos that comprise our personality. This chart, written by our Mashpia Rav… PDF · 62 pages Pesach · Jan 19, 2021 Kol Hatorah Kulah Haggadah 5780 The Kol Hatorah Kulah Haggadah is a compilation of short Divrei Torah from leading Jewish michanchim and michanchot to help enhance your seder experience! Purim · Jan 7, 2021 Purim Katan – Significantly Small Why do we have leap years in Judaism? While the Torah obligates us to keep a lunar calendar, we are also commanded to have the Yomim Tovim in their appropriate seasons… Parshas Beha'aloscha · Jan 7, 2021 Parshas Behaalosecha: A Lasting Education Speak to Aaron and say to him: When you raise up the lamps, the seven lamps shall cast their light toward the face of the menorah. ( Numbers 8:2) Rashi notes the strange… Parshas Vayikra · Jan 7, 2021 Parshas Vayikra – The Lost Art of Sacrifice “Speak to the children of Israel, and tell them: ‘A man who will sacrifice from among you a sacrifice to G-d; from a cow, from a bull, and from sheep shall you offer… Yom HaShoah & Yom HaZikaron · Jan 7, 2021 Yom HaZikaron: We Remember The sirens are different this year. In years past they reminded me to stand at attention and pay tribute to those who gave their lives so that I could live freely in… Yom Ha'atzmaut & Yom Yerushalayim · Jan 7, 2021 A Modern Day Dayeinu for Yom Haatzmaut – authored by Rav Meir Arnold Last night, at the Mevaseret Yom Haatzmaut Seuda, we were privileged to hear beautiful words of inspiration from Rav Meir Arnold. He spoke about being able to appreciate… Dvar Torah · Jan 7, 2021 Wednesday Night Mishmar!!! Wednesday Night Mishmar is off to a great start!!! A tremendous Yasher Koach to Dassy Domnitch and Orly Slomianski for running the event. Mishmar was in the zechus of a… Dvar Torah · Jan 7, 2021 A Teives Letter to the Women of Nitzotzos from our Mashpia, Rav Burg Dear Nitzotzos Community, A gutten Chodesh Teives! Teiveis is the fourth month of the year (when we count from Tishrei) and includes the end of Chanukah. It is… Parshas Chukas · Jan 7, 2021 Parshas Chukas – Jewish Authenticity A certain chassid, let's call him Yankel, would travel to be by his Rebbe for the Yomim Noraim. While at his job Yankel would wear a brown uniform with his name on his… Parshas Ki Seitzei · Jan 7, 2021 Parshas Ki Teitzei – Shiluach Hakan – Cruelty or Compassion? This Dvar Torah has been sposnored in the zechus that Doniel Simcha ben Yosefa Devorah and Rochelle Freida bas Devorah Ruth be blessed with children. For only 18 dollars… Parshas Chayei Sarah · Jan 7, 2021 Chayei Sarah: Staying Inspired in Hidden Times " And the life of Sarah was one hundred years and twenty years and seven years; [these were] the years of the life of Sarah." The Medrash in Bereishis Rabbah tells us a… Parshas Ki Savo · Jan 7, 2021 Parshas Ki Tavo – The Recognition and Gratitude of Bikkurim A Brief Overview of the Mitzvah of Bikkurim A farmer in Israel goes out to his field and finds budding fruit from one of the seven species (wheat, barley, grapes, figs,… Dvar Torah · Jan 7, 2021 An Av Letter to the Nitzotzos Community from our Mashpia, Rav Burg This article is sponsored anonymously in the zechus that they will do well on an upcoming test. To sponsor a Shiur, Dvar Torah, Q&A or an event please email us at… Dvar Torah · Jan 7, 2021 Finding Your Hashkafa For only 18 dollars you can sponsor a shiur, a Q&A, a Dvar Torah or an event. Your small contributions go a long way towards helping us continue to do the great work we… Parshas Ha'azinu · Jan 7, 2021 Parshas Haazinu – Moshe's Last Song This Dvar Torah has been anonymously sponsored in the zchus for a refuah shlaimah for Rochel Bina Bat Yehudis Yetta, Mazal Bat Amalia Maly, Avraham Ben Chana, Aharon… Parshas Chayei Sarah · Jan 7, 2021 Chayei Sarah: Mincha in a Field (A response to the Pittsburgh Massacre) Lilui Nishmas the 11 Kedoshim who perished in the Pittsburgh Massacre “ And Isaac went forth to pray (lasuach) in the field towards evening, and he lifted his eyes and… Elul · Jan 7, 2021 A Rosh Chodesh Elul Letter from our Mashpia, Rav Burg The Rosh Chodesh letter has been sponsored by Shai Rosalimsky in the zechus of everything Yeshivat Mevaseret has done for Shai along with his friends For only 18 dollars… Dvar Torah · Jan 7, 2021 Can We Really Give Altruistically? For only 18 dollars you can sponsor a shiur, a Q&A, a Dvar Torah or an event. Your small contributions go a long way towards helping us continue to do the great work we… Parshas Chayei Sarah · Jan 7, 2021 Chayei Sarah – Forever Connected וַתָּ֣מָת שָׂרָ֗ה בְּקִרְיַ֥ת אַרְבַּ֛ע הִ֥וא חֶבְר֖וֹן בְּאֶ֣רֶץ כְּנָ֑עַן וַיָּבֹא֙ אַבְרָהָ֔ם לִסְפֹּ֥ד לְשָׂרָ֖ה וְלִבְכֹּתָֽהּ: " And Sarah died in Kiriath arba,… Parshas Noach · Jan 7, 2021 Parshas Noach – Believe in Yourself This weeks article was anonymously sponsored in leulei nishmas Moshe Ben Yitzchak For only 18 dollars you can sponsor a shiur, a Q&A, a Dvar Torah or an event. Your… Parshas Lech Lecha · Jan 7, 2021 Parshas Lech Lecha – How Do You See Eretz Yisrael? וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהֹוָה֙ אֶל־אַבְרָ֔ם לֶךְ־לְךָ֛ מֵֽאַרְצְךָ֥ וּמִמּֽוֹלַדְתְּךָ֖ וּמִבֵּ֣ית אָבִ֑יךָ אֶל־הָאָ֖רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֥ר אַרְאֶֽךָּ: "And the Lord said to Abram, "Go forth… Parshas Bereishis · Jan 7, 2021 Parshas Bereishis – The Joy of Completion For only 18 dollars you can sponsor a shiur, a Q&A, a Dvar Torah or an event. Your small contributions go a long way towards helping us continue to do the great work we… Shemini Atzeres & Simchas Torah · Jan 7, 2021 Simchas Torah / Vizos Habracha – Broken Vessels וּלְכֹל֙ הַיָּ֣ד הַֽחֲזָקָ֔ה וּלְכֹ֖ל הַמּוֹרָ֣א הַגָּד֑וֹל אֲשֶׁר֙ עָשָׂ֣ה משֶׁ֔ה לְעֵינֵ֖י כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל “ and all the strong hand, and all the great awe, which… Parshas Matos · Jan 7, 2021 Parshas Matos-Masei – Returning to Ourselves, Returning Home This shiur has been generously sponsored anonymously in the zechus for a refuah shleima bikarov mamash for Tema Devorah bas Zahava and Honda Gittel bas Pesha. To sponsor… Parshas Balak · Jan 7, 2021 Parshas Balak – Facts May Not Care About Your Feelings But You Certainly Do! This article was generously sponsored anonymously in support of all of the amazing work Nitzotzos does. To sponsor an article please email us at Nitzotzos@gmail.com… Parshas Tzav · Jan 7, 2021 Parshas Tzav: The Eternal Flame This article has been generously sponsored anonymously in the zechus of a refuah shleima for Aharon Meir ben Yael Miriam. To dedicate a shiur please email us at… Dvar Torah · Jan 7, 2021 An Iyar Letter to the Nitzotzos Community from our Mashpia, Rav Burg Dear Nitzotzos Community, A gutten Chodesh Iyar! " And it was in the four hundred and eightieth year after the departure of the children of Israel from Egypt, in the… Dvar Torah · Jan 7, 2021 A Rosh Chodesh Tammuz letter from our Mashpia, Rav Burg Dear Nitzotzos Community, A gutten Rosh Chodesh Tammuz! Ahhh, what might have been. What could have been. What should have been. So close and yet so far. Tammuz is the… Parshas Shelach · Jan 7, 2021 Parshas Shelach: The Gift of Israel I always found it ironic that the logo for the Israeli ministry of tourism was the meraglim returning to the dessert with the enormous grapes of Eretz Yisrael. Baruch… Purim · Jan 7, 2021 An Adar Letter to the Nitzotzos Community from our Mashpia, Rav Burg Dear Nitztzos Commmunity, A gutten Chodesh Adar! When Adar comes in we increase in joy. Why is this? What does it mean to increase joy? If we are happy then we are… Parshas Vayeitzei · Jan 7, 2021 Parshas Vayeitzei: Mama Bilhah and the Spark of Yosef It came to pass when Rachel had born Yoseph, that Yaakov said to Lavan, "Send me away, and I will go to my place and to my land." (Bereishis 30:25) Rashi - WHEN RACHEL… Pesach · Jan 7, 2021 Pesach – Pay Attention, Class is in Session When the Mitteler Rebbe, Rav Dov Ber (son of the Alter Rebbe of Lubavitch), was a young married man, he lived on the ground floor of his parent’s home. His father and… Parshas Naso · Jan 7, 2021 Parshas Naso: Living in a Material World Without Becoming a Material Girl דַּבֵּר֙ אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְאָֽמַרְתָּ֖ אֲלֵהֶ֑ם אִ֣ישׁ אֽוֹ־אִשָּׁ֗ה כִּ֤י יַפְלִא֙ לִנְדֹּר֙ נֶ֣דֶר נָזִ֔יר לְהַזִּ֖יר לַֽיהוָֹֽה: Speak to the children of… Dvar Torah · Jan 7, 2021 Parshas Vayeishiev – Enough וַיַּכֵּ֣ר יְהוּדָ֗ה וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ צָֽדְקָ֣ה מִמֶּ֔נִּי כִּֽי־עַל־כֵּ֥ן לֹֽא־נְתַתִּ֖יהָ לְשֵׁלָ֣ה בְנִ֑י וְלֹֽא־יָסַ֥ף ע֖וֹד לְדַעְתָּֽהּ Then Yehuda recognized them, and… Dvar Torah · Jan 7, 2021 A Nissan Letter to the Nitzotzos Community from our Mashpia, Rav Burg Dear Nitztzos Commmunity, A gutten Chodesh Nissan! The month of Nissan in the Torah is referred to as Aviv. We adjust the calendar to ensure that Pesach falls out in the… Parshas Shemini · Jan 7, 2021 Parshas Shemini – You Are What You Eat... So Eat Complex Carbs This shiur is generously sponsored by Eliana Schwartz liilui nishmas her grandfather Michoel ben Chana and her great grandfather Avraham ben Yisrael Tzvi To sponsor a… Dvar Torah · Jan 7, 2021 A Kislev Letter to the Women of Nitzotzos from our Mashpia, Rav Burg Dear Nitzotzos Community, A gutten Chodesh Kislev! Kislev is the third month of the year (when we count from Tishrei) and the ninth month of the year (when we count from… Dvar Torah · Jan 7, 2021 A Shvat Letter to the Women of Nitzotzos from our Mashpia, Rav Burg Dear Nitztzos Commmunity, A gutten Chodesh Shvat! We have now left chodesh Teiveis, the darkest month of the year, for chodesh Shvat, the month of the year when light… Parshas Korach · Jan 7, 2021 Parshas Korach – Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder לַֽמְנַצֵּ֜חַ מַשְׂכִּ֥יל לִבְנֵי־קֹֽרַח: כְּאַיָּ֗ל תַּֽעֲרֹ֥ג עַל־אֲפִיקֵי־מָ֑יִם כֵּ֚ן נַפְשִׁ֨י תַֽעֲרֹ֖ג אֵלֶ֣יךָ אֱלֹהִֽים: צָמְאָ֬ה נַפְשִׁ֨י | לֵֽאלֹהִים֘… Dvar Torah · Jan 7, 2021 A Sivan Letter to the Nitzotzos Community from our Mashpia, Rav Burg Dear Nitzotzos Community, A gutten Rosh Chodesh Sivan! “In the third month after the Exodus of the Jewish People from Egypt, on that very day, they came to the Desert of… Parshas Devarim · Jan 7, 2021 Parshas Devarim / Tisha B'Av: Seventy Explanations: Finding God in Pain This week's Dvar Torah has been sponsored anonymously in the zechus for a Refua Shelaima for Leora Rachel bat Chaya Raizel. To sponsor a shiur, dvar Torah, a Q&A or an… Parshas Bechukosai · Jan 7, 2021 Parshas Bechukosai – To Lovingly Toil To sponsor a Nitzotzos Dvar Torah please email us at Nitzotzos@gmail.com and help us continue our important work. אִם־בְּחֻקֹּתַ֖י תֵּלֵ֑כוּ וְאֶת־מִצְו‍ֹתַ֣י… Parshas Naso · Jan 7, 2021 Parshas Naso / Shavuos – The Crown of the Nazir / The Crown of Torah Due to the deep nature of this Dvar Torah it is highly recommended that one print out this article before Yom Tov so that they may learn it over Shavuos. Please note… Parshas Matos · Jan 7, 2021 Parshas Matos/Masei / Rosh Chodesh Av – Boundless Love This week's Dvar Torah is dedicated to my nephew Ari Burg who is celebrating his Bar Mitzvah. Ari's parents are people who truly love every Jew and are are raising their… Parshas Chukas · Jan 7, 2021 Parshas Chukas – Be'er Miriam: Rebel Against Despair, Never Give Up Hope This week's Dvar Torah is sponsored in memory of Neshama Tehila bas Chana v'Yitzchak whose first yahrtzeit was this week. If ever there was a woman, a family, who… Parshas Korach · Jan 7, 2021 Parshas Korach – Play Your Role וַיִּקַּ֣ח קֹ֔רַח בֶּן־יִצְהָ֥ר בֶּן־קְהָ֖ת בֶּן־לֵוִ֑י וְדָתָ֨ן וַֽאֲבִירָ֜ם בְּנֵ֧י אֱלִיאָ֛ב וְא֥וֹן בֶּן־פֶּ֖לֶת בְּנֵ֥י רְאוּבֵֽן: וַיָּקֻ֨מוּ֙ לִפְנֵ֣י משֶׁ֔ה… Parshas Nitzavim · Jan 7, 2021 Parshas Nitzavim / Rosh Hashana – Be. Here. Now. This article was inspired by the wonderful sefer "Living in the Presence" by Rabbi Dr. Benjy Epstein. To purchase:… Parshas Bechukosai · Jan 7, 2021 Parshas Bechukosai: All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten – Say Please! אִם־בְּחֻקֹּתַ֖י תֵּלֵ֑כוּ וְאֶת־מִצְו‍ֹתַ֣י תִּשְׁמְר֔וּ וַֽעֲשִׂיתֶ֖ם אֹתָֽם: "If you walk in My statutes and keep My laws, then I will give you rain in the right time… Parshas Shelach · Jan 7, 2021 Parshas Shelach – Searching For God And Finding Him Everywhere Due to the in depth nature of this article it is advised to print this Dvar Torah. Unfortunately, the website does not currently support printing (do not be followed by… Parshas Beha'aloscha · Jan 7, 2021 Parshas Behaaloscha – Discovering Your Voice – A Tribute to Rav Yehuda Parnes shlit"a This Dvar Torah is dedicated to my Rebbe, Rav Yehuda Parnes shlit"a, who gave me the gift of finding my own voice within our Mesorah of the Torah shebaal peh. דַּבֵּר֙… Parshas Behar · Jan 7, 2021 Parshas Behar – A Year of Faith וַיְדַבֵּ֤ר יְהֹוָה֙ אֶל־משֶׁ֔ה בְּהַ֥ר סִינַ֖י לֵאמֹֽר: דַּבֵּ֞ר אֶל־בְּנֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וְאָֽמַרְתָּ֣ אֲלֵהֶ֔ם כִּ֤י תָבֹ֨אוּ֙ אֶל־הָאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֲנִ֖י נֹתֵ֣ן… Parshas Eikev · Jan 7, 2021 Parshas Eikev – In the Footsteps of Mashiach Note to the reader (from Dr Jonathan Donath, founder of dailygiving.org): Given the length of this Dvar Torah it is highly advisable to print out the Dvar Torah before… Parshas Vayeilech · Jan 7, 2021 Parshas Vayelech – The Humility of Yehoshua This week's article has been generously sponsored anonymously in the zechus of a refuah shleima for Yakira Leeba Bas Sara Gita. 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May they merit to find their shidduchim… Parshas Bamidbar · Jan 7, 2021 Parshas Bamidbar / Shavuos: The Torah Does Not Belong To You The Sfas Emes (and many others) point out that the Parsha of Bamidbar always precedes Shavuos because there are many important messages we need to glean from the Parsha… Parshas Shoftim · Jan 7, 2021 Parshas Shoftim – Man is a Tree in the Field This Dvar Torah has been sponsored anonymously in the zechus of a Refuah Shleima for Esther Bas Sarah and Chaim ben Sarah. For only 18 dollars you can sponsor a shiur, a… Tu B'Av & Shabbos Nachamu · Jan 7, 2021 Shabbos Nachamu / Tu B'Av: The Inner Meaning of the Letter Samech This Dvar Torah has been generously sponsored anonymously in the zechus of a refuah sheleima for Mazal bat Amalia Maly, דבורה חנה בת לאה רחל and Chaya Fruma bas Perel… Parshas Behar · Jan 7, 2021 Parshas Behar – Shemittah: Returning To Our Point Of Origin This shiur has been anonymously sponsored L'ilui Nishmas Chaim Ben Avraham. May his Neshoma have an Aliyah. To sponsor a shiur please email us at Nitzotzos@gmail.com… Parshas Pinchas · Jan 7, 2021 Parshas Pinchas – The Daughters of Tzelafchad – Sparks of Hope This week's Dvar Torah is sponsored anonymously for all of the women who are having a hard time during their dating process. Hopefully this Dvar Torah will inspire you… Parshas Yisro · Jan 7, 2021 Parshas Yisro – Live or Die " They stood in the bottom of the mountain. " (Shemos 19:17) The passuk ought to have said that Klal Yisrael was standing "at" the bottom of the mountain. What could the… Parshas Ki Sisa · Jan 7, 2021 Parshas Ki Tisa – The Rock’s Cleft (Guest Post from Rav Yonatan Pachas) This Dvar Torah from Rav Yonatan Paches is dedicated as a merit l'ilui nishmas Elimelech Dovid ben Dov Berel HaKohein and for the refuah shleimah of Tzvi Avraham ben… Parshas Vayeishev · Jan 7, 2021 Parshas Vayeishev – Orthodox in the Modern World וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל אָהַ֤ב אֶת־יוֹסֵף֙ מִכָּל־בָּנָ֔יו כִּֽי־בֶן־זְקֻנִ֥ים ה֖וּא ל֑וֹ וְעָ֥שָׂה ל֖וֹ כְּתֹ֥נֶת פַּסִּֽים: “ And Israel [Yaakov] loved Yosef more than his other… Parshas Toldos · Jan 7, 2021 Toldos: Honor Your Parents... Even Eisav Did. וַיֵּצֵ֥א יַֽעֲקֹ֖ב מִבְּאֵ֣ר שָׁ֑בַע וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ חָרָֽנָה: "Yaakov left Be'er Sheva and went to Charan ." (Bereishit 28:10) The Gemara in Megilla (17a) teaches that… Parshas Pekudei · Jan 7, 2021 Parshas Pekudei – A Community of Individuals Help us continue to do the great work we have been privileged to do by sponsoring a shiur or by making even a small donation. For more information please email us at… Parshas Vayechi · Jan 7, 2021 Parshas Vayechi – A Soul Powered Life “ And Yaakov lived in the land of Egypt… ” (Bereishis 47:28) The saga of Yaakov Avinu takes up more space in the Torah than any of the other Avos. In Parshas Vayechi it… Parshas Shemos · Jan 7, 2021 Parshas Shemos – Counting Stars “These are the names of the Children of Israel who came to Egypt… And all the souls descendant of Yaakov were seventy.” ( Shemos 1:1-5) Rashi comments, “Although God had… Parshas Kedoshim · Jan 7, 2021 Parshas Kedoshim – A Vision of Unity This week's article is dedicated to our beloved friends Dr. Mehl and family who unfortunately lost their father/grandfather this week. May the Neshoma of Yitzchak ben… Parshas Tazria · Jan 7, 2021 Parshas Tazria – Conflict Resolution This article has been generously sponsored anonymously in the merit of Tzvi ben Yitzchak Yaakov. May his neshoma have an aliyah. To sponsor an article and to help us… Parshas Vayakhel · Jan 7, 2021 Parshas Vayakel / Pekudei – Building a Home For God, Building Our Community ה אֶת־כָּל־עֲדַ֛ת בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵהֶ֑ם אֵ֚לֶּה הַדְּבָרִ֔ים אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּ֥ה יְהֹוָ֖ה לַֽעֲשׂ֥ת אֹתָֽם: "Moses called the whole community of the… Parshas Mikeitz · Jan 7, 2021 Parshas Mikeitz / Chanukah – Yosef: Revealer of Secrets " Pharaoh said to Yosef, “I am Pharaoh. And without you no man may lift up his hand or foot in all the land of Egypt. Pharaoh called Yosefs name Tzaphenath Paneiach… Parshas Mishpatim · Jan 7, 2021 Parshas Mishpatim – Living A Good Life Or A Godly Life This shiur has been generously sponsored by Rachel Pekarsky in the merit that we all have continued strength and clarity in our challenges and decisions. To dedicate a… Parshas Bo · Jan 7, 2021 Parshas Bo – Making An Impact Our redemption from Mitzrayim can be characterized by the word "haste." We left in a hurry as the passuk says " It was reported to Pharaoh that the people had fled ; and… Parshas Bo · Jan 7, 2021 Parshas Bo – Teffilin: Eternally Yours וְהָיָה֩ לְךָ֨ לְא֜וֹת עַל־יָֽדְךָ֗ וּלְזִכָּרוֹן֙ בֵּ֣ין עֵינֶ֔יךָ לְמַ֗עַן תִּֽהְיֶ֛ה תּוֹרַ֥ת יְהֹוָ֖ה בְּפִ֑יךָ כִּ֚י בְּיָ֣ד חֲזָקָ֔ה הוֹצִֽאֲךָ֥ יְהֹוָ֖ה… Parshas Va'eira · Jan 7, 2021 Parshas Vaeira – In Search of Eden Ioלָכֵ֞ן אֱמֹ֥ר לִבְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֘ אֲנִ֣י יְהֹוָה֒ וְהֽוֹצֵאתִ֣י אֶתְכֶ֗ם מִתַּ֨חַת֙ סִבְלֹ֣ת מִצְרַ֔יִם וְהִצַּלְתִּ֥י אֶתְכֶ֖ם מֵֽעֲבֹֽדָתָ֑ם וְגָֽאַלְתִּ֤י אֶתְכ… Parshas Ki Sisa · Jan 7, 2021 Parshas Ki Tisa – Incomprehensible God, Infinitely Connected וַיַּ֣רְא הָעָ֔ם כִּֽי בשֵׁ֥שׁ משֶׁ֖ה לָרֶ֣דֶת מִן־הָהָ֑ר וַיִּקָּהֵ֨ל הָעָ֜ם עַל־אַֽהֲרֹ֗ן וַיֹּֽאמְר֤וּ אֵלָיו֙ ק֣וּם | עֲשֵׂה־לָ֣נוּ אֱלֹהִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֤ר יֵֽלְכוּ֙… Parshas Shemos · Jan 7, 2021 Shemos – Redeeming the Ten Utterances of Creation Though some of the ideas in this article are my own, many were inspired by the beautiful teaching of the Shvilei Pinchas. Have a beautiful Shabbos, Mordechai Burg… Parshas Metzora · Jan 7, 2021 Parshas Metzora – I Am Blind So I Can See (A Tribute to My Rosh Yeshiva, Rav Yaakov Bender shlit"a) One of the fascinating halachos that we find in connection with tzaras is that the Kohen who declares the Metzora pure or impure must have good eyesight. If he is blind… Parshas Acharei Mos · Jan 7, 2021 Parshas Acharei Mos (Yom Kippur) – Hey, You Never Know וְנָתַ֧ן אַֽהֲרֹ֛ן עַל־שְׁנֵ֥י הַשְּׂעִירִ֖ם גֹּֽרָל֑וֹת גּוֹרָ֤ל אֶחָד֙ לַֽיהֹוָ֔ה וְגוֹרָ֥ל אֶחָ֖ד לַֽעֲזָאזֵֽל: וְהִקְרִ֤יב אַֽהֲרֹן֙ אֶת־הַשָּׂעִ֔יר אֲשֶׁ֨ר עָלָ֥ה… Parshas Shemini · Jan 7, 2021 Parshas Shmini – Consumed By A Strange Fire This article was written in merit of my grandmother Sarah bas Asher z"l who passed away Erev Shvii Shel Pesach at the age of 90 years old from the Corona Virus. Grandma… Parshas Emor · Jan 7, 2021 Parshas Emor: Even the Greatest Men Fall אַלְמָנָ֤ה וּגְרוּשָׁה֙ וַֽחֲלָלָ֣ה זֹנָ֔ה אֶת־אֵ֖לֶּה לֹ֣א יִקָּ֑ח כִּ֛י אִם־בְּתוּלָ֥ה מֵֽעַמָּ֖יו יִקַּ֥ח אִשָּֽׁה: A widow, a divorcee, a woman who is desecrated or… Parshas Vayechi · Jan 7, 2021 Parshas Vayechi – Not Just One God but Oneness – Holding On In The Darkness of Exile וַיִּקְרָ֥א יַֽעֲקֹ֖ב אֶל־בָּנָ֑יו וַיֹּ֗אמֶר הֵאָֽסְפוּ֙ וְאַגִּ֣ידָה לָכֶ֔ם אֵ֛ת אֲשֶׁר־יִקְרָ֥א אֶתְכֶ֖ם בְּאַֽחֲרִ֥ית הַיָּמִֽים " Jacob called for his sons and… Dvar Torah · Jan 7, 2021 Special Guest Post from Rav Yaakov Klein – Dina Bas Yaakov In attempting to fully understand an individual, especially a biblical individual who is more persona than person , one must first explore her background. Who were her… Parshas Mishpatim · Jan 7, 2021 Mishpatim – Naaseh ViNishma This week's article is dedicated to Rav Burg's sister, Becca Burg and Benji Nachshen on the occasion of their marriage. May they be zocheh to raise a Bayis Neeman… Parshas Kedoshim · Jan 7, 2021 Parshas Kedoshim: Put on a Sweater I'm Cold דַּבֵּ֞ר אֶל־כָּל־עֲדַ֧ת בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל וְאָֽמַרְתָּ֥ אֲלֵהֶ֖ם קְדשִׁ֣ים תִּֽהְי֑וּ כִּ֣י קָד֔וֹשׁ אֲנִ֖י יְהוָֹ֥ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶֽם: Speak to the entire congregation of… Parshas Terumah · Jan 7, 2021 Parshas Terumah – Do Jews Believe In Unicorns? וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהֹוָ֖ה אֶל־משֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר: דַּבֵּר֙ אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְיִקְחוּ־לִ֖י תְּרוּמָ֑ה מֵאֵ֤ת כָּל־אִישׁ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִדְּבֶ֣נּוּ לִבּ֔וֹ תִּקְח֖וּ… Parshas Tazria · Jan 7, 2021 Parshas Tazria / Metzorah – Positivity Bias This Dvar Torah is dedicated in the zechus of Yehudis Miriam Bas Raizel. May she merit a speedy refuah shleima! כ ִּ֤י תָבֹ֨אוּ֙ אֶל־אֶ֣רֶץ כּ ְנַ֔עַן אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֲנִ֛י… Parshas Beshalach · Jan 7, 2021 Parshas Beshalach – A New Song אָ֣ז יָשִֽׁיר־משֶׁה֩ וּבְנֵ֨י יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל אֶת־הַשִּׁירָ֤ה הַזֹּאת֙ לַֽיהֹוָ֔ה וַיֹּֽאמְר֖וּ לֵאמֹ֑ר אָשִׁ֤ירָה לַּֽיהֹוָה֙ כִּֽי־גָאֹ֣ה גָּאָ֔ה ס֥וּס וְרֹֽכְב֖וֹ רָמָ֥ה… Parshas Emor · Jan 7, 2021 Parshas Emor – Does God Love Everyone? This shiur has been dedicated in the zechus that all of the girls who joined the new Nitzotzos dating series should merit to find their zivug soon. To learn more about… Parshas Vayigash · Jan 7, 2021 Parshas Vayigash – The Tale of Two Kings " Then Yehudah approached him and said, "Please, my lord, let now your servant speak something into my lord's ears, and let not your wrath be kindled against your… Parshas Pinchas · Jan 7, 2021 Parshas Pinchas: The Secret Life of Tzlafchad I'd like to express my hakaras hatov to Rav Yosef Bronfeld shlita for sharing with me this amazing Dvar Torah from Rav Binyamin Freilich. I would also like to express my… Parshas Vayera · Jan 7, 2021 Parshas Vayera – Akeidas Yitzchak: Who Do You Serve? This weeks written Dvar Torah is sponsored anonymously in the zechus that all who need a shidduch should be granted one speedily and with ease. For only 18 dollars you… Parshas Vayakhel · Jan 7, 2021 Parshas Vayakhel – The Most Precious Mirrors This shiur is dedicated in the zechus of Zahava Chava bat Miriam Pessel finding a shidduch and Rachel Blima bat Chaya Raizel having continued good health. We cannot…

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