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Chassidus
Tanya, Aish Kodesh, Rebbe Nachman, the Baal Shem Tov, fabrengens. 102 shiurim.
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Hoshana Rabba - Yearning For An Embodied Relationship With Hashem
The soul is always searching for home. We spend so much of our lives trying to get closer to Hashem. We seek inspiration, clarity, healing, spiritual intensity, and the feeling that we are finally where we are supposed to be. But what if even those experience
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Succos - Safe Enough to Look Up
What does it mean that the sukkah is described by the Baalei Chassidus as Hashem’s embrace? Delivered at the Mesorah Simchas Beis Hashoeva, in this short shmooze Rav Burg explores a powerful idea: real growth becomes possible when a person feels safe enough t
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Succos - When You Find Yourself, There’s Room for Everyone
Why is it sometimes so difficult to make room for someone who is different from us? Given to NCSY 4G advisors as part of their chinuch development, in this shiur Rav Burg explores how returning to ourselves on Yom Kippur prepares us to welcome others into our
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Nitzavim - Are You Dating or Auditioning? Where Real Attraction Comes From
Dating has a strange way of pulling us out of ourselves. Instead of meeting the person across from us, we begin watching ourselves through their eyes: Am I saying the right thing? Do they want me? The Baal HaTurim finds a remez to Elul in the words אֶת לְבָבְ
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Nitzavim - You Don’t Need to Become More Jewish. You Need to Become More Yourself.
Most of us assume that Yiddishkeit is something being asked of us from the outside. And when it feels difficult, we take that difficulty as proof that it is not really who we are. But the Torah says something very different: “Ki karov eilecha hadavar me’od”—i
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🔥 🔥🔥 Elul Fabrengen With Chaim Ghoori and Rav Burg 🔥 🔥 🔥
At this Motzai Shabbos Fabrengen at the Robinson home in Cedharhurst, Chaim Ghoori sang the most beautiful music and Rav Burg shared Divrei Chizuk on Teshuva. Rav Burg speaks at the 18 minute mark and then again at the one hour mark.
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Matos/Masei - The Journey After Failure
In Parshas Matos/Masei, the Torah records the forty-two journeys of Klal Yisrael through the Midbar. At first glance, the list seems like history that will never happen again. But the Baal Shem Tov teaches that every person has his own forty-two journeys. In
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12 Lessons From The Knicks Championship Run
In 1968, after the first manned mission to orbit the moon, the Rebbe taught that even a lunar expedition contains lessons in avodas Hashem. Quoting the Baal Shem Tov, the Rebbe reminded us that everything a person sees or hears must become a lesson in serving
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Lag Ba'Omer - In The Merit of Rebbe Shimon
In this shmooze, delivered at the Mevaseret/Shaalvim Lag Ba'Omer Hilula, Rav Burg explains how the merit of Rebbe Shimon Bar Yochai can absolve all of Klal Yisrael from judgement.
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Beshalach / Yud Shevat - March Foward, The Sea Will Split!
In this shiur, delivered at the English Speaking Chabad of Neve Shamir in honor of Yud Shevat, Rav Burg explains why the Friediker Rebbe and the Lubavitcher Rebbe held the radically optimistic belief that if you just keep marching foward the sea will surely sp
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Tetzaveh - Discovering the Spark of Moshe Rabbeinu in Ourselves
In this shiur, delivered in Ba'er Miriam, Rav Burg explains (based on a Sicha from the Lubavitcher Rebbe) the inner meaning of why Moshe Rabbeinu's name is missing in this week’s parsha. We all carry within our own souls a spark of Moshe Rabbeinu. When we defi
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Bo - Midnight Madness: The Revelation of the Essence
In this shiur, delivered in Ba'er Miriam, Rav Burg explains (based on a Sicha from the Lubavitcher Rebbe zt"l) why Makkas Bechoros specifically happens at midnight and why Klal Yisrael needed a special protection during this plague. Hashem chooses Klal Yisrael
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Vaeira - The Wisdom of the Heart
In this shiur, delivered in Tomer Devorah, Rav Burg explains (based on a Torah from the Lubavitcher Rebbe zt"l) why Rashi reminds us that Avraham, Yitzchak and Yaakov are the Avos. Moshe Rabbeinu learns that Hashem is trying to communicate His essence to Klal
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Shemos - Tracht Gut!
In this shiur, delivered in Tomer Devorah, Rav Burg explains (based on a Sicha from the Lubavitcher Rebbe zt"l) why the Torah tells us that Moshe Rabbeinu was afraid despite the fact that it doesn't seem to advance the narrative of the story in any way. The wa
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Yud Tes Kislev / Vayeishev - Hashem is Obsessed With You
In this shiur, delivered at the Mevaseret Yud Tes Kislev Fabrengen, Rav Burg explains how Hashem writes down all of our Mitzvos and has incredible nachas from us. The Baal Shem Tov came down into this world to remind us that each and every Yid is the beloved c
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Vayera - Making the Ultimate Sacrifice
In this shiur, delivered in Ba'er Miriam, Rav Burg explains (based on a Sicha from the Lubavitcher Rebbe zt"l) the true nature of Mesiras Nefesh. Anyone can sacrifice their life for a greater cause but in a certain way that can still be self serving. The ultim
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Noach - Olive Trees and Fresh Leaves
In this shiur, delivered at Thursday night Mishmar in Mevaseret, Rav Burg explains (based on a sicha from the Lubavitcher Rebbe) how Noach knew that the waters of the flood had receded and that it was safe for him to leave the Teiva. We can leave the Teiva whe
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Vayelech - The Torah is NOT in Heaven
In this shiur, delivered in Tomer Devorah, Rav Burg explains (based on a Sicha from the Lubavitcher Rebbe) how Hashem relates to us through various channels. Miracles overwhelm us. The natural world reveals Hashem but we remain a distinct entity. Only through
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Ki Tavo - Grateful For The Dream, Grateful For The Reality
In this shiur, the first shiur of the year in Tomer Devorah, Rav Burg explores the Machlokes as to when we begin to be obligated in the Mitzvah of Bikkurim. According to the Gemara it is from the time we settle Eretz Yisrael. According to the Sifri it is from
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Shabbos Nachamu - Golus As An Expression of Unconditional Love
In this shiur, delivered at the final Mishmar of NCSY Kollel, Rav Burg explains (based on a Torah from the Lubavitcher Rebbe zt"l) the inner nature of Golus. Once we understand that Hashem has only turned away from us in order to deepen our relationship we can
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Behar - Heter Iska: Building a Relationship With Hashem
In this shiur, delivered in Ba'er Miriam, Rav Burg explains (based on a Sicha from the Lubavitcher Rebbe) the inner nature of a Heter Iska. As mere mortals we cannot create a relationship with Hashem. Hashem must initiate a relationship with us and then we can
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Emor - Complete Submission to Hashem
In this shiur, the final shiur of the year in Sharfmans, Rav Burg explores (based on a sicha from the Lubavitcher Rebbe) why the Eved Canaani is able to eat from the Terumah of the Kohen as opposed to the Eved Ivri and how this Halacha relates to our lives. Wh
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Emor / Pesach / Sefiras HaOmer / Shavuos - Transforming From Animal Into Godly
In this shiur, delivered in Tomer Devorah, Rav Burg explains (based on a Sicha from the Lubavitcher Rebbe zt"l) the three step process of moving from Pesach into Sefiras HaOmer and ultimately Shavuos. Each step in the process is another level of engagement wit
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Mishpatim - The Prohibition of Milk and Meat: Creating Healthy Boundaries
In this shiur, delivered in Sharfman's, Rav Burg explains (based on a sicha from the Lubavitcher Rebbe) why Shaatnez is sometimes permitted, why Kilyaim is never permitted and why we might have thought that milk and meat would be permissible for the eating of
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