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Chizuk in Hard Times
War, loss, and staying strong. 15 shiurim.
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Rosh Hashana - This Year The Shofar Is Silent. Your Soul Is Not.
This year, the first day of Rosh Hashanah falls on Shabbos, and the shofar will not be blown. For many of us, especially after October 7, that silence feels frightening. If the shofar awakens us and protects the year, why would Chazal ask us to enter Rosh Hash
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Tisha B'Av - Is There Room For Me?
Massive charred beams from the destruction of the First Beis HaMikdash were recently uncovered in Ir David—preserved beneath melted plaster for thousands of years. The discovery raises a powerful question: Why preserve the ruins? Chazal teach that we are not
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🚨MUST LISTEN🚨 - The Next Phase Of The War: Transitioning Back Home
In this very raw and real conversation, Rav Burg speaks with a close Talmid who has spent the last two years at war. They explore his various experiences, the psychology of being a soldier and what it is like transitioning back home now that there is a ceasfir
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Hoshana Rabbah - Finding Life in the Shade of Hashem
In this shiur, delivered in Yeshivat HaKotel on Hoshana Rabbah, Rav Burg explains the inner meaning of seeing our shadow on Hoshana Rabbah in light of the return of the hostages. There is singing in the beginning of the shiur, the shiur begins around 8 minutes
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Rising Like a Lion - How We Can Respond to the War With Iran
In this shiur, delivered to the Chizuk Mission on Zoom, Rav Burg explains the inner meaning of a lion in Yiddishkeit. We are now being called upon to rise up and reveal the inner lion that we each have within ourselves.
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Purim - Celebrating Purim As The Slaves of Achashverosh (While Still in the Middle of War)
In this shiur, delivered Motzai Shabbos in the Lubat home in Ramat Beit Shemesh, Rav Burg explains the inner meaning Ora, Simcha, Sasson and Yikar and addresses how we can celebrate Purim amidst all of the tragedy that we have faced and while our war is still
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Mishpatim - A Response to the Latest Evil of Hamas
In this shiur, delivered at the Ramada Hotel to the Daily Giving Learn a Thon, Rav Burg explains how Klal Yisrael is in its essence a nation of Chesed while our enemies seek out new ways to inflict cruelty upon us.
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Raising Children in Turbulent Times
In this shiur, delivered to the Nshei of KBH in North Woodmere, Rav Burg explores the nature of raising children to feel securely attached.
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Chizzuk in These Difficult Times (bonus: how to talk to your children about the war with Hamas)
In this shiur, delivered in the Lubat home in RBS Hey and on zoom, Rav Burg provides Divrei Chizzuk for the community. Focusing in on the spiritual nature of what it means to be a Jew, Rav Burg explores why Achdus is of such extreme importance. At the end of t
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Connected - Q&A with Rav Yisrael Kaminetsky and Rav Mordechai Burg
The following is the list of questions for the Rabbonim: 1. Why do we daven for things like the coronavirus to go away, HaShem knows best? /Why is there a point to davening without any Kavana at all? Shouldn’t people focus more on quality and less of quantity
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Strengthening Our Emunah In Challenging Times: Social Distancing, Drawing Closer
As many of us find ourselves cut off from our communities, no longer able to Daven in Shuls etc... We must ask ourselves, how will we respond to this tragedy? In this shiur Rav Burg teaches us about how we can use social distancing as an opportunity to look in
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Rosh Hashana - Coronation Day
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Living a Life of Hope or Suffering: A Response to the Terrorist Attack in San Diego
What is the secret of Jewish survival? How have Jews managed not only to survive but to thrive even under the most oppressive conditions? The secret lies in how Judaism frames the world in which we live. Is it essentially a place of suffering or is it essentia
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Chizzuk for the Mitzvah of Kibbud Av V'Eim
Question: There are certain times that are very difficult for me to have the reverence towards my parents that I know I am supposed to have. Do you have any advice (and chizzuk) on how to always have the utmost reverence for our parents?
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