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Judaism 101
Why should I be a religious Jew? The foundations, for adults. 26 shiurim.
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Shelach - The Man Who Tried to Save Shabbos and Broke It
Why would Tzelafchad desecrate Shabbos for the sake of Heaven? Chazal reveal that the mekoshesh eitzim was not acting out of rebellion, but out of desperation. Klal Yisrael thought that after the decree not to enter Eretz Yisrael, perhaps they were no longer
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Shabbos HaGadol / Pesach - The World Is Waiting For Us To Declare Ourselves Hashem's Firstborn
In this shmooze, delivered in MMY at Mishmar, Rav Burg explains the Nes Gadol that happened on Shabbos HaGadol when Klal Yisrael was on the verge of leaving Mitzrayim.
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Making A Lasting Commitment To Halacha
In this shiur, delivered in Midreshet Moriah at a Yom Iyun on Halacha, Rav Burg explains the value of a halachik life and why we have a hard time maintaining our commitment to halacha. Rav Burg also addresses the beauty of imperfection when we inevitably fall
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Parshas Vaeschanan / Shabbos Nachamu - Family Comes First
In this shiur, delivered at the last Mishmar of the summer on NCSY Kollel, Rav Burg explains why Moshe Rabbeinu asked for matnas chinam, why he so longed to enter into Eretz Yisrael and why he gazed upon Yerushalayim and Har Habyis.
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Vayakhel - Turning the Week Into Shabbos
In this shiur, delivered in Ba'er Miriam, Rav Burg explains the inner connection between Shabbos and the Mishkan. Our responsibility is to build a vessel and to relinquish control to Hashem that He will fill our vessel with Divine blessings. In this way we let
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Terumah - Discovering the Essence in Every Mitzvah
In this shiur, delivered in Ba'er Miriam, Rav Burg explains (based on the Kedushas Levi) why the Aron containing the Luchos is mentioned twice and why the rods in the Aron were not allowed to be removed. The Luchos represent the essence of our relationship wit
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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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Aish Kodesh - 4 (Shabbos Shuva)
In this shiur the Aish Kodesh presents a daring exploration of how Hashem fulfills the entire Torah, including the mitzvah of teshuva. How can Hashem do teshuva if he can't sin? How can Hashem regret something if He is perfect? The Aish Kodesh explains that Ha
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Judaism 101 - Free Will Part 2
Free Will is arguably the most important topic in Judaism. Without a belief in free will there is no concept of reward and punishment. But what is free will? Do we really have free will if God already knows what we are going to choose?
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Judaism 101 - Free Will Part 1
Free Will is arguably the most important topic in Judaism. Without a belief in free will there is no concept of reward and punishment. But what is free will? Do we really have free will if God already knows what we are going to choose?
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When Halacha Feels Like A Burden
Question: How does one work on finding Halacha to be less of a burden? For example, I have a hard time with not singing in front of men, especially when it comes to the Shabbos table and we may have male guests or relatives and I want to join in on Zemiros? I
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Judaism 101 - Shiur #9 - Is a Godly Revelation Necessary?
Now that we have shown that there is a design to our world which in turn indicates that there is a purpose, we have come to expect a revelation of that purpose. The question is, do we need an "external" revelation from God to teach us that purpose or is an "in
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Judaism 101 - Shiur #8 - Expecting Revelation
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Judaism 101 - Shiur #7 - Intelligent Design Part 2
This shiur is a continuation of Shiur #6. Now that we have shown that intelligent design is a reasonable argument for the existence of God we must ask the question, does God Himself not have an intelligence design? If so, does God have a designer?
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Judaism 101 - Shiur #6 - Intelligent Design
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Judaism 101 - Shiur #5 - Cosmological Proofs of God
We can't measure God's existence but does science allow for belief in God. As we consider three models for the creation of the universe we will see that there is plenty that points to tne reality of God.
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Teffilah Shiur #1 - The Greatest Non-Mitzvah Mitzvah
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 are doing at Nitzotzos. To sponsor please email us at Nitzotzos@gmail.com There are very f
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Judaism 101 - Shiur #4 - Five Features of the Soul
In zchus of a refuah shlaimah for חיה בטשבע ציפורה בת מלכה אסתר and אידל תרצה בת לאה 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 are d
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Judaism 101 - Shiur #3 - Getting In Touch With Your Soul
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 are doing at Nitzotzos. To sponsor please email us at Nitzotzos@gmail.com This shiur discu
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Judaism 101 - Shiur #2 - Who is God and Can We Prove He is Real?
Some people say, "I don't believe in God." But who is the God they don't believe in? What exactly does God mean? What type of proof would we need to know that God is real?
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Judaism 101 - Knowledge and Belief
What is the difference between Yedia and Emunah, Knowledge and Belief? In discovering God, are we meant to follow the Mesorah or are we meant to investigate for ourselves?
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Why Should I Be A Religious Jew
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 are doing at Nitzotzos. To sponsor please email us at Nitzotzos@gmail.com Question: Why is
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Tu B'Av/ Shabbos Nachamu: Moving beyond the pain
7 days after Tisha B'Av we are expected to move beyond the pain of the destruction of the Beis Hamikdash but how can we move on in such a broken world? Though Chazal tell us that Tu B'Av is one of the most important days in the Jewish calendar, the message of
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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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