Theme
Parenting
Raising children, teenagers, and ourselves. 42 shiurim.
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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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Tisha B'Av - Kinnah 16 - When Titus Defeats Hashem and Jewish Children Sing
Titus enters the Kodesh HaKodashim, desecrates everything sacred, and walks away untouched. The Roman armies tear through the Beis HaMikdash while the angels stand ready—and Hashem appears to remain silent. Evil does not merely attack. It appears to win. But
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Bamidbar - Chinuch Is Not Education, It Is Creation.
Why does the Torah call Aharon’s sons the children of Moshe? Because Moshe taught them Torah. But Chazal are telling us something much deeper than the value of good teaching. A Rebbe does not simply transfer information. He gives life. He helps a talmid becom
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Tazria-Metzora - Raising Children To Leave The Nest
Why does the Torah prefer the ben yonah over the tor after childbirth? The tor bonds for life. When it loses its partner, it never recovers. The ben yonah also bonds deeply but can re-pair after loss. In this shiur, delivered in Ba'er Miriam, Rav Burg expla
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Kibbud Av VaEim - Establishing A Genuine Relationship With Hashem
In this shiur, delivered in Michlala, Rav Burg explains the inner connection between honoring our parents and being Davek to Hashem. When we honor our parents we firmly attach ourselves to Hashem and to life itself.
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Vayishlach - The Tears of Rachel Create Children of Teshuva
In this shiur, delivered in Ba'er Miriam, Rav Burg explains why it is specifically Rachel who is buried on the side of the road and why her tears return us to Eretz Yisrael and the ultimate redemption.
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Bamidbar / Shavuos - Raising Awesome Children
In this shiur, delivered in Tomer Devorah, Rav Burg explains why Shevet Dan had significantly more people than Shevet Binyamin despite the fact that Dan had only one child and Binyamin had ten. When we raise our children, especially those who have challenges,
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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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Vayishlach - Raising Children in Hatred
In this shiur, delivered in Ba'er Miriam, Rav Burg explains the difference between how Eisav raises his children in resentment and Yosef raises his children to let go of their trauma and find greatness in their struggles.
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Shavuos - Ladies First (A Lesson in Raising Children)
In this shiur, delivered at the first ever Chizzuk Mission shiur in Los Angeles, Rav Burg discusses why the Torah was given first to women and then afterwards to the men. Only when our children are first given the space to discover who they are can they become
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Conversations - Episode 2 - Healthy Attachment, Educating Rebellious Children and More...
On the second episode of “Conversations” in Yeshivat Mevaseret, Akiva Schanzer and Eli Schuckman sat down with Rav Burg to discuss healthy attachment within a home and the community at large. They discussed how to create an environment in the home where a chil
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Chanukah - The Feminine Chinuch of Chanukah
In this shiur, delivered to the Shana Bet of Michlala, Rav Burg explains the difference between Chinuch (masculine) and Chanukah (feminine). On Chanukah we lovingly embrace our children just as they are. Shiur was followed by a question and answer session.
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Vayeshev - Creating a Loving Space For Our Children
In this shiur, delivered in Ramat Beit Shemesh to the Nshei of Torat Moshe, Rav Burg explores the story of Yosef and his brothers. Children are playing charades and our responsibility is to listen to their messages. Every child is looking for connection. We mu
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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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NCSY Staff Training
In this shiur, delivered in the Jerusalem Gold Hotel in Yerushalayim to NCSY Summer advisors, Rav Burg addresses the topic of Chinuch and how it is an expression of our Avodas Hashem. The shiur was followed by a question and answer session about practical topi
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Emor - Loving Those Who Curse God
In this shiur, delivered on the NCSY staff training Shabbaton, Rav Burg explains the secret story behind the Mekalel and what led him to curse Hashem and scoff at the Lechem HaPanim. It is imperative for us to ensure that our children feel that they have a dee
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Parshas Yisro - Rational vs Suprarational Education
In order to marry Tzipporah, Moshe Rabbeinu makes a deal with Yisro to give his first born child to Avodah Zara. How couold Moshe have done this? Are we not obligated to give our lives in order to avoid serving idols? Not only does this go against the Torah bu
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Vayechi - We Are Not Our Lowest Moments
The challenge of parenting in today's generation may feel enormous. Yosef HaTzaddik teaches us that even in the most difficult circumstances we are all capable of raising children like Menashe and Ephraim. Our children have two parts: Menashe - the parts they
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Parshas Vayigash - A Father's Love
Yosef HaTzaddik reveals himself to his brothers and asks "Is my father still alive?" Of course he is alive! The brothers have been talking about Yaakov throughout their entire time in Mitzrayim. The journey of life can be terrifying. How do we maintain our str
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Parshas Vayigash - You Are Enough
Yehuda tells Yosef do not get angry for you are like Pharaoh himself. The worst way to get someone to calm down is to tell them to calm down. Why would Yehuda tell Yosef not to get angry? In this shiur Rav Burg explains the difference between an abundance ment
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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 encounte
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Parshas Beshalach - Raising Children in Exile
Chazal tell us that it was the children who recognized Hashem at Kerias Yam Suf and declared זה אלי ואנויהו, this is my God and I will glorify him. How did the children recognize Hashem? In this shiur Rav Burg explores the Gemara (Sotah 11b) in depth giving us
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Parshas Chukas - Gentle Chinuch
In one of the most perplexing stories in Chumash, Moshe Rabbeinu is told by Hashem to speak to the rock in order to bring forth water so that Klal Yisrael could have what to drink. Rather than following Hashem's intrsuctions, Moshe Rabbeinu hits the rock and l
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