Parshas Emor
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Emor/Shavuos - When We Feel So Distant From Hashem
In this shiur, delivered in Sharfmans, Rav Burg explains the inner meaning of the Kohen Baal Mum. Sometimes we feel like a Kohen, chosen for a greater mission. Sometimes we feel like a Baal Mum, like we are damaged goods. A foreigner, unworthy of doing the Avo
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Emor - Making Space In Yourself For Another
In this shiur, delivered in Ba'er Miriam, Rav Burg explains the true definition of love. When Hashem created the world, He pulled Himself back to create space for us to exist. In our relationships, we have the opportunity to act like Hashem and pull ourselves
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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 - Taking Responsibility For Every Jew
In this shiur, delivered in Ba'er Miriam, Rav Burg explains (based on a shiur from Rav Moshe Weinberger shlit"a) the inner nature of a Kohen and how we, as a nation of Kohanim, are responsible for ensuring that every Jew is brought to the Chuppah where we can
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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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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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Emor - Structured for Success (Dealing With Real Life After Sem)
In this shiur, based on a Sicha from the Lubavitcher Rebbe zt"l, Rav Burg highlights the needs for structure in order to be successful. In the Beis HaMikdash the Kohanim were vigilant because the environment was permeated with Kedusha. Outside of the Beis HaMi
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Parshas Emor - Three Pillars of Education
In this week's Parsha we find that the Kohanim are obligated to educate their children in three areas - the issur of eating insects, drinking blood and becoming tamei. The Lubavitcher Rebbe explains that these three areas give us insight into the way we ought
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Parshas Emor is in Nitzotzos on Sefer Vayikra, Rav Burg's essays on the parsha.
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Written divrei Torah
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… 
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