Parshas Toldos
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Toldos - The Power of Your Voice
In this shiur, delivered in Tomer Devorah, Rav Burg explains why Yitzchak loved Eisav. The hunter is always hunting new game. When Yaakov combines the power of new with the power of old he becomes worthy of the berachos of Yitzchak.
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Toldos - Don't Daven B'Yichidus
In this shmooze, delivered at Mevaseret Mishmar, Rav Burg explains the power of davening for someone else. The formation of Klal Yisrael hinges on selfless davening.
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Toldos - Limitless Potential
In this shiur, delivered in Sharfmans, Rav Burg explains how by aligning ourselves with the perspective of Yaakov Avinu the impossible becomes possible.
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Toldos - Madly in Love With Eisav
In this shmooze, delivered at a Melava Malka Fabrengen in the Kornwasser home, Rav Burg explains how Yitzchak and Rivka loved Eisav as only a parent could. In our lives we need to see ourselves with kindness and compassion just as Yitzchak and Rivka did for Ei
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Toldos - Am I a Fraud?
In this shiur, delivered in Tomer Devorah, Rav Burg explains how Rivka was confused by her dual nature. On the one hand she had a part of her that was drawn to Kedusha and yet another part was drawn to Tumah. Our conflicted nature is not a bug but a feature as
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Toldos - Impact From the Inside
In this shiur, delivered in Ba'er Miriam, Rav Burg explains the difference between the way that Avraham engaged with the world and the way Yitzchak engaged with the world. Avraham was able to have an impact even on the people of Mitzrayim but the effects were
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Toldos - Educating Eisav
In this shiur, delivered at Sharfmans, Rav Burg explains the inner nature of the name Yitzchak and why Yitzchak specifically is described as loving Eisav. Yitzchak laughs because while on the one hand he lives within boundaries, he has the capacity to defy all
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Toldos - Where Teffilah Comes From
In this shiur, delivered at Tomer Devorah, Rav Burg explains why it was Yitzchak's Teffilah and not Rivka's Teffilah that was answered when she was unable to have children. Only when we live with a sense of abundance in our lives are we capable of imagining th
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Toldos - Digging Wells - Seeing Beneath the Surface
What is the inner significance of digging wells? Why did Hashem create the world by first covering the world with water and then aggregating the water into one place so that dry land would appear? Why did Hashem create man by adding water to the soil and knead
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Parshas Toldos - Every Action Comes With A Feeling, Every Feeling Comes From A Need
The Torah tells us that Yitzchak loved Eisav because he was tricked into thinking that Eisav was a Tzaddik. However, we also know that Yitzchak was well aware of who Eisav truly was. What did Chazal really mean? In this shiur, Rav Burg explains how we can par
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Parshas Toldos - Dare to Dream
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Parshas Toldos: Parenting Eisav
As parents we know that all of our children have challenges. Some more than others. How do we parent the confused child? The child who on the outside seems like an Eisav but on the inside knows they are a Yaakov? In this shiur, Rav Burg shares with us some ess
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