Parshas Yisro
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Yisro - Opening Yourself Up To The Truth
In this shiur, delivered to NCSY 4G Chicago, Rav Burg explains what it was about Yisro that made him able not only to hear but also to listen to the truth. When our hearts and minds are open only then can we allow the truth to penetrate our being.
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Yisro - The Fire of Har Sinai Still Burns Today
In this shiur, delivered in the Mashiach home in Chicago, Rav Burg explores the Gemara that says that birds would be incinerated if they flew over Yonasan Ben Uziel while he was learning Torah.
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Yisro - Building a Direct Connection With Hashem
In this shiur, delivered in Los Angeles to the Chizuk Mission, Rav Burg explains the inner meaning of Yisro's criticism of Moshe Rabbeinu.
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Yisro - Communicating The Essence
In this shiur, delivered at Stern College, Rav Burg explains the inner connection between being misameach a Chasan and a Kallah and meriting the Five Kolos of Torah.
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Yisro - On Eagles Wings
In this shiur, delivered in Sharfmans, Rav Burg shares a Torah from Rav Moshe Weinberger shlit"a on what it means that Hashem took us out of Mitzrayim on eagles wings. Because we have been in Golus for so long we have forgotten that we have the ability to soar
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Yisro - Restoring the Radiance of Klal Yisrael
In this shiur, delivered at Ba'er Miriam, Rav Burg explains how before Klal Yisrael could receive the Torah they needed to be restored to their glory. Only after Klal Yisrael was healed could they receive the Torah.
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Yisro - Insiders and Outsiders
The Medrash tells us that Yisro added on a chapter to the Torah that otherwise would not have been taught. How could this be so? In this shiur, based on a sicha from the Lubavitcher Rebbe zt"l, Rav Burg explains the difference between the approach of Yisro, th
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Parshas Yisro - Excitement vs Inspiration
When Yisro joins Moshe Rabbeinu in the desert, Moshe relays all of the happenings that occurred to Klal Yisrael. This despite the fact that the passuk already tells us that Yisro had heard everything. Why did Moshe tell Yisro what he already knew? What was bei
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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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Parshas Yisro - The Power of Desire
At the end of Parshas Yisro we find a commandment not to act immodestly as we ascend the Mizbeach. The last passuk in the parsha ought to be the climax of the entire parsha. It's where the whole story was headed! As the last pasuk in the Parsha of the giving o
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Parshas Yisro - It's Not A Religion It's A Relationship
At Har Sinai the passuk references five kolos. The Gemara in Berachos connects this to the five kolos we reference in Sheva Berachos and says that those who want a kinyan in Torah ought to celebrate a bridesgroom. In this shiur, Rav Burg explains the five dim
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Parshas Yisro / Tu BiShvat - I Know You Hear Me But Are You Listening?
The parsha of Kabbalas HaTorah begins with the words "Vayishma Yisro." This indicates that the entirety of this parsha is encapsulated in these two words. What is the deeper meaning of listening? Who was Yisro? In this shiur, delivered in Yerushalayim at the
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