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Teshuva & Growth
Falling, getting up, regret, forgiveness, and change. 52 shiurim.
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Bereishis - Help I Have Fallen And I Can't Get Up!
In this shmooze, delivered at the first Mevaseret Mishmar of the Zman, Rav Burg explains that the problem was not that Adam HaRishon sinned but that he his behind the Eitz HaDaas. To make a mistake is human. When we identify with the sin is when we have a real
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Succos - Yes But Do You Still Love Me? The Embrace of the Sukkah After Yom Kippur
If the Ananei HaKavod first surrounded the Jewish people when they left Mitzrayim, why do we celebrate Sukkos in Tishrei? The Gra explains that Sukkos commemorates the clouds that returned after the cheit ha’eigel and the forgiveness of Yom Kippur. These were
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Aseres Yemei Teshuva - Inviting In Your Unwanted Guests: An IFS Approach to Teshuva
We often imagine Yom Kippur as a massive cleaning operation. Get rid of the jealousy, anger, shame, and desires we would rather not admit to. Make the house presentable. Then Hashem can come in. But hachnasas orchim teaches us a different avodah. A host knows
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🔥 🔥🔥 Elul Fabrengen With Chaim Ghoori and Rav Burg 🔥 🔥 🔥
At this Motzai Shabbos Fabrengen at the Robinson home in Cedharhurst, Chaim Ghoori sang the most beautiful music and Rav Burg shared Divrei Chizuk on Teshuva. Rav Burg speaks at the 18 minute mark and then again at the one hour mark.
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Bamidbar - Some Growth Only Happens in Mitzrayim
Why was Shevet Levi so much smaller than the other Shevatim? The Ramban explains that Levi was not enslaved in Mitzrayim. The rest of Klal Yisrael suffered under Pharaoh’s crushing labor and precisely through that suffering, they multiplied beyond nature. Lev
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Purim - Rectifying the Sin of Mechiras Yosef
In this short shiur, delivered Purim night in the Five Towns, Rav Burg explains why Yosef favored Binyamin and the connection to Purim.
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Vayechi - When You Can't Forgive Yourself
In this shiur, delivered in Tomer Devorah, Rav Burg explains the psychological dynamics of the relationship between Yosef and his brothers after Yaakov died. The Shevatim projected their pain onto Yosef, manipulated the truth to protect themselves and made the
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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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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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Vayeitzei - From Fragmentation To Gratitude: Rectifying Adam's Sin
In this shiur, delivered in Tomer Devorah, Rav Burg explains why gratitude can be so difficult and why it is so essential.
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Vayera - When The Change Seems Impossible
In this shiur, delivered in Tomer Devorah, Rav Burg explains the story of Avraham, Sarah and the Malachim as a lesson in how we can make changes that seem impossible.
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Nitzavim - Achieving the Impossible
In this inaugural shiur in Tomer Devorah Rav Burg explains how the Torah may in fact be in the Heavens and if it were we could ascend to the Heavens to learn it. The Torah (and Teshuva) may appear to be distant but it is in fact closer than we can possibly ima
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Shnayim Mikra: Falling in Love with Torah
In this shmooze, delivered in Mevaseret at the Shnayim Mikra Melava Malka Siyum, Rav Burg explains the inner meaning of why we say the pesukim not just once but twice, why there is a special emphasis on completing Shnayim Mikra with the Tzibbur and why it leng
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Vayeishev - Making Meaningful and Lasting Change
In this shiur, delivered in Tomer Devorah, Rav Burg explores the symmetry of the story of Yosef HaTzaddik. When Yosef truly examines his life and does the real work of being in self, not only does his own life change but the lives of his brothers change as wel
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Noach - Davening People Into Greatness
In this shiur, delivered in Ba'er Miriam, Rav Burg explains how Noach failed to help even one person do Teshuva because he didn't daven for them. Davening is a form of imagination. It allows us to see the world as Hashem wants it to be. So too when we daven fo
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Aseres Yemei Teshuva - Making Meaningful and Lasting Change
In this shiur, delivered in Tomer Devorah, Rav Burg explains (based on a Torah from the Tzemach Tzedek) how we can make meaningful and lasting change. Only when we recognize that the truest version of ourselves never participated in our Aveiros can we deeply r
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Aseres Yemei Teshuva / Yom Kippur - The Symmetry of Teshuva
In this shiur, delivered in Darchei Binah, Rav Burg explains Reb Zusias five aspects of Teshuva and the inner symmetry of Teshuva. To realign with Hashem we must live wholeheartedly, purposefully, lovingly, oriented towards a meaningful destination and with di
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Ki Teitzei / Elul - Removing the Garments of Captivity
In this shiur, delivered in Mevaseret at the first Mishmar of the year, Rav Burg speaks about Teshuva not as an accounting of our sins but as crying out for a relationship with Hashem. However, in order to do so, we must remove our garments of captivity - a su
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Chukas - Making Meaningful and Lasting Change
In this shiur, delivered to NCSY Kollel for the first Mishmar of the summer, Rav Burg explains how we can make meaning and lasting changes in our lives. When we change our core belief system we change our focus and our narratives which leads to new emotions an
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Shavuos - The Vulnerability of Change
In this shiur, delivered to the Chizzuk Mission on zoom, Rav Burg explores the true nature of Torah and why the nations of the world were afraid to accept the Torah. With a fixed mindset and the fear of change they were unable to let go of who they were in ord
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Unlocking Growth and Embracing Vulnerability - Israel Gap Year B'Iyun Podcast
In this podcast interview with Rabbi Avi Proctor, Rav Burg explores the importance of vulnerability. Discover the value of creating a space where people feel at peace with themselves and others and are comfortable being who they are is crucial for their person
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Beshalach - When Pharaoh Converts To Judaism
In this shiur, delivered in Sharfmans, Rav Burg explores three dimensions to the story of Pharaoh at the Yam Suf. 1. The simple explanation that Pharaoh was killed. 2. The deeper explanation that Pharaoh was spared and suffered as he watched the devastation
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Chanukah - Falling Upwards
In this shiur, delivered at the Lubat home in Ramat Beit Shemesh, Rav Burg explains the inner meaning behind the Machlokes between Beis Shammai and Beis Hillel as to how we light the Menorah. Even though it appears at times that we are falling, in truth all mo
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Teshuva - It All Comes Down To Me
This shiur, delivered in Darchei Binah, explores the story of Rav Elazar ben Dudaya, a man who engaged in a completely hedonistic lifestyle but managed to do Teshuva and acquire his portion in the world to come in a moment. Only through taking personal respons
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