Yomim tovim

Cheshvan

חשון

After the inspiration fades. 4 shiurim.

Elul 5 Rosh Hashana 14 Aseres Yemei Teshuva 4 Yom Kippur 7 Succos 7 Hoshana Rabbah 5 Shemini Atzeres & Simchas Torah 2 Chanukah 14 Yud Tes Kislev 12 Asarah B'Teves 1

4 shiurim · 2 hr 38 min · one after another

The 17th of Cheshvan - When You're Afraid of What You Need Most

Oct 27, 202644 min

What happens when the very thing we need most becomes the thing we are most afraid of? When someone has been deeply hurt in a relationship, the desire for connection doesn't disappear, but the fear of being hurt again can make it almost impossible to reach for

Cheshvan Psychology & Avodas Hashem
Cheshvan - The Last Jew

Oct 16, 202633 min

In this shmooze, delivered at Mevaseret Mishmar, Rav Burg explains one of the most extraordinary expressions of Ahavas Yisrael found in Chazal. Eretz Yisrael desperately needs rain, yet Klal Yisrael delays asking Hashem for it until the seventh of Cheshvan. W

Cheshvan Mevaseret Mishmar
Cheshvan - The Stories We Tell Ourselves When Hashem Feels Absent

Oct 16, 202640 min

After the extraordinary spiritual heights of Tishrei, Cheshvan arrives with an unsettling silence. The Yomim Tovim are over, the inspiration begins to fade, and we are left wondering where all that closeness to Hashem has gone. When Shlomo HaMelech completed

Cheshvan Psychology & Avodas Hashem Emunah & Bitachon
Cheshvan - When the Music Stops: Who Are You Without the Inspiration?

Oct 14, 202641 min

What happens when the inspiration fades? When the music of Tishrei stops, the Yomim Noraim are behind us, and the spiritual energy that carried us through the Yamim Tovim begins to disappear? Cheshvan is often experienced as a spiritual letdown. But perhaps s

Cheshvan Psychology & Avodas Hashem