Parshas Mishpatim - Know Your Enemy

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark alive

When confronting our enemies donkey that is being crushed under its burden we are commanded to help unload the donkey. The lessons of the Torah are timeless. What is the inner teaching of this halacha? How does it impact our every day lives? In this shiur Rav Burg teaches us foundational ideas from the Baal Shem Tov about how we confront the material world. Knowing that the physical world is not our enemy fundamentally changes the way we interact with ourselves and the world around us.