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Rising Like a Lion - How We Can Respond to the War With Iran 49:59

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In this shiur, delivered to the Chizuk Mission on Zoom, Rav Burg explains the inner meaning of a lion in Yiddishkeit. We are now being called upon to rise up and reveal the inner lion that we each have within ourselves.

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Shelach - Do We Desire or Despise Eretz Yisrael 43:12

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In this shiur, delivered in Ba'er Miriam, Rav Burg explains why we must desire Eretz Yisrael and the consequences of despising it. Contempt is the greatest predictor of divorce. If we despise Eretz Yisrael there is no hope for our relationship with Hashem.

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Shelach - It's Hashem Home and We Are His Guests 35:42

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In this shiur, delivered at Yeshivat HaKotel, Rav Burg explains the desire of the Meraglim, the mistake kfof the Maapilim and why adding a Yud to Yehoshua's name made all the difference. Are we guests in Hashem's home or are we the owners? How we show up to Eretz Yisrael means everything.

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Behaalosecha - Marriage: The Harmony of Polar Opposites 46:47

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In this shiur, delivered in Ba'er Miriam, Rav Burg explains the inner connection between the Mitzvos of Mila and Kesuba. It is far easier to cut something or someone off than it is to create unity with someone who is your polar opposite.

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Naso - Isha Sotah: the Feminine Discovery of Hashem in this world 34:40

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In this shiur, delivered in Tomer Devorah, Rav Burg explains the inner meaning of the Isha Sotah and how we are redeemed only when the feminine influence on our world is revealed.

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Naso - Building a Vessel of Shalom 28:15

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In this shmooze, delivered at the final Mevaseret Mishmar of the year, Rav Burg explains the inner the nature of Shalom and how it contains all of the Bracha in our lives.

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Naso - A Lack of Faith, an Abundance of Control 37:37

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In this shiur, delivered in Ba'er Miriam, Rav Burg explains the connection between the control that a man exerts over a Kohen and bowhow thaythat controlling behavior impacts his marriage. Someone who has deep Emuna is deeply connected to themselves, firmly planted in their own soil, and therefore they have no need or desire to control others.…

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Shavuos - Taking Responsibility for Being Mekabel the Torah 24:47

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In this shmooze, delivered at Mevaseret Mishmar, Rav Burg explains the inner connection between the cutting of the grain and Shavuos. On Shavuos Hashem gives us the Torah but it is up to us to take responsibility for receiving the Torah.

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Bamidbar / Shavuos - Raising Awesome Children 39:45

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In this shiur, delivered in Tomer Devorah, Rav Burg explains why Shevet Dan had significantly more people than Shevet Binyamin despite the fact that Dan had only one child and Binyamin had ten. When we raise our children, especially those who have challenges, to believe that they are awesome, they can live beyond their natural limitations.…

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Bamidbar - Creativity and Surrender 30:44

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In this shiur, delivered in Ba'er Miriam, Rav Burg explains the inner meaning of the Maamar Chazal that says that Nadav aneand Avihu sinned because they did not have children. When we have an outlet for our creativity, we have a greater capacity for surrender.

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Bechukosai - Family Can Always Raid the Fridge 35:50

29 روز پیش35:50

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In this shiur, delivered in Tomer Devorah, Rav Burg explains the inner connection between Ameilus B'Torah and Shemita.

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Bechukosai - Worse Than Anger, Apathy 27:51

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In this shiur, delivered in Sharfmans, Rav Burg explains why the ultimate punishment is not for our anger with Hashem but with our apathy.

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Behar - Robbing the Poor of their Dignity (Say Good Morning!) 39:02

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In this shiur, delivered in Ba'er Miriam, Rav Burg explains why when we fail to return someone's greeting we are robbing them of their dignity and sending them on a downwards spiral.

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Shavuos - You're Not Broken 47:06

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In this shiur, delivered in Aish HaTorah to the Chizuk Mission, Rav Burg explains the inner meaning of Matan Torah. At Matan Torah there was no echo because all of the world revealed itself to be an expression of the Dvar Hashem. Though the world reverted back to its previous state, it years to be its authentic self. Our mission is to reveal the true essence of everything in this world. Though the world in its fragmented state clings to us in a way that we feel drags us down, it does so because it yearns to be connected to Hashem. This is true not only of the material world but even of the broken parts of ourselves.…

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Lag Ba’Omer - The Secret of Beginning Again 13:24

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In this shmooze, delivered at the joint Mevaseret/Shaalvim Lag Ba’Omer event, Rav Burg explains how Rav Akiva was able to begin again even after he lost 24000 talmidim. Rav Shimon Bar Yochai reveals that even unimaginable suffering can be a gift when used correctly.

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Emor/Shavuos - When We Feel So Distant From Hashem 30:34

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In this shiur, delivered in Sharfmans, Rav Burg explains the inner meaning of the Kohen Baal Mum. Sometimes we feel like a Kohen, chosen for a greater mission. Sometimes we feel like a Baal Mum, like we are damaged goods. A foreigner, unworthy of doing the Avodah in the Beis HaMikdash. The Kohen Baal Mum asks the question, Hashem why did you make me feel so distant from You?!? The answer to this question lies in the essence of Shavuos.…

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Emor - Making Space In Yourself For Another 39:30

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In this shiur, delivered in Ba'er Miriam, Rav Burg explains the true definition of love. When Hashem created the world, He pulled Himself back to create space for us to exist. In our relationships, we have the opportunity to act like Hashem and pull ourselves back to create space for another. We are often afraid to do so because we lack a deep connection to our infinite Godly souls. When we play the game of life with an infinite amount of "poker chips" we are strong enough to pull back and give ourselves to another.…

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Sefiras HaOmer - The Inner Essence of Kavod 48:29

۷ weeks پیش48:29

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In this shiur, delivered in Tomer Devorah, Rav Burg explains the inner meaning of Kavod. Kavod does not mean approval, recognition, appreciation or honor. On one level it means the substance of a person. The awareness of the Godliness that resides within each and every one of us. On a deeper level it means the immeasurable preciousness that the Ribono Shel Olam has for every single Jew.…

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Tazria-Metzora: Seeing The Complete Person And All Of Their Beauty 48:25

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In this shiur, delivered in Tomer Devorah, Rav Burg examines many of the halachos of the Metzora and explains the inner nature of each one. When we take a snapshot of someone, defining them without context by their lowest moments, we fail to capture the full picture of who they are.

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Sefiras HaOmer: Finding Menucha in Chaotic Times 28:22

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In this shmooze, delivered at Mevaseret Mishmar, Rav Burg explains the inner meaning of Sefiras HaOmer and the connection to Shabbos. Only when we find serenity can we dream and only when we can dream can we receive the Torah.

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Tazria-Metzora: Not Just Being But Becoming Tahor 41:15

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In this shiur, delivered in Ba'er Miriam, Rav Burg explains the inner meaning of the Niddah cycle. The halacha of the mother who gives birth to a baby boy and gives her son a Bris represents the Torah of man. We are not meant to live in a state of Tahara but to achieve a state of Tahara. In this way we rectify the sin of Adam HaRishon.…

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Shemini - When We Are Merciful To The Cruel: Creating Healthy Boundaries 35:17

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In this shiur, delivered in Ba'er Miriam, Rav Burg explores the inner nature of the Racham bird. In today's day and age it is popular to put things in "context" in order to find compassion for those who commit atrocities. Ultimately this leads to the development of a cruel society. Similarly, in relationships, while there is often value in being compassionate, we must learn to create healthy boundaries when someone is showing up in ways that are inappropriate and make us feel unsafe. The Racham bird may be compassionate, but it's compassionate even to the cruel.…

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Shemini - Seeing the Godliness in Ourselves Even When We Have Stumbled 27:06

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In this shmooze, delivered at Mevaseret Mishmar, Rav Burg explores three different Torah’s around the halachos of Kashrus in animals. The Kli Yakar explains that we must be careful about our surrounding influences. Rav Yisrael Salanter teaches that we can never write off another Jew. The Chida explains that we need to define people by their core positivity. And if this is true about how we relate to others, it is certainly the way we need to relate to ourselves.…

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Shemini - Are We Serving Hashem or Serving Ourselves? 37:00

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In this shiur, delivered in Sharfmans, Rav Burg explains the inner nature of the sin of Nadav and Avihu. What does it mean that they were drunk? Why is Ahron HaKohen told to communicate the issur about being drunk in the Mishkan for all generations? There is a difference between religious and spiritual. Religion is about serving Hashem the way He wants to be served. Spirituality is about serving Hashem with all of our heart. When we combine being religious and spiritual is when we are truly serving Hashem wholeheartedly.…

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Pesach - Mashiach: Bnei Ephraim Paves the Way 29:24

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In this shiur, Rav Burg explains (based on a Torah from the Shvilei Pinchas) the secret of the Bnei Ephraim leaving Mitzrayim 30 years too early. What was their thought process? What was their mistake? Why does Hashem say that He will avenge their blood if they made a mistake?

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Pesach - Ha Lachma Anya - This Is The Bread of Chesed 52:15

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In this shiur, delivered in Ba'er Miriam on Erev Pesach, Rav Burg explains the inner meaning of Ha Lachma Anya. Only through pure Chesed will Klal Yisrael ultimately be redeemed.

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Vayikra - Drawing Close to Hashem in the Physical World 25:43

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In this shiur Rav Burg explains the deeper meaning of the small Aleph at the beginning of Vayikra. When we humble ourselves and the world then we reveal the inner essence of Hashem that the material world is rooted in. Only when we harmonize the physical and the spiritual world are we fulfilling the mission for which we were created.…

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Pesach - Restoring Dignity and Responsibility 41:05

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In this shiur, delivered in Tomer Devorah, Rav Burg explains why Hashem wanted Klal Yisrael to avoid the Pelishtim as they left Mitzrayim, why the first Mitzvah Klal Yisrael received was freeing slaves and why on the precipice of entering Eretz Yisrael, Moshe Rabbeinu reminds Klal Yisrael of the fears they experienced when they left Mitzrayim. To be a slave in Mitzrayim means to lose all sense of dignity and agency over one's life. The process of taking Klal Yisrael out of Mitzrayim is restoring their dignity and giving them a sense of responsibility for their lives.…

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Pekudei - Building a Relationship with Hashem 35:43

12 weeks پیش35:43

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In this shiur, delivered in Sharfmans, Rav Burg uses several different aspects of the Mishkan to explore how we can build a relationship with Hashem.

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Pesach - The Birth of a Nation 33:31

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In this shiur, delivered in Ba'er Miriam, Rav Burg explains the deeper meaning of Yetzias Mitzrayim. More than just Hashem overpowering Pharaoh, Hashem took Klal Yisrael out from the womb of Mitzrayim and birthed us into a nation.

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Vayakhel - Making Space for the Copper Jews 21:09

13 weeks پیش21:09

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In this shiur, delivered at Mevaseret Mishmar "Unplugged" (last Mishmar of the Zman), Rav Burg shared a Vort from the Noviminsker Rebbe zt"l who explains why in the Mishkan they collected not only gold and silver but even copper. A Yeshiva is a place where even boys who don't obviously shine are a cherished part of the Yeshiva. Only when we value the copper Talmidim can we be considered a true Mishkan.…

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Vayakhel - Turning the Week Into Shabbos 41:57

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In this shiur, delivered in Ba'er Miriam, Rav Burg explains the inner connection between Shabbos and the Mishkan. Our responsibility is to build a vessel and to relinquish control to Hashem that He will fill our vessel with Divine blessings. In this way we let go of the anxiety of taking responsibility for the outcome of Parnasa. At this level even our weekdays take on an element of Shabbos.…

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Purim - Living Life on Fire 33:03

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In this shiur, delivered in Aish Gesher for Women, Rav Burg explains the inner meaning of why Esther HaMalka insisted that Purim be established as a Yom Tov and Megillas Esther be included in Tanach. When we understand the secret of the Machtzis Hashekel being a coin of fire, that we have a mission for which we are created, that Hashem loves us eternally and that small actions make a big difference, we recognize that we are all writing a Megillah for generations to come.…

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Purim - Celebrating Purim As The Slaves of Achashverosh (While Still in the Middle of War) 1:06:19

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In this shiur, delivered Motzai Shabbos in the Lubat home in Ramat Beit Shemesh, Rav Burg explains the inner meaning Ora, Simcha, Sasson and Yikar and addresses how we can celebrate Purim amidst all of the tragedy that we have faced and while our war is still ongoing.

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Purim / Hilula of Moshe Rabbeinu - The Secret of Jewish Survival 30:59

15 weeks پیش30:59

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In this shmooze, delivered at the pre-Purim / Hilula of Moshe Rabbeinu Mevaseret Mishmar, Rav Burg explains the significance of the fact that Haman rejoiced over the fact that the lottery fell out in Adar, the month when Moshe Rabbeinu passed away. Haman failed to realize that in Yiddishkeit death is just the beginning of new life.…

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Tetzaveh - Hashem Wants To Hear From You! 31:59

15 weeks پیش31:59

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In this shiur, delivered in Sharfmans, Rav Burg explains the inner meaning of the noise that the Kohen Gadol's clothing makes upon entering the Beis HaMikdash. There is a difference between guilt and shame. When we feel shame we feel unworthy of love and connection. When we feel guilt we are tapped into our true self which is essentially connected to Hashem. That bond can never be broken and Hashem always wants to hear from us no matter how far we have strayed.…

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Tetzaveh - Discovering the Spark of Moshe Rabbeinu in Ourselves 35:22

15 weeks پیش35:22

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In this shiur, delivered in Ba'er Miriam, Rav Burg explains (based on a Sicha from the Lubavitcher Rebbe) the inner meaning of why Moshe Rabbeinu's name is missing in this week’s parsha. We all carry within our own souls a spark of Moshe Rabbeinu. When we define ourselves by our essential self we tap into that spark and transform our service of Hashem.…

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Purim - Discovering Our Light Within The Darkness 50:57

15 weeks پیش50:57

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In this shiur, delivered in Aish HaTorah to the Chizuk Mission, Rav Burg explains the inner meaning of the halachos of how we read the Megillah, how we roll the Megillah and the tenses of the Brachos. Esther is the bechina of the greatest possible concealment, which is where she discovers her truest self.…

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Hineini - Standing Ready To Do The Impossible 52:32

15 weeks پیش52:32

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In this shiur, delivered to Darchei Binah on the occasion of their 30th day of being social media free, Rav Burg explains the inner meaning of the word Hineini. Hineini means to stand with humility and bravely face the impossible. As we let go of distractions in our lives we become more present in reality and have the capacity to live Hineini lives.…

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Terumah - Transforming The World One Donation At A Time 24:41

16 weeks پیش24:41

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In this shiur, delivered in Sharfmans, Rav Burg explains why this Parsha is named Terumah and not Mishkan. To make a lasting and meaningful change in this world, the transformation needs to come from below. As we become givers, the world becomes a dwelling place for Hashem.

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Terumah - When We Hate the Ones We Love 37:18

16 weeks پیش37:18

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In this shiur, delivered in Tomer Devorah, Rav Burg explains the inner meaning of the Keruvim standing in an intimate embrace as the Beis HaMikdash is being destroyed. The secret of Sinas Chinam is that we only hate because we love.

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Terumah - Discovering the Essence in Every Mitzvah 30:01

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In this shiur, delivered in Ba'er Miriam, Rav Burg explains (based on the Kedushas Levi) why the Aron containing the Luchos is mentioned twice and why the rods in the Aron were not allowed to be removed. The Luchos represent the essence of our relationship with Hashem. Sometimes our Yiddishkeit can feel disjointed. Mitzvos may feel like they stand alone, separate from our mission to be Davek to Hashem. The Aron must be portable, revealing the essence in every single Mitzvah.…

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Purim - Confronting Antisemitism in Modern Times 57:33

16 weeks پیش57:33

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In this shiur, delivered to the Chizuk Mission in Aish HaTorah in Yerushalayim, Rav Burg explores the inner essence of antisemitism and how we claim our Jewish identity in the darkest of times. We have a choice - fulfill the hole we have in ourselves with power or with submission to Hashem. Ultimately, our choice to submit represents a threat to those who seek power.…

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Mishpatim - A Response to the Latest Evil of Hamas 40:59

17 weeks پیش40:59

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In this shiur, delivered at the Ramada Hotel to the Daily Giving Learn a Thon, Rav Burg explains how Klal Yisrael is in its essence a nation of Chesed while our enemies seek out new ways to inflict cruelty upon us.

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Mishpatim - If It Doesn't Include Chesed, It's Not Torah 35:01

17 weeks پیش35:01

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In this shiur, delivered in Ba'er Miriam, Rav Burg explains why in the middle of Kabbalas HaTorah the Torah "interrupts" the narrative to give the civil laws of Parshas Mishpatim. How we engage in our interpersonal relationships is critical to Kabbalas HaTorah and our mission as Jews.

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