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Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark aliveTisha B'Av: Finding Redemption Within the ExileHow can we understand the statement of Chazal that those who mourn the Beis HaMikdash will merit to see it in joy. Have not the Tzaddikim mourned? Why haven't they merited to see the Beis HaMikdash rebuilt? How can we mourn something we have never experienced?2020-07-3031 min

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark aliveTisha B'Av - Kinnah 30 - For The Love of GodRav Burg explains how the Beis HaMikdash is an expression of Hashem's love for Klal Yisrael. Its destruction is the concealment of God's love.2020-07-3007 min

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark alivePractical Parenting - The Art of PersuasionHdhs 2020-06-0547 min

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark alivePractical Parenting - Motivation (Part 5 Rewards Programs)In our eleventh shiur Rav Burg discusses: 1. How to build an effective rewards program. 2. The importance of short term and long term rewards. 3. The value in remaining emotionally detached. At the end of the shiur you ought to be able to answer the following questions clearly and concisely: What is the value in having a rewards program where the child immediately sees the reward after they have completed the task? What is the value in having a rewards program that focuses on successful performance as opposed to effort? Why does the child need both s...2020-06-0537 min

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark alivePractical Parenting - Motivation (Part 4 Rewards Programs)In our tenth shiur Rav Burg discusses: 1. The goal of a reward based motivational program. 2. The difference between a reward and a bribe. 3. The various steps needed to create a successful reward based motivational program (ie. how to identify goals, set clear performance standards, select appropriate rewards etc...) At the end of the shiur you ought to be able to answer the following questions clearly and concisely: How can a reward based program help non compliant children? Explain the difference between a reward and a bribe. What is the value in including your child i...2020-05-2749 min

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark alivePractical Parenting (Motivation Part 3 - Praising Children)In our ninth shiur Rav Burg discusses: 1. Why does praise have an impact on a child? 2. The value of setting clear goals for our children. 3. What can we do when praise is not working as a motivational tool? 4. How to praise our children (ie. specificity, immediately, authentically, incrementally etc...) 5. What are the benefits of praise? At the end of the shiur you ought to be able to answer the following questions clearly and concisely: Why does praise impact children? What is the potential danger of harping on our children's negative behaviors? What is the...2020-05-2147 min

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark alivePractical Parenting - Motivation (Part 2 - Dealing With Children That Are Off The Derech)In our eighth shiur Rav Burg discusses: 1. Three different methods of responding to a child who does not buy into the motivational answer we have given them: a) exploring other answers to the child's questions b) wondering if there is another issue in the child's life that is an underlying issue preventing the child from accepting the answers they are being given c) expanding the Jewish "experience" of the child. 2) In a question and answer format Rav Burg responded to many questions regarding how to approach a child/teenager that is going off the derech or engaging in self...2020-05-2043 min

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark alivePractical Parenting - Motivation (Part 1)In our seventh shiur Rav Burg discusses: 1. The definition of motivation 2. The issues with not responding to a defiant child 3. The issues with using coercive measures when responding to a defiant child 4. Using reasoning and experience to motivate our children. At the end of the shiur you ought to be able to answer the following questions clearly and concisely: 1. What is the definition of motivation? 2. What is the problem with disregarding defiant behavior? 3. What are the problems that arise from coercing a child into obedience? 4. Explain two methods of mo...2020-05-1444 min

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark alivePractical Parenting - Another Link In The ChainIn our sixth shiur Rav Burg discusses: 1. A parents responsibility to ensure that their child is capable of being another link in the chain of the Mesorah 2. The impact of the environment even at a very young age 3. The challenge of a school system that is not designed to cater to the needs of the individual child 4. A parents responsibility to raise an ethical child who understand that our goal is balanced Middos. At the end of the shiur you ought to be able to answer the following questions clearly and concisely: 1. If we have h...2020-05-132h 09

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark alivePractical Parenting - Self Esteem (Part 3 Final)In our fifth shiur Rav Burg discusses: 1. Creating healthy dependency in the home. 2. How to elevate a child's self esteem. Tactics include: Praise, Understanding, Role Modeling, Respect, Privacy and much much more. At the end of the shiur you ought to be able to answer the following questions clearly and concisely: 1. Why do children hold on to their parent's as lifeline's of support? 2. How do we discipline in a fashion that retains the connection between the parent and child but also stops the negative behavior? 3. How can we know what is r...2020-05-0750 min

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark alivePractical Parenting - Self Esteem (Part 2)In our fourth shiur Rav Burg discusses: 1. The various paradigms of children with low self esteem. Thus far we have discussed children who anticipate losing and must avoid it all costs as well as children who feel that nobody can understand them. 2. Parenting the value of the process as opposed to the results. 3. How empathy helps children develop an identity. At the end of the shiur you ought to be able to answer the following questions clearly and concisely: If a child anticipates losing, what is driving that belief? What are some parenting strategies you c...2020-05-0649 min

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark alivePractical Parenting - Self Esteem (Part 1)In our third shiur Rav Burg discusses: 1. The definition of self esteem. 2. The potential pitfalls of using a moral code to self evaluate. 3. Raising children to strive for completion as opposed to perfection. 4. Signs of low self esteem. At the end of the shiur you ought to be able to answer the following questions clearly and concisely: 1. What is the definition of self esteem (define the word self and the word esteem)? 2. What is the system we, as Jewish parents, ought to use to appraise the self? 3. How do we make s...2020-04-3046 min

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark aliveYom HaAtzmaut - Golden Torah: The Unique Torah of Eretz YisraelChazal make it abundantly clear that the Torah of Eretz Yisrael has a unique quality. One that is superior to the Torah of Chutz LaArutz. What exactly is it that makes the Torah of Eretz Yisrael so special? In this Yom HaAtzmaut shiur, delivered on the Yeshiva University Yom HaAtzmaut program, Rav Burg gives an in depth analysis of the purpose of the creation of the world, the unique position of Eretz Yisrael and the Torah that flows from her.2020-04-2933 min

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark alivePractical Parenting - Let's BeginIn our second shiur Rav Burg discusses: 1. What can we control when parenting children. 2. Understanding what a child actually is. 3. The role that empathy plays in the development of the child and in the parent child relationship. 4. Some core responsibilities of a parent. At the end of the shiur you ought to be able to answer the following questions clearly and concisely. Can we control a child? What's the most important thing to understand about the parent child relationship? What is empathy? Explain how empathy is critical in developing parenting strategies. How...2020-04-2342 min

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark alivePractical Parenting - IntroductionIn this first shiur Rav Burg discusses: 1. What are our goals as Jewish parents? Why is important for us to have clearly defined goals. 2. The difference between "having" a child, "raising" a child and "training" a child. 3. The potential pitfalls of goal oriented parenting and how to avoid the traps. At the end of the shiur you ought to be able to answer the following questions clearly and concisely. What is the goal of raising Jewish children? What’s the value in clearly understanding the goal? Describe the two aspects of raising Jewish children (wo...2020-04-221h 32

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark aliveChad Gadya: In The End All Is RevealedBased on the explanation of the Vilna Gaon, Rav Burg explains how the Chad Gadya song at the end of the Pesach Seder represents the mission of Klal Yisrael throughout history to connect the Reishis and the Acharis, Hashem and this world.2020-04-0540 min

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark aliveThe Darkness Before Dawn: Exile and RedemptionWhat exactly does it mean that we are in exile? What exactly does it mean that Mashiach will come and we will be redeemed? Do I even want redmeption? In this shiur Rav Burg addresses some of these fundamental questions that will leave you looking forward to the day when Mashiach arrives. May he come speedily in our days.2020-03-2942 min

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark aliveConnected - Q&A with Rav Yisrael Kaminetsky and Rav Mordechai BurgThe following is the list of questions for the Rabbonim: 1. Why do we daven for things like the coronavirus to go away, HaShem knows best? /Why is there a point to davening without any Kavana at all? Shouldn’t people focus more on quality and less of quantity? 2. Thoughts on “neo chassidus” and neo chassidim 3. cellphones and smartphones, what’s better for a religious Jew? 4. I grew up learning that As Jews we are brothers and sisters and so connected ‘etc’. But Nowadays there seems to be several ‘sects’ of Judaism...2020-03-261h 09

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark alivePesach - Bread of FaithThe main Mitzvah of Pesach is the eating of the Matzah. But why only three Matzah's and not four? Why must the Matzah have a specific taste if the Halacha is that you are yotzei without tasting the Matzah? In this shiur, based on a sicha from the Lubavitcher Rebbe, (delivered on zoom to over 300 people!) Rav Burg explains the difference between the simple, natural faith that enabled us to leave Mitzrayim and the rich, cultivated faith that allowed us to receive the Torah. In these final moments before Moshiach it is our opportunity to "taste" a deeper and bolder...2020-03-2232 min

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark aliveStrengthening Our Emunah In Challenging Times: Social Distancing, Drawing CloserAs many of us find ourselves cut off from our communities, no longer able to Daven in Shuls etc... We must ask ourselves, how will we respond to this tragedy? In this shiur Rav Burg teaches us about how we can use social distancing as an opportunity to look inside ourselves and cultivate our own individuality so that we can return to the Klal with a renewed sense of vitality and purpose. May we merit to see a complete and total refuah from the Corona Virus speedily and be zocheh to greet Mashiach together!2020-03-1534 min

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark alivePurim: Discovering The Inner Goodness Of Every JewIn this shiur Rav Burg teaches how every Jew is intrinsically connected to Hashem. No Jew is closer or farther from God. Knowing that makes all the difference.2020-03-0638 min

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark aliveParshas Toldos - Dare to DreamFor only 18 dollars you can sponsor a shiur, a Q&A, a Dvar Torah or an event. Your small contributions go a long way towards helping us continue to do the great work we are doing at Nitzotzos. To sponsor please email us at Nitzotzos@gmail.com Eisav commits five sins on the day that Avraham dies. He commits adultery, murders, denies the existence of God, denies the ultimate resurrection of the dead and denigrates the bechora. What is the common theme that unites all of these aveiros? In this shiur, Rav Burg explains that...2019-11-2846 min

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark aliveBuilding a Bayis Neeman B'Yisrael Q&A - Speaking Lashon Hora to Our SpousesFor only 18 dollars you can sponsor a shiur, a Q&A, a Dvar Torah or an event. Your small contributions go a long way towards helping us continue to do the great work we are doing at Nitzotzos. To sponsor please email us at Nitzotzos@gmail.com Question: My husband and I are trying to be careful not to speak lashon hara. However, sometimes a negative experience we have with someone causes one of us to have emotions that we want to share and process with each other. We don’t want to cast that person in a...2019-11-2204 min

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark aliveStaying Strong While Burning OutFor only 18 dollars you can sponsor a shiur, a Q&A, a Dvar Torah or an event. Your small contributions go a long way towards helping us continue to do the great work we are doing at Nitzotzos. To sponsor please email us at Nitzotzos@gmail.com Question: What is a good thing to do when you feel like you lost passion or feel burnt out but still have the same dreams of growth. What do you recommend for someone who feels that their ideal self and realistic self are so far apart?2019-11-2204 min

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark aliveBuilding a Bayis Neeman B'Yisrael Q&A - Making Time to RelaxFor only 18 dollars you can sponsor a shiur, a Q&A, a Dvar Torah or an event. Your small contributions go a long way towards helping us continue to do the great work we are doing at Nitzotzos. To sponsor please email us at Nitzotzos@gmail.com This week's Question - To add to that past question about a women’s role and avodas Hashem, is there a place to just sit and relax or hang out with friends if I have a slot of free time, or should my time be used to daven or learn in...2019-11-2204 min

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark aliveEmunah and BitachonFor only 18 dollars you can sponsor a shiur, a Q&A, a Dvar Torah or an event. Your small contributions go a long way towards helping us continue to do the great work we are doing at Nitzotzos. To sponsor please email us at Nitzotzos@gmail.com This week's question: What exactly is the difference between Emunah and Bitachon? I've heard these words used interchangeably. Is there a practical difference between them?2019-11-1404 min

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark aliveTanya - Seventh Perek - Part 1For only 18 dollars you can sponsor a shiur, a Q&A, a Dvar Torah or an event. Your small contributions go a long way towards helping us continue to do the great work we are doing at Nitzotzos. To sponsor please email us at Nitzotzos@gmail.com Tanya shiurim delivered in Mevaseret by Rav Burg 2019-11-141h 19

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark aliveTeffilah Shiur #7 - Why do we even need to daven? For only 18 dollars you can sponsor a shiur, a Q&A, a Dvar Torah or an event. Your small contributions go a long way towards helping us continue to do the great work we are doing at Nitzotzos. To sponsor please email us at Nitzotzos@gmail.com Does our Tefillah really make a difference? If G-d knows what we need, can't He give it to us without prayer? Understand why the mechanism of Tefillah was instituted and what its purpose really is. Shiur delivered in Mevaseret by Rav Daniel Glanz 2019-11-1434 min

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark aliveTeffilah Shiur #6 - Shemona Esrei: Brachot 1 & 2For only 18 dollars you can sponsor a shiur, a Q&A, a Dvar Torah or an event. Your small contributions go a long way towards helping us continue to do the great work we are doing at Nitzotzos. To sponsor please email us at Nitzotzos@gmail.com Why does Hashem even request our praise? Understand that, and the deeper, kabbalistic meaning of these fundamental Brachot to start off your Shemona Esrei prayer. Shiur delivered in Mevaseret by Rav Daniel Glanz 2019-11-1444 min

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark aliveTeffilah Shiur #5 - Practical Guide to Tefillah VisualizationFor only 18 dollars you can sponsor a shiur, a Q&A, a Dvar Torah or an event. Your small contributions go a long way towards helping us continue to do the great work we are doing at Nitzotzos. To sponsor please email us at Nitzotzos@gmail.com A practical session of guided imagery, based on chazal, and meant to supercharge your focus and clarity when praying. Shiur delivered in Mevaseret by Rav Daniel Glanz 2019-11-1438 min

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark aliveTanya - Sixth Perek - Part 2For only 18 dollars you can sponsor a shiur, a Q&A, a Dvar Torah or an event. Your small contributions go a long way towards helping us continue to do the great work we are doing at Nitzotzos. To sponsor please email us at Nitzotzos@gmail.com Tanya shiurim delivered in Mevaseret by Rav Burg 2019-11-0859 min

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark aliveBuilding a Bayis Neeman B'Yisrael Q&A - Setting a Tone for the FamilyFor only 18 dollars you can sponsor a shiur, a Q&A, a Dvar Torah or an event. Your small contributions go a long way towards helping us continue to do the great work we are doing at Nitzotzos. To sponsor please email us at Nitzotzos@gmail.com Question - When I was dating my husband, hashkafically, we were on the same page. He made time to go to minyan and made time for learning. Now that we have started our life together, married, it seems to be like he isn’t as serious as he was when we...2019-11-0805 min

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark aliveViewing Life's ChallengesFor only 18 dollars you can sponsor a shiur, a Q&A, a Dvar Torah or an event. Your small contributions go a long way towards helping us continue to do the great work we are doing at Nitzotzos. To sponsor please email us at Nitzotzos@gmail.com Question: How do you interpret your struggles in life? What do you think they mean? 2019-11-0804 min

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark aliveTanya - Fifth Perek - Part 3 - Sixth Perek - Part 1For only 18 dollars you can sponsor a shiur, a Q&A, a Dvar Torah or an event. Your small contributions go a long way towards helping us continue to do the great work we are doing at Nitzotzos. To sponsor please email us at Nitzotzos@gmail.com Tanya shiurim delivered in Mevaseret by Rav Burg 2019-11-081h 14

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark aliveParshas Lech Lecha - Inspired by AgricultureFor only 18 dollars you can sponsor a shiur, a Q&A, a Dvar Torah or an event. Your small contributions go a long way towards helping us continue to do the great work we are doing at Nitzotzos. To sponsor please email us at Nitzotzos@gmail.com The Medrash tells us that when Avraham Avinu was traveling to Eretz Canaan he saw a land where people were pruning and plowing. He davened to Hashem that this would be the land where he would settle and was answered in the affirmative. What was it about the agricultural nature...2019-11-0850 min

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark aliveJudaism 101 - Shiur #8 - Expecting RevelationIn zchus of a shidduch for חיה בטשבע ציפורה בת מלכה אסתר and אידל תרצה בת לאה For only 18 dollars you can sponsor a shiur, a Q&A, a Dvar Torah or an event. Your small contributions go a long way towards helping us continue to do the great work we are doing at Nitzotzos. To sponsor please email us at Nitzotzos@gmail.com The notion of God revealing Himself may at first seem strange. But as we consider the very purpose of the universe we come to realize that revelation should be an expectation.2019-11-0830 min

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark aliveTanya - Fifth Perek - Part 2For only 18 dollars you can sponsor a shiur, a Q&A, a Dvar Torah or an event. Your small contributions go a long way towards helping us continue to do the great work we are doing at Nitzotzos. To sponsor please email us at Nitzotzos@gmail.com Tanya shiurim delivered in Mevaseret by Rav Burg 2019-11-0835 min

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark aliveTanya - Fifth Perek - Part 1For only 18 dollars you can sponsor a shiur, a Q&A, a Dvar Torah or an event. Your small contributions go a long way towards helping us continue to do the great work we are doing at Nitzotzos. To sponsor please email us at Nitzotzos@gmail.com Tanya shiurim delivered in Mevaseret by Rav Burg 2019-11-031h 09

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark aliveTanya - Fourth Perek - Part 2For only 18 dollars you can sponsor a shiur, a Q&A, a Dvar Torah or an event. Your small contributions go a long way towards helping us continue to do the great work we are doing at Nitzotzos. To sponsor please email us at Nitzotzos@gmail.com Tanya shiurim delivered in Mevaseret by Rav Burg 2019-11-011h 10

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark aliveFaith and PainFor only 18 dollars you can sponsor a shiur, a Q&A, a Dvar Torah or an event. Your small contributions go a long way towards helping us continue to do the great work we are doing at Nitzotzos. To sponsor please email us at Nitzotzos@gmail.com Question #1 - How do emotions work if you’ve built up emunah? If everything in the end is going to be okay, and you believe that everything Hashem does is for the good, how do emotions come into play? Are you supposed to suppress emotions? Will working on this definition of...2019-11-0104 min

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark aliveTanya - Fourth Perek - Part 1For only 18 dollars you can sponsor a shiur, a Q&A, a Dvar Torah or an event. Your small contributions go a long way towards helping us continue to do the great work we are doing at Nitzotzos. To sponsor please email us at Nitzotzos@gmail.com Tanya shiurim delivered in Mevaseret by Rav Burg 2019-11-011h 23

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark aliveParshas Noach - Fear and IndividualityFor only 18 dollars you can sponsor a shiur, a Q&A, a Dvar Torah or an event. Your small contributions go a long way towards helping us continue to do the great work we are doing at Nitzotzos. To sponsor please email us at Nitzotzos@gmail.com The story of the tower of Bavel is a strange one. What exactly were the people afraid of? What was the result of that fear? What lesson is there for us?2019-11-0151 min

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark aliveJudaism 101 - Shiur #6 - Intelligent DesignIn zchus of a shidduch for חיה בטשבע ציפורה בת מלכה אסתר and אידל תרצה בת לאה For only 18 dollars you can sponsor a shiur, a Q&A, a Dvar Torah or an event. Your small contributions go a long way towards helping us continue to do the great work we are doing at Nitzotzos. To sponsor please email us at Nitzotzos@gmail.com When you see a suit you know that there was a tailor. When you see the word, can you infer there is a God?2019-11-0137 min

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark aliveTanya - Third Perek - Part 2For only 18 dollars you can sponsor a shiur, a Q&A, a Dvar Torah or an event. Your small contributions go a long way towards helping us continue to do the great work we are doing at Nitzotzos. To sponsor please email us at Nitzotzos@gmail.com Tanya shiurim delivered in Mevaseret by Rav Burg 2019-11-011h 05

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark aliveIf My Whole Year Is Decided, What Can I Do?For only 18 dollars you can sponsor a shiur, a Q&A, a Dvar Torah or an event. Your small contributions go a long way towards helping us continue to do the great work we are doing at Nitzotzos. To sponsor please email us at Nitzotzos@gmail.com What are the proper emotions and thoughts to have after Yom Kippur? I’m feeling really nervous knowing that everything for my whole year has been determined. Is it wrong to feel this way? Also, how should the idea that everything has been decided already influence my day to day dav...2019-10-3004 min

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark aliveBuilding a Bayis Neeman B'Yisrael Q&A - Abandoning My Single FriendsFor only 18 dollars you can sponsor a shiur, a Q&A, a Dvar Torah or an event. Your small contributions go a long way towards helping us continue to do the great work we are doing at Nitzotzos. To sponsor please email us at Nitzotzos@gmail.com Question: I am recently married and really value investing time in my relationship with my husband. At the same time, I have many single friends who I do not want to feel that I have forgotten about them and I also want to spend time trying to set them up...2019-10-3003 min

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark aliveFaith and ActionThis weeks shiur has been sponsored as a merit for all of Klal Yisrael! May the kedusha,the sparks bring a cancelation of all gezeras against Klal Yisrael, a satisfaction of din, And May it bring healing for Chaim Sasson Ben Margalit, and Efrat bat Oshra For only 18 dollars you can sponsor a shiur, a Q&A, a Dvar Torah or an event. Your small contributions go a long way towards helping us continue to do the great work we are doing at Nitzotzos. To sponsor please email us at Nitzotzos@gmail.com Question: How...2019-10-3004 min

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark aliveWhen Simchas Are PainfulFor only 18 dollars you can sponsor a shiur, a Q&A, a Dvar Torah or an event. Your small contributions go a long way towards helping us continue to do the great work we are doing at Nitzotzos. To sponsor please email us at Nitzotzos@gmail.com Question: How do we deal with this new time in our lives with all of the simchas we go to? As someone who is still dating, I’m genuinely bsimcha for my friends and don’t feel jealousy, but it’s hard to go from simcha to simcha each week, especi...2019-10-1104 min

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark aliveBuilding a Bayis Neeman B'Yisrael Q&A - Nothing Ever ChangesFor only 18 dollars you can sponsor a shiur, a Q&A, a Dvar Torah or an event. Your small contributions go a long way towards helping us continue to do the great work we are doing at Nitzotzos. To sponsor please email us at Nitzotzos@gmail.com Question: I’m constantly feeling like my husband is apologizing for the same thing over and over but nothing ever changes. What is the way to approach this. When I feel very hurt and frustrated and we have spoken about it many times 2019-10-1104 min

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark aliveSuccah of Truth/Succah of PeaceFor only 18 dollars you can sponsor a shiur, a Q&A, a Dvar Torah or an event. Your small contributions go a long way towards helping us continue to do the great work we are doing at Nitzotzos. To sponsor please email us at Nitzotzos@gmail.com This Succos discover the King within in the Succah of truth, the Succah of peace.2019-10-111h 01

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark aliveSuccos - Does Anyone Need A Hug?For only 18 dollars you can sponsor a shiur, a Q&A, a Dvar Torah or an event. Your small contributions go a long way towards helping us continue to do the great work we are doing at Nitzotzos. To sponsor please email us at Nitzotzos@gmail.com After an introspective Elul and a soul searching Aseres Yemei Teshuva culminating in a powerful Yom Kippur you may just need a hug from Hashem letting you know that you are ok. Enter into the Succah and feel the warm embrace of God Almighty. 2019-10-1143 min

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark aliveThe Teffilah Tightrope: Finding Our Balance in DaveningFor only 18 dollars you can sponsor a shiur, a Q&A, a Dvar Torah or an event. Your small contributions go a long way towards helping us continue to do the great work we are doing at Nitzotzos. To sponsor please email us at Nitzotzos@gmail.com This incredible and inspiring Shiur from Rebbetzin Peshi Neuberger was delivered at our Nitzotzos Aseres Yemei Teshuva Melava Malka.2019-10-071h 03

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark aliveTeffilah Shiur # 4 - How to Communicate With The Infinite OneFor only 18 dollars you can sponsor a shiur, a Q&A, a Dvar Torah or an event. Your small contributions go a long way towards helping us continue to do the great work we are doing at Nitzotzos. To sponsor please email us at Nitzotzos@gmail.com How does one communicate with Hashem? Speech seems appropriate when communicating an idea to someone other than yourself but is Hashem an "other"? Learn how to really communicate with Hashem. Shiur delivered in Mevaseret by Rav Daniel Glanz 2019-10-0741 min

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark aliveTeffilah Shiur #3 - The Importance Of Hisbodidus (Personal Prayer.)For only 18 dollars you can sponsor a shiur, a Q&A, a Dvar Torah or an event. Your small contributions go a long way towards helping us continue to do the great work we are doing at Nitzotzos. To sponsor please email us at Nitzotzos@gmail.com Learn how using personal prayer to help foster a personal connection with Hashem can improve your life and assist you in your spiritual development. Shiur delivered in Mevaseret by Rav Daniel Glanz 2019-10-0733 min

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark aliveTefillah Shiur #2 - Dear G-D; Analysing The "Letters" Of The Greats.For only 18 dollars you can sponsor a shiur, a Q&A, a Dvar Torah or an event. Your small contributions go a long way towards helping us continue to do the great work we are doing at Nitzotzos. To sponsor please email us at Nitzotzos@gmail.com IMPORTANT: Before listening to this shiur take a moment to imagine what you would write in a letter to G-D. Dear Hashem... Now, let's analyse the "letters" of some of Judiasms Greats to see how your letter compares. Shiur delivered in Mevaseret by Rav Daniel Glanz 2019-10-0732 min

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark aliveTeffilah Shiur #1 - The Greatest Non-Mitzvah MitzvahFor only 18 dollars you can sponsor a shiur, a Q&A, a Dvar Torah or an event. Your small contributions go a long way towards helping us continue to do the great work we are doing at Nitzotzos. To sponsor please email us at Nitzotzos@gmail.com There are very few things that are more fundamental to Judaism than Tefillah (prayer). Yet, we find that Tefillah might not even be counted amongst the Mitzvos in the Torah! Learn how we can resolve this discrepancy and come out with a surprising revelation about Tefillah. Shiur delivered...2019-10-0742 min

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark aliveAm I Worthy of Forgiveness?For only 18 dollars you can sponsor a shiur, a Q&A, a Dvar Torah or an event. Your small contributions go a long way towards helping us continue to do the great work we are doing at Nitzotzos. To sponsor please email us at Nitzotzos@gmail.com Question: I'm not looking forward to Yom Kippur at all. It's not just the long davening and the fact that I am mostly bored in Shul. I don't get the entire concept of Teshuva. Hashem knows my sins. Why do I need to bother admitting them? Everyone says God forgives...2019-10-0404 min

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark aliveJudaism 101 - Shiur #4 - Five Features of the SoulIn zchus of a refuah shlaimah for חיה בטשבע ציפורה בת מלכה אסתר and אידל תרצה בת לאה For only 18 dollars you can sponsor a shiur, a Q&A, a Dvar Torah or an event. Your small contributions go a long way towards helping us continue to do the great work we are doing at Nitzotzos. To sponsor please email us at Nitzotzos@gmail.com Our soul is the tool we use to interact with God. How do we know if we are in touch with our soul? What are the talents of the soul? In this shiur we get a real definition of what it means to be in touch with the Godl 2019-10-0444 min

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark aliveBuilding a Bayis Neeman B'Yisrael Q&A - General advice for engaged couples and newlywedsFor only 18 dollars you can sponsor a shiur, a Q&A, a Dvar Torah or an event. Your small contributions go a long way towards helping us continue to do the great work we are doing at Nitzotzos. To sponsor please email us at Nitzotzos@gmail.com Question: What advice does Rav Burg have for engaged couples and newlyweds?2019-10-0404 min

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark aliveTanya - Third Perek - Part 1For only 18 dollars you can sponsor a shiur, a Q&A, a Dvar Torah or an event. Your small contributions go a long way towards helping us continue to do the great work we are doing at Nitzotzos. To sponsor please email us at Nitzotzos@gmail.com Tanya shiurim delivered in Mevaseret by Rav Burg 2019-10-041h 12

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark aliveTanya - Second Perek - Part 3For only 18 dollars you can sponsor a shiur, a Q&A, a Dvar Torah or an event. Your small contributions go a long way towards helping us continue to do the great work we are doing at Nitzotzos. To sponsor please email us at Nitzotzos@gmail.com Tanya shiurim delivered in Mevaseret by Rav Burg 2019-09-2541 min

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark aliveThe Vulnerability of TeshuvaThis article was generously sponsored liilui nishmas Kayla Bas Rav Mordechai Tzvi. For only 18 dollars you can sponsor a shiur, a Q&A, a Dvar Torah or an event. Your small contributions go a long way towards helping us continue to do the great work we are doing at Nitzotzos. To sponsor please email us at Nitzotzos@gmail.com 2019-09-2549 min

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark aliveTeshuva Means Answer but Who is Asking the Question?This article was generously sponsored liilui nishmas Kayla Bas Rav Mordechai Tzvi. For only 18 dollars you can sponsor a shiur, a Q&A, a Dvar Torah or an event. Your small contributions go a long way towards helping us continue to do the great work we are doing at Nitzotzos. To sponsor please email us at Nitzotzos@gmail.com Teshuva does not only mean to return. It also means to answer. But who is asking the question. Knowing the significance of the question of Teshuva illuminates the essence of Teshuva. In this inspiring shiur Rav...2019-09-2529 min

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark aliveJudaism 101 - Shiur #3 - Getting In Touch With Your SoulFor only 18 dollars you can sponsor a shiur, a Q&A, a Dvar Torah or an event. Your small contributions go a long way towards helping us continue to do the great work we are doing at Nitzotzos. To sponsor please email us at Nitzotzos@gmail.com This shiur discusses how to deal with soul blockages. Is the answer intellect or emunah?2019-09-2547 min

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark aliveRosh Hashana - Coronation DayThis article was generously sponsored liilui nishmas Kayla Bas Rav Mordechai Tzvi. For only 18 dollars you can sponsor a shiur, a Q&A, a Dvar Torah or an event. Your small contributions go a long way towards helping us continue to do the great work we are doing at Nitzotzos. To sponsor please email us at Nitzotzos@gmail.com Discovering your own power, finding the Malchus within.2019-09-2536 min

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark aliveTanya - Second Perek - Part 2For only 18 dollars you can sponsor a shiur, a Q&A, a Dvar Torah or an event. Your small contributions go a long way towards helping us continue to do the great work we are doing at Nitzotzos. To sponsor please email us at Nitzotzos@gmail.com Tanya shiurim delivered in Mevaseret by Rav Burg 2019-09-251h 28

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark aliveTanya - Second Perek - Part 1For only 18 dollars you can sponsor a shiur, a Q&A, a Dvar Torah or an event. Your small contributions go a long way towards helping us continue to do the great work we are doing at Nitzotzos. To sponsor please email us at Nitzotzos@gmail.com Tanya shiurim delivered in Mevaseret by Rav Burg 2019-09-231h 24

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark aliveBuilding a Bayis Neeman B'Yisrael Q&A - I Need My Husband's Help!For only 18 dollars you can sponsor a shiur, a Q&A, a Dvar Torah or an event. Your small contributions go a long way towards helping us continue to do the great work we are doing at Nitzotzos. To sponsor please email us at Nitzotzos@gmail.com Question: How do I get my husband to help more with chores around the house? I don’t want to nag him but I think he underestimates how hard I work - we both have full time jobs, except when we come home, I take the main brunt of the co...2019-09-2304 min

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark aliveMaking Davening MeaningfulFor only 18 dollars you can sponsor a shiur, a Q&A, a Dvar Torah or an event. Your small contributions go a long way towards helping us continue to do the great work we are doing at Nitzotzos. To sponsor please email us at Nitzotzos@gmail.com Question: I’m finding it very difficult recently to sit through davening. Davening has become more of a routine to me, and minyan is something I “check off” from my many things to do in a day. How do i inject more meaning into davening? 2019-09-2304 min

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark aliveTanya - First Perek - Part 2For only 18 dollars you can sponsor a shiur, a Q&A, a Dvar Torah or an event. Your small contributions go a long way towards helping us continue to do the great work we are doing at Nitzotzos. To sponsor please email us at Nitzotzos@gmail.com Tanya shiurim delivered in Mevaseret by Rav Burg 2019-09-131h 28

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark aliveTanya - 1st perek - Part 1For only 18 dollars you can sponsor a shiur, a Q&A, a Dvar Torah or an event. Your small contributions go a long way towards helping us continue to do the great work we are doing at Nitzotzos. To sponsor please email us at Nitzotzos@gmail.com Rav Burg's daily Tanya shiur delivered in Mevaseret 2019-09-121h 27

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark aliveTanya - IntroductionFor only 18 dollars you can sponsor a shiur, a Q&A, a Dvar Torah or an event. Your small contributions go a long way towards helping us continue to do the great work we are doing at Nitzotzos. To sponsor please email us at Nitzotzos@gmail.com Rav Burg's daily Tanya shiur delivered in Mevaseret 2019-09-121h 30

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark aliveSearching For God Within YourselfFor only 18 dollars you can sponsor a shiur, a Q&A, a Dvar Torah or an event. Your small contributions go a long way towards helping us continue to do the great work we are doing at Nitzotzos. To sponsor please email us at Nitzotzos@gmail.com In the inaugural shiur at Tomer Devorah Rav Burg spoke about searching for God not out in the world around us but from within our own selves.2019-09-1240 min

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark aliveFive Minute Parsha Inspiration - A Jew is in the FieldFor only 18 dollars you can sponsor a shiur, a Q&A, a Dvar Torah or an event. Your small contributions go a long way towards helping us continue to do the great work we are doing at Nitzotzos. To sponsor please email us at Nitzotzos@gmail.com The key to survival is knowing that you matter!2019-09-0604 min

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark aliveBuilding a Bayis Neeman B'Yisrael Q&A - Spouses and In LawsThis weeks question has been sponsored in Zchus of refuah shleimah of shaye Ben chavah and Yehoshua Aryeh Leib ben Masha. For only 18 dollars you can sponsor a shiur, a Q&A, a Dvar Torah or an event. Your small contributions go a long way towards helping us continue to do the great work we are doing at Nitzotzos. To sponsor please email us at Nitzotzos@gmail.com Question: I am really close with my family but feel that they treat my husband really poorly. I want to maintain a positive relationship with them, but...2019-09-0604 min

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark aliveFinding Your HashkafaFor only 18 dollars you can sponsor a shiur, a Q&A, a Dvar Torah or an event. Your small contributions go a long way towards helping us continue to do the great work we are doing at Nitzotzos. To sponsor please email us at Nitzotzos@gmail.com Question #1 - I continue to struggle with defining my hashkafa and often find that this issue is more prevalent in women, as it may come down to the fact that I don’t have a Rav who I turn to in a shiur setting etc. How does Rav Burg think th...2019-09-0605 min

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark aliveWasting TimeFor only 18 dollars you can sponsor a shiur, a Q&A, a Dvar Torah or an event. Your small contributions go a long way towards helping us continue to do the great work we are doing at Nitzotzos. To sponsor please email us at Nitzotzos@gmail.com Question: How do we overcome the challenges of bittul Torah and bittul zman?2019-09-0604 min

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark aliveBuilding a Bayis Neeman B'Yisrael Q&A - Designed TensionThis weeks question is sponsored on zchus for a Refuah shelaimah for chaya fruma bas perel Miriam Malka. Zechus for shidduch Ariella grina bat chaya Sara, Devorah bat rivka Sima, Sara bat raizel Miriam, Rachel shirafat bat raizel Miriam. For only 18 dollars you can sponsor a shiur, a Q&A, a Dvar Torah or an event. Your small contributions go a long way towards helping us continue to do the great work we are doing at Nitzotzos. To sponsor please email us at Nitzotzos@gmail.com Question: I have heard you say in your recent...2019-09-0605 min

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark aliveWhy Should I Be A Religious JewFor only 18 dollars you can sponsor a shiur, a Q&A, a Dvar Torah or an event. Your small contributions go a long way towards helping us continue to do the great work we are doing at Nitzotzos. To sponsor please email us at Nitzotzos@gmail.com Question: Why is being religious the right move? How do we know that it's what were supposed to be doing? Why can't we live a regular life like the rest of the world?2019-09-0604 min

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark aliveOpening Our Jewish Homes to All JewsThis week's short inspirational message has been sponsored anonymously in the zchus of a year of bracha and hatzlacha. For only 18 dollars you can sponsor a shiur, a Q&A, a Dvar Torah or an event. Your small contributions go a long way towards helping us continue to do the great work we are doing at Nitzotzos. To sponsor please email us at Nitzotzos@gmail.com A short (five minute) inspirational message from Rav Burg on making space for all Jews.2019-08-2304 min

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark aliveLiving in Two Worlds at OnceThis weeks Q and A has been generously sponsored by Eliana Schwartz in zchus of a refuah shlaimah for Mazal bas Bahiyah. For only 18 dollars you can sponsor a shiur, a Q&A, a Dvar Torah or an event. Your small contributions go a long way towards helping us continue to do the great work we are doing at Nitzotzos. To sponsor please email us at Nitzotzos@gmail.com What is the best way to balance the focus on my graduate school studies/future career and yiddishkeit? I am finding that my future career is...2019-08-2304 min

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark aliveBuilding a Bayis Neeman B'Yisrael Q&A - In Laws and ExpectationsThis week was anonymously sponsored in zchus of shalom bayis and ahavas yisroel! For only 18 dollars you can sponsor a shiur, a Q&A, a Dvar Torah or an event. Your small contributions go a long way towards helping us continue to do the great work we are doing at Nitzotzos. To sponsor please email us at Nitzotzos@gmail.com Question: How do you deal with in laws that are very different from your own family (more upper class/high maintenance) and issues that come up regarding money?2019-08-2305 min

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark aliveWhen Marital Issues Impact the ChildrenThis Q&A has been sponsored in zchus of Keren Eliora Bas Sarah Michal who is in surgery right now. It should go so smoothly and she should have a refuah shlaimah bkarov mamesh. (Note: Baruch Hashem we are pleased to be able to update that the surgery went well!!!) For only 18 dollars you can sponsor a shiur, a Q&A, a Dvar Torah or an event. Your small contributions go a long way towards helping us continue to do the great work we are doing at Nitzotzos. To sponsor please email us at Nitzotzos@gmail.com 2019-08-1605 min

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark aliveAfter the AveiraThis question was sponsored anonymously for hatzlacha on a test and hatzlacha in general for the Nitzotzos community. Question: I've heard it said, specifically from you, that the feeling of guilt after the aveira is often worse than the aveira itself. Can you please explain?2019-08-1604 min

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark alivePractical Steps Towards GrowthThis shiur has generously been sponsored by Devorah Spiegelman as a general zchus for her and for all of Klal Yisrael. For only 18 dollars you can sponsor a shiur, a Q&A, a Dvar Torah or an event. Your small contributions go a long way towards helping us continue to do the great work we are doing at Nitzotzos. To sponsor please email us at Nitzotzos@gmail.com Question: I hear a lot about working on oneself- I often get inspired to "do something about it," sit down and do a little cheshbon hanefesh, but don't really k...2019-08-0905 min

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark aliveBuilding a Bayis Neeman B'Yisrael: It's Not a Fair FightThis Q&A is sponsored anonymously in the zechus for simcha bracha and clarity for Malka Gittel Aviva. To sponsor a shiur, dvar Torah, a Q&A or an event please email us at nitzotzos@gmail.com Question: In a recent response you mentioned that in arguments and communication, it is important to acknowledge your spouse's perspective as a "valid experience." This is (as you said) not a novel idea, and it's how I try to manage every single conversation I have with my spouse. However, how do you handle conversations when your spouse doesn't acknowledge that your feelings/perspective...2019-08-0805 min

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark aliveBuilding a Bayis Neeman B'Yisrael Q&A - My Husband Is Not The Man I Thought He WasThis shiur has been anonymously sponsored in the merit of Shalom Bayis in their home. To sponsor a shiur, dvar Torah, a Q&A or an event please email us at nitzotzos@gmail.com Question: What do you do if you thought your husband was more into learning/ valued learning more, and now does not take as much time and is more preoccupied in work and technology. How should I react? How can I encourage my husband to take more time out of his day to be involved with learning. I want my home to filled with To...2019-07-3104 min

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark aliveRegret vs Shame This shiur has been generously sponsored in the merit that Shulamis bas Rochel should be zocheh to siyata dishmaya in everything she does. To sponsor a shiur, dvar Torah, a Q&A or an event please email us at nitzotzos@gmail.com Question: Is it possible to fully do teshuva without regretting what you did wrong? For example if you did something wrong but that helps you to appreciate why it was wrong now more than before you did the aveira. And you haven’t done the aveira since! How do we do complete teshuva ?2019-07-3104 min

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark aliveLiving Our Value SystemQuestion: I know you said on the Nitzotzos Shabbaton that our hashkafa should be relevant in our decisions but I feel like often I get excited by things that I “know” don’t matter, like shoes/shopping etc. How can I make my hashkafa translate into my actions in every day life?2019-02-0105 min

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark aliveTanya: Shaar HaYichud V'Haemunah - Shiur 17Latest episode of Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark alive 2019-02-0130 min

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark aliveTanya: Shaar HaYichud V'Haemunah - Shiur 16Latest episode of Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark alive 2019-01-2520 min

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark aliveParshas 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 first ever Nitzotzos event in Eretz Yisrael, Rav Burg expounds upon how there are two ways of engaging the world. As it is or as it will one day be. Journeying through several machloksim, we discover the distinction between those who hear and those who listen. 2019-01-2051 min

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark aliveTanya: Shaar HaYichud V'Haemunah - Shiur 15Latest episode of Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark alive 2019-01-0219 min

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark aliveTanya: Shaar HaYichud V'Haemunah - Shiur 14Latest episode of Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark alive 2019-01-0225 min

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark aliveGuard Your EyesQuestion: What relevance does Shmiras Einayim have for women? Is this a hashkafic matter or are there any halachic issues as well? Check out Nitzotzos.com for Rabbi Lebowitz's full article on the topic of shmiras einayim 2018-12-2806 min

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark aliveTanya: Shaar HaYichud V'Haemunah - Shiur 12Latest episode of Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark alive 2018-12-2119 min

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark aliveGuest Chanukah Shiur from Rav Daniel Kalish - Rising Above the SupernaturalLatest episode of Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark alive 2018-12-0451 min

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark aliveVayeishev/Chanukah - Looking for a BrotherLatest episode of Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark alive 2018-11-2838 min

Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark aliveNitzotzos Melava Malka - Rav Weingot - Finding Your Inner ShemenLatest episode of Nitzotzos: Thoughts to keep your spark alive 2018-11-2646 min