Parshas Shoftim 5786

By Shai Mandel | July 30, 2026

“Justice, Justice You Shall Pursue” By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) In Parshas Shoftim we learn of the justice system that the Torah […]

Parshas Re’eh 5786

By Shai Mandel | July 30, 2026

What It Means to See By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) Parshas Re’eh begins with Hashem’s declaring: “See, I have put before you […]

Parshas Eikev 5786

By Shai Mandel | July 30, 2026

Breaking the Luchos By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) In Parshas Eikev, Moshe Rabbeinu reviews the events of the Revelation at Mt. Sinai, […]

Parshas Va’Eschanan 5786

By Shai Mandel | July 21, 2026

How to Love Hashem By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas Hatorah (www.bircas.org) In Parashas Va’eschanan, the verse says (Devarim 6:5), “V’ahavta eis Hashem Elokecha—and you […]

Bein HaMetzarim 5786

By Shai Mandel | July 16, 2026

What to Mourn Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) During the three weeks from the Seventeenth of Tammuz until the Ninth of Av, we […]

Parshas Devarim 5786

By Shai Mandel | July 16, 2026

How Can I Carry You  By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) In Parshas Devarim, Moshe Rabbeinu looked back over the forty years in […]

Parshas Matos-Masei 5786

By Shai Mandel | July 8, 2026

A Gift, Not a Grab By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) In Parshas Matos, Bnei Gad and Bnei Reuven came to Moshe Rabbeinu […]

Parshas Pinchas 5786

By Shai Mandel | July 1, 2026

All of Me By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) Hashem praises Pinchas in the strongest terms. The verse says, “Pinchas ben Elazar ben […]

Parshas Balak 5786

By Shai Mandel | June 25, 2026

The Talk of the Donkey By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) This week’s parsha tells us about Bilaam HaRasha who was hired by […]

Parshas Chukas 5786

By Shai Mandel | June 18, 2026

The Parah Adumah We Still Have  By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) The parsha opens with the words “This is the chok – […]