Parshas Tazria-Metzora 5786

By Shai Mandel | April 15, 2026

The Remedy for Vanity By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) Parshas Tazria introduces tzaraas, a spiritual disease roughly translated as “leprosy.” The sources […]

The Bircas HaTorah Pesach Companion 5786

By rabbijacobs | March 31, 2026

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Parshas Tzav 5786

By Shai Mandel | March 26, 2026

Learning to Thank Hashem By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) Parshas Tzav continues to expound on the different korbanos (sacrifices) and their laws. […]

Pesach 5786

By Shai Mandel | March 24, 2026

Pesach – What “Passing Over” Really Means by Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) On the night of the Lail HaSeder, we perform many […]

Parshas Vayikra 5786

By Shai Mandel | March 18, 2026

Hashem Calls to Us By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) The parsha starts with the word “vayikra”, referring to Hashem calling to Moshe. Rashi […]

Parshas HaChodesh 5786

By Shai Mandel | March 11, 2026

The Great Renewal by Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) This week we read Parshas HaChodesh as the maftir. The parsha mainly discusses preparing […]

Parshas Vayakhel-Pekudei 5786

By Shai Mandel | March 11, 2026

Our Double Advantage By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) When the Torah describes the Jews who took part in the construction of the […]

Parshas Ki Sisa 5786

By rabbijacobs | March 5, 2026

Difficult Tests By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) In Parashas Ki Sisa, we read about the making of the Golden Calf. A short […]

Purim 2026

By Shai Mandel | February 26, 2026

Kabbalas HaTorah Be’Ahavah by Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) The Gemara says in Shabbos (88a) that Klal Yisrael were mekabel the Torah again […]

Parshas Tetzaveh 5786

By Shai Mandel | February 25, 2026

Hashem’s Light Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) After the previous parsha details instructions of building the Mishkan, Parashas Tetzaveh begins with the command […]