Parshas Shoftim 5782
To Be a King Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas Hatorah (www.bircas.org) In Parashas Shoftim, Moshe Rabbeinu exhorts the people to uphold justice, stressing the importance […]
Parshas Re’eh 5782
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 5782
Why Did Moshe Break the Luchos? By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) In Parshas Eikev, Moshe Rabbeinu recounts to Klal Yisrael the Giving […]
Parshas Va’Eschanan 5782
The Proper Mindset for Davening By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) In Parashas Va’eschanan, Moshe Rabbeinu begs Hashem to let him enter Eretz […]
Parshas Devarim 5782
Methodical Decision Making By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas Hatorah (www.bircas.org) In Parashas Devarim, Moshe formally rebuked the Jewish people. Concerning the incident of the […]
Parshas Massei 5782
Human Accountability By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) In Parashas Massei we are introduced to the laws of arrei miklat (cities of refuge). […]
Parshas Mattos 5782
Sanctifying Hashem’s Name By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) In Parashas Mattos, Moshe is commanded to take revenge against the Midyanim. After this […]
Parshas Pinchas 5782
When To Be A Zealot By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) Parashas Pinchas begins by relating that “Pinchas, the son of Elazar, the […]
Parshas Balak 5782
The Lesson of Bilam By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) Chazal call Bilam a rasha (wicked person), obsessed with honor, greed, and lust. […]
Parshas Chukas 5782
Cheshbon Hanefesh By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas Hatorah (www.bircas.org) In Parashas Chukas (Bamidbar 21:27), the clarion call to mussar appears: “Bo’u cheshbon—make an accounting!” […]