Parshas Korach 5782 

By Shai Mandel | June 22, 2022

The Root of Machlokes By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) Parashas Korach tells of the machlokes (disagreement) that Korach had with Moshe and […]

Parshas Shelach 5782

By Shai Mandel | June 15, 2022

Tzitzis: Holding on to the Rope BY Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) Parashas Shelach closes with the mitzvah of tzitzis. Interestingly, tzitzis is […]

Parshas Beha’aloscha 5782

By Shai Mandel | June 8, 2022

Developing Humility BY Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) In Parashas Beha’aloscha, the Torah testifies that Moshe Rabbeinu was the most humble of all […]

Chag Shavuos 5782

By Shai Mandel | May 31, 2022

Receiving the Torah Today By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) Our Sages (Yerushalmi, Rosh Hashana 4:8) state that a Jew must make a […]

Parshas Naso 5782

By Shai Mandel | May 31, 2022

Nezirus and Self-Discipline BY Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) In Parashas Naso, we learn about a unique opportunity: becoming a nazir. All it […]

Parshas Bamidbar 5782

By Shai Mandel | May 25, 2022

Developing Aspirations By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) Parashas Bamidbar begins with a census of the Jews. Hashem commanded that the tribe of […]

Parshas Bechukosai 5782

By Shai Mandel | May 19, 2022

Torah Study Requires Exertion By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) In Parashas Bechukosai we are promised blessings if we keep the Torah and […]

Parshas Behar 5782

By Shai Mandel | May 11, 2022

Shemittah: Acquiring True Bitachon By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) In Parashas Behar, we learn about the mitzvah of shemittah. Every seventh year, […]

Parshas Emor 5782

By Shai Mandel | May 4, 2022

Honoring Torah and Its Disseminators By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah Parashas Emor teaches us the mitzvah of sefiras ha’omer, in which we count […]

Parshas Kedoshim 5782

By Shai Mandel | April 27, 2022

The Meaning of Kedushah By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) In Parashas Kedoshim we are commanded (Vayikra 19:2), “You shall be kadosh (generally […]