Parshas VaYigash 5782

By Shai Mandel | December 8, 2021

Reproaching Ourselves: Don’t Wait! By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) In Parashas Vayigash, Yosef reveals his identity to his brothers. They tremble before him, […]

Chanuka 5782

By Shai Mandel | December 1, 2021

Changing Nature By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) We light candles each of the eight days of Chanuka, in commemoration of the one-day’s […]

Parshas Mikeitz 5782

By Shai Mandel | December 1, 2021

Envisioning the Future By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) In Parashas Mikeitz, Yosef deciphers Pharaoh’s cryptic dreams. After interpreting each event in the […]

Parshas VaYeishev 5782

By Shai Mandel | November 25, 2021

Treasuring Responsibility By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) Parashas Vayeishev begins with the enigmatic episode of the sale of Yosef. Chazal teach us […]

Parshas VaYishlach 5782

By Shai Mandel | November 17, 2021

“Repaying” Hashem’s Kindness By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah In the beginning of Parashas Vayishlach we learn that Yaakov was very frightened. His brother […]

Parshas VaYeitzei 5782

By Shai Mandel | November 9, 2021

Following in Yaakov’s Path: The Way of Truth By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) In Parashas Vayeitzei, Yaakov leaves his parents’ house to […]

Parshas Toldos 5782

By Shai Mandel | November 3, 2021

What We Should Care About By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) In Parshas Toldos, we see that Esav was willing to sell to […]

Parshas Chaeyi Sarah 5782

By Shai Mandel | October 27, 2021

The Introductory Step to All Judaism By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah In this week’s parsha, Avraham sends his servant, Eliezer, to find a […]

Parshas Vayeira 5782

By Shai Mandel | October 20, 2021

CHESSED – Greater Than Greeting the Shechinah!? By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) Parashas Vayeira teaches us a surprising rule: hachnasas orchim (taking […]

Parshas Lech Lecha 5782

By Shai Mandel | October 14, 2021

NISYONOS: Bring Out the Best in Us By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) In Pirkei Avos 3 we learn that Avraham Avinu was […]