Parshas Shoftim 5785

By Shai Mandel | August 27, 2025

The Fruits of Uninterruped Torah Study Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas Hatorah (www.bircas.org) In Parshas Shoftim we are commanded to place upon ourselves a king […]

Parshas Re’ei 5785

By Shai Mandel | August 20, 2025

Are Mitzvos Difficult? By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) In Parshas Re’ei, Moshe continues exhorting the Jewish nation to stay strong in their […]

Parshas Eikev 5785 

By Shai Mandel | August 14, 2025

Torah and Tefillah From the Heart By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) In Parshas Eikev, the verse states (Devarim 11:13), “And if you […]

Parshas Va’Eschanan 5785

By Shai Mandel | August 6, 2025

The Proper Mindset for Davening By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) In Parshas Va’eschanan, Moshe Rabbeinu begs Hashem to let him enter Eretz […]

Tisha B’av 5785

By Shai Mandel | July 30, 2025

The Special Mourning of This Tisha B’av By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) We are in the midst of mourning. We do not […]

Parshas Devarim 5785

By Shai Mandel | July 30, 2025

Why Unity Is So Important By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) Klal Yisrael always begins the reading of Chumash Devarim during the 3 […]

Parshas Matos-Massei 5785

By Shai Mandel | July 23, 2025

What the Mouth Can Do By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) This week’s parsha begins with commandments concerning vows, warning us not to […]

Three Weeks 5785

By Shai Mandel | July 23, 2025

The Power of the Three Weeks By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) The Three Weeks are a time of mourning. It’s no secret […]

Parshas Pinchas 5785

By Shai Mandel | July 16, 2025

Keeping Out of the Picture By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) The Jewish Nation had been lured into sin with the daughters of […]

PArshas Balak 5785

By Shai Mandel | July 9, 2025

Where Desire Can Bring Us By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) Parshas Balak introduces us to a puzzling character, Bilaam. On the one […]