PARSHAS NOACH 5776

By bircasadmin | December 4, 2015

PARSHAS NOACH 5776 The secret of the world’s existence The Midrash (Shochar Tov 37) records a curious exchange between Avraham Avinu and Shem, the son […]

Parshas Nitzavim 5775

By bircasadmin | December 4, 2015

Parshas Nitzavim 5775 “This mitzva … is not far away … but it is very close to you, in your mouth and heart, that you […]

PARSHAS VAYELECH 5776

By bircasadmin | December 4, 2015

PARSHAS VAYELECH 5776 In this week’s parsha, Moshe Rabbeinu encourages Yehoshua as he prepares himself to assume the mantle of leadership of the Jewish People. […]

Parshas Ki Savo 5775

By bircasadmin | December 4, 2015

Parshas Ki Savo 5775 This week’s parsha begins with the mitzvah of bikurim, where a Jew takes his first fruits of the season to the […]

Parshas Ki Seitzei 5775

By bircasadmin | December 4, 2015

Parshas Ki Seitzei 5775 In this’s weeks parsha we are commanded not to accept converts from the nations of Ammon and Moav. Two reasons are […]

Parshas Shoftim 5775

By bircasadmin | December 4, 2015

Parshas Shoftim 5775 In this week’s parsha, we are commanded, “you shall be tamim with Hashem, your G-d.” What is “tamim?” Some translate this word as meaning […]

Parshas Devarim 5775

By bircasadmin | December 4, 2015

Parshas Devarim 5775 Parshas Devarim is always read before Tisha Ba’av, and this is hinted to in our parsha by the fact that the word […]

Parshas Matos 5775

By bircasadmin | December 4, 2015

Parshas Matos 5775 This week’s parsha begins with commandments concerning vows, warning us not to take vows lightly. In doing so, however, a surprising term […]

Parshas Pinchas 5775

By bircasadmin | December 4, 2015

Parshas Pinchas 5775 Our parsha begins by relating that “Pinchas, the son of Elazar, the son of Aharon Hakohen” zealously killed the head of the […]

Parshas Balak 5775

By bircasadmin | December 4, 2015

Parshas Balak 5775 In this week’s parsha we are introduced to a gentile prophet, Bilaam. He is known in our history as Bilaam Harasha because […]