Parshas Shmos 5775

By bircasadmin | December 4, 2015

Parshas Shmos 5775 This week’s parsha documents the heroism of the Jewish Midwives, whom Pharaoh ordered to kill the male Jewish infants. They withstood this […]

Bo

By bircasadmin | December 4, 2015

Parshas Bo Assuming a prominent position as the first mitzvah received by Klal Yisroel, the commandment of Kiddush Hachodesh (Sanctification of the Jewish Month) was […]

Parshas Vayechi 5775

By bircasadmin | December 4, 2014

Parshas Vayechi 5775 In this week’s parsha, Yaakov blesses each of his sons individually before he dies. Later (59:28), Yaakov gives a general blessing that, […]

Parshas Vayigash

By bircasadmin | December 4, 2014

Parshas Vayigash 5775 This week’s parsha documents the reunion of Yaakov and Yosef. Of note is that the verse (46:29) describes how Yosef prepared to […]

Parshas Mikeitz

By bircasadmin | December 4, 2014

Parshas Mikeitz This week’s parsha begins by relating that Yosef spent two additional years in prison, after which Pharaoh had the dream that would catapult […]

Parshas Vayeshev

By bircasadmin | December 4, 2014

Parshas Vayeshev This week’s parsha relates the tremendous nisayon Yosef had with the wife of Potiphar, his Egyptian master. In Yoma 35b Chazal make clear that […]

Vayishlach

By bircasadmin | December 4, 2014

Parshas Vayishlach 5775 In the beginning of this week’s parsha we see that Yaakov is very frightened. His brother Esav is heading towards him with […]

Vayeitzei

By bircasadmin | December 4, 2014

Parshas Vayeitzei 5775 In this week’s parsha we see an exchange between Yaakov Avinu and his wives, Lea and Rachel,  that seems puzzling. When Yaakov […]

Parshas Toldos

By bircasadmin | December 4, 2014

Parshas Toldos 5775 In this week’s parsha we learn of the birth, childhood and early adulthood of Yitzchak Avinu’s two sons, Yaakov and Esav. The […]

Chayei Sarah

By bircasadmin | December 4, 2014

Chayei Sarah 5775 In this week’s parsha we get a look into the personality of a man whose name was mentioned only briefly until now […]