Ki Savo

By bircasadmin | December 4, 2014

Ki Savo In this week’s parsha we learn of the mitzva of Bikurim, a mitzva that involves marking off the first fruits that begin sprouting […]

Ki Tetzeh

By bircasadmin | December 4, 2014

Ki Tetzeh This week’s parsha includes the mitzva of shiluach hakein, in which one who chances upon a bird’s nest and sees the mother bird sitting […]

Shoftim

By bircasadmin | December 4, 2014

This week’s parsha ends with the mitzva known as “eglah arufa” (the calf whose neck is broken). This mitzva is done when the murdered body […]

Vaeschanan

By bircasadmin | December 4, 2014

In this week’s parsha appear the words v’ahavta es Hashem Elokecha — and you shall love Hashem, your G-d. We say this verse morning and […]

Massai

By bircasadmin | December 4, 2014

Parshas Massai In this week’s parsha we are introduced to the idea of a City of Refuge, designed to accommodate unintentional murderers until the death […]

Matos

By bircasadmin | December 4, 2014

Parshas Matos In this week’s parsha, Moshe is commanded to take the Bnei Yisrael’s revenge against the Midyanim and then to be gathered unto his […]

Pinchas

By bircasadmin | December 4, 2014

Parshas Pinchas In this week’s parsha Moshe Rabbeinu, knowing that his end was near, asked Hashem to appoint a spiritual successor for Klal Yisrael. Hashem […]

Balak

By bircasadmin | December 4, 2014

Parshas Balak In this week’s parsha we are introduced to a personality referred to in Torah shebe’al peh as “Bilaam Harasha” — Bilaam the evil one. Reading […]

Chukas

By bircasadmin | December 4, 2014

Parshas Chukas After the petirah of Miriam Hanevi’ah the Jewish People had no water to drink. Until now they had drunk from the well that […]

Korach

By bircasadmin | December 4, 2014

Korach 5774 This week’s parsha talks about the machlokess Korach led against Moshe and Aharon and the destruction that resulted. Klal Yisrael to this day […]