Parshas Shemos 5783

By Shai Mandel | January 11, 2023

Always Working on Yiras Shamayim By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) Parashas Shemos documents the heroism of two Jewish midwives, Shifrah and Puah. […]

Parshas Vayechi 5783

By Shai Mandel | January 4, 2023

Tefillah: Our Sword and Bow By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas Hatorah (www.bircas.org) In Parashas Vayechi, Yaakov bequeaths a double portion to Yosef, to be […]

Parshas Vayigash 5783

By Shai Mandel | December 28, 2022

Feeling Hashem’s Presence Constantly By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah Parshas Vayigash documents the reunion of Yaakov and Yosef. Of note is that the […]

Parshas Mikeitz 5783

By Shai Mandel | December 21, 2022

Expelling the Darkness By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas Hatorah (www.bircas.org) Parashas Mikeitz begins by noting that Pharaoh had a dream “at the end of […]

Chanuka  5783

By Shai Mandel | December 21, 2022

What Greece Wished to Extinguish By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) The Torah tells us that before creation, “The earth was astonishingly empty, […]

Parshas Vayeishev 5783

By Shai Mandel | December 14, 2022

Talking About Hashem By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) Parashas Vayeishev focuses on Yosef HaTzaddik. His accomplishments were astounding. The Torah testifies that […]

Parshas Vayishlach 5783

By Shai Mandel | December 7, 2022

When Everything is “Going Wrong” By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) In Parashas Vayishlach, Yaakov prepares for a confrontation with Esav. After so […]

Parshas Vayeitzei 5783

By Shai Mandel | December 1, 2022

Finding Joy in Mitzvos By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) In Parshas Vayeitzei, there is a puzzling conversation between Yaakov Avinu and his […]

Parshas Toldos 5783

By Shai Mandel | November 24, 2022

Praying Like a Tzaddik Ben Tzaddik By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) In Parashas Toldos, we learn that Yitzchak and Rivkah, like Avraham […]

Parshas Chayei Sarah 5783

By Shai Mandel | November 16, 2022

Appreciating the Gift of Time By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) Parshas Chayei Sarah begins with the verse, “And the years of Sarah’s […]