Parshas Balak 5782

By Shai Mandel | July 6, 2022

The Lesson of Bilam By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) Chazal call Bilam a rasha (wicked person), obsessed with honor, greed, and lust. […]

Parshas Chukas 5782

By Shai Mandel | June 29, 2022

Cheshbon Hanefesh By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas Hatorah (www.bircas.org) In Parashas Chukas (Bamidbar 21:27), the clarion call to mussar appears: “Bo’u cheshbon—make an accounting!” […]

Parshas Korach 5782 

By Shai Mandel | June 22, 2022

The Root of Machlokes By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) Parashas Korach tells of the machlokes (disagreement) that Korach had with Moshe and […]

Parshas Shelach 5782

By Shai Mandel | June 15, 2022

Tzitzis: Holding on to the Rope BY Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) Parashas Shelach closes with the mitzvah of tzitzis. Interestingly, tzitzis is […]

Parshas Beha’aloscha 5782

By Shai Mandel | June 8, 2022

Developing Humility BY Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) In Parashas Beha’aloscha, the Torah testifies that Moshe Rabbeinu was the most humble of all […]

Chag Shavuos 5782

By Shai Mandel | May 31, 2022

Receiving the Torah Today By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) Our Sages (Yerushalmi, Rosh Hashana 4:8) state that a Jew must make a […]

Parshas Naso 5782

By Shai Mandel | May 31, 2022

Nezirus and Self-Discipline BY Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) In Parashas Naso, we learn about a unique opportunity: becoming a nazir. All it […]

Parshas Bamidbar 5782

By Shai Mandel | May 25, 2022

Developing Aspirations By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) Parashas Bamidbar begins with a census of the Jews. Hashem commanded that the tribe of […]

Parshas Bechukosai 5782

By Shai Mandel | May 19, 2022

Torah Study Requires Exertion By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) In Parashas Bechukosai we are promised blessings if we keep the Torah and […]

Parshas Behar 5782

By Shai Mandel | May 11, 2022

Shemittah: Acquiring True Bitachon By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) In Parashas Behar, we learn about the mitzvah of shemittah. Every seventh year, […]