Parshas Balak 5782
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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, […]