Parshas Devarim 5782
Methodical Decision Making By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas Hatorah (www.bircas.org) In Parashas Devarim, Moshe formally rebuked the Jewish people. Concerning the incident of the […]
Parshas Massei 5782
Human Accountability By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) In Parashas Massei we are introduced to the laws of arrei miklat (cities of refuge). […]
Parshas Mattos 5782
Sanctifying Hashem’s Name By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) In Parashas Mattos, Moshe is commanded to take revenge against the Midyanim. After this […]
Parshas Pinchas 5782
When To Be A Zealot By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) Parashas Pinchas begins by relating that “Pinchas, the son of Elazar, the […]
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 […]