Parshas Emor 5782

By Shai Mandel | May 4, 2022

Honoring Torah and Its Disseminators By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah Parashas Emor teaches us the mitzvah of sefiras ha’omer, in which we count […]

Parshas Kedoshim 5782

By Shai Mandel | April 27, 2022

The Meaning of Kedushah By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) In Parashas Kedoshim we are commanded (Vayikra 19:2), “You shall be kadosh (generally […]

Shevi’i Shel Pesach 5782

By Shai Mandel | April 5, 2022

Shira and Emunah by Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) Seven days after the Jews left Egypt, Hashem performed the miracle of the splitting […]

Pesach 5782

By Shai Mandel | April 5, 2022

Our Exodus From Egypt By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) The Sages (Pesachim 116b) tell us that on the night of the Pesach […]

Shabbos Hagadol 5782

By Shai Mandel | April 5, 2022

Making the Shabbos Great By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) The Shabbos before Pesach is called Shabbos HaGadol, literally “The Great Shabbos.” The […]

Parshas HaChodesh 5782

By Shai Mandel | March 30, 2022

Experiencing the Exodus By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas Hatorah (www.bircas.org) On the first Shabbos of the month of Nissan, we read Parshas HaChodesh. The […]

Parshas Shemini 5782

By Shai Mandel | March 23, 2022

Channeling Love of Hashem Into Obedience By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas Hatorah (www.bircas.org) In Parashas Shemini, the Mishkan nears its inauguration. All necessary preparations […]

Parshas Tzav 5782

By Shai Mandel | March 15, 2022

Learning to Thank Hashem Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) Parashas Tzav continues to expound on the different korbanos (sacrifices) and their laws. We […]

Purim 5782

By Shai Mandel | March 15, 2022

Finding Hashem When He is Hiding By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) The Rambam (Hakdama to the Sefer HaMitzvos) writes that on Purim, […]

Parshas Vayikra 5782

By Shai Mandel | March 9, 2022

Hashem Calls to Us By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) The parashah starts with the word “vayikra,” referring to Hashem calling to Moshe. […]