Parshas Shoftim 5781

By Shai Mandel | August 11, 2021

Recognizing Our Faults By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) Parashas Shoftim concludes with the mitzvah of eglah arufah, the calf whose neck is […]

Parshas Re’ei 5781

By Shai Mandel | August 4, 2021

Are Mitzvos Difficult? By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) In Parashas Re’ei, Moshe continues exhorting the Jewish nation to stay strong in their […]

Parshas Eikev 5781

By Shai Mandel | July 29, 2021

Torah and Tefillah From the Heart By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) In Parashas Eikev, the verse states (Devarim 11:13), “And if you […]

Parshas Va’Eschanan 5781

By Shai Mandel | July 21, 2021

How to Love Hashem By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) In Parashas Va’eschanan, the verse says (Devarim 6:5), “V’ahavta eis Hashem Elokecha—and you […]

Parshas Devarim 5781

By Shai Mandel | July 14, 2021

Contemplation: The Key to Repentance By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) Parashas Devarim begins with Moshe Rabbeinu listing a number of places where […]

Parshas Mattos-Massa’ei 5781

By Shai Mandel | July 7, 2021

The Right Focus By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas Hatorah (www.bircas.org) In Parashas Mattos, the tribes of Reuven and Gad ask to settle on the […]

Parshas Pinchas 5781

By Shai Mandel | July 1, 2021

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 5781

By Shai Mandel | June 23, 2021

Fulfilling the Will of Hashem By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) In Parashas Balak, the Torah tells of a personality referred to in […]

Parshas Chukas 5781

By Shai Mandel | June 17, 2021

Torah and Tefillah: Natural Remedies By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.biras.org) After Miriam died, the Jews had no water to drink. Until then, […]

Parshas Korach 5781

By Shai Mandel | June 9, 2021

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 […]