Parshas Vayikra 5781

By Shai Mandel | March 17, 2021

What A Person Cannot Forget By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) When a person commits a sin b’shogeig (as a result of forgetfulness), […]

Parshas Vayakhel-Pekudei 5781

By Shai Mandel | March 11, 2021

Our Double Advantage By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) When the Torah describes the Jews who took part in the construction of the […]

Parshas Ki Sissa 5781

By Shai Mandel | March 3, 2021

Benefitting From Hashem’s Concealment By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) This week’s parsha documents the national tragedy of the sin of the Golden […]

Purim 5781

By Shai Mandel | February 23, 2021

Purim: The Reason to Dance By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) In Megillas Esther (8:16), the verse states that the Jews “fulfilled and […]

Parshas Tetzaveh 5781

By Shai Mandel | February 23, 2021

The Battle Every Jew Must Fight By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) The Midrash (36:1) brings a verse from Yirmiyahu (11:16) that compares […]

Parshas Terumah 5781

By Shai Mandel | February 17, 2021

Making Up For the Beis Hamikdash By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) When Hashem commanded the building of the Mishkan, Moshe Rabbeinu was […]

Parshas Mishpatim 5781

By Shai Mandel | February 10, 2021

The Closest We Can Come to Knowing Hashem By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) Our parsha follows directly the giving of the Ten […]

Parshas Yisro 5781

By Shai Mandel | February 3, 2021

The Benefit of Hardships By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) Yisro, Moshe Rabbeinu’s father-in-law, decides to join Klal Yisrael after they miraculously left […]

Parshas Beshalach 5781

By Shai Mandel | January 27, 2021

We are Still Eating the Manna By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) This week’s parsha introduces the manna, the celestial bread that was […]

Parshas Bo 5781

By Shai Mandel | January 20, 2021

We Decide Our Future By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) Before bringing on the eighth plague, locusts, Hashem instructs Moshe: “Come to Pharaoh, […]