Parshas Bamidbar  5781

By Shai Mandel | May 12, 2021

The Prerequisite to Torah By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) This week’s parsha begins with a census of the Bnei Yisrael, in which […]

Parshas Behar-Bechukosai 5781

By Shai Mandel | May 6, 2021

Keeping Focused on Our Mission By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www. bircas.org) Jews are expected to avoid enslaving themselves at all costs. In […]

Parshas Emor 5781

By Shai Mandel | April 27, 2021

The Gift of Free Will By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) This week’s parsha discusses numerous korbanos. Among them is the korban Todah, […]

Parshas Acharei Mos-Kedoshim 5781

By Shai Mandel | April 21, 2021

Understanding the Se’ir L’Azazel By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) In Acharei Mos we learn about the service done on Yom Kippur by […]

Parshas Tazria-Metzora 5781

By Shai Mandel | April 15, 2021

The Secret of Preventing Lashon Hara By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas Hatorah (www.bircas.org) In the parshios of Tazria and Metzora, the Torah discusses various […]

Parshas Shemini 5781

By Shai Mandel | April 7, 2021

Navigating the Jewish People’s Course By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah  (www.bircas.org) During the inauguration of the Mishkan, Aharon’s sons Nadav and Avihu were […]

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 […]