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 […]

Parshas Shelach 5781

By Shai Mandel | June 3, 2021

The Danger of Lacking Bitachon By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) In Parashas Shelach, the Jewish nation sent spies to scout Eretz Yisrael. […]

Parshas Beha’aloscha 5781

By Shai Mandel | May 26, 2021

Channeling Desire By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) In Parashas Beha’aloscha we read about the asafsuf, roughly translated as rabble. They complained to […]

Parshas Naso 5781

By Shai Mandel | May 19, 2021

Nezirus and Self-Discipline By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) In this week’s parsha we learn about a unique opportunity that is available to […]

Shavuos 5781

By Shai Mandel | May 12, 2021

What is Included in Our Kabalas HaTorah? By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) Shavuos is not a celebration of a historic fact, that […]

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 […]