Parshas Vayeishev 5780

By Shai Mandel | December 19, 2019

When Haughtiness is a Mitzvah By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) Yosef was now a slave in Egypt, and Eishes Potifar, his master’s […]

Parshas VaYishlach 5780

By Shai Mandel | December 12, 2019

Having It All By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) After serving Lavan for twenty years, Yaakov returned to Eretz Yisrael, which meant facing […]

Parshas Vayetzei 5780

By Shai Mandel | December 5, 2019

This Time I Will Thank Hashem By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) When Leah Imeinu gave birth to her fourth son, she named […]

Parshas Toldos 5777

By Shai Mandel | November 28, 2019

We Are What We Praise By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) In Parshas Toldos, we are introduced to Esav, who as the eldest […]

Parshas Vayera 5780

By Shai Mandel | November 14, 2019

The Critical Ingredient for Success By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) Parshas Vayera ends with the test of the akeida, in which Avraham […]

Parshas Lech Lecha 5780

By Shai Mandel | November 7, 2019

Becoming Like a Wall By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org)  After Avraham succeeded in conquering the kings who had made war against Sedom […]

Parshas Noach 5780

By Shai Mandel | October 31, 2019

How the Ark Changed All the Living By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www,bircas.org) In Parshas Noach, we see the world degenerating to a […]

Sukkos 5780

By Shai Mandel | October 7, 2019

Channeling Joy Into Mitzvos By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.com) We asked in the previous chapter why Sukkos is called the “Time of […]

Parshas Vayeilech 5780

By Shai Mandel | October 3, 2019

Returning All the Way to Hashem By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org)   In Parshas Vayeilech, Moshe warns the Jewish People that in […]

Rosh HaShana 5780

By Shai Mandel | September 25, 2019

Advice for the Judgment of Rosh Hashana By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.com) Rosh Hashana is a frightening day. The Taz (Orach Chaim […]