Parshas Vayechi 5780

By Shai Mandel | January 9, 2020

How to Make Bad Middos Go Away By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) At the end of Yaakov’s life, he blesses his sons, […]

Parshas Vayigash 5780

By Shai Mandel | January 2, 2020

The Biggest Miracle By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) After years of separation, Yaakov Avinu meets his son, Yosef. In this dramatic moment, […]

Chanuka 5780

By Shai Mandel | December 25, 2019

Why Chanuka and Purim are Different BY Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) The Bach (Orach Chaim 670:4) asks, why are Chanuka and Purim […]

Parshas Miketz 5780

By Shai Mandel | December 25, 2019

Saving Stress and Reaching Happiness By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) Parshas Miketz relates how Yosef went from prisoner to Egyptian Viceroy, beginning […]

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 […]