Parshas Chukas 5784

By Shai Mandel | July 10, 2024

Torah and Tefillah: Natural Remedies By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas Hatorah (www.bircas.org) After Miriam died, the Jews had no water to drink. Until then, […]

Parshas Korach 5784

By Shai Mandel | July 3, 2024

Examining Our Motives By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) One of the events recorded in Korach’s revolt is the defiant response of Dasan […]

Parshas Shlach 5784

By Shai Mandel | June 26, 2024

Viewing Life Correctly By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) The sin of the spies is recalled as one of the greatest tragedies of […]

Parshas Beha’aloscha 5784

By Shai Mandel | June 19, 2024

The Danger of Viewing Mitzvos as Difficult By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) Parshas Beha’aloscha documents the Jewish people leaving Har Sinai, where […]

Parshas Naso 5784

By Shai Mandel | June 13, 2024

Bringing Out the Good in Ourselves By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) This week’s parsha introduces the subject of nezirus, in which a […]

Chag Shavuos 5784

By Shai Mandel | June 9, 2024

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

Parshas Bamidbar 5784

By Shai Mandel | June 5, 2024

Our Unique Purpose By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) Parashas Bamidbar begins with Hashem commanding Moshe to take a census of the Jewish […]

Parshas Bechukosai 5784 

By Shai Mandel | May 29, 2024

Desiring Torah By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) In Parshas Bechukosai, Hashem promises us a long list of blessings if we “go in” […]

Parshas Behar 5784

By Shai Mandel | May 22, 2024

The True Owner By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) Parshas Behar introduces shmitta, a year-long mitzvah to refrain from working the land. During […]

Parshas Emor 5784

By Shai Mandel | May 16, 2024

Continuing the Giving of Torah By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah In Parshas Emor, the holidays Pesach and Sukkos are listed by name, but […]