Parshas Tazria  5779

By Shai Mandel | April 4, 2019

The Torah’s Remedy for Vanity By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah Tzaraas is a spiritual disease roughly translated as “leprosy.” It comes as a […]

Parshas Shemini 5779

By Shai Mandel | March 28, 2019

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 Tzav 5779

By Shai Mandel | March 20, 2019

The Far-Reaching Effects Of Thoughts By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) In this week’s parsha, we learn about the korban olah and the […]

Purim 5779!!!

By Shai Mandel | March 14, 2019

Why Read the Whole Megila? By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) The sages (Megila 19a) differ as to where a person must begin […]

Parshas Vayikra 5779

By Shai Mandel | March 14, 2019

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), […]

Purim 5779

By Shai Mandel | March 7, 2019

Why the Joy of Purim Starts So Early  By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) The sages state (Taanis 29a) that “when the month […]

Parshas Pekudei 5779

By Shai Mandel | March 7, 2019

What It Takes To Be A Ben Olam Haba By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah Pekudei, the final parsha of Sefer Shmos, begins with […]

Parshas Vayakhel 5779

By Shai Mandel | February 28, 2019

The One Bad Middah That Everyone Has By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah When Hashem commanded the Jews to donate the materials needed for […]

Parshas Ki Sissa 5779

By Shai Mandel | February 21, 2019

Orienting oneself within the darkness By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah After the Jews committed the sin of the Golden Calf, Moshe prayed to […]

Parshas Tetzaveh 5779

By Shai Mandel | February 14, 2019

The Battle Every Jew Must Fight By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah The Midrash (36:1) brings a verse from Yirmiyahu (11:16) that compares the […]