Parshas Ha’Azinu 5784

By Shai Mandel | September 21, 2023

The Power of Gratitude  By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) In Parshas Ha’azinu, Hashem commanded Moshe (Devarim 32:48–50) to climb to the top […]

RH 5784 – Dip the Apple

By rabbijacobs | September 14, 2023

Dip the Apple (and the Challah) in the Honey By Rabbi Richard Jacobs, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur are full of […]

Rosh HaShana 5784

By Shai Mandel | September 13, 2023

Being a Part of the Purpose of the World By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) In Maseches Rosh Hashana (16a), the sages teach […]

Parshas Nitzavim-Va’yeilech 5783 

By Shai Mandel | September 6, 2023

The Curses: Unnecessary? By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) In this parsha, Moshe Rabbeinu addresses the Jewish people after they had heard the […]

Parshas Ki Savo 5783

By Shai Mandel | August 30, 2023

Knowledge Takes Time to Penetrate By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) In Parshas Ki Savo, Moshe Rabbeinu assembles the nation and informs them […]

Parshas Ki Seitzei 5783

By Shai Mandel | August 23, 2023

Derech Eretz Comes Before Torah By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) In this week’s parsha we are commanded not to accept converts from […]

Parshas Shoftim 5783

By Shai Mandel | July 30, 2023

The Greatness of Being Tamim By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) In Parshas Shoftim appears a commandment: “Be tamim with Hashem” (Devarim 18:13). […]

Parshas Re’eh 5783

By Shai Mandel | July 30, 2023

Are Mitzvos Difficult? By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) In Parshas Re’ei, Moshe continues exhorting the Jewish nation to stay strong in their […]

Parshas Eikev 5783

By Shai Mandel | July 30, 2023

Torah and Tefillah From the Heart By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) In Parshas Eikev, the verse states (Devarim 11:13), “And if you […]

Parshas Va’eschanan 5783

By Shai Mandel | July 25, 2023

How to Love Hashem By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www. bircas.org) In Parshas Va’eschanan, the verse says (Devarim 6:5), “V’ahavta eis Hashem Elokecha—and […]