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 […]

Tisha B’Av 5783

By Shai Mandel | July 25, 2023

The Special Mourning of This Tisha B’Av By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) We are in the midst of mourning. We do not […]

Parshas Devarim 5783

By Shai Mandel | July 19, 2023

Emunah: An Ongoing Project By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas Hatorah (www.bircas.org) The book of Devarim opens with Moshe Rabbeinu delivering a veiled rebuke to […]

Parshas Matos-Massa’ei 5783

By Shai Mandel | July 12, 2023

What the Mouth Can Do By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) This week’s parsha begins with commandments concerning vows, warning us not to […]

Parshas Pinchas 5783 

By Shai Mandel | July 6, 2023

Crucial Qualities in a Leader By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) In Parshas Pinchas (Bamidbar 27:16–17), Moshe Rabbeinu asks Hashem to appoint a […]

Parshas Balak 5783

By Shai Mandel | June 28, 2023

Addressing the Evil Inside of Us By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas Hatorah (www.bircas.org) Bilaam is a hard personality to fathom. On the one hand, […]

Parshas Chukas 5783

By Shai Mandel | June 21, 2023

Parah Adumah: Why We Do Mitzvos By Rabbi Moshe Krieger, Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah (www.bircas.org) In Parshas Chukas, we learn about the chok of parah adumah […]