Parshas Noach with Rav Avigdor Miller The World of Nothing Part I. The Ancient Mabul The Multifaceted Flood When we come to the subject of the Mabul one of the first things we must understand is that the great flood had more than one purpose. The truth is that when Hakodosh Boruch Hu does anything…
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Rav Avigdor Miller on Income Redistribution
Q: I’m bothered by the fact that we find that some Tanaaim who were very wealthy, like Rabbi Elazar ben Azarya and Rabban Gamliel and Rabbi Eliezer ben Hurkenus and some were very poor like Rabbi Yehoshua ben Chananya, and they all were together – they knew each other. So why didn’t the wealthy ones give money to the poor ones and…
Rav Avigdor Miller on Appreciating the Rain
Q:How could we rid ourselves of the habit of not seeing the greatness of rain?
Parshas Bereishis 4 – The Marriage Bond
Parshas Bereishis with Rav Avigdor Miller The Marriage Bond Part I. Loyalty in Marriage Be Clingy When Hakodosh Boruch Hu created Chava and brought her to Adam, He made a statement that although it doesn’t yet apply to everybody here, someday it will: עַל כֵּן יַעֲזָב אִישׁ אֶת אָבִיו וְאֶת אִמּוֹ – A man will…
Rav Avigdor Miller on The Purpose of Chol Hamoed
Q: What is the purpose of Chol Hamoed? A:Chol Hamoed is meant to be an opportunity for people to think over what the Yom Tov is all about. On Yom Tov we’re very busy; we’re busy bringing korbanos and making seudos and sometimes we forget to think about the lessons we’re supposed to learn from the Yomtiv. And therefore Chol Hamoed…
Rav Avigdor Miller on Simchas Beis Hashoeivah
Q: What is the special happiness of the simchas beis hashoeiva?