Q: Why is it that in Europe, in the yeshivos and even among the balabatim, there was a real sensation of eimas ha’din, the fear of the upcoming judgement during Elul, while here in America we don’t see that type of feeling? Aren’t we frum just like they were in Europe?
Author: Toras Avigdor
Rav Avigdor Miller on Vacationing at Home
Q:My husband loves to learn but I want him to take a vacation. But he tells me that his vacation is to be able to sit and learn. What should I do?
Toras Avigdor Junior – Parshas Shoftim
Toras Avigdor Junior Parshas Shoftim Safety First! “Shimmy,” said Mommy reproachfully. “Is that your 600,000 piece Yetzias Mitzrayim puzzle all over the floor in the hall again??? Please put it away right now. Totty and I are going to the Holtzbacher chasuna tonight and I would like the house to be completely clean before we…
Parshas Shoftim 4 – Learning The Lessons
Parshas Shoftim with Rav Avigdor Miller Learning The Lessons Part I. Safety Lessons Tragedy in The Woods In this week’s sedrah we read a story about a man who went into the forest to gather firewood (Shoftim 19: 4-8). I imagine it was the wintertime and he needed more wood for the fireplace; maybe his…