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Yom Kippur with Rav Avigdor Miller The Best Day in the Year Part I. Happiness of Kaparah The Obvious Reason לֹא הָיוּ יָמִים טוֹבִים לְיִשְׂרָאֵל כַּחֲמִשָּׁה עָשָׂר בְּאָב וּכְיוֹם הַכִּפּוּרִים – There were no days that were as good for the Am Yisroel as the fifteenth of Av and Yom Hakippurim (Taanis 30b). It means…

Toras Avigdor Junior Rosh Hashanah The Verdict is In! “Boys”, said Totty. “Rosh Hashanah is coming soon and I’d like to do something to help us prepare.” “Okay!” said Yossi. “Are we going to go buy a fish head now?” “We also need pomegranates!” said Itzik, as they headed out the door. “No,” said Totty….

Rosh Hashanah with Rav Avigdor Miller Judgement Day Part I. Iyov’s Angels Terror and Shuddering It’s the last day of the year, the night before Rosh Hashana, and so together we are all now facing the Day of Judgement. And that means it’s a serious time in our lives, very serious. One of the outstanding…

Toras Avigdor Junior Parshas Ki Savo 40 Days and 40 Years Beis Yaakov Bnos Rochel “Bassy!” said Shevi, as she greeted her friend. “How was your trip to Eretz Yisroel?” “Oh it was so incredible,” gushed Bassy. “I only have three words to describe it: Kadosh, Kadosh, Kadosh!” “Oh, it sounds amazing!” Shevi said, as…

Parshas Ki Savo with Rav Avigdor Miller Attaining True Bitachon Part I. Urgent Tefillah Gratitude For The Land In Parshas Ki Savo we read about the mitzvah of bikurim; it was a scene to behold — our forefathers would gather together from all corners of Eretz Yisroel and bring the first ripe fruits of their…

Toras Avigdor Junior Parshas Ki Seitzei The Real War Shimmy and Yitzy huffed and puffed as they shlepped the grocery bags up the steps to the house next-door. Their neighbor, Irving Blumenbaum, had just undergone surgery and the Greenbaums had offered to do his shopping for him until he recovered. Shimmy rang the doorbell. “Come…

Parshas Ki Seitzei with Rav Avigdor Miller Honoring His Presence Part I. Present in The Camp Jewish Army Gear In this week’s sedrah we are introduced to the Jewish soldier who is going out to battle on behalf of his people. כִּי תֵצֵא מַחֲנֶה עַל אֹיְבֶיךָ – When you go out in a camp against…

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 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…

Toras Avigdor Junior Parshas Reeh Worthless Antiques Eretz Yisroel, near the Yam Hamelach “Totty!” cried out Ezzy. “Look what I found!!!” “What do you see, Ezzy?” asked Totty, as he approached with the other two children. Ezzy was peering down into a large crack behind a big rock in the side of a hill. “I…