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Parshas Vayakhel-Pekudei with Rav Avigdor Miller The Shabbos Sanctuary Part I. Entering The Sanctuary Everything Stops After the nation had begun to build the Mishkan, when the first Shabbos arrived, Moshe Rabeinu made an announcement in the camp. And it was important enough that he didn’t just call together the the nation’s elders and ask…

Toras Avigdor Junior Parshas Ki Sisa The Greatest Glory Tuesday afternoon in the Goldbaum house Shmuli was so excited. Tonight was the chanukas habayis  of the new Horki Beis Midrash and none other than Chaim K – the famous young singer – was going to be performing! Chaim K was only one year older than…

Parshas Ki Sisa with Rav Avigdor Miller Two Kinds of Kindliness Part I. Kindliness The Emergency Formula Sometimes when a Jew is very ill chalilah – he’s already in the extremities – so his relative rushes to the nearest synagogue and asks the congregants who are standing there to say the special prayer for somebody…

Toras Avigdor Junior Parshas Tetzaveh-Purim The Hat On Your Head Erev Shabbos Parshas Zachor 5780 The Yudkowskys walked into the Flybar Costume Store to buy their Purim costumes. “Look, Mommy! There are the Kallah dresses!” squealed Miri as she ran off to pick out her costume. Meanwhile Yitzy and Shmuli headed with Totty towards the…

Parshas Tetzaveh with Rav Avigdor Miller A Sweet Savor Part I. Aromatic Mishkan The Fragrant Incense Among the many appurtenances that the Am Yisroel was commanded to set up in the Mishkan, one of the most exceptional was the mizbeiach hazahav: וְעָשִׂיתָ מִזְבֵּחַ מִקְטַר קְטֹרֶת – And you should make an altar for the burning…

Toras Avigdor Junior Parshas Terumah Breindy’s Gold Bracelet 15 Nissan 2448 Ephraim Langner walked happily with his family as they joined the rest of Klal Yisrael leaving Mitzrayim. They had left their house in Goshen and were passing through Raamses, when Ephraim’s older brother Heshy suddenly stopped. “Heshy,” Ephraim said. “Aren’t we in a rush?…

Parshas Terumah with Rav Avigdor Miller The Jew, a Sanctuary Part I. We’re Holy Many Mishkans Everyone remembers the promise made by Hakodosh Boruch Hu to the Am Yisroel in this week’s sedrah: וְעָשׂוּ לִי מִקְדָּשׁ – And they should make for Me a mikdash, וְשָׁכַנְתִּי בְּתוֹכָם – and I’ll dwell in their midst (Terumah…

Toras Avigdor Junior Parshas Mishpatim Following the Majority “Boys,” Rebbe Munk was saying, “tomorrow I won’t be here and Rabbi Krohn will be teaching you instead. But don’t let that keep you from shteiging!” “Enjoy your lunch!” he added, as the bell rang and the boys ran out of the classroom. “Guys, did you hear…

Parshas Mishpatim with Rav Avigdor Miller Badges of Honor Part I. One Badge The Hebrew Israelite Our sedrah opens with the laws of the eved ivri, the Hebrew slave: כִּי תִקְנֶה עֶבֶד עִבְרִי – When you shall buy a Hebrew servant, שֵׁשׁ שָׁנִים יַעֲבֹד וּבַשְּׁבִעִת יֵצֵא לַחָפְשִׁי חִנָּם – he shall work for six years…

Toras Avigdor Junior Parshas Yisro A Miracle Nation Elazar stood up and made believe he was clearing his throat; it was his turn to say a dvar Torah at the Friday night Shabbos seudah. “The parsha begins like this,” he said. “Va’yishma Yisro – And Yisro heard about everything that Hashem did for the Am…