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Sukkos with Rav Avigdor Miller A Fleeting World Part I. Forty Years in the Sukkah Citizens Only When Hakodosh Boruch Hu gave the Am Yisroel the command to leave their homes every year for seven days and move into the sukkah, He introduced it in a most unusual way: כל האזרח בישראל ישבו בסוכות —…

Parshas Haazinu – Shuva with Rav Avigdor Miller Ten Tidbits of Advice Introduction. Life Advice Adrift on the High Seas It would be very beneficial for us if we could have the privilege of hearing some words of instruction before we go into Yom Kippur – words that would help guide our lives during this…

Rosh Hashanah with Rav Avigdor Miller Kingdom and Glory Part I. Seeing His Kingdom Foundation of The Day When we come to study the great day of Rosh Hashanah, we take note of what is written in the sefer Yesod V’shoresh Ha’avodah: “Achai v’rayai,” he says, “My brothers, my friends; you know that in the…

Parshas Nitzavim-Vayeilech with Rav Avigdor Miller Career of Speaking Part I. Gift of Speech The Easy-Shmeezy Guide To Torah In this week’s sedrah Hashem declares that the Torah is not difficult to keep: It is neither hidden from you, nor distant from your reach. It is not high up in the heavens … or across…

Parshas Ki Savo with Rav Avigdor Miller A Stubborn Nation Part I. Resistance in History Who Else Made Them?! In this week’s sedrah some of the most glorious words ever said about the Am Yisroel are declared by Hakodosh Boruch Hu Himself: הַשֵּׁם הֶֽאֱמִֽירְךָ הַיּוֹם – Hashem has elevated you today, לִהְיוֹת לוֹ לְעַם סְגֻלָּה…

Parshas Ki Seitzei with Rav Avigdor Miller In His Image Part I. Greatness of Humanity Hanging the Wicked And if a man should commit a sin whose judgement is death, he shall be put to death, and afterward you should hang him on a post (Ki Seitzei 21:22). The Torah tells us that certain criminals…

Parshas Shoftim with Rav Avigdor Miller The Jewish King Part I. Without a King The Conditional Mitzvah In Parshas Shoftim we read about the mitzvah of שׂוֹם תָּשִׂים עָלֶיךָ מֶלֶךְ – You should place a king over you (Shoftim 17:15). Now, it’s interesting to note that this mitzvah seems to be different from all other…

Parshas Re’eh with Rav Avigdor Miller Nation of Volunteers Part I. Chassidic Nation The Idolatrous City In Parshas Re’eh the Torah tells us about the ir hanidachas, a Jewish city whose inhabitants were led astray to worship avodah zarah. וְדָרַשְׁתָּ וְחָקַרְתָּ וְשָׁאַלְתָּ הֵיטֵב – And after it was investigated thoroughly, וְהִנֵּה אֱמֶת נָכוֹן הַדָּבָר נֶעֶשְׂתָה…

Parshas Eikev with Rav Avigdor Miller One Nation In The World Part I. Chosen Nation Preach About This If you have the time, it would be worthwhile to take a look inside the chumash at a very important possuk. It’s in Eikev, at the beginning of chamishi; kapital yud, passuk yud daled. It’s worth studying…

Parshas Vaeschanan with Rav Avigdor Miller Honor Thy Parents Part I. Honoring Them Understanding The Fundamentals In Mesichta Kiddushin (31a) the gemara asks a very important question that applies to all of us here: עַד הֵיכָן כִּבּוּד אָב וָאֵם – How far does a child have to extend himself in the matter of kibud av…