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Sukkos with Rav Avigdor Miller A Temporary World Part I. The Visitor It’s a Hotel World In his Shaar Cheshbon Hanefesh, the Chovos Halevavos speaks about the necessity for every person to consider what he calls tzuras omdo b’olam, the essential character of his existence in the world. It means that among all of the…

Shemini Atzeres with Rav Avigdor Miller The Great Rainy Day Part I. Inviting Rain Passionate Prayers On Shemini Atzeres when the chazan stands up at the front of the shul to say the special prayer for rain, in some places he sheds tears. Yes, I’ve seen that. In better places, he’s crying as he’s begging…

Parshas Vayeilech-Shabbos Shuva with Rav Avigdor Miller The Gift of Teshuva Part I. The Difficulty of Teshuva Understanding Teshuva Our subject for tonight is, of course, שׁוּבָה יִשְׂרָאֵל עַד הַשֵּׁם אֱלֹקֶךָ. Yom Kippur is only a few days away and therefore “Shuvah” is the subject that’s most important right now. It’s a very big subject…

Parshas Netzavim-Rosh Hashanah with Rav Avigdor Miller The Thirsty Nation Part I. Joining the Thirsty Confusing The Satan On Rosh Hashana we blow the shofar again and again. And although we’re hungry; we want to go home and eat already but we stand in shul listening to the baal tokei’a blowing the shofar much more…

Parshas Ki Savo with Rav Avigdor Miller Greatness Within Part I. Secret Sins Covenant of Secrets In this week’s sedrah we learn about an especial procedure of brachos and klalos that would take place as soon as the Jewish nation would cross the Yarden into Eretz Canaan (Ki Savo 27:11-26). The whole Klal Yisroel would…

Parshas Ki Seitzei with Rav Avigdor Miller Perfection of Humility Part I. Great Potential A Sad Day In this week’s sedrah we read about the din of malkos; a Jew sinned and was found guilty in beis din and now he’s getting his punishment; וְהִפִּילוֹ הַשֹּׁפֵט וְהִכָּהוּ לְפָנָיו … אַרְבָּעִים יַכֶּנּוּ – And the judge…

Parshas Shoftim with Rav Avigdor Miller Joining In Part I. Joining The Sinners Two Or Three? In Parshas Shoftim we learn one of the cardinal principles of procedure in a Jewish courtroom; that if you want to accuse someone of a crime you need two witnesses. לֹא יָקוּם עֵד אֶחָד בְּאִישׁ לְכָל עָו‍ֹן וּלְכָל חַטָּאת…

Parshas Re’eh with Rav Avigdor Miller Elul Made Easy Part I. Difficult Teshuvah A New Teshuvah When Chodesh Elul approaches, everyone is talking about teshuvah, about repentance, and so just by walking in the Jewish street — I’m talking about the good Jewish street, where there are yeshivah men — so we already understand that…

Parshas Eikev with Rav Avigdor Miller One Hundred Blessings Part I. Brachos for Gratitude What Does He Want? “What does Hashem want from me?” That’s a question that everyone should ask themselves one time or another – and probably very frequently – because the answer to that question is everything. If we want to accomplish…

Va’eschanan-Nachamu with Rav Avigdor Miller Consoling His People Part I. Worldly Consolations A Commandment When Yeshayah Hanavi made that famous statementנַחֲמוּ נַחֲמוּ עַמִּי – You should doubly console My people, he was not saying it of his own mind; it says at the end of that possuk: יֹאמַר אֱלֹקֵיכֶם – Your Elokim is saying this….