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Parshas Terumah with Rav Avigdor Miller Images of Youth Part I. Energy of Youth The Cherubic Children “You should place two keruvim … on the two edges of the covering for the aron habris … and I will speak to you there from between the keruvim… (Terumah 25:18-22)” Now, that’s one of the most queer…

Toras Avigdor Junior Parshas Mishpatim Holy Money Continued from last week… Tzadok had just removed the leashes from his frog and giant chimpanzee and before Rav Volender could stop him, the animals were running amok through the streets of the Old City. “Quick, Tzadok!” Rav Volender cried out. “We need to catch those wild animals…

Parshas Mishpatim with Rav Avigdor Miller Doctors and Healing Part I. Permission To Be Healthy Permission to Heal In this week’s sedrah we read about someone who wounds his fellow man and because of that, many obligations now fall at his feet. In Torah there’s no such thing as paturing yourself with an “I’m sorry.”…

Toras Avigdor Junior Parshas Yisro Giving Proper Thanks Rav Volender finished davening Shacharis at the Kosel and started heading towards the Jerusalem Prison, where he was the Rov. As he made his way through the narrow streets of the Old City, he encountered a most peculiar and shocking sight. Headed towards him was none other…

Parshas Yisro with Rav Avigdor Miller Consulting The Sages Part I. Consulting Moshe Rabeinu Visiting In-Laws When Yisro came to visit Moshe and the Bnei Yisroel in the wilderness and saw how the people were congregating about Moshe Rabbeinu, it was quite a sight to behold.  It wasn’t something that Yisro saw in his home…

Toras Avigdor Junior Parshas Beshalach Ahavah and Yirah It was a typical day in the frum city of Beitar Illit in Eretz Yisroel. The yeshivos and kollelim were filled with the sounds of Torah learning. The supermarkets were packed with people shopping for Shabbos. And thousands of boys and girls packed the classrooms in the…

Parshas Beshalach with Rav Avigdor Miller Emulating Him Part I. Beautifying Him Miraculous Salvation When our forefathers stood at the edge of the Yam Suf, looking over their backs at the enemy closing in on them, they were filled with terror. Because it wasn’t stam an enemy — the Mitzrim were boiling with anger. They…

Toras Avigdor Junior Parshas Bo Be Normal! Avremel was so excited! His cousin Elisheva in America was getting married, and Uncle Anshel was flying the whole family in from Eretz Yisroel for the occasion! When they arrived at the airport, Avremel, Nochum Moshe, and Zevy quickly helped Totty get the bags out of the back…

Parshas Bo with Rav Avigdor Miller The Guide to True Happiness Part I. Happiness in the Torah Talking About the Weather When we read the pesukim that describe the departure of the Am Yisrael from Mitzrayim, we note the interesting fact that the time of the year, the spring-like weather, plays quite a significant role…

Toras Avigdor Junior Parshas Vaeira Back to Kindergarten Sruli was running as fast as he could. Three Arabs had just robbed the bank and were running away with huge garbage bags full of money slung over their shoulders. Sruli picked up a huge rock and hurled it in their direction. Startled, one of them slipped…