Q:What is meant by the statement of Chazal that it’s אסור לאדם שימלא שחוק פיו בעולם הזה – “It’s forbidden for a person to fill his mouth with laughter in this world” (Brachos 31a)?
Category: Q & A
Rav Avigdor Miller on Why No Miracles Today
Q: You said a moment ago that it’s easier to come closer to Hakodosh Boruch Hu by seeing open miracles and that’s why our forefathers in the midbar saw miracles. Why don’t we have open miracles today to give chizuk to our emunah?
Rav Avigdor Miller on The Obligation To Look At Nature
Q: Is there an obligation for Jews to delve into nature in order to see Hakodosh Boruch Hu or is it enough to learn Torah?
Rav Avigdor Miller on Growing a Beard With Your Wife’s Blessing
Q: The Chofetz Chaim wrote a kuntress about the prohibition of shaving and other gedolim also wrote about the importance of wearing a beard. What should a person do if his wife is not so happy about the idea?
Rav Avigdor Miller on Helping Out The Wider Family
Q: If I don’t have a son or a grandson right now, what can I do to ensure the continuation of my family?
Rav Avigdor Miller on Shidduchim
Q: What should one do if he is dating a girl who has money and she has looks and she has personality but the chemistry doesn’t click?
Rav Avigdor Miller on Searching For Fame
Q:How do I overcome the desire to be famous?
Rav Avigdor Miller on How Do We Know About Olam Habo
Q:What do you tell someone who says that two people are being buried now — one was a tzadik his whole life and one was a rasha – how do we know that the tzadik is going to a good place and the rasha to a bad place? Is there proof for that?
Rav Avigdor Miller on The Countries That Hitler Spared
Q:Why were the Danish and Finnish Jews spared in the Holocaust? Were they better than the Jews in other countries?
Rav Avigdor Miller on How Movies Destroy the Neshama
Q:Is it true that one who watches TV or goes to movies has no share in the World to Come?