Q: Why is it that in Europe, in the yeshivos and even among the balabatim, there was a real sensation of eimas ha’din, the fear of the upcoming judgement during Elul, while here in America we don’t see that type of feeling? Aren’t we frum just like they were in Europe?
Tag: European Yeshivos
Rav Avigdor Miller on The Holocaust
Q: Could it really be correct what you are saying that the Holocaust was due to the cooling off in the enthusiasm, in view of the fact that there were so many yeshivos and so many rabbis in Europe?
Rav Avigdor Miller on Quenching the Thirst for Hashem (February 1985)
Q: How could yeshivos nowadays improve their standards in order to match the fire of עבודת השם that was present in the yeshivos of Europe before the war?
Rav Avigdor Miller on Summer Vacations
Q: Is it wrong to take one’s family on summer vacation?