As Heard from Rabbi Avigdor Miller ZT”L
“And G-d saw all that He had made and behold it was very good.” (1:31)
This is written to teach Man that he should emulate his Creator and he too should always view all of Creation and he too should always perceive its goodness and [Read more...]

As Heard from Rabbi Avigdor Miller ZT”L
Happiness is a state of mind. You cannot buy it in any store or find it on a vacation. Happiness is in the mind. And it is peace of mind that is the only true happiness in this world. When a man has nothing [Read more...]

As Heard from Rabbi Avigdor Miller ZT”L
Preparing For Yom Hadeen/Rosh Hashana
The main Avoda/Theme of the Judgment Day is focusing on “Hashem Melech,” The King. Hashem created the Universe (which was created on Rosh Hashana) and He runs it all. He is the only One that has any power and only [Read more...]

As Heard from Rabbi Avigdor Miller ZT”L
Preparing For Yom Hadeen/Rosh Hashana
Rosh Hashana is the Yom Hadeen, a day of danger, of great peril. One more Mitzvah or one less sin could tip the scales in our favor. If you are a ‘benoni’, if your mitzvoth and sins balance [Read more...]

As Heard from Rabbi Avigdor Miller ZT”L
“Remember that which Hashem your G-d did to Miriam on the way when you went out from Egypt.” (24:9)
This is a command of the Torah. I cannot tell you how often we are to fulfill this commandment. Some Siddurim say it should be [Read more...]

As Heard from Rabbi Avigdor Miller ZT”L
“You shall be wholehearted with Hashem your G-d.” (18:13)
‘Tamim’ means “complete” or “perfect.” Rabbenu Yonah (Shaare Teshuva 3:17) explains that perfection in Trust in Hashem (Bitachon) is here commanded. This comes to exclude the practices enumerated in the preceding verses (18:9-12). These [Read more...]

As Heard from Rabbi Avigdor Miller ZT”L
“And you shall eat there before Hashem your G-d, and you shall rejoice, you and your household.” (14:26)
To speak in prayer or praise seems more proper “Before Hashem,” but to eat before Hashem seems animalistic and insolent. But this form of service “before [Read more...]

As Heard from Rabbi Avigdor Miller ZT”L
“And You shall bless Hashem.” (8:10)
The word U’Berachta (you shall bless) is from Barech, derived from Berech (a knee). It literally means not “bless” but “to bend the knees” in humility of deep gratitude. When one receives a gift from a Donor to Whom [Read more...]

As Heard from Rabbi Avigdor Miller ZT”L
“Hear, Israel! Hashem (is) our G-d, Hashem is one.” (6:4)
The recitation of the following is a Torah obligation. The exhortation “Hear!” is actually the Israelite’s way of life. “We shall do and we shall listen,” (Shemot 24:7) was the vow that Israel made [Read more...]

As Heard from Rabbi Avigdor Miller ZT”L
“And I shall bless those that bless you.” (12:3)
From the very beginning Hakadosh Baruch Hu decreed: “va’avarecha mevarachecha” – I will give berachot to all those who bless Am Yisrael. The Talmud (Hullin 49A) states that this promise extends also to the descendants [Read more...]