As Heard from Rabbi Avigdor Miller ZT”L
Hol Hamoed Succot
“Fortunate are you, Israel, who is like unto you, a people saved by Hashem the shield of your aid…” (Devarim 33:29)
These very last words of Moshe which the Torah reports, are the final and true opinion not only of Moshe, but of [Read more...]

As Heard from Rabbi Avigdor Miller ZT”L
A Succah, if properly utilized, can be a place of very great achievement. Here are a few ideas as heard from Rabbi Avigdor Miller ZT”L on how to maximize this opportunity.
1. Keep in mind that every minute you spend in the Succah, you are [Read more...]

As Heard from Rabbi Avigdor Miller ZT”L
“For all His Ways are justice.” (32:4)
“Mishpat” means neither kindliness or cruelty, but “judgment,” which implies exactitude and measurement. All of Hashem’s ways of conduct of affairs of men’s lives, and the affairs of nations, and of the processes of nature and of [Read more...]

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
Shabbat Shuba – Preparing for Yom Kippur
“And you shall afflict yourself.” (Vayikra 22:27)
The word “V’Initem” (afflict) stems from ‘Ani’ which means “poverty” or affliction in general and fundamentally means ‘crying out’, because the afflicted man cries out. The word ‘Anav’ which denotes ‘humble’ means [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...]