As Heard from Rabbi Avigdor Miller ZT”L
Chodesh Av
Ahavat Yisrael
“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 [Read more...]

As Heard From Rabbi Avigdor Miller ZT”L
“And you spoke up and said: We have sinned to Hashem. We shall go up and fight, as all that Hashem commanded us.” (1:41)
“And Hashem said to me, say to them, you shall not go up.” (1:42)
Here we see a remarkable lesson. The people [Read more...]

As Heard From Rabbi Avigdor Miller ZT”L
“That Hashem your G-d carried you just as a man carries his son.” (1:31)
This is a most significant declaration. Israel, and Israel alone is Hashem’s son, as He had declared: “My son My firstborn is Yisrael” (Shemot 4:22) and “Send forth My son” (ibid. [Read more...]