As Heard From Rabbi Avigdor Miller ZT”L
“And you shall proclaim on this self-same day, a holy convocation it should be to you.” 23:21
Here, we see a most unexpected phenomenon: the Giving of the Torah is not mentioned.
The day is called “the Festival of Reaping” (Shemot 23:16) and “the day of [Read more...]

As Heard from Rabbi Avigdor Miller ZT”L
Perke Abot
“Derech eretz precedes the acquisition of Torah.”
We traditionally study the Mishnayot of Perke Abot, The Ethics of the Fathers, during the weeks between Pesach and Shavuot. These Mishnayot are especially selected because of the instruction/mussar of our great Sages, through the practice of [Read more...]

As Heard from Rabbi Avigdor Miller ZT”L
“For your favor” (23:11)
The acts which cause us to become more aware of Hashem are acts that gain for us Hashem’s favor. The waiving of the Omer before Hashem is intended for the purpose of declaring that Hashem bestowed the grain, and that the [Read more...]

As Heard From Rabbi Avigdor Miller ZT”L
“And you shall count for you from the day after the Shabbat.” (23:15)
The 7-weeks counting is not made by counting the days ahead (ex. “today is 49 days before Shavuot”), but by counting the days that elapse after the offering of “the Omer, the [Read more...]

As Heard From Rabbi Avigdor Miller ZT”L
“And you shall proclaim on this self-same day, a holy convocation it should be to you.” (23:21)
A most unexpected phenomenon we see here, the Giving of the Torah is not mentioned. The day is called “the Festival of Reaping” (Shemot 23:16) and “the day [Read more...]