Torah

We are are continuing our new weekly Series – “How this ;Parasha ;relates to the Struggler” Have you ever faced a new opportunity or a big challenge? ;Did you ever really want to change but something always seemed to get in the way? ;You may be asking, what is keeping me from taking the steps n...

; Fight isn't ours: ;We are not asked to fight, we are only asked to ;want ;and ;ask ;for His help. ;Give it over to Hashem and pray, "Hashem, I can't, but You can. Take it from me please". ; ; It passes: ;The strong desires and confusion we feel now will pass. In just a short time, we'll alrea...

"Good, I'm patur! But how can I miss out on a mitzvah?" Their attitude was that missing a mitzvah is a deprivation. It is something that I am going to miss, and I do not want that to happen. It is not a question of punishment and it is not a question of blame. It is a sense of lacking something ...

HASHEM said to Moshe saying, “Speak to Aaron and say to him: When you “light-up” the lamps, toward the face of the Menorah shall the seven lamps cast light.” Aaron did so- (Bamidbar 8:1-2)Aaron did so: To teach you the praise of Aaron that he did not change. (Rashi)What’s so great that Aaron lit ...

When I was seven years old I had the privilege of hearing the Chavler Rov, one of the biggest Geonim [geniuses] in the world. He said to my father, imagine that a big Rosh Yeshiva is walking down the street. Suddenly on the other side of the street there is a very beautiful girl standing? Will he...

Beha'aloscha starts with the commandment to Aharon to light the Menorah. We all know the famous Rashi that why is this Parsha of Menora near the Parsha of the Nesi'im. Aharon was saddened that Shevet Levi was not part of the grand pageantry that was the Chanuchas Hamizbeach. So Hashem tells Moshe...

"The rabble that was among them cultivated a craving, and the Children of Israel also wept once more, and said, "Who will feed us meat? We remember the fish that we ate in Egypt free of charge; the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions, and garlic. But now, our life is parched, there is nothing; we ha...

This email is transcribed from questions that were posed to Harav Miller by the audience at the Thursday night lectures. To listen to the audio of this Q & A please dial: ; QUESTION: ;Are we permitted to walk on Kings Highway because of lack of ;tznius? ; Wherever we walk on the streets toda...

Shacharis. Shabbos morning. I'm not really feeling it. My mind wanders... before I know it, I'm holding by birchos krias sh'ma which speaks of the holy angels who praise Hashem..." It dawns on me, hey, does Hashem really need me? What am I, one small creature in a huge universe with billions of p...

Today is rosh chodesh ;Sivan and today is my 90th day of my journey. I can't believe this.I am sitting here by my computer in a trance.Wow! Did I really accomplish 90 days! Yup, I DID! With thanks to H' and too many other ppl to mention who all helped me pull thru. No, it wasn't an easy journey a...