A thought from Rabbi Avigdor Miller (11/30/2021)

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November 30, 2021 | כ״ו בְּכִסְלֵו תשפ״ב How Can You Fathom Hashem's Ways? When you plow your field, and plant, it's not easy, and then you wait while the wheat grows ... The wife says what do you mean Hashem brings forth bread from the ground? Weren’t you laboring the whole year? So the farmer says, "When Hashem rewarded my efforts in a natural way, it was because He was rewarding me for some good deed.. The good deed of making a bracha (blessing) — that’s why I deserved the bread.” – Test of Emunah (#557) Subscribe   Own a SimchaPod? Get the biggest file update in ten years!   (Can't view the page? Email simchapod@simchashachaim.com) The Hasmada Program: Free MP3's... just for listening everyday! Books to inspire you  |  MP3 lectures as low as $2 each  |  The SimchaPod A unique double mitzvah. Donations to Simchas Hachaim Publishing spread Torah twice: once as we publish new books and sfarim, and a second time when the proceeds from book sales benefit Rabbi Miller's yeshiva. Select a book to sponsor or call 845-275-3725 x700 to discuss a major sponsorship. Copyright © 2021 Simchas Hachaim Publishing, All rights reserved. You joined this double opt-in list by consuming Rabbi Avigdor Miller products from one of our websites (MillerLegacyLibrary.org, LivingWithHashem.com, SimchasHachaim.com). All credit goes to Simchas Hachaim Publishing

Daf HaYomi B'Halacha Daily Email - 26 Kislev/Nov 30

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After the Gemorah in Mesechta Shabbos details the miracle of Chanukah, it mentions that the next year they established those days as Yomim Tovim. Why did Chazal wait until the next year to designate Chanukah as a Yom Tov? In general, after people suffer persecution and various difficulties, especially for a significant amount of time, it may take years of rehabilitation to overcome the trauma and return to a life of a semblance of normalcy. The persecution and untold hardship suffered at the hands of the Greeks and the Misyavnim- the Hellenists- was immense and decades long. The fact that within a year’s time they were able to function as a community and gather as a nation to innovate a new holiday is testimony to their extraordinary resilience. Their triumph against their immense challenges and their perseverance was an unprecedented accomplishment. In general, the fortitude and strength that the Yidden displayed in the face of utter devastation is noteworthy. Upon entering the Bais Hamikdosh after its defilement and destruction, all hope should have been lost. They were battle-weary from engaging in a brutal campaign against the mighty Greek army. The Bais Hamikdosh was riddled with vestiges of pagan worship and an assortment of idols and idolatrous symbols. They could have thrown up their hands, despairing of ever recovering from this total devastation. Instead, they immediately embarked on a tedious search for pure oil and forged ahead to restore their former glory and rejuvenate the avodah of the Bais Hamikdosh. After finally locating the lone flask of oil that did not even suffice for more than one day, they did not despair. In place of utter disappointment, they forged ahead enthusiastically although it was quite apparent that the amount of oil would not suffice for a second lighting. This was stark testimony to their emunah even when all seemed hopeless. In Parshas Vayeshev we find the source of where this inner strength was inculcated into the psyche of Klal Yisroel for generations. Yaakov Avinu saw that there was grain in Mitzrayim. Rashi comments that the word ‘grain’ stems from the same word that is used for ‘hope’. Rashi points out that the meaning of Yaakov’s seeing grain represented a nevua in which he saw hope for reuniting with his long-lost son, Yosef. That hope was to emanate from Mitzrayim. Yaakov, still in the throes of agony on the loss of his beloved Yosef, was able to see that yeshua awaited him even when to others all would have seemed utterly hopeless. Yaakov perceived the Eibershter’s presence no matter the situation.  The Chashmonaim studied the sugya of Yaakov thoroughly and understood that Hashem can and will bring salvation even when all seems lost. They realized that it may come in small, and even insignificant, doses. This emuna further empowered them to reignite the avoda, knowing that they were enjoying a heavenly smile. Can a person sit in a sukkah on Simchas Torah? In Chutz L’Aretz, one should sit in the sukkah on Shemini Atzeres because of the sfeika d’yoma. If a person wants to eat in the sukkah on Simchas Torah, however, Chazal instituted that he must perform an action to show that he has no intention to be yotzei the mitzvah of sukkah. This action should be bringing cooking utensils into the sukkah. Since this is not done on Sukkos, it is clear that one is not attempting to be yotzei the mitzvah of sitting in the sukkah. In Eretz Yisroel, if a person wishes to sit in the sukkah on Shemini Atzeres, he should remove (before Yom Tov) an area of at least four-by-four tefachim from the schach. This act demonstrates that he does not want to be yotzei the mitzvah. [שו"ע תרסו, א, ומשנ"ב ג ו־ה; ביאורים ומוספים דרשו, 7]

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A thought from Rabbi Avigdor Miller (11/29/2021)

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November 29, 2021 | כ״ה בְּכִסְלֵו תשפ״ב Is There Pleasure In The Afterlife Even For Lowly People? Alas for the man who permits himself to be deluded by the darkness of the Evil Inclination! Such men are not able to enjoy the Afterlife, for they are not prepared; they have accustomed themselves to delight in the false pleasures of the body. The conditions which made the righteous happy in the Afterlife, make the unprepared unhappy. - Rejoice, O Youth Subscribe   Own a SimchaPod? Get the biggest file update in ten years!   (Can't view the page? Email simchapod@simchashachaim.com) The Hasmada Program: Free MP3's... just for listening everyday! Books to inspire you  |  MP3 lectures as low as $2 each  |  The SimchaPod A unique double mitzvah. Donations to Simchas Hachaim Publishing spread Torah twice: once as we publish new books and sfarim, and a second time when the proceeds from book sales benefit Rabbi Miller's yeshiva. Select a book to sponsor or call 845-275-3725 x700 to discuss a major sponsorship. Copyright © 2021 Simchas Hachaim Publishing, All rights reserved. You joined this double opt-in list by consuming Rabbi Avigdor Miller products from one of our websites (MillerLegacyLibrary.org, LivingWithHashem.com, SimchasHachaim.com).

Daf HaYomi B'Halacha Daily Email - 25 Kislev/Nov 29

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What should be done with frayed tzitzis strings? Mitzvah objects (e.g. tzitzis, daled minim) may be discarded upon completion of the mitzvah. Unlike tashmishei kedusha (e.g. tefillin, Sifrei Torah), they do not have inherent holiness and do not need to be buried. Nevertheless, they must be treated with dignity and cannot be disposed of in a disgraceful way. They should not be directly tossed into a rubbish pile. If, however, they were left out and another person threw them away, it is not necessary to retrieve them from the garbage. Although it is not halachically necessary, it is praiseworthy to bury used mitzvah objects. [שו"ע תרסד, ח, משנ"ב כח-כט, ושעה"צ כ; ביאורים ומוספים דרשו, 22]

A thought from Rabbi Avigdor Miller (11/28/2021)

November 28, 2021 | כ״ד בְּכִסְלֵו תשפ״ב How Can You Control Your Instincts? The Avos (forefathers) trained themselves to be in full control of every motion and of every whim and instinct. It was a lot of work, but they did it in their service to Hashem;  they and their wives and their children and even their slaves. Of course, if we imitate them even a little bit it’s a big success. But Avraham was a moshel (in control) over everything, even the sense of sight and the sense of hearing. – Shemonah Esrai (#267)Subscribe   Own a SimchaPod? Get the biggest file update in ten years!   (Can't view the page? Email simchapod@simchashachaim.com) The Hasmada Program: Free MP3's... just for listening everyday! Books to inspire you  |  MP3 lectures as low as $2 each  |  The SimchaPod A unique double mitzvah. Donations to Simchas Hachaim Publishing spread Torah twice: once as we publish new books and sfarim, and a second time when the proceeds from book sales benefit Rabbi Miller's yeshiva. Select a book to sponsor or call 845-275-3725 x700 to discuss a major sponsorship. Copyright © 2021 Simchas Hachaim Publishing, All rights reserved. You joined this double opt-in list by consuming Rabbi Avigdor Miller products from one of our websites (MillerLegacyLibrary.org, LivingWithHashem.com, SimchasHachaim.com). All credit goes to Simchas Hachaim Publishing Our mailing address is: Simchas Hachaim Publishing 4 Solond Rd Monsey, NY 10952