Q:On Yom Kippur are we trying to do תשובה מאהבה or תשובה מיראה? Are we repenting because of love of Hashem or because of fear of Hashem?
Category: Q & A
Rav Avigdor Miller on The Sa’ir La’azazel
Q:The Rambam says that the sa’ir hamishtaleiach, the goat that is pushed off a cliff on Yom Kippur, is mechaper even without teshuva. How does that work?
Rav Avigdor Miller on Teshuva and Aveiros Forever
Q:You said before that every act lasts forever and that this includes aveiros. So what happens to the aveirah after a person does teshuvah?
Rav Avigdor Miller on Pre Yom Kippur Plans
Q:What should be the first thing one should correct before Yom Kippur?
Rav Avigdor Miller on A Tzom Gedalya Lesson
Q:Can you tell us something, a lesson maybe, about Tzom Gedalya?
Rav Avigdor Miller on Rosh Hashana Happiness
Q:How can we eat a big seudah with simcha on Rosh Hashana when we’re being judged and our fate is in the balance?
Rav Avigdor Miller on Fearing the Day of Judgement
Q:Now that the judgment is coming, what can we do in order to find happiness as we approach the Day of Judgment?
Rav Avigdor Miller on The Nation That Knows the Shofar
Q:It states in Tehillim, אשרי העם יודעי תרועה – Praised is the nation that knows the shofar blowing (Tehillim 89:16). What is the meaning and significance of this quotation?
Rav Avigdor Miller on The First Teshuva
Q:Why does Yom Kippur come after Rosh Hashana? Wouldn’t it be better to do teshuva before Yom Hadin?
Rav Avigdor Miller on The Ten Minute Rosh Hashana Prep
Q: The Rav said tonight that we should get busy before Rosh Hashanah remembering all the good that Hashem has given us since last Rosh Hashanah. But don’t we have to spend the little time time we have left thinking about our sins and our behavior over the past year and making resolutions for improving this coming…