Q: Chazal tell us that one of the nissim in the Bais Hamikdash was that the ner ma’aravi always burned longer than it should have. So why was it such a big neis that on Chanukah the oil burned for eight days?
Tag: Chinuch
Rav Avigdor Miller on The Caress and the Potch (April 2000)
Q: How do I communicate with a child who is just not listening and doesn’t want to communicate?
Rav Avigdor Miller on Saying “Please” To Your Child
Q: The Rav mentioned earlier that a parent should use the word “please” when speaking to a child. But doesn’t saying the word “please” imply that the fulfillment of the request by the child is really only going to be a favor on the part of the child?
Rav Avigdor Miller on Har Sinai – The Antidote to the Yetzer Ha’Rah
Q: How can a parent help prepare his teenage children to resist the יצר הרע?
Rav Avigdor Miller on Going to Seminary in Eretz Yisroel
Q: Is it proper for girls to be going to Seminary in Eretz Yisroel?
Rav Avigdor Miller on Dealing With a Difficult Child
Q- What should a parent do with a child who who doesn’t speak nicely and doesn’t seem to be getting better?
Rav Avigdor Miller on Whom Does Hashem Really Love?
Q: Should we teach our children that Hashem loves all Jews or that He loves frum Jews?
Rav Avigdor Miller on Children and Luxuries
Q: Is there a problem with taking children to concerts where shomrei Torah u’mitzvos will be singing kosher songs?
Rav Avigdor Miller on Summertime Fishing
Q: When I take my child fishing is it better to emphasize the idea of tza’ar ba’alei chayim or to emphasize the concept that it is a zchus for the fish to be eaten by an oived Hashem who will use the energy obtained, to serve Hashem?
Rav Avigdor Miller on Hitting Children
Q: The Rav has taught us that criticism, and even physical punishment, is a positive thing and can be a great benefit. Does that mean that we should criticize and hit our children?