Q: The Rav said earlier that we should habituate ourselves into being מתפלל for the חולה when we see an ambulance drive by with the sirens on. But you mentioned that we should say, “Ribono Shel Olam, if it’s a Yid in the ambulance, please send him a רפואה שלמה.” What about others who might…
Tag: Fellow Jews: Loving Them
Rav Avigdor Miller on Loving All Jews
Q: The Rav mentioned tonight that we are obligated to love all frum Jews as brothers, because Hashem loves them and we want to think along with Hashem. Should we consider the Modern Orthodox, those who are far away from the Torah ideals that the Rav constantly speaks about, as brothers as well?
Rav Avigdor Miller on Gender-Based Greetings
Q: The Rav spoke tonight about becoming great through greeting our fellow Jews with a “seiver panim yafos.” (Should a woman also greet a man with “seiver panim yafos”?)
Rav Avigdor Miller on There Are Jews and Then There Are Jews
Q: Are we supposed to think of the Conservative and Reform Jews as non-Jews or as Jews who are not frum?
Rav Avigdor Miller on Wishing the Am Yisroel a Gmar Chasima Tova
Q: Why do we wish people a ksiva v’chasima tova and a gmar chasima tova? Doesn’t the judgement of Hashem on Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur go according to your deeds? What’s a bracha going to help?
Rav Avigdor Miller on Practicing Chesed Without Children
Q: The Rav spoke tonight about how a mother can use her instinctive love for her children to make progress in learning to love all Jews. But what should I do if I don’t have children?
Rav Avigdor Miller on Jews and Peach Pits
Q: What should I do if I want to learn to love my fellow Jews, but I just don’t feel like I really love them?
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 Loving Your Troublesome Neighbor
Q: If I was harmed by a fellow Jew in some way, do I still have an obligation to love him?
Rav Avigdor Miller on Emulating the Jealous and Angry G-d
Q: The Rav spoke recently about א-ל נקמות ה׳, Hashem’s trait of being a jealous and vengeful G-d (see Thursday’s dvar Torah on מטות-מסעי). So if I become angry or jealous, isn’t that a way of emulating Hashem?