Q: Why do some people say לשם יחוד קודשא בריך הוא before doing a mitzvah?
Tag: Mitzvos
Rav Avigdor Miller on Fear of Death
Q:You said tonight that death is just a change, moving from one place to another? If so, why does everybody fear death? And how should we overcome that fear?
Rav Avigdor Miller on Akeidas Yitzchok
Q: Why did Avraham pray for Sedom but not for his son Yitzchok by the akeidah?
Rav Avigdor Miller on Emulating Hashem
Q:How do I create a desire to emulate Hashem, when I actually don’t have such a desire?
Rav Avigdor Miller on Unintentional Charity
Q:You said earlier (see yesterday’s Q&A)that one only gets reward for doing a mitzvah if there is intention added to the act. Can you discuss how that fits with what Chazal tell us that if you lose some money and a poor man finds it so you get reward for tzedaka.
Rav Avigdor Miller on Doing Mitzvos Without Intent
Q:Why does a person receive reward in the afterlife for doing mitzvos without any kavanah, without any intention? According to what you said tonight, the reward in the Next World is dependent primarily on a person’s thoughts?
Rav Avigdor Miller on Shatnez
Q: What is the reason for shatnez?
Rav Avigdor Miller on The Secret of Bein Adam La’chaveiro
Q: Is it true what the Rav implied earlier that mitzvos of bein adam la’chaveiro, between man and his fellow man, are more important than mitzvos bein adam la’makom, between a man and Hashem?
Rav Avigdor Miller on the Poor Apikores
Q: Should we love irreligious Jews?
Rav Avigdor Miller on The Punishment of Being Rewarded
Q: How is it possible that a person could be punished by being paid off for a mitzvah in this world? This world is only temporary and the reward for a mitzvah is eternal?