Q: It says in the Gemara (Brachos 10a) that a person should never give up hope and should never stop asking Hashem for mercy, even if a sharp sword is already on his neck. So my question is: Why is Hashem putting the sharp sword on this person’s neck in the first place?
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Rav Avigdor Miller on Standing Firm
Q:In Tanach it states, כי שבע יפול צדיק וקם – A righteous person will fall seven times and he’ll get up (Mishlei 24:16). Why does a tzaddik have to fall so many times?
Rav Avigdor Miller on The Happy Man on Dialysis
Q: The Rav spoke tonight about the obligation to spend our days in appreciation of Hashem’s chesed upon us. What if a person chalilah has strong yesurim that distracts him from appreciating the good things of this world?
Rav Avigdor Miller on The Great Test of Luxuries
Q: Why does Hashem provide us with so many luxuries that are not necessary for mankind’s wellbeing, when all they really do is keep people busy with things that aren’t important?
Rav Avigdor Miller on the Difficult Perfect Wife
Q: I learned in the גמרא about some of the חכמים who had bad wives that were very troublesome and made their lives difficult. What lesson can I take from that גמרא?
Rav Avigdor Miller on Not Facing Your Tests Head-On
Q: In davening we ask Hashem, ואל תביאינו לא לידי נסיון – Don’t bring us into a situation of being tested. Why do we ask Hashem to help us avoid all נסיונות, all forms of spiritual tests, if the whole reason we are in this world is to face our tests, pass them and thereby…
Rav Avigdor Miller on the Strict Judge – and Don’t Think Otherwise
Q: I saw a phrase in the מסילת ישרים that seemed to say that Hashem will not overlook a person’s misdeeds. And that to even believe that He will, is dangerous. Can the Rabbi please explain that concept?
A Random Selection of Short Q&A’s [#4]
Q: Why do we add in the words כפרת פשע in מוסף ראש חודש only during a leap year?
Rav Avigdor Miller on The Gift of Gehenim
Q: What would be a practical מחשבה for one to contemplate when trying to overcome a difficult נסיון that involves a תאוה, a forbidden desire?