Monthly Archives: September 2012

Get us Out of Here

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Emuna Daily

Perhaps, for you, this exile is not so bad.  And you feel you are doing whatever you can about it, anyway. But it is not just you.  Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and all their children through all the generations, as … Continue reading →

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Don’t Rely on Yourself

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Emuna Daily

“If he relies on his wisdom and ingenuity, his physical strength and his own efforts, he will labor in vain, his strength will fail, and his ingenuity will be inadequate to achieve his goal, as it says in Scriptures: ‘He … Continue reading →

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The Peasant’s Message

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Emuna Daily

“Even a peasant who has a message from the king from a long-lost beloved son, is promptly ushered into the throne room.  The tefillah of a person who does teshuvah, is precisely such a message and is warmly and promptly … Continue reading →

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The Need for Personal Prayer

Posted on September 7, 2012 by Emuna Daily

The Gemara in tractate Succa says that the Evil Inclination is so mighty that a person cannot prevail over it without Hashem’s help.  Conclusion – no personal prayer means that a person is without Hashem; without Hashem, a person falls … Continue reading →

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Are You Confident?

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Emuna Daily

“If you are confident that G-d will help you, then why is misery and anxiety written all across your face? If you are really confident, celebrate!” – R’ Tzvi Freeman

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Students

Posted on September 5, 2012 by Emuna Daily

Rebbe Yehudah HaNasi said: “I learned much from my teachers, more from my colleagues and most from my students.” ~ Talmud Ta’anit 7a

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Your Potential

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Emuna Daily

The amount of merchandise a laborer is expected to produce is in proportion to the material he is given to work with. A person is expected to accomplish in the spiritual realm in accordance with the inborn abilities with which Hashem … Continue reading →

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Great Line

Posted on September 3, 2012 by Emuna Daily

“Don’t be so humble – you are not that great.” ~ Golda Meir to a visiting diplomat

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