Monthly Archives: February 2013

Remember the Good Times

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Emuna Daily

“Always be joyful and serve G-d with joy. Even if at times you fall, you can strengthen yourself with the radiance of the light which shone upon you at some previous time.  The new courage which the memory gives you … Continue reading →

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Stay Out of the Way

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Emuna Daily

“Sometimes you see that things have been taken out of your hands and are following a supernatural order.  At this point, just do your best at what you have to do —and stay out of G‑d’s way. ~ R’ Tzvi Freeman

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Accept the Favor

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Emuna Daily

“It is forbidden for a day to go by without doing some kindness for another.  A day without doing a favor for a fellow Jew is not considered a day of living.  The favor need not be a big one.  … Continue reading →

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Sage Advice

Posted on February 14, 2013 by Emuna Daily

Along the lines of the famous quote in Pirkei Avos which states “Repent one day before you die,” I saw the following quote, the author of which is unknown: “If you live each day as if it was your last, … Continue reading →

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The Truly Free Person

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Emuna Daily

Most people are servants of their passions, but the truly free person is the one who can control his desires.  When the sages taught “Only one involved in Torah is truly free” (Pirkei Avos 6:2), they meant to say that … Continue reading →

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It’s Up to You

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Emuna Daily

“You get out of Yiddishkeit what you put into it!” ~ R’ Yosef Rosenzweig (Torah Tavlin)

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Hope and Trust

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Emuna Daily

There is hope, and there is trust in G-d –and they are two distinct attitudes. Hope is when there is something to latch on to, some glimmer of a chance. The drowning man, they say, will clutch at any straw … Continue reading →

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The Ripple Effect

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Emuna Daily

“If a Jew strays from Yiddishkeit in Paris, it is because people are lax in their Torah studies in Kovno!” ~ R’ Yisrael Salanter (Torah Tavlin)

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Be Careful How You Ask for Financial Assistance

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Emuna Daily

During Benching, we say “shelo naivosh vi-lo Nekaleim liolam va-ed” which means “That we not feel shame or disgrace forever.” “We…ask Hashem that the sustenance He gives us should not subtract from our standing in the Afterlife.  The Gemora in … Continue reading →

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The Typist

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Emuna Daily

To a mother who asked advice on becoming a typist to supplement the family income, the Lubavitcher Rebbe wrote: Don’t become a typist. You are a mother. Type, if you feel you need to in order to support your family. … Continue reading →

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