Monthly Archives: July 2014

Hands Off

Posted on July 12, 2014 by Emuna Daily

In a bathhouse, the Chofetz Chayim once saw a person using an article that belonged to someone else.  The Chofetz Chayim went over to him and whispered, “A person who washes himself with something that does not belong to him … Continue reading →

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The Most Profound Joy of All

Posted on July 11, 2014 by Emuna Daily

We visualize life as but a means for joy and pleasure – as merely the medium through which to experience those fulfillments.  We talk about things “worth living for,” yet in our superficial view of life, we fail to appreciate … Continue reading →

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Bechirah in a Nutshell

Posted on July 10, 2014 by Emuna Daily

Bechirah: “We may choose which way to go, but it is Hashem who chooses what we find when we get there.”

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Our Sacred Task

Posted on July 9, 2014 by Emuna Daily

“There is not the vaguest shadow of doubt that, wherever our feet tread, it is all in order to cleanse and purify the world with words of Torah and Tefilla (prayer). We, all of Israel, are emissaries of G-d, each of us as … Continue reading →

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A Higher Standard

Posted on July 8, 2014 by Emuna Daily

Israel never failed to be superior to the best of the peoples, yet of them, Hashem expects very much more: “For the Holy One, blessed is He insists, with those close to Him, on details as fine as a hairbreadth” … Continue reading →

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Supernatural Life

Posted on July 7, 2014 by Emuna Daily

“Lead a supernatural life and G-d will provide the miracles.” ~ Tzvi Freeman

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Nothing

Posted on July 6, 2014 by Emuna Daily

Besser gornisht tsu machen aider tsu machen gornisht. Better to do nothing than to make something into nothing.

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The Chozeh of Lublin

Posted on July 5, 2014 by Emuna Daily

Rabbi Yaakov Yitzchok, the Chozeh of Lublin, once asked his wife to prepare his meal early, so that he would have more time for the performance of a certain mitzvah.  Unfortunately, the meal was ready even later than usual.  “It … Continue reading →

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Always Joyful

Posted on July 4, 2014 by Emuna Daily

If one is always joyful, his face will shine, his countenance will be radiant, his body will be healthy, and old age will not leap upon him, as it is written “A happy heart is healing as medicine (Proverbs 17:12)” … Continue reading →

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One

Posted on July 3, 2014 by Emuna Daily

It states in the Zohar “The Holy One, Blessed Be He, the Torah and Yisrael are one.” The same way one cannot pick Hashem or His Torah apart by saying “This particular pasuk (verse) doesn’t appeal to me,” so too, … Continue reading →

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