Monthly Archives: September 2014

Realize this!

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Emuna Daily

When a person mentions the sins of a fellow Jew, Heaven reviews his own sins.  Not only that: His lashon hara has the power to arouse condemnation upon the entire world, G-d forbid. ~ R’ Chaim Vital zt”l

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Thanks, but a little more please.

Posted on September 8, 2014 by Emuna Daily

If you give a poor man a donation and he returns it with a request for a larger amount, your compliance with his request will bring you great reward.  By increasing the size of your gift in such circumstances, you … Continue reading →

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Pen of the Heart

Posted on September 7, 2014 by Emuna Daily

Di tsung iz di feder fun hartsen. The tongue is the pen of the heart.

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As Long as the Candle is Burning

Posted on September 6, 2014 by Emuna Daily

Late one night, R’ Yisroel Salanter zt”l chanced to enter a shoemaker’s home.  The shoemaker was sitting and doing his work by the flickering light of a candle that was about to go out. “Why are you still working?” asked R’ … Continue reading →

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Things Could Be Worse

Posted on September 5, 2014 by Emuna Daily

I was sad for I had no shoes, until I saw a man who had no feet!

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Sheer Force

Posted on September 4, 2014 by Emuna Daily

The Talmud teaches: “A person should always provoke his good inclination to overpower his evil inclination.” (Berachot 5a).  Rabbi Yerucham Levovitz (1873-1936) taught that it is a mistake to assume that the struggle between these two inner forces is one … Continue reading →

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It’s Natural

Posted on September 3, 2014 by Emuna Daily

“The natural state of Man, the way G-d created him, is to be happy. Look at children and you will see.” Tzvi Freeman

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Hungry?

Posted on September 2, 2014 by Emuna Daily

When you are hungry or thirsty, you imagine that it is merely your body that desires to be refreshed.  The Ba’al Shem Tov taught that your soul yearns for the food too.  In every piece of food or drink there … Continue reading →

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Where You are Now

Posted on September 1, 2014 by Emuna Daily

Your present circumstances don’t determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start.

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