Monthly Archives: June 2015

Ups and Downs

Posted on June 10, 2015 by Emuna Daily

Know that every “down” in life is none other than a preparation for an “up.” ~ R’ Lazer Brody

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Correcting Someone

Posted on June 9, 2015 by Emuna Daily

If you are able to correct someone and refrain from doing so, you are held responsible for that person’s wrongdoings. ~ Rambam, Hilchos Daios 6:7

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When Learning and Praying

Posted on June 8, 2015 by Emuna Daily

“When a Jew studies Torah he feels like a student before G‑d, his teacher, Whose wisdom he is studying. When he prays, he feels like a child before his father. ” – Rebbe Yosef Yitzhak Schneersohn of Lubavitch

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Relating One’s Failure to do a Mitzvah

Posted on June 7, 2015 by Emuna Daily

You are forbidden to tell others that a person failed to fulfill mitzvos.  This prohibition relates to mitzvos stated in the Torah or Rabbincal decrees; a mitzvah in its entirety or a detail of a mitzvah; whether you have heard … Continue reading →

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Too Noisy

Posted on June 6, 2015 by Emuna Daily

Upon hearing someone making a lot of noise in the morning while going to wash his hands, R’ Yisroel Salanter admonished him, saying “The obligation to wash one’s hands in the morning is only a rabbincal obligation; stealing sleep is … Continue reading →

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Experience Shabbos during the Week

Posted on June 5, 2015 by Emuna Daily

It is not enough for us to enjoy Shabbos only once a week.  We should try to experience the otherworldly delight and joy of Shabbos on weekdays as well.  Anyone who is content to wait for his reward from Hashem … Continue reading →

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An Answer for Everything?

Posted on June 4, 2015 by Emuna Daily

When I get to Heaven, they’ll ask me, why didn’t you learn more Torah?  And I’ll tell them that I wasn’t bright enough.  They they’ll ask me, why didn’t you do more kind deeds for others?  And I’ll tell them … Continue reading →

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Metal Furnace

Posted on June 3, 2015 by Emuna Daily

Many people are like a metal furnace; One minute they burn hot like a flame, but soon they turn as cold as ice. ~ The Maggid of Trisk

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For the Sake of all of Israel

Posted on June 2, 2015 by Emuna Daily

When a mitzvah is performed properly – exclusively for the sake of Heaven, for the unity of the Holy One, it also benefits the entire nation of Israel, because it stirs up Hashem’s love for all Jews. ~ The Arvei … Continue reading →

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What happens up there?

Posted on June 1, 2015 by Emuna Daily

People are accustomed to look at the heavens and to wonder what happens there. It would be better if they would look within themselves, to see what happens there. ~ The Kotzker Rebbe

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