Monthly Archives: March 2016

Tears

Posted on March 11, 2016 by Emuna Daily

Tears are the sweat of the soul ~ R’ Samson Rapahel Hirsch zt”l

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Needs

Posted on March 10, 2016 by Emuna Daily

Who seeks more than he needs, hinders himself from enjoying what he has.  Seek what you need and give up what you need not.  For in giving up what you don’t need, you’ll learn what you really do need. ~ … Continue reading →

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Missed the Train?

Posted on March 9, 2016 by Emuna Daily

If you see that someone came to the station after the train he wanted had already left, do not say that the man was late and missed his train, but that he came early for the next train.  For everything … Continue reading →

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“Practice what you Preach”

Posted on March 8, 2016 by Emuna Daily

We must see to it that what we preach is practicable and what we practice preachable.  ~ R’ Shraga Silverstein zt”l

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What a Gift!

Posted on March 7, 2016 by Emuna Daily

Because God has commanded us to regret our actions and admit our sins, by doing teshuvah, we are not merely dwelling on the past, but fulfilling a positive commandment in the present.  Even more remarkable is the fact that teshuvah … Continue reading →

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Really Let This Sink In

Posted on March 6, 2016 by Emuna Daily

Speaking loshon hora causes the speaker’s merits to be transferred to the Heavenly account of the person against whom he spoke.  ~ The Chofetz Chaim Imagine, God forbid, all of your Torah and mitzvos that you have accumulated over the … Continue reading →

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Criticism

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Emuna Daily

A respectable and distinguished woman was horrified by her next-door neighbor’s lifestyle. The neighbor seemed to be a horrendously poor housekeeper; she lived in a filthy house and raised messy, dirty children. The situation was disgraceful. The woman decided to … Continue reading →

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When Everything Stops

Posted on March 4, 2016 by Emuna Daily

How do you know how much you love a person?  Are you aware of the world when you are talking to them?  If there is still a world, sure you are close, but real true closeness is when suddenly the … Continue reading →

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Amen

Posted on March 3, 2016 by Emuna Daily

“The one who answers ‘amen’ is greater than the one who makes the blessing.” (Talmud Nazir 66b).  Why?  Because this indicates willingness to accept the obligation of the words. ~ The Alter of Kelm

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Better than a Bracha

Posted on March 2, 2016 by Emuna Daily

A father once asked me to give his son a blessing.  Instead, I taught him an important lesson: Teach him to smile! ~ R’ Shlomo Zalman Aurbach zt”l

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