Monthly Archives: September 2016

Excuses are What You Find for the Other Guy

Posted on September 20, 2016 by Emuna Daily

As thinking human beings, we have an unlimited capacity to find excuses, to discover ingenious and innovative ways to distance the perpetrator from the act. We can blame it on youth, on old age, on parents, on children, on financial … Continue reading →

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Seize the Moment

Posted on September 19, 2016 by Emuna Daily

If you have an impulse to do teshuvah, don’t dismiss it.  That impulse is a message from Hashem Yisbarach.  Surely no one would disregard a message that comes directly from the King of kings.  Can there be a greater contempt of G-d … Continue reading →

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Benefit of the Doubt

Posted on September 18, 2016 by Emuna Daily

You are obligated to give a mitzvah observer the benefit of the doubt whenever possible.  Furthermore, you must even refrain from disliking such a person because of his misdeeds.  ~ Guard Your Tongue

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Where One Could Aways Go

Posted on September 17, 2016 by Emuna Daily

A young hippie in San Francisco was once experimenting with acid.  During that vulnerable time, a tough looking motorcyclist with a swastika tattooed on his arm entered the room.  In his state of mind, he was sure that this biker … Continue reading →

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How we Treat Others

Posted on September 16, 2016 by Emuna Daily

Everyone is good to a dying man – how good we would be to each other if we fully realized that we were all dying. ~ R’ Shraga Silverstein zt”l

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Emes v. Sheker

Posted on September 15, 2016 by Emuna Daily

The Hebrew word for “truth – Emes” is composed of the three letters that are the first, middle, and last letters of the alphabet.  The three Hebrew letters that spell “falsehood – Sheker” stand next to one another.  This tells … Continue reading →

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Good and Bad Traits

Posted on September 14, 2016 by Emuna Daily

“I will” is a bad trait. “I want” is and is not a [good] trait. “I am” is a good trait. ~ The Kotzker Rebbe zt”l

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Be Happy

Posted on September 13, 2016 by Emuna Daily

It’s a great mitzvah to always be happy. ~ R’ Nachman of Breslov zt”l

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Thank You

Posted on September 12, 2016 by Emuna Daily

A child that learns from the very beginning to say “thank you” to Mommy, Daddy and to Hashem, will grow up to be a well-adjusted and well-liked individual. ~ R’ Lazer Brody

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Even Once

Posted on September 11, 2016 by Emuna Daily

It is worthwhile for a person to study mussar his entire life, if it will save him from speaking loshon hora even once. ~ R’ Yisroel Salanter zt”l

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