Monthly Archives: May 2018

The Remedy

Posted on May 16, 2018 by Emuna Daily

The Gemara teaches that Hashem says to us the following: “My son, I created the yetzer hara and I created the Torah as its spice (remedy).  If you study Torah, you aren’t in his hands…But if you don’t study Torah, … Continue reading →

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Small Mitzvah

Posted on May 15, 2018 by Emuna Daily

Do not consider any mitzvah small, because what is small to you is great to Him. ~ Chovos Halevovos (Shaar Cheshbon Hanefesh 5) — The answer to yesterday’s “Identify that Prayer:” “This emanated from Hashem; it is wondrous in our … Continue reading →

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Identify that Prayer #18 & Segulah Today!

Posted on May 14, 2018 by Emuna Daily

In honor of Yom Yerushalaim (yesterday) and the US Embassy relocating to Jerusalem, the capital of Israel (today)… “This emanated from Hashem; it is wondrous in our eyes.”   In what part of davening does this line appear?  Please reply with … Continue reading →

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The Holiness of Shabbos

Posted on May 11, 2018 by Emuna Daily

If the Shabbos would only be a gift from Hashem, then the common people would experience the same elation and ecstasy as the greatest tzaddik.  But this is not so.  An ordinary Jew feels very little of the spiritual bliss … Continue reading →

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On Credit

Posted on May 10, 2018 by Emuna Daily

A storekeeper will sell to you on credit, to be paid for at a later date.  Why not do the same with spiritual goods? Do a few good deeds, or say a few Psalms or words of Torah, and let … Continue reading →

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Unfathomable!

Posted on May 9, 2018 by Emuna Daily

You should never feel that Judaism is an all or nothing religion.  It simply isn’t. Even if and when you commit a sin, do teshuvah, put it behind you and realize that the sin did not cancel out the mitzvos you … Continue reading →

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Making it Worse

Posted on May 8, 2018 by Emuna Daily

When misfortune happens to you, do not worsen the situation by needlessly adding to your suffering by repeating to yourself how awful it is.  ~ Cheshbon Hanefesh

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Expressing Gratitude

Posted on May 7, 2018 by Emuna Daily

The most elementary level of gratitude is for a person to realize that he should express gratitude – even if only with a few words – to a person who has done work for him or gone to trouble on … Continue reading →

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Before you Bentch

Posted on May 4, 2018 by Emuna Daily

After finishing a meal, focus for a moment on how grateful you are for having the food that you have just eaten and then recite Birchas Hamazon (the blessing after a meal). ~ Chinuch V’edun Hahergeshim as quoted by R’ … Continue reading →

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A Reason to Celebrate

Posted on May 3, 2018 by Emuna Daily

The Beis Yosef explains that the 24,000 students of Reb Akiva stopped dying on Lag B’Omer, hence Lag B’Omer is a day of Celebrating.  But the Pri Chadash points out that the reason the students stopped dying was mostly because … Continue reading →

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