Author Archives: Emuna Daily

In Crown Heights, there was a Jew, Yankel, who owned a bakery. He survived the camps. He once said… “You know why it is that I’m alive today? I was a kid, just a teenager at the time. We were … Continue reading →

R’ Pinchas ben Yair famously states that the study of Torah leads to watchfulness. Watchfulness leads to an energetic performance of the commandments, which in turn leads to spiritual purity, etc. – a ladder for us to embark upon. However, … Continue reading →

The Medrash Taplios, according to the version of the Chida, states that Yaakov’s  son, Asher, will stand by the doors of Gehinnom and not let anyone who regularly studies Mishnayos in.  Not only that, but the Arizal adds that Asher … Continue reading →

Whoever says Birkas Hamazon with kavanah (concentration) will have abundant sustenance all his life. ~ Chinuch, mitzvah 430 Consider this: Even if you bench really slowly, it will probably still take you less than 3 minutes to complete Birkas Hamazon. … Continue reading →

Those who make their Torah their main purpose in life and their worldly occupation secondary will succeed in both. ~ Berachos 35b

As a person behaves here below, so he is treated above. Perhaps someone once tried to tell you about the ugly deeds of another. Perhaps you responded, “I’m not interested.” And you didn’t listen. Then there will be a time … Continue reading →

If we spent less time trying to make Hashem’s world a better place to live in, and more time trying to make ourselves better persons to live with, Hashem’s world would be a better place to live in. ~ R’Shraga Silverstein zt”l

There is a famous story about the Chofetz Chaim who was ready to move to Eretz Yisrael. He gave his goodbye sermon to his community in Radin on the Shabbos before his planned departure. Afterwards, a simple man came over to him and asked, “Why didn’t you … Continue reading →

The yetzer hara (evil inclination) is misunderstood. Hashem is all goodness. Therefore, if He made a yetzer hara, it’s a tremendous chesed (kindness). But it’s a perilous form of chesed. If you know how to utilize the yetzer hara, you can become great. But if you don’t … Continue reading →

Here is the formula: If you want to know how rich you are, count all the things you have that money can’t buy.