Author Archives: Emuna Daily

Bitter people are never grateful; grateful people are never bitter. ~ R’ Lazer Brody

Not only is there no deity or power other than God, but in fact, there is no true existence at all besides God.  The fact that we see a physical world is only due to our inability to see the … Continue reading →

God is playful.  He conceals and reveals Himself – and waits for you to find Him.  ~ The Kotzker Rebbe

There are 86,400 seconds in a day, and we’re given that time, every single day, as a gift. And you can’t carry it over, can’t say, “Today, I’m tired, I’ll save this hour for tomorrow.” There is no rollover plan. … Continue reading →

When a father brings his son to cheder for the first time, the father is very happy because his son is starting to learn Torah. The Tzemech Tzedek of Lubavitz zt’l said that this helps us understand the great joy … Continue reading →

Studying Torah after a holiday creates a vessel to retain all the bounty that one acquired during the holidays. ~ R’ Mendel of Riminov zt’l

Sometimes the yetzer hara allows us to win a battle or two. But then, when an essential and important battle comes around, we are weak and don’t have strength to fight. We assume that since we won so many wars … Continue reading →

The Chidushei HaRim taught that when one sits in the succah he can merit attaining clear emunah. Because it states, “Live in succos for seven days… so you will know…” Therefore, when we sit in the succah, it’s an ideal … Continue reading →

When one sits in the succah, and he learns and davens there, he is mamash in the upper worlds. ~ The Yesod Yosef (ch.77)

It is proper to give a lot of tzedakah on erev Succos. Reb Chaim Vital would distribute the entire tzedakah pushke to the poor on this day.” ~ Shaarei Teshuvah (625) Rebbe Chaim of Tzanz zt’l said that there isn’t … Continue reading →