Author Archives: Emuna Daily

As long as we are alive, we should think to ourselves, “How happy I would be if I obtained a large amount of money.  No amount of money, however, can compare to the greater value of life itself. ~ Pele … Continue reading →

Just think – there is no one else like you.  Cherish your specialness. ~ The Kotzker Rebbe zt”l

It is written in Tehillim 89:9 “וֶאֱמוּנָתְךָ סְבִיבוֹתֶיךָ”  This can be translated, “When one has emunah, it is like he is hugging Hashem, kiveyachol. ~ R’ Moshe of Kobrin zt”l

The night was created for Torah study. ~ Talmud Eruvin 65a It is a great opportunity this year with Shavuos night coming right after Shabbos.  Not that one should prepare for after Shabbos, but there is nothing wrong with taking … Continue reading →

If a non-Jew would know the enjoyment of learning a daf Gemara before Shacharis on Shabbos morning, he would convert just to have the opportunity to experience it. ~ The Chazon Ish

Before you open your mouth, be silent and reflect: “What benefit will my speech bring me or others?” ~ R’ Menachem Mendel Leffin zt”l

It is well known that the three major characteristics for which people are praised in this world are: wisdom, strength and wealth. Wisdom is the most secure of these, for it resides within a person’s soul.  Moreover, one’s wisdom generally … Continue reading →

When Hashem tests a person, it means Hashem believes he can pass the test. ~ R’ Elimelech Biderman, Shlita

A person who drives himself ambitiously to earn his livelihood is like the passenger who impatiently pushes the wall of the train in a vain attempt to make it move faster. All of a person’s income is determined on Rosh … Continue reading →

Be careful not to consider yourself wicked.  A person who considers himself wicked will not try to improve and is likely to become worse than he is now. ~ Hamaspik L’ovdai Hashem, p. 68