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The Chosen Ones

Posted on April 11, 2018 by Emuna Daily

During a television interview in Germany, Reb Shlomo Carlebach zt”l was asked “The Jewish people claim that they are the Chosen people.  What makes you different from the Nazis [yemach shemam] – who also said they were the superior race?” … Continue reading →

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Who do you Trust?

Posted on April 10, 2018 by Emuna Daily

If you do not trust God, you will inevitably trust someone or something else.  God will then put you under the care of the one you trust, rather than His own.  ~ R’ Bahya Ibn Paquda zt”l

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The Aftermath of Pesach

Posted on April 9, 2018 by Emuna Daily

Each year, our Haggadah collections get larger and we learn new insights on the depths of the Pesach Seder.  New teachings and deeper understanding is, of course, very important.  But there is something crucial that we must be very careful … Continue reading →

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No Time

Posted on April 5, 2018 by Emuna Daily

One of the ways to fight against the yetzer hara is to be involved in many good deeds. The Rebbe of Kotzk zt’l told his chassidim that their sins don’t bother him as much as that they had time for … Continue reading →

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Less Preaching

Posted on April 4, 2018 by Emuna Daily

At times, a person must tell himself or herself not to lose heart but rather maintain trust that Hashem will provide.  However, we should be quicker to employ this concept regarding our own problems than when approaching the trials confronted … Continue reading →

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Friends

Posted on April 3, 2018 by Emuna Daily

Never stop seeking to increase the number of friends you have.  Conversely, even one enemy is too many. ~ Orchos Chayim of the Rosh, 90

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IYH

Posted on April 2, 2018 by Emuna Daily

One can train oneself to be occupied with faith.  One can get used to saying at every opportunity, “Thank God,” “im yirtza Hashem-If God wills,” and so on. ~ R’ Eliyahu Dessler zt”l

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Test time – Who knows One?

Posted on March 30, 2018 by Emuna Daily

At the end of the Seder we sing Echad Mi Yodeia.  The song is written in question and answer form: “Who knows one? I know one. One is Hashem in the heaven and the earth. Who knows two?…Two are the … Continue reading →

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Chad Gadya

Posted on March 29, 2018 by Emuna Daily

I would like to share a thought I saw from Rabbi Zecharia Wallerstein. In Chad Gadya, we read how a man purchased a goat for two zuzim. Along came a cat and ate the goat; then a dog ate the … Continue reading →

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Wine

Posted on March 28, 2018 by Emuna Daily

If you abuse wine [tirosh], you will become  rash-poor.  If you use it properly, you will become rosh-a leader.  ~ Talmud Yoma 76b

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