Author Archives: Emuna Daily

Mincha of Erev Rosh Hashana is said in the very last minutes of the year.  Yet in the Shemoneh Esrei of this final Mincha we pray “Bless on our behalf – O Hashem, our God – this year…,” though all … Continue reading →

What is the difference between children and adults? Adults keep grudges.  Children do not.  Why is that? Because children choose being happy over being right.  Adults choose being right over being happy. ~ Tzemech Tzedeck Even Yom Kippur can only … Continue reading →

When you pray, trust that Hashem will listen to your prayers and do what’s best for you; not what you think is best.  ~ paraphrased from R’ Avigdor Miller zt”l

I try to post this every year before Rosh Hashana because it is just such an amazing opportunity that everyone should try to take advantage of right now. Many years ago, the Lubavitcher Rebbe established “Keren Hashana,” a fund that will … Continue reading →

If a person speaks badly about others and disgraces them, he will be spoken against and disgraced in return (in addition to his punishment in the World to Come). ~ The Chofetz Chaim

Our sages teach that there is no wealth in the world that is adequate compensation for even the tiniest of mitzvot.  We’d surely be happy if we found a two-carat diamond on the sidewalk, so why not be happy with … Continue reading →

We can’t always get what we want; We should just be happy we don’t get what we deserve!

One who does not see G-d everywhere does not see him anywhere. ~ The Kotzker Rebbe