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Your Errand

Posted on March 6, 2017 by Emuna Daily

The Almighty has sent you into this world on an appointed errand. It is His will that you accomplish your errand in a state of joy. Sadness implies an unwillingness on your part to carry out the Almighty’s will. ~ … Continue reading →

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Lashon Hora about Relatives

Posted on March 5, 2017 by Emuna Daily

The prohibition against speaking and hearing loshon hora also applies to relatives.  Therefore a father is permitted to inquire about his son’s studies only if he will try to help his son.  If the questioning is merely out of curiosity, … Continue reading →

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These are the things…

Posted on March 4, 2017 by Emuna Daily

One of the leading rabbis of the generation was seriously ill.  He came to the Steipler Gaon for a blessing.  The Steipler advised him to establish a fund for dowries for brides, telling him that the merit of this mitzvah … Continue reading →

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There is no spoon

Posted on March 3, 2017 by Emuna Daily

One erev shabbos, lacking oil for light, R’ Chanina ben Dosa took vinegar and said, “The One who commanded oil to burn, He can command vinegar to burn as well.”  The vinegar burned and provided light until the end of … Continue reading →

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Preparation for a Mitzvah

Posted on March 2, 2017 by Emuna Daily

In Mesillas Yesharim, the Ramchal stresses the importance of proper preparation before performing mitzvos: “One does not enter into the performance of a mitzvah suddenly without composure and without having thought about it beforehand. Rather, one collects oneself and prepares … Continue reading →

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Different Tools for Different Tasks

Posted on March 1, 2017 by Emuna Daily

From the beginning of time to this very day, there have never been two people with an identical mission in life. As such, Hashem oversees each person’s life with an amazingly precise Divine Providence, providing each person with the needed … Continue reading →

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Treasure

Posted on February 28, 2017 by Emuna Daily

If you seek it as silver and search for it as treasure, then you will understand the fear of God. ~ Proverbs 2:4

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Man’s Duty in this World

Posted on February 27, 2017 by Emuna Daily

The foundation of saintliness and the root of perfection in the service of God lies in a man’s coming to see clearly and to recognize as a truth the nature of his duty in the world and the end towards which … Continue reading →

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Public Humiliation

Posted on February 26, 2017 by Emuna Daily

Just by opening one’s mouth, he can forfeit his portion in the World to Come, as our sages taught, “A person who humiliates his fellow in public has no portion in the World to Come.” ~ Bava Metzia 59

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The Smell of Shabbos

Posted on February 25, 2017 by Emuna Daily

It happened one Friday that the gaon Rabbi Moshe Aryeh Freund stepped into the kitchen where the Shabbos meal was being cooked.  The vapor of the dishes filled the kitchen.  Said Rabbi Moshe Aryeh: “If women knew the powerful remedies … Continue reading →

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