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15 Years!

Posted on June 25, 2016 by Emuna Daily

For fifteen years, R’ Yisroel Salanter was heard confessing: “My sin is before my eyes always” for having once forgotten to check his pockets before Shabbos, and for having once forgotten to check for chometz before Pesach in the place … Continue reading →

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Every Step of the Way

Posted on June 24, 2016 by Emuna Daily

Once the process of your teshuvah is under way, it is as though Hashem is leading you by the hand. ~ R’ Simcha H. Benyosef — The answer to yesterday’s “Identify that Prayer” is: The Prayer for the Well-Being of … Continue reading →

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Identify that Prayer #13

Posted on June 23, 2016 by Emuna Daily

He Who blessed our forefathers Abraham, Isaac and Jacob — may He bless the fighters of the Israel Defense Forces, who stand guard over our land and the cities of our God, from the border of the Lebanon to the … Continue reading →

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Chess

Posted on June 22, 2016 by Emuna Daily

Our decisions in life must be as strategically calculated as a person playing chess.  See to it that any move you make is not later regretted. ~ R’ Simcha Bunim of Pshischa zt”l

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Torah or Tefillah?

Posted on June 21, 2016 by Emuna Daily

Which is more important, Torah or tefillah? Well, Torah is Hashem speaking to man, while prayer is man speaking to Hashem.  Both are equally essential for a dialogue to take place. ~ Rav Yoisrael Yudellah zt”l as quoted in Torah … Continue reading →

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Thinking of You

Posted on June 20, 2016 by Emuna Daily

R’ Zadok of Lublin used to say that whenever you think of Hashem, He is thinking of you; but Hashem thinks of you in proportion to the amount of consciousness with which you think of Him.  To put it in … Continue reading →

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The Length of The Exile

Posted on June 19, 2016 by Emuna Daily

From the time we were exiled from our land, we have been praying and longing each day that Hashem may at last redeem us, but our prayers have not yet been answered.  There are many sins responsible for the length … Continue reading →

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R’ Akiva Eiger zt”l

Posted on June 18, 2016 by Emuna Daily

Rabbi Akiva Eiger watched in dismay as his wagon driver struggled through mud and snow to get his sidetracked horses back on the road.  As the fellow climbed back to his seat, Rabbi Eiger handed him a pair of dry … Continue reading →

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So It Doesn’t Last

Posted on June 17, 2016 by Emuna Daily

People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing.  That’s why we recommend it daily. ~ Zig Ziglar

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Observed

Posted on June 16, 2016 by Emuna Daily

When a Jew wears a kippa, he is not just an observant Jew, he is an observed Jew.  ~ R’ Allen Schwartz

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