Author Archives: Emuna Daily

Beracha for our Sons

Posted on July 1, 2016 by Emuna Daily

One of his Chasidim asked the Kotzker Rebbe for a beracha that he merit that his sons study Torah with devotion.  The Rebbe replied that the Chassid himself had the key to ensure that this blessing could materialize.  The Rebbe … Continue reading →

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Source of Blessings for the Upcoming Week

Posted on July 1, 2016 by Emuna Daily

Shabbos is the wellspring of all blessings – both material and spiritual – for the upcoming week.  We must therefore accord much more honor to Shabbos than to the weekdays.  Since the mitzvah of Shabbos is the source of blessing … Continue reading →

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Complex Hedge Maze

Posted on June 30, 2016 by Emuna Daily

Life is like a complex hedge maze common in the gardens of royalty, planted for amusement, the challenge being to reach a gazebo in its center… Seeking guidance from someone who has already mastered the labyrinth, who stands on the … Continue reading →

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Giving

Posted on June 29, 2016 by Emuna Daily

Love is a consequence of giving.  When a person gives, it is as if he is giving part of himself.  He therefore loves the recipient because he finds in him something of himself.  If his giving assumes great proportions and … Continue reading →

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Who will find Divine Mercy?

Posted on June 28, 2016 by Emuna Daily

Only he who has the courage to face up to his own wrongdoing and determines to change his ways will find divine mercy. ~ R’ Shlomo Zalman Breuer zt”l

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Don’t Look Elsewhere

Posted on June 27, 2016 by Emuna Daily

Sometimes, the motivation to grown spiritually comes from our respect for someone else, a Tzaddik, a Talmid Chacham… But this is a mistake. We don’t need to look elsewhere to find the means to improve ourselves. Everything we need is … Continue reading →

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Not Impossible

Posted on June 26, 2016 by Emuna Daily

The Torah understands the depths of our nature, and reveals to us that we are indeed capable of guarding our tongues. ~ Chaftez Chaim

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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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