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Appraisal

Posted on April 18, 2016 by Emuna Daily

We must commend and reward the good in our children, not so much to reward them, as to apprise them that what they are doing is good. ~ R’ Shraga Silverstein zt”l Sign up here for daily sefira reminders via text … Continue reading →

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Arrows

Posted on April 17, 2016 by Emuna Daily

The tongue is compared to an arrow.  Unlike a sword that has been drawn and can be returned to its sheath, an arrow, once shot towards its mark, can never be returned. ~ R’ Yankel Taub as quoted in Torah … Continue reading →

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The Brisker Rav zt”l

Posted on April 16, 2016 by Emuna Daily

A man came to the Brisker Rav, Yitzchak Zev Soleveitchik, before Pesach and asked, “Is it permitted to use milk instead of wine for the Four Cups” that are drunk at the Seider?  The rabbi took 5 rubles from his pocket … Continue reading →

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Why do we shower before Shabbos?

Posted on April 15, 2016 by Emuna Daily

When a person wishes to leave one spirit and enter another holy, exalted spirit, he should wash himself so that the holy exalted spirit may settle upon him. ~ The Zohar

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Anxiety

Posted on April 14, 2016 by Emuna Daily

Every sin causes a special anxiety on the spirit, which can only be erased by repentance, which transforms the anxiety itself into inner security and courage. ~ R’ Abraham Isaac Kook zt”l

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Why we Love

Posted on April 13, 2016 by Emuna Daily

When you fall in love with an earthly pleasure, consider that the power of love was granted to you for the purpose of loving Hashem, and not for unworthy things.  Without the feeling of love, stimulated by worldly pleasures, it … Continue reading →

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Take it Easy

Posted on April 12, 2016 by Emuna Daily

Let us not be too hasty to condemn our past selves, just as we must not be too hasty to condemn others.  We may be ignorant of the circumstances behind their acts and we may have forgotten the circumstances behind … Continue reading →

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How Will You React?

Posted on April 11, 2016 by Emuna Daily

It is true that we can fall to sin – and it can happen more than once.  But the choice is always ours as to how to react.  Either we will become depressed, which can lead us to even worse … Continue reading →

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Who Would Have Believed…?

Posted on April 10, 2016 by Emuna Daily

A common form of avak loshon hora (dust of loshon hora) is where one sincerely praises another person, but in doing so, alludes to a shortcoming of that individual. For instance, “Who would have believed that he would have come … Continue reading →

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A Story of Courage

Posted on April 9, 2016 by Emuna Daily

In 1918, Bolshevic soldiers burst into the Novardok yeshiva.  The commanding officer marched straight to the head of the yeshiva, pulled his gun, and demanded that the yeshiva be closed immediately.  The young man rose from his seat, unbuttoned his … Continue reading →

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