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Personal Dignity

Posted on February 15, 2016 by Emuna Daily

Modesty is not about being covered up, but about awareness of a private life and of personal dignity.  Today this concept of private dignity does not exist. As a result, everything is flaunted, everything is public. ~ R’ Yaakov Weinberg … Continue reading →

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Training Children

Posted on February 14, 2016 by Emuna Daily

As with any mitzvah, a child should be trained to avoid speaking loshon hora as soon as he reaches the age of understanding in this regard.  It is common for children to denigrate the food they are served, causing hurt … Continue reading →

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R’ Yaakov Kamenetsy zt”l

Posted on February 13, 2016 by Emuna Daily

Once, R’ Yaakov was to meet someone at Manhattan’s Penn Station at 7:00 A.M. for a trip out of town.  R’ Yaakov arrived at the station looking exhausted, having spent a sleepless night.  He explained to his companion that when … Continue reading →

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How the Arizal became the Arizal

Posted on February 12, 2016 by Emuna Daily

All of my lofty spiritual achievements were attained through joy in the performance of a mitzvah. ~ The Arizal

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The Head of a Pin

Posted on February 11, 2016 by Emuna Daily

When two people love one another, they can stand together on the head of a pin.  When two people hate one another, the whole world is not wide enough for them to coexist. ~ R’ Shlomo Ibn Gabirol zt”l

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Ahavat Yisrael

Posted on February 10, 2016 by Emuna Daily

The mitzva of ahavat yisrael extends to anyone born into the people of Israel, even if you have never met him. How much more so does it extend to every member – man or woman of the Jewish community where … Continue reading →

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Distancing Youself

Posted on February 9, 2016 by Emuna Daily

Distance yourself from all that is ugly and unseemly, from lust and from anything that will lead people to be suspicious of you, and you will find favor in the eyes of God and man. ~ R’ Menachem Mendel Leffin … Continue reading →

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Coffee

Posted on February 8, 2016 by Emuna Daily

A person wakes up in the morning, makes himself a cup of coffee. He puts the bitter coffee in a mug, adds to it the sweet sugar, pours in the boiling water and adds some cold milk. A cup full of contrasts; hot, … Continue reading →

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Loving one’s Neighbor as Oneself

Posted on February 7, 2016 by Emuna Daily

Upon consideration, we find that the fulfillment of the obligation to judge people favorably and the obligation to guard one’s tongue, are dependent upon the mitzvah of “loving one’s neighbor as oneself.”  If one truly loves his neighbor, he will … Continue reading →

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Interrupt with Zmiros

Posted on February 6, 2016 by Emuna Daily

The Chofetz Chayim’s son wrote that whenever the Chofetz Chayim saw that someone was beginning to speak loshon hora at the Shabbos table, he would announce that it was time to sing zmiros (Shabbos songs) so as to interrupt them. … Continue reading →

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