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You ever feel under-dressed?

Posted on November 6, 2015 by Emuna Daily

The Midrash says that in the World to Come, a person will be clothed according to the way he dressed in this world in honor of Shabbos. ~ Yalkut Reuveni, Bereishis

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Forget the Past

Posted on November 5, 2015 by Emuna Daily

We must not listen to our evil inclination, which tries to make us obsessed with the past, and throw us into bitterness, depression, and despair.  For it seeks to rob us of our present and future as well. ~ R’ Yaakov … Continue reading →

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The Gates of Tears

Posted on November 4, 2015 by Emuna Daily

“The gates of tears are never closed” (Talmud Berachos 32b).  If the gates are never closed, why were they established?  What purpose to they serve? The gates are closed to the tears of fools, who weep over things that are … Continue reading →

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Teshuva

Posted on November 3, 2015 by Emuna Daily

When we do teshuva, the evil we did entirely ceases to exist in creation, for by uprooting our desire for sin, it is as though we have uprooted the very act itself. ~ R’ Yaakov Meir Schechter

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One Day at a Time

Posted on November 2, 2015 by Emuna Daily

“Today, if you listen to His voice” (Psalms 95:7).  The main thing in avodas Hashem is not to be concerned with more than one day at a time.  For in this life, a person has only the very day and … Continue reading →

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A Curse

Posted on November 1, 2015 by Emuna Daily

If you maliciously speak loshon hora about someone behind his back and do not want him to find out that you maligned him, in addition to violating the prohibition against speaking loshon hora, you also incur upon yourself a curse: … Continue reading →

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How to Wake up on Time for Davening

Posted on October 31, 2015 by Emuna Daily

A mashgiach of a certain yeshivah once came to Rav Elyashiv and told him that the students in his yeshivah had a difficult time waking up in the morning to get to davening on time.  The mashgiach asked how to … Continue reading →

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Quick Story and Lesson Regarding Kiddush Friday Night

Posted on October 30, 2015 by Emuna Daily

During World War II, the Nazis were fast approaching Eretz Yisrael, and the Jews there were gripped with fear. Special prayer gatherings were held, and people pleaded to Hashem for protection. There was one Rabbi, Rav Shlomo Zviel, who was unaware … Continue reading →

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1/60th

Posted on October 29, 2015 by Emuna Daily

Fire is one sixtieth of purgatory, honey is one sixtieth of manna, Shabbat is one sixtieth of the World to Come, sleep is one sixtieth of death, a dream is one sixtieth of prophesy. ~ Talmud, Berachot 57b

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Shlepper

Posted on October 28, 2015 by Emuna Daily

Someone who brings just one chair for himself is merely a shlepper.  But one who brings two, one for himself and one for a friend, is a ba’al chesed. ~ R’ Shraga Feivel Mendelowitz zt”l

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