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Cry Out

Posted on October 7, 2015 by Emuna Daily

When a person has reason to cry out, and wishes to cry out, but he cannot cry out – this is the greatest of cries. ~ The Kotzker Rebbe zt”l

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Last Chance

Posted on October 4, 2015 by Emuna Daily

The Midrash states that God said to Avraham: “I am one and you are one.  I will grant your descendants one single day on which they can atone for their sins – Hoshana Rabbah.” Mateh Moshe explains that God told … Continue reading →

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Deep Breath

Posted on October 3, 2015 by Emuna Daily

There is a famous story of an impoverished tzaddik who could not afford a lulav and esrog on erev sukkos.  He realized that he could sell his prized possession, a pair of tefillin that he inherited from his father, and … Continue reading →

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Simchas Torah

Posted on October 2, 2015 by Emuna Daily

Simchas Torah – the name of this festival implies that more than the Jew being happy with the Torah, the Torah must be happy with the Jew.  ~ The Bais Halevi, R’ Yosef Dov Soloveitchik zt”l

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Rejoicing in a Mitzvah

Posted on October 1, 2015 by Emuna Daily

One should always perform mitzvos joyously, for there is no happiness greater than that of fulfilling God’s commandments.  It is said that God holds such joy in higher regard than the mitzvah itself.  One who performs a mitzvah without joy … Continue reading →

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Niggun

Posted on September 30, 2015 by Emuna Daily

“One niggun can express more than a thousand words.” ~ Rebbe Yechezkel of Kuzmir zt”l

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Always Listening

Posted on September 27, 2015 by Emuna Daily

The gossiper looks over his shoulder to make sure that his target is not listening.  But why isn’t he worried that Hashem is listening? ~ Sefer Chofetz Chaim  

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R’ Chayim Ozer Grodzenski zt”l – Hachnosas Orchim on Sukos

Posted on September 26, 2015 by Emuna Daily

R’ Chayim Ozer Grodzenski entertained a guest during sukos.  At mealtime, R’ Chayim Ozer went outside to his sukah, but then said that due to his ill health and the suffering he undergoes in the cold weather, he was not … Continue reading →

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He Shall Not be Foreign

Posted on September 25, 2015 by Emuna Daily

“You shall have no foreign god” (Psalm 81:10) The intent of Scripture is not that you shall not have an alien god, rather, that the God in Whom you believe shall not be foreign and alien in you, in your … Continue reading →

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Read Before Advancing to the Next Level!

Posted on September 24, 2015 by Emuna Daily

I posted this 3 years ago, but it is worth posting again especially right after Yom Kippur: When a person wishes to enter into the service of God…he must at all times advance and rise from level to level.  Now, … Continue reading →

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