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Identify that Prayer #4

Posted on August 18, 2015 by Emuna Daily

May it be Your will, Hashem, my God, and the God of my forefathers, that You rescue me today and every day from brazen men and from brazenness, from an evil man, an evil companion, an evil neighbor, an evil … Continue reading →

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Livelihood

Posted on August 17, 2015 by Emuna Daily

Worrying about making a living ruins a person’s livelihood. ~ R’ Lazer Brody

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Careful Who You Ask

Posted on August 16, 2015 by Emuna Daily

Although you are permitted to inquire about someone for a possible shidduch, do not solicit information from anyone who dislikes the subject of your inquiry, since you may cause him to speak loshon hora.  For the same reason, do not … Continue reading →

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R’ Naftali of Amsterdam zt”l and R’ Yisroel Salanter zt”l

Posted on August 15, 2015 by Emuna Daily

R’ Naftali of Amsterdam once commented to his mentor, R’ Yisroel Salanter, “Would that I could have the brain of the Shaagas Aryeh, the heart of the Yesod V’Shoresh HaAvoda, and the character traits of my mentor!  Then I could … Continue reading →

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What a Great Segula!

Posted on August 14, 2015 by Emuna Daily

On erev Shabbos it is a mitzvah to taste the dishes that are prepared for Shabbos (Magen Avraham 260:101).  We say in musaf shemona esrei of Shabbos, “Those who save it will merit long life.”  This refers to people who … Continue reading →

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Cirumstance

Posted on August 13, 2015 by Emuna Daily

Success and failure does not depend on circumstance, but on your approach to the circumstance. ~ R’ Dovid Hazdan

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Confess

Posted on August 12, 2015 by Emuna Daily

To confess one’s sins is to honor the Holy One ~ R’ Yehoshua ben Levi, Talmud Sanhedrin 43b — The tefiliah that I quoted yesterday is found in Nishmas Kol Chai, beginning with the words, E-lu Pi-nu Malay…which we say … Continue reading →

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Identify that Prayer #3

Posted on August 11, 2015 by Emuna Daily

Were our mouth as full of song as the sea, and our tongue as full of joyous song as its multitude of waves, and our lips as full of praise as the breadth of the heavens, and our eyes as … Continue reading →

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Renew

Posted on August 10, 2015 by Emuna Daily

A person must renew himself, and his world with him, each and every day. But one who does not do so, and rather performs his deeds as a mechanical function, does nothing other than the actions of a monkey. Just … Continue reading →

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More People, More Sins

Posted on August 9, 2015 by Emuna Daily

The more people who hear one speaking lashon hara, the greater the sin of the speaker, for he causes more people to transgress. ~ The Chafetz Chaim zt”l

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