Author Archives: Emuna Daily

Giving People the Benefit of the Doubt

Posted on May 3, 2015 by Emuna Daily

If at all feasible you should give people the benefit of the doubt.  If you relate an incident not giving the benefit of the doubt in circumstances which obligate you to do so, you would be guilty of speaking loshon … Continue reading →

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The Alarm Clock

Posted on May 2, 2015 by Emuna Daily

Once R’ Yaakov Kamenetsky zt”l 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 … Continue reading →

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The Benefit of Forgetting

Posted on May 1, 2015 by Emuna Daily

Most people think of forgetting as a defect.  But I consider it a great benefit. If you did not forget, it would be utterly impossible to serve G-d.  You would remember your entire past, and these memories would drag you … Continue reading →

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Lesson from a Bicycle

Posted on April 30, 2015 by Emuna Daily

One can only maintain balance by moving forward. ~ R’ Dovid Hazdan as quoted in Chicken Soup to Warm the Neshama

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Genuine Humility

Posted on April 29, 2015 by Emuna Daily

Humility is associated with spiritual perfection.  When humility effects depression it is defective.  When it is genuine, it inspires joy, courage and inner dignity. ~ R’ Abraham Isaac Kook zt”l

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Insult

Posted on April 28, 2015 by Emuna Daily

Someone once insulted a very pious person.  The community wanted to put a ban on the man, but the pious person would not hear of it. “We must punish that man, not merely for your sake,” the pious person was … Continue reading →

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Pecking like a Pigeon + 2 more items

Posted on April 27, 2015 by Emuna Daily

Questions are good. They show you’re alive and thinking. But you’re not going to get the full picture of Torah by pecking like a pigeon at crumbs on the sidewalk. The only way to comprehend what Torah is saying is … Continue reading →

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Even When There is No Damage

Posted on April 26, 2015 by Emuna Daily

If you say something derogatory about another person, you are guilty of speaking loshon hora even if that person does not suffer any consequent loss or damage.  An example of this is a case where the listener refused to believe … Continue reading →

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Before You Are Permitted to Speak

Posted on April 25, 2015 by Emuna Daily

Rabbi Isser Zalman Meltzer related that on numerous occasions Rabbi Yisroel Salanter would abruptly stop speaking and consult the Chofetz Chayim’s book on loshon hora to see whether it was permissible for him to continue. ~ Aitzah Vesoshiya as quoted … Continue reading →

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Look Within

Posted on April 24, 2015 by Emuna Daily

People are accustomed to look at the heavens and to wonder what happens there.  It would be better if they would look within themselves, to see what happens there. ~ The Kotzker Rebbe

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