Author Archives: Emuna Daily

Thank you

Posted on February 16, 2015 by Emuna Daily

Learn how to say thank you: “We thank you Hashem for creating us! We thank you Hashem for giving us a sun that gives us light and warmth! We thank you Hashem for giving us air to breathe! We thank you … Continue reading →

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The Harm of Listening to Loshon Hora

Posted on February 15, 2015 by Emuna Daily

The mere listening to loshon hora, even without believing it, is very harmful  because it causes the speaker to continue relating derogatory information.  ~ Guard Your Tongue

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Simcha Shel Mitzvah

Posted on February 14, 2015 by Emuna Daily

A close talmid once observed Reb Shlomo Freifeld putting on his tefillin.  After winding the tefillin shel yad around his arm, he stopped and closed his eyes, lost in thought.  Only after a lengthy period of reflection did he continue … Continue reading →

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Trouble

Posted on February 13, 2015 by Emuna Daily

The purpose of prayer is not to get us out of trouble.  The purpose of trouble is to get us into prayer. ~ R’ Yitzchok Hutner zt”l

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A Prayer before Prayer

Posted on February 12, 2015 by Emuna Daily

Before prayers, I pray that when I pray, it should be a proper prayer! ~ R’ Chaim Halberstam of Sanz zt”l (The Divrei Chaim)

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Charity first

Posted on February 11, 2015 by Emuna Daily

Rabbi Eleazar would give a coin to the poor, and would then worship.  He said: It is written “I will greet You with charity” (Psalms 17:15).  ~ Talmud Baba Basra 10a

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Measure for Measure

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Emuna Daily

The Chofetz Chaim teaches that Middah k’neged Middah (measure for measure) is the rule of Heaven in all instances.

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The World was Created for Me

Posted on February 9, 2015 by Emuna Daily

A person is obligated to say, “The world was created for me” (Talmud Sanhedrin 37a).  We are obligated to be aware of our own greatness.  Feel proud that you are created in the image of God.  Pride in the awareness … Continue reading →

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But I Would Tell Him This to His Face

Posted on February 8, 2015 by Emuna Daily

If you feel that you would relate the loshon hora even if the subject were present, it is still forbidden.  Even if you have criticized the subject to his face, you are still forbidden to repeat the derogatory information to … Continue reading →

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Like his own

Posted on February 7, 2015 by Emuna Daily

Rabbi Yisroel Yaakov Lubchanski once tried to influence a certain student for many months.  Although he spent much time with the boy, his efforts were of no avail.  The boy just would not yield.  As Rav Yisroel Yaakov put it, … Continue reading →

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