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Angry at the World

Posted on August 7, 2014 by Emuna Daily

When I first began to learn Mussar, I would get angry at the world but not at myself.  Later, I would get angry also at myself.  Finally, I got angry at myself alone. ~ R’ Yisroel Salanter zt”l

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Is it hard to see Hashem?

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Emuna Daily

Even the construction of a skyscraper with all its details of engineering, hardware, steelwork, elevator, heating and plumbing is nothing compared to the complexity of a small piece of skin. When people open their eyes and minds and look at … Continue reading →

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Always on Our Minds

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Emuna Daily

“Can you imagine waiting for somebody 2,000 years? We’ve been waiting for Yerushalayim for 2,000 years. We’ve been thinking about Yerushalayim for 2,000 years. The truth is that I’m always thinking about Yerushalayim. It is the one place I never … Continue reading →

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The Paradox of anti-Semitism

Posted on August 4, 2014 by Emuna Daily

The paradox of anti-Semitism is that it is invariably up to the Jews to explain away the charges.  The anti-Semite simply has to make them. ~ Jack Schwartz

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Land of Desire

Posted on August 3, 2014 by Emuna Daily

“For you (Israel) shall be a land of desire, says the Lord of Hosts” (Malachi 3:12) Uht azoy vi di gresteh chachamim velen aybig nit dergayen di groyseh, tiviusdikeh otzaros, velcheh Hashem Yisburech huht tovayah geven buaretz, az hakol haya min … Continue reading →

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Stop Honking

Posted on August 2, 2014 by Emuna Daily

R’ Yaakov Kamenetsky zt”l  once told a driver who was honking at a group of children, “You must treat the children with derech eretz because they will be the ones to greet Mashiach.”  ~ 5 Great Lives We are those … Continue reading →

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Thanking People

Posted on August 1, 2014 by Emuna Daily

You cannot even have an artificial attitude [of thanks] toward Hashem unless you have a natural behavior pattern of thanking people. If you acquire that behavior pattern, you will thank your mother or your wife for making your meals, you … Continue reading →

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Return

Posted on July 31, 2014 by Emuna Daily

To return takes but a moment. One moment a being is at an ultimate distance from his G-d and from his true self, the next he is in complete union. The power to return is beyond time. ~ R’ Tzvi Freeman

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The Need for a Mussar Seder

Posted on July 30, 2014 by Emuna Daily

In his old age, the Chofetz Chaim called on all roshei yeshivhos to institute a Mussar seder – “In these times, it is our only protection against the storms of freethinking raging in the world.”

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The Kotzker Rebbe’s Followers

Posted on July 29, 2014 by Emuna Daily

“I do not want followers who are righteous, rather I want followers who are too busy doing good that they won’t have time to do bad.” ~ R’ Menachem Mendel of Kotzk zt”l

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