Author Archives: Emuna Daily

A Strong Desire to do Good

Posted on July 17, 2014 by Emuna Daily

When you experience a strong desire to be good to all, realize that an illumination from the supernal world has come to you.  How fortunate you will be if you prepare a proper place in your heart, in your mind, … Continue reading →

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Are You Studying Mussar Properly?

Posted on July 16, 2014 by Emuna Daily

The test of whether Mussar is being studied properly is whether it evokes a desire to continue learning Mussar. ~ R’ Yisroel Salanter zt”l

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Losses

Posted on July 15, 2014 by Emuna Daily

The advantage of teshuvah over all other ventures is that even losses are converted into profits. ~ R’ Yosef Yozel Hurwitz zt”l  as quoted in Sparks of Mussar

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Expenses

Posted on July 14, 2014 by Emuna Daily

All the livelihood of a person is determined between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, except for the expenses of Shabbos, the expenses of Yamim Tovim, and the expenses of teaching his son Torah – in these, if a person subtracts, … Continue reading →

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Strong and Weak

Posted on July 13, 2014 by Emuna Daily

A mentsh iz a mol shtarker fun eizen un a mol shvacher fun a flieg. Man is sometimes stronger than iron and at other times weaker than a fly.

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Hands Off

Posted on July 12, 2014 by Emuna Daily

In a bathhouse, the Chofetz Chayim once saw a person using an article that belonged to someone else.  The Chofetz Chayim went over to him and whispered, “A person who washes himself with something that does not belong to him … Continue reading →

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The Most Profound Joy of All

Posted on July 11, 2014 by Emuna Daily

We visualize life as but a means for joy and pleasure – as merely the medium through which to experience those fulfillments.  We talk about things “worth living for,” yet in our superficial view of life, we fail to appreciate … Continue reading →

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Bechirah in a Nutshell

Posted on July 10, 2014 by Emuna Daily

Bechirah: “We may choose which way to go, but it is Hashem who chooses what we find when we get there.”

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Our Sacred Task

Posted on July 9, 2014 by Emuna Daily

“There is not the vaguest shadow of doubt that, wherever our feet tread, it is all in order to cleanse and purify the world with words of Torah and Tefilla (prayer). We, all of Israel, are emissaries of G-d, each of us as … Continue reading →

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A Higher Standard

Posted on July 8, 2014 by Emuna Daily

Israel never failed to be superior to the best of the peoples, yet of them, Hashem expects very much more: “For the Holy One, blessed is He insists, with those close to Him, on details as fine as a hairbreadth” … Continue reading →

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