Author Archives: Emuna Daily

Power of Speech & Link to an Amazing Lecture

Posted on May 26, 2014 by Emuna Daily

“Every single word of lashon hara is considered a separate sin.  If all the words are reckoned together, they amount to an enormous sum.  Perhaps, G-d forbid, they may even outnumber the good deeds we have to our credit.” ~ … Continue reading →

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Naches

Posted on May 25, 2014 by Emuna Daily

Naches fun kinder iz tei’erer fun gelt. Pride in children is more precious than money.

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Reb Shlomo in the Subway Station

Posted on May 24, 2014 by Emuna Daily

I was once with Rebbe Shlomo (Carlebach) at a subway station in Berlin.  A disheveled, drunken man started shouting angrily at us, “You dirty Jews!”  I urged Rebbe Shlomo to leave, but instead he went up to this raving man … Continue reading →

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That’s my seat!

Posted on May 23, 2014 by Emuna Daily

When Bnei Yisrael camped in the desert, they did so in a tight and specific formation.  No one complained about their place and no one attempted to change their position in the total configuration.  We, too, should emulate this quality … Continue reading →

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Skipping Prayers

Posted on May 22, 2014 by Emuna Daily

The Maggid (angelic spokesman) warned Rabbi Yosef Caro to come on time to synagogue, so that he would be able to say the entire service in order.  When one skips prayers, he upsets the heavenly channels. ~ R’ Yehuda Ashkenazi … Continue reading →

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The Royal Family

Posted on May 21, 2014 by Emuna Daily

The Menoras Hamaor cites a Midrash in which a wise woman told her daughter: “Serve your husband as if he were a king.  For, if you will act toward him like his maid, he will act as if he were … Continue reading →

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Exchange Rate

Posted on May 20, 2014 by Emuna Daily

By speaking lashon hara against a person, one transfers all of his credits for Torah study and mitzvos to that person and receives in exchange all of the other person’s sins.  This is the meaning of the verse, “All of … Continue reading →

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The Teacher

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Emuna Daily

When you are going through something difficult and wonder where Hashem is, remember that the teacher is always quiet during the test. 

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When the Stomach is Empty

Posted on May 18, 2014 by Emuna Daily

Az der mogen iz laidik iz der moi’ech oich laidik. When the stomach is empty, so is the brain. Dedicated to many people I know 🙂 

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The Chafetz Chaim’s Court Appearance

Posted on May 17, 2014 by Emuna Daily

“The Chafetz Chaim once had to testify in a Polish court as a character witness on behalf of a student who was falsely accused of a crime.  After the Chafetz Chaim testified that his student’s integrity was beyond reproach, the … Continue reading →

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