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Newness

Posted on November 8, 2013 by Emuna Daily

Evil is always new.  Imagine, if you do something wrong, you swear to yourself you’ll never do it again, right?  How come evil returns the next day?  The answer is very simple.  Evil has a newness.  So how do you … Continue reading →

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How to Utilize Poverty and Suffering

Posted on November 7, 2013 by Emuna Daily

When poverty or other suffering has been decreed on a man, he is wise to utilize the opportunity of gaining the Perfection which is thereby thrust upon him. This then becomes a great good fortune for him: “When a man accepts … Continue reading →

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Even a Hair’s Breadth

Posted on November 6, 2013 by Emuna Daily

Hashem judges us entirely based on how we disconnect from our current status to an ever so slightly higher status – even a hair’s breadth. Hashem collects all of those hairs and creates great things from them. ~ Rav Menachem … Continue reading →

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Lengthy Prayers

Posted on November 5, 2013 by Emuna Daily

When the Chasam Sofer zt”l studied under Rabbi Nosson Adler zt”l his prayers were quite lengthy and took a lot of time. One of his friends chided him: “Moshe, while you stood and prayed I learned several pages of Gemara!” R’ Moshe … Continue reading →

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Punishing a Child

Posted on November 4, 2013 by Emuna Daily

Sometimes you don’t know whether to punish a child or hug him. If you punish him when he needed a hug, you’ve made a serious mistake. But if you hug him when perhaps he should have been punished, you’ve just … Continue reading →

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Yiddish Proverb

Posted on November 3, 2013 by Emuna Daily

Der Mentsh fort un Got halt di laitses Man rides, but God holds the reins.

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The Lelover Rebbe

Posted on November 2, 2013 by Emuna Daily

The father of Rav Simcha Bunim of Pesishcha was Rav Tzvi Hirsh.  Rav Tzvi had a daughter who unfortunately was crippled. On a trip to a speaking engagement he had met Rav Dovid Lelover (the Lelover Rebbe). Upon mentioning that the … Continue reading →

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Chesed

Posted on November 1, 2013 by Emuna Daily

When we do favors for others, we never lose – even when it looks like a waste of time. The Chazon Ish zt”l once counseled a young kollel man who was worried that doing chesed would waste time from Torah … Continue reading →

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Greatness

Posted on October 31, 2013 by Emuna Daily

Greatness does not bring happiness; happiness brings greatness. ~ The Garden of Wisdom

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Don’t Waste a Moment

Posted on October 30, 2013 by Emuna Daily

Life is short, and the Torah is seemingly endless.  One should not waste a moment of the precious few years he is granted in this world.  Life is a fleeting opportunity to gather treasure; once the time is up, he … Continue reading →

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