Author Archives: Emuna Daily

Convert Sins into Merits

Posted on September 12, 2013 by Emuna Daily

“When I see a man of many sins, I think, ‘How I envy him!  When he will do teshuvah and convert his sins, he will have many more merits than I do!” ~ R’ Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev zt”l

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Fate

Posted on September 11, 2013 by Emuna Daily

Az es bashert ainem dertrunken tsu verren, vert er dertrunken in a leffel vasser. – If one is fated to drown, he will drown in a spoonful of water.

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Talk to Hashem

Posted on September 10, 2013 by Emuna Daily

Personal prayer is not greater than the set prayers each day – but, the yetzer hora knows about those and works harder to disturb them. ~ Rav Menachem Azolai as translated by Dov Elias

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Dig Deeper

Posted on September 9, 2013 by Emuna Daily

Every person you meet has a wellspring deep inside. If you can’t find it, your own wellspring needs clearing. Remove the rust from your shovel, sharpen its blade, and dig harder and deeper. ~ R’ Tzvi Freeman

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Nuts on Rosh Hashanah

Posted on September 4, 2013 by Emuna Daily

The Kotzker Rebbe said “people don’t eat nuts on Rosh Hashanah because Chate (sin) is the gematria of Egoz (nuts). But people forget that Chate is also the gematria of Chate” May you and your families and gans Klal Yisrael have … Continue reading →

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Hashem, Fulfill Our Requests for the Good

Posted on September 3, 2013 by Emuna Daily

Rabbi Avraham Pam related the following: There was a Jew who, in spite of having lived his entire life in dire poverty, remained steadfast in his faith, and prayed with intense concentration.  Someone once overheard this man reciting the morning … Continue reading →

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Measure for Measure

Posted on September 2, 2013 by Emuna Daily

The way in which one acts towards others determines the way in which Heaven will act towards him. For example, if one strives to overlook the hurt caused him, and if he acts towards others with kindness and compassion, then … Continue reading →

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Brilliant Ignoramus

Posted on August 30, 2013 by Emuna Daily

“One can possess broad Talmudic knowledge and be a fountain of deep penetrating analysis and yet he does not deserve to be considered a true talmid chacham (Torah scholar). If he has not allowed his Torah knowledge to refine his … Continue reading →

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Like an Operation

Posted on August 29, 2013 by Emuna Daily

The Sage, Nachum Ish Gamzu (the teacher of Rabbi Akiva) is famous in the Talmud as the leading exponent of this insight.  His invariable reaction to whatever befell him, even to seeming disaster, was: gam zu le-tovah – “this too … Continue reading →

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A Good Daughter

Posted on August 28, 2013 by Emuna Daily

A guteh tochter iz a guteh shnur – A good daughter makes a good daughter-in-law.

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