Category Archives: Emuna

The Beis Medresh and the Home

Posted on April 10, 2017 by Emuna Daily

The Beis Medresh is where ideas are transmitted.  The home is where emuna is transmitted. Tonight is a night of transmitting emuna. ~ R’ Eli Sadan as quoted by R’ Shalom Rosner

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It Must Be Done

Posted on April 4, 2017 by Emuna Daily

I never thought about whether I could do something, but only about whether I had to do it.  And if something must be done, then G-d will give the means of doing it.  ~ R’ Yosef Yozel Hurwitz zt”l

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There is no spoon

Posted on March 3, 2017 by Emuna Daily

One erev shabbos, lacking oil for light, R’ Chanina ben Dosa took vinegar and said, “The One who commanded oil to burn, He can command vinegar to burn as well.”  The vinegar burned and provided light until the end of … Continue reading →

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Different Tools for Different Tasks

Posted on March 1, 2017 by Emuna Daily

From the beginning of time to this very day, there have never been two people with an identical mission in life. As such, Hashem oversees each person’s life with an amazingly precise Divine Providence, providing each person with the needed … Continue reading →

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Through Faith

Posted on February 24, 2017 by Emuna Daily

A man should believe in God through faith, not because of miracles. ~ R’ Nachman of Breslov zt”l

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Despair

Posted on February 20, 2017 by Emuna Daily

Despair is the worst of ailments. No worries are justified except: “Why am I so worried?”  ~ R’ Yisrael Salanter zt”l

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Hotel

Posted on February 6, 2017 by Emuna Daily

This world is like a hotel.  If a guest sits in his room and waits politely, everything he needs will be brought to him by the hired help.  But if a person rushes to the kitchen to take his food, … Continue reading →

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Serenity

Posted on January 31, 2017 by Emuna Daily

God, give me the serenity to accept those things that I cannot change, the courage to change those things that I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.

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Smooth Sailing?

Posted on January 7, 2017 by Emuna Daily

Challenges are not an unfortunate fact of life, but rather, a sign of Hashem’s trust and confidence in your ability to prevail. In the late 1800s, the Jewish population of Europe was going through particularly difficult times.  The Rebbe of … Continue reading →

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God is good to me!

Posted on November 28, 2016 by Emuna Daily

“God is good to me!” ~ Sarah Dina bas Yehoshua Yosef Those are the words my grandmother chanted with such fervor almost daily throughout her life.  That is despite the fact that she lived through the horrors of Auschwitz, lost her … Continue reading →

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