Category Archives: Learning

Just a Few Minutes a Day

Posted on April 3, 2016 by Emuna Daily

A few days ago, the newest cycle of the Mishna Yomis began with Maseches Brachos.  By learning just two mishnayos each day, a person completes roughly one seder of Shas every year, and all of Shas in about 6 years, a phenomenal accomplishment. Whether you already have a seder of learning or not, everyone reading … Continue reading →

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What We Live For

Posted on April 1, 2016 by Emuna Daily

Torah is not something you learn to live with – it’s what you live for. ~ From the book, The 6 Constant Mitzvos

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“Time is Money”

Posted on March 28, 2016 by Emuna Daily

The world says that time is money, but I say that money is time.  To earn enough money to satisfy his desires, man must sacrifice so much time.  For me, that sacrifice is too great. ~ Chofetz Chaim zt”l – … Continue reading →

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Blink

Posted on February 27, 2016 by Emuna Daily

It is known that Rav Elyashiv answered she’eilah after she’eilah, one by one, without even looking anything up in a sefer.  Everything was literally at his fingertips. Rav Bentzion Kook once asked the Rav, “How is it possible to remember … Continue reading →

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Engagement Ring

Posted on February 24, 2016 by Emuna Daily

R’ Avraham Pam compares people conversing in Torah to the newly engaged young woman who shows off her engagement ring to others.  The girl is so excited that she wants to share the tangible evidence of her joy with everybody. … Continue reading →

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Where to Begin…

Posted on January 22, 2016 by Emuna Daily

Don’t busy yourself with making plans to learn, just sit and learn. ~ R’ Yaakov Meir Shechter

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Heal the Soul

Posted on July 31, 2015 by Emuna Daily

The words of Torah heal the soul, not the body. ~ Rambam

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Take it to the Streets

Posted on July 14, 2015 by Emuna Daily

When someone walks the street and thinks words of Mishna or Tanya, or sits in his store with a Chumash or Tehillim – that is more valued today than it was when the streets were bright with the light of … Continue reading →

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One Hour

Posted on July 4, 2015 by Emuna Daily

The head of a large company turned to R’ Yisroel Salanter zt”l with the following question.  He had only one free hour a day to learn.  What should he learn during that time? “Spend the hour learning Mussar,” answered R’ … Continue reading →

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When Learning and Praying

Posted on June 8, 2015 by Emuna Daily

“When a Jew studies Torah he feels like a student before G‑d, his teacher, Whose wisdom he is studying. When he prays, he feels like a child before his father. ” – Rebbe Yosef Yitzhak Schneersohn of Lubavitch

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