Category Archives: Learning

The Harm of Not Learning

Posted on March 12, 2014 by Emuna Daily

You’ll observe how many times people stumble in serious things, not because of having wrong character traits or wrong intentions, but because they never learned. However, the blame for not learning is a very serious blame.  Even though what they did … Continue reading →

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A Different Type of Studying

Posted on February 21, 2014 by Emuna Daily

“Studying Torah is not like studying any other subject.  In another subject your mind fuses itself with information and knowledge about a thing.  But in learning Torah, those thoughts you contemplate — He is there within them and you are one with Him … Continue reading →

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Does Torah Make One Happy?

Posted on February 18, 2014 by Emuna Daily

The Torah is meant to make a person happy in this world. There’s no question [it makes one happier in] Olam Haba (the World to Come), but Torah makes you happier even in this world. If it doesn’t, then you’re … 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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When I have time…

Posted on August 22, 2013 by Emuna Daily

“Say not, when I have leisure I will study; for you may never have leisure” ~ Pirkei Avot 2:4

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The Reliable Caretaker

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Emuna Daily

“Torah, like money, is entrusted to a person by Hashem.  If a person proves himself a reliable caretaker, he is entrusted with even more wealth.  Thus, one who gives charity is rewarded with greater monetary wealth, while one who teaches … Continue reading →

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Put it into Practice

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Emuna Daily

Be sure that your Torah study does not remain academic; it must become a firmly established element of your personality.  Don’t simply pay lip service to what you study – act upon it (Avodas Yisrael). ~ The Pirkei Avos Treasury

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What Can I Do for You?

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Emuna Daily

“The Chofetz Chaim was once overheard making an accounting with God, as it were.  He said ‘Dear God, what have You done for me, and what have I done for You?  You have given me the privilege of writing the … Continue reading →

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Shammai’s Advice

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Emuna Daily

“Shammai says: Make your Torah [study] a fixed practice; say little and do much; and receive everyone with a cheerful face.” ~ Pirkei Avos 1:15

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Halachah

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Emuna Daily

If a person is not knowledgeable of the law of a given prohibition, then no amount of mussar will help him. ~ The Chofetz Chaim

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