Category Archives: Mussar

You 2.0

Posted on January 26, 2015 by Emuna Daily

Everyday, work on making yourself into a better version of your yesterday’s self.

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Working Lessons

Posted on January 21, 2015 by Emuna Daily

If all the world is a classroom and all of life is a lesson, then certainly your profession and workplace are included. After all, He has unlimited ways to provide your livelihood—why did He direct you to this way of … Continue reading →

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oooh ahhh

Posted on January 17, 2015 by Emuna Daily

A brutal Russian winter raged, and a chassid wished to teach his son the importance of immersion in the mikva. Father and son approached a frozen lake on the outskirts of the city. The chassid undressed his shivering son and broke a hole … Continue reading →

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You First Have to Wake Up

Posted on January 13, 2015 by Emuna Daily

If one does not awaken himself, how will he be helped by mussar. ~ Rebbeinu Yonah zt”l

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“But I daven better at home”

Posted on January 2, 2015 by Emuna Daily

With regard to one who tries to justify davening at home without a minyan because he claims he can concentrate better… “That is a mistake…One of the many reasons it is important for men to pray in a synagogue with … Continue reading →

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Talking during Davening

Posted on December 26, 2014 by Emuna Daily

A person must make it clear that he has no intention of talking during davening.  But it is of almost equal importance that when he makes this feeling known to others, he should do so in a way that makes … Continue reading →

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Little Children

Posted on December 25, 2014 by Emuna Daily

We can learn three things from little children: They are always happy; they are always busy; and when they need something, they cry out. ~ The Maggid of Mezritch

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Sunbeams

Posted on December 24, 2014 by Emuna Daily

Worldly pleasures are like sunbeams in a dark room.  They may actually seem solid, but one who tries to grasp a sunbeam finds nothing in his hand.  The same is true of all worldly desires. ~ R’ Nachman of Breslov … Continue reading →

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Going the wrong way on an Escalator

Posted on December 9, 2014 by Emuna Daily

If a man is not ascending, he is inevitably descending. ~ The Vilna Gaon

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Plenty of Time

Posted on December 4, 2014 by Emuna Daily

In America there is a popular expression, “I’ve got plenty of time.”  I wish they could donate some time to me, since I never have enough. ~ R’ Moshe Feinstein zt”l

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