Category Archives: Mussar

Passing the Test

Posted on November 11, 2013 by Emuna Daily

Schoolchildren share a common habit. As the teacher launches into a new subject, students’ hands shoot into the air to ask the question, “Is there going to be a test on this?” The prospect of a test influences how closely … Continue reading →

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Newness

Posted on November 8, 2013 by Emuna Daily

Evil is always new.  Imagine, if you do something wrong, you swear to yourself you’ll never do it again, right?  How come evil returns the next day?  The answer is very simple.  Evil has a newness.  So how do you … Continue reading →

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Even a Hair’s Breadth

Posted on November 6, 2013 by Emuna Daily

Hashem judges us entirely based on how we disconnect from our current status to an ever so slightly higher status – even a hair’s breadth. Hashem collects all of those hairs and creates great things from them. ~ Rav Menachem … Continue reading →

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Don’t Waste a Moment

Posted on October 30, 2013 by Emuna Daily

Life is short, and the Torah is seemingly endless.  One should not waste a moment of the precious few years he is granted in this world.  Life is a fleeting opportunity to gather treasure; once the time is up, he … Continue reading →

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One should Live like he is about to Die

Posted on October 29, 2013 by Emuna Daily

A person should always see himself as if he is about to die, lest he die during a moment when he is a sinner and removed from God.  Therefore he must return from his sin immediately. ~ Rambam

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The Definition of Serving Hashem

Posted on October 24, 2013 by Emuna Daily

The definition of what it means to serve Hashem is the feeling of humility of someone who receives a benefit.  If favors are done for an individual and he is unable to pay for what he is receiving, he is … Continue reading →

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Needing Honor

Posted on October 23, 2013 by Emuna Daily

If you need others to honor you, you are in a worse situation than someone who needs others to give him charity.  When someone resorts to begging for tzedakah (charity), others feel sorry for him and have mercy on him.  … Continue reading →

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The Only Choice

Posted on October 14, 2013 by Emuna Daily

God asks no one whether he will accept life. This is not the choice. The only choice you have as you go through life is how you live it. – Bernard Meltzer  

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Unity

Posted on October 11, 2013 by Emuna Daily

If Hashem refuses to give up on a single Jew – how can we? If Hashem can tolerate everyone – how can we not? The Abarbanel says that we are never punished for contemplating the commission of a transgression – … Continue reading →

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Is there pleasure in the Afterlife even for lowly people?

Posted on October 3, 2013 by Emuna Daily

Alas for the man who permits himself to be deluded by the darkness of the evil inclination!  Such men are not able to enjoy the Afterlife, for they are not prepared; they have accustomed themselves to delight in the false … Continue reading →

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