Category Archives: Mussar

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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Forget the Past

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Emuna Daily

“Know that what you did a moment ago is irrelevant. All that matters is what you will do right now.” ~ R’ Tzvi Freeman

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A Higher Expectation

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Emuna Daily

“Just as we expect more from those who are blessed with materialistic wealth, so do we expect more from those rich in knowledge.  Whereas the spiritually poor do mitzvos simply, those who are enriched with ruchnius are expected to perform … Continue reading →

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Don’t Compare Your Holiness to Others

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Emuna Daily

“Rabbi Avraham Pam explains: If a Jew looks around him and sees a world of immorality, deceit, and fraud, if he often encounters underhandedness and an insatiable pursuit of material goals, he can easily rationalize to himself and say, “With the … Continue reading →

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Keep it Sealed

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Emuna Daily

“A secret is very much like a balloon.  If tightly knotted, it will contain all the air blown into it.  However, the slightest pinhole will allow everything to escape.  A secret revealed to one person is as good as revealed … Continue reading →

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Glatt Yosher

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Emuna Daily

“It is more important, in my opinion, for a Jew to be ‘Glatt Yosher’ (straight and upright) in one’s dealings with other people, than to be ‘Glatt Kosher’ in what he eats!” ~ R’ Joseph Breuer zt”l (Torah Tavlin)

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Your Deeds are Recorded in a Book

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Emuna Daily

The end of the first mishna of the second chapter of Pirkei Avos states “Consider three things and you will not come into the grip of sin: Know what is above you – a watchful Eye, an attentive Ear, and … Continue reading →

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The Chida and Smelling Tobacco

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Emuna Daily

“It is told of the holy Chida that he loved smelling tobacco. Once, when visiting a certain town, he had left his tobacco at his dinner host and wanted it in middle of the night. So, he trudged in 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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