Category Archives: Spirituality

The Sale will Soon be Over ***

Posted on August 2, 2013 by Emuna Daily

The Vilna Gaon lived with this sense of the fleeting opportunities this world presents us.  Shortly before he died, he was seen holding his tzitzis and crying.  He explained to his followers, “Soon I will be leaving this world.  Here, for just … Continue reading →

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Have Pity on the Rest of us

Posted on July 29, 2013 by Emuna Daily

Perhaps, for you, this exile is not so bad. And you feel you are doing whatever you can about it, anyway. But it is not just you. Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and all their children through all the generations, as … Continue reading →

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Aftermath

Posted on July 26, 2013 by Emuna Daily

The Baal Shem Tov taught that a sin in itself is only the bite of the snake.  The real damage comes from the poison that spreads afterwards, saying “What a worthless thing you are.  Look what you’ve done!” With those … Continue reading →

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Who just said that?

Posted on July 18, 2013 by Emuna Daily

If both a friend and an enemy give you advice, you can be sure that the enemy wishes to mislead you.  When an idea comes into one’s mind, one should ask himself, “What is the source of this idea, the … Continue reading →

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Love Thy Neighbor

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Emuna Daily

They asked Rabbi Schneur Zalman: “Which is greater: love of G‑d, or love of your fellow man?” “Love of your fellow man,” he replied. “For then you are loving the one that your Beloved loves.”

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Nisht Shabbos Geret

Posted on July 12, 2013 by Emuna Daily

“A chasid once discovered a gap in his fence on Shabbos and planned to repair it.  He then remembered that it was Shabbos and, regretting that he had entertained mundane thoughts on Shabbos, decided never to make the repair.  A … Continue reading →

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A Rational Approach to the Divine Origin of Judaism

Posted on July 3, 2013 by Emuna Daily

Below is a fantastic video which I felt compelled to share.   If you have time now or over the long weekend, I highly recommend you watch this.    Is there a rational basis to believe that Judaism is true? … Continue reading →

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Proportionate Response

Posted on July 1, 2013 by Emuna Daily

“Rabbi Zadok of Lublin used to say that whenever you think of Hashem, He is thinking of you; but Hashem thinks of you in proportion to the amount of consciousness with which you think of Him.  To put it in … Continue reading →

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Repair

Posted on June 24, 2013 by Emuna Daily

“If you believe you can break something, have faith that you can repair it.” ~ R’ Nachman of Breslev zt”l

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The Greatest Friend

Posted on June 21, 2013 by Emuna Daily

“The greatest friend is not somebody who loves you, but is somebody who really, really believes in you.” ~ R’ Shlomo Carlebach zt”l

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