Category Archives: Spirituality

For This is All of Man

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Emuna Daily

In this past week’s daf, I learned a very holy gemara that I just kept reading over and over and would like to share with you regarding the verse “The end of the matter, all having been heard: Fear God, … Continue reading →

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Spiritual and Material

Posted on August 8, 2012 by Emuna Daily

“A good barometer to determine whether something will be of benefit materially is whether it is the proper thing to do spiritually. A business venture that implies breaking your moral principles will also be detrimental materially. At times, we experience … Continue reading →

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Scrolls

Posted on August 7, 2012 by Emuna Daily

“Days are scrolls: write on them what you want to be remembered.” ~ R’ Bahya ibn Pakuda in Chovos HaLevavos

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The Daf

Posted on August 3, 2012 by Emuna Daily

Sorry for the late post, but some people commented that they were surprised that I didn’t post anything about the Siyum Hashas or the beginning of the daf yomi cycle which starts today.   I don’t know if it is really … Continue reading →

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You Decide, G-d will Assist

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Emuna Daily

“In the way a man wishes to go, he is led.”  בדרך שאדם רוצה לילך, בה מוליכין אותו      Talmud Makos 10b

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Days are Coming

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Emuna Daily

“Days are coming… There will be a hunger in the world.  But the hunger will not be for bread, and the thirst will not be for water, but to hear the word of the living G-d.” ~ Amos 8:11 as … Continue reading →

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“This is a Sign!”

Posted on July 27, 2012 by Emuna Daily

“Whenever things got worse, Jews would say, ‘This is a sign!  Moshiach is coming!’  But in those days, a messianic era would have meant a radical change in the natural order of things.  Today, though the human soul sleeps a … Continue reading →

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G-d’s will v. Free Will

Posted on July 26, 2012 by Emuna Daily

“G-d decides what shall befall a person, but not whether he will be righteous or evil.” ~ Talmud

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Where is God?

Posted on July 24, 2012 by Emuna Daily

“Where is God?  Wherever you let God in.” ~ R’ Nachman of Breslov

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Even Negative Things…

Posted on July 20, 2012 by Emuna Daily

“Even the most negative things in man or in the world can be exploited for the good, if one learns how to derive from it a lesson in the service of the Creator.” ~ The Baal Shem Tov

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