Category Archives: Spirituality

What does the Yeitzer hara look like?

Posted on April 19, 2016 by Emuna Daily

Some people think that the Yeitzer Hara looks like a murderer.  In one hand a cross, and in the other an axe, and he shouts, “Kneel!”  But in truth, the Yetizer is dressed in white and enwraps itself in slik … Continue reading →

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Why do we shower before Shabbos?

Posted on April 15, 2016 by Emuna Daily

When a person wishes to leave one spirit and enter another holy, exalted spirit, he should wash himself so that the holy exalted spirit may settle upon him. ~ The Zohar

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Why we Love

Posted on April 13, 2016 by Emuna Daily

When you fall in love with an earthly pleasure, consider that the power of love was granted to you for the purpose of loving Hashem, and not for unworthy things.  Without the feeling of love, stimulated by worldly pleasures, it … Continue reading →

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Courage

Posted on April 6, 2016 by Emuna Daily

At time of distress, strengthen your heart, even if you stand at death’s door.  The lamp has light before it is extinguished.  Wounded lions still know how to roar. ~ Shmuel HaNaggid (933-1056 c.e.)

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What We Live For

Posted on April 1, 2016 by Emuna Daily

Torah is not something you learn to live with – it’s what you live for. ~ From the book, The 6 Constant Mitzvos

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Longing to Perform a Mitzvah

Posted on March 31, 2016 by Emuna Daily

A person who longs to perform some mitzvah but is unsuccessful will be rewarded with children.  They will inherit his greatness and will accomplish this mitzvah. ~ R’ Nachman of Breslev zt”l By the way, yesterday began a new 6 … Continue reading →

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Bitter-Sweet

Posted on March 30, 2016 by Emuna Daily

There are two types of events in life: Good and very good. Sweet and bitter-sweet. Why bitter-sweet? Sweet, because from each event in life we grow. Bitter, because it is so painful to tear ourselves away from who we once … Continue reading →

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Havdalah

Posted on March 23, 2016 by Emuna Daily

Almost 100 years ago, after visiting America, R’ Meir Shapiro zt”l, the founder of “daf yomi,” commented that “American Jewry has learned to make Kiddush; it has not yet learned how to make havdalah!” Havdalah – the ability to identify … Continue reading →

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Our Survival

Posted on March 18, 2016 by Emuna Daily

When I ponder the miracle of the survival of the Jewish people, it is in my mind greater than all the miracles and wonders that God performed for our ancestors in Egypt, in the wilderness and in the land of … Continue reading →

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Redefining the Past

Posted on March 17, 2016 by Emuna Daily

Nothing can hold you back – not your childhood, not the history of a lifetime, not even the very last moment before now. In a moment you can abandon your past. And once abandoned, you can redefine it. If the … Continue reading →

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