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So Deep!

Posted on January 19, 2017 by Emuna Daily

According to the holy Zohar, when God wants to show us compassion, He first sends us a gift – a person who needs our help. When we show compassion on him, God then shows compassion on us. This is as … Continue reading →

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Grab and Eat!

Posted on January 9, 2017 by Emuna Daily

Chazal said, “This world is like a wedding banquet – grab and eat!” We must never wait for a “better time” to fulfill our spiritual obligations, but must grab whatever we can now, even in the middle of our disorganized … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday

Posted on January 3, 2017 by Emuna Daily

In honor of my wife’s Jewish birthday today: A birthday is the date when God decided that the world cannot exist without you.  ~ The Lubavitcher Rebbe zt”l

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The Maggid’s Menorah

Posted on December 31, 2016 by Emuna Daily

The story is told about the Koznitzer Maggid, Reb Yisroel Hopstein, whose daughter, Perela, lost several children, and the Koznitzer beseeched the gedolim of his time to bless his daughter with healthy children. The Berditchever Rebbe came to the Koznitzer … Continue reading →

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Low Battery

Posted on December 27, 2016 by Emuna Daily

Imagine if your cell phone battery was on 10% and it lasted for 8 days. Now you understand Chanukah.  

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Seeing the Light

Posted on December 25, 2016 by Emuna Daily

The world is full of radiant, wonderful, and elevating secrets, and it is only the small hand held up before our eyes which prevents us from seeing the light. ~ Baal Shem Tov

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Honor

Posted on December 22, 2016 by Emuna Daily

“If one pursues honor, it will elude him, but if one flees from honor, it will pursue him.” (Talmud Eruvin 13b). A man once approached his rabbi to ask how it was that he kept fleeing from honor and it … Continue reading →

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A Hidden Light

Posted on December 18, 2016 by Emuna Daily

For every single moment that a person guards his mouth [from speaking forbidden words], he merits to enjoy a hidden light that no angel could possibly fathom. ~ Iggeres Ha Gra, citing a Midrash

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Identify that Prayer #15

Posted on December 14, 2016 by Emuna Daily

And may it be Your will, Hashem, our God, and the God of our forefathers, that you accustom us to [study] Your Torah and attach us to Your commandments.  Do not bring us into the power of error, nor into … Continue reading →

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Wherever You Are

Posted on December 12, 2016 by Emuna Daily

Once it has become clear to one that wherever he may be, he is standing before the presence of the Holy One, there will come to him of itself, the awe and fear of going astray in his actions so … Continue reading →

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