Emuna Daily

You are wherever your thoughts are.  Make sure your thoughts are where you want to be. ~ R’ Nachman of Breslov zt”l

Realize what a great miracle teshuva is: To undo the past, to wipe out what happened before, is something we cannot understand. It is a miracle that teshuva helps, and for this miracle we’re expected to be grateful to Hashem. ~ R’ Avigdor Miller zt”l

You can read essays on tefillah from today until tomorrow, but the only real way to inspire your children to pray is through davening yourself. They see which shul you choose, where you sit, how you sit.

That’s what works.

My own father was a minyan person. He took it seriously. The fact that going to shul was such a big part of our lives made it real and exciting to us kids.

Shul was a place to get enthusiastic about, and so we got enthusiastic. ~ R’ Benyamin Yudin

If you believe in Hashem when you see everything is good, that isn’t emuna. That is knowledge. Emuna is when we don’t understand, yet we believe that it’s for the good. ~ The Bnei Yissaschar zt’l

One of the Karliner Rebbes said, “If a person will be happy simply because he’s a Yid, I guarantee that nothing bad will happen to him – not b’ruchniyus and not b’gashmiyus.”

Each of our deeds, even those as small as the flapping of a butterfly’s wings, have great consequences. ~ R’ Dr. Avraham J. Twerski zt”l

The more we become aware that our help can only come from Hashem, that He can and wants to give us everything, and the more we will tell Hashem how much we rely on Him, then the more He will testify to us how much we count for Him and He will assure us of His greatest blessings. ~ R’ Chaim Shmulevitz zt”l

Someone was walking in the desert and found a mountain that was made from diamonds. He emptied all his pockets and filled them with the diamonds. He also filled his socks and shoes with precious stones. His fists were full. He took as many diamonds as he could carry. There were many more diamonds, but he couldn’t take them all. He walks away disappointed. He thinks, “I wish I had more pockets…”

That’s the feeling people have after Purim. They feel gratified that they grasped whatever they could, but they also feel that had they prayed more, they would have received so much more.  ~ R’ Elimelech Biderman Shlita

Let’s have no regrets.  Use the day wisely!  Ask Hashem for anything and everything!

The Mareh Yechezkel zt’l teaches that throughout the year, when one prays for things that are necessary, such as health, food, and the like, his tefillos will always be answered. However, when one davens for luxuries, such as wealth, or other matters one can live without, it is not certain that Hashem will grant his wishes. Heaven will weigh the pros and cons and his worthiness and decide whether to give it or not.

Purim is an exception. Even the tefillos for extravagances and luxuries will be answered!

Tonight and tomorrow, find a place where no one will bother you and just talk to Hashem. Don’t hold back. Just like in the Megillah, the king said “What concerns you, Queen Esther, and what is your petition? Even to half the kingdom, it will be given to you,” we are given such an opportunity to make our requests to the real King.

The Kedushas Levi tells a mashal of a king who opens his treasuries for a day, allowing people to come and take whatever they want. If one sleeps all day long, he is a fool. He wasted the opportunity.

Purim is approaching. We can acquire so much on this day. The wise will take advantage of this day. The fools let the day pass unproductively. ~ R’ Elimelech Biderman Shlita