Emuna Daily

Rabbi Yonatan said: He who fulfills the Torah in poverty, will in the end fulfill it in wealth; and whoever neglects the Torah in wealth, will in the end neglect it in poverty.  ~ Avos 4:9

In any one concept of Torah you can find the entire world. ~ R’ Tzvi Freeman

The Almighty is above time; when you connect with Him, you’ll find yourself accomplishing more in less time. ~ R’ Lazer Brody

“Hashem is available for us all year to cry out to Him, but during the month of Elul, He is like a king who leaves his Palace and makes himself accessible in the fields among his people.” ~ Baal Hatanya

Today is the 16th of Elul.  Two weeks until Yom HaDin, when everything for the coming year will be decided.  Ask yourself right now – are you fully taking advantage of this time?

The yetzer hara is a lion made from paper.  Rip it up and you’ll see. ~ The Kotzker Rebbe zt”l

When R’ Shimon of Yarislav zt”l was asked how he merited to live such a long life, he replied, “If a person asks a question on Hashem, Hashem brings him up to Heaven, so he will see that everything was for the good.  But I never have questions on Hashem, and therefore Heaven let me live long.”

R’ Avrohom, the Trisker maggid, once said “For yourself you do not need to speak, for thought would suffice; you only speak for the benefit of your friend.  Stop and think for a moment: perhaps your friend is not interested in this ‘favor’ of yours…” ~ Tallelei Teshuva

The Baal Shem Tov zt’l taught that one’s first thought, speech, and deed of each day should be a mitzvah, because all beginnings influence everything that follows.

Rising early doesn’t only add hours onto the day, it also creates a positive momentum that leads to success in life and in avodas Hashem. You will be surprised how much more can be accomplished if you’re careful to rise early, and follow the Baal Shem Tov’s counsel, to consecrate the beginning of the day for avodas Hashem. ~ R’ Elimelech Biderman Shlita

A child had a nightmare in which he envisioned his family in a small boat on a stormy sea, and he was able to save either his father or his mother, but not both.  What did he do?

His solution was to wake up.  Even in real life, some problems which present unbearable stress might go away if we just woke up! ~ R’ Ephraim Rosenblum Shlita

Just as some people refuse to see their faults, so there are those who insist on digging too deep, persecuting themselves over every fault and making unreasonable demands upon their lives. Eventually they collapse from exhaustion, or worse, kick back with resentment.

This is why no person should go it alone. Everyone needs a mentor, someone who can look objectively and say, “This is where you are right now. This is what you can expect from yourself right now.” ~ R’ Tzvi Freeman