Emuna Daily

Someone might commit an evil act, yet be a better person than you – kinder, more generous. ~ Kotzker Rebbe zt”l

Our bodies are earth stations enabling our souls to survive on earth until they return to the world of spirit whence they came. ~ R’ Shraga Silverstein zt”l

Remember this, if you can – there is nothing, nothing more precious than time.  You probably feel you have a measureless supply of it, but you haven’t.  Wasted hours destroy your life just as surely at the beginning as at the end – only in the end it becomes more obvious. ~ Herman Wouk

Even the local dullard knows something you don’t.

Learn from him, from her, learn from everyone. ~ The Kotzker Rebbe zt”l

One of the songs that discuss Reb Shimon Bar Yocahi’s praises is “Bar Yochai” – “the son of Yochai.”  Why don’t we call Reb Shimon by his name?  Why does this song call him by his father’s name?

Perhaps it’s to remind us that Reb Shimon was a human being, born from human parents.  He wasn’t a malach.  And just as he reached very high levels, we can reach high levels too if we follow in his footsteps. ~ R’ Elimelech Biderman Shlita

According to one Midrash, the mon started to come down on Lag b’Omer.  Therefore, Lag b’Omer is an ideal day to daven for parnassah.  It is also known that it is certainly mesugal for refuah. ~ R’ Elimelech Biderman Shlita

Daven well!

A Jew cannot imagine just how joyous he will be in Heaven if only one forbidden thought will be detracted from his record. ~ The Vilna Gaon zt”l

Who is the wise man?

One who thinks about the consequences of whatever he does? ~ Tamid 32a

Whoever gives even a small coin to a poor person receives six blessings, but whoever accompanies his coins with kind words of reassurance receives eleven blessings. ~ R’ Yitzchak in Bava Basra 9b