Emuna Daily

No nivdal (angel) and no neshamah in Gan Eden can reach the holiness of a Yid who guards his eyes when he walks outdoors.  ~ The Lubavitcher Rebbe zt”l

The Vilna Gaon taught us, we shouldn’t seek the tests.  But when one is tested, and he passes the test, he should know that he has just elevated himself to a very high level. ~ R’ Elimelech Biderman Shlita

I’m not afraid of an aveirah (sin).

I’m afraid of the aveirah goreres aveirah (the sins that will result from that sin).

~ R’ Gad’l Eisner zt”l

R’ Eliezer of Kamarner said, “When a righteous man’s heart breaks into a thousand pieces, and he is afraid he will become depressed, he should search for his good qualities and praise himself.

At other times, when he fears he might become conceited, he should search for his mistakes and faults. ~ P’air Yitzchok

A man should always be careful to treat his wife with honor and respect for it is only for the wife’s sake that a man’s house is blessed.  ~ Shulchan Aruch Harav, 32

The Rabbi of Rhizin taught: Before a baby is born, while the soul is in Heaven, the baby chooses who his parents will be.  He looks at all the possible parents and chooses the ones he sees love him the most.  The baby sees in their eyes that they are longing for him to be their child.

~ R’ Shlomo Carlebach zt”l whose yartzheit is today.

Once a person has sinned and repeated the sin, [he treats it] as if it has become permitted ~ Rav Huna, Arachin 30b.