Small Mitzvah

Posted on July 5, 2017 by Emuna Daily

The attitude of one who fears Hashem is to be just as scrupulous  with a small mitzvah as a big one, because no matter the level of the mitzvah, they are all the same in the sense that they are given by Hashem. ~ Rabenu Yonah

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I Do Not Know

Posted on July 4, 2017 by Emuna Daily

Many times Rashi writes in his interpretation: “I do not know what this teaches us.”  Would it not have been preferable for him to have written nothing?  We learn from this, if you do not know the meaning of something that you need, say so.  ~ The Kotzker Rebbe

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The Welfare of Others

Posted on July 3, 2017 by Emuna Daily

When you envy the good fortune of others, you destroy your own happiness and well-being.  On the other hand, when you sincerely wish for the welfare of others, you give them heartfelt blessings.  In the process of making others feel good, you yourself live a good life.  ~ The Vilna Gaon

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Words go Much Deeper

Posted on July 2, 2017 by Emuna Daily

Speaking hurtfully to someone is worse than hitting him.  When you hit someone, you affect his body.  Words go much deeper.  Moreover, bruises eventually heal.  But the negative effects of words may never be healed.  ~ The Vilna Gaon

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Increase the Power

Posted on June 30, 2017 by Emuna Daily

One who does a Mitzvah  and serves Hashem with Simchah actually causes their Yetzer Tov to increase in power. ~ Seifer Eglei Tal

According to Kabbalah, when a boy turns 13, he receives a new Neshama, which is actually the Yetzer Tov.  This Shabbos is my son, Yaron Avraham’s bar mitzvah so I would like to bless him that throughout his life, he should perform mitzvos and serve Hashem with simcha.

Mazel tov!

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Life

Posted on June 29, 2017 by Emuna Daily

The best way to gain a proper perspective about life is to visit a cemetery.  ~ Chayai Hamussar

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Idolatry

Posted on June 28, 2017 by Emuna Daily

The Torah’s prohibitions of making statues and bowing down to them additionally apply in contemporary terms, expressed today through submission to the forces that one perceives as controlling one’s sustenance, be it one’s employers, the larger system of powers that control commerce and finance, or the myriad intermediate levels in between. ~ R’ Sholom DovBer Schneerson of Lubavitch

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Better to be Prepared

Posted on June 27, 2017 by Emuna Daily

In order to have peace of mind prepare yourself in advance to accept with serenity whatever occurs.  People who expect everything in life to go the way they wish are caught off balance by difficult life situations.  Have an awareness that difficulties constantly arise.  Being prepared in advance to accept what happens makes it much easier to cope with the vicissitudes of life.  ~ Ohr Yechezkail

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Going Up on the Descending Escalator

Posted on June 26, 2017 by Emuna Daily

A person constantly goes from one level of the next.  If he does not keep going up, he will start going down.  It is impossible for a person to remain on one level. ~ The Vilna Gaon

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Ru’ach Hakodesh

Posted on June 25, 2017 by Emuna Daily

One who guards his tongue merits ru’ach hakodesh (Divine inspiration). ~ Zohar, Chukas

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