Public Humiliation

Posted on February 26, 2017 by Emuna Daily

Just by opening one’s mouth, he can forfeit his portion in the World to Come, as our sages taught, “A person who humiliates his fellow in public has no portion in the World to Come.” ~ Bava Metzia 59

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The Smell of Shabbos

Posted on February 25, 2017 by Emuna Daily

It happened one Friday that the gaon Rabbi Moshe Aryeh Freund stepped into the kitchen where the Shabbos meal was being cooked.  The vapor of the dishes filled the kitchen.  Said Rabbi Moshe Aryeh: “If women knew the powerful remedies contained in the vapor of Shabbos dishes, they would not leave the kitchen all week, staying there from Sunday until Friday. ~ Zemiros Aters Yehoshua as quoted by R’ Dovid Meisels

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Through Faith

Posted on February 24, 2017 by Emuna Daily

A man should believe in God through faith, not because of miracles. ~ R’ Nachman of Breslov zt”l

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We have it Backwards

Posted on February 23, 2017 by Emuna Daily

Most people are concerned about their own material needs and another person’s spirituality. It should be the other way around: a person is obligated to be concerned with his own spirituality and the material well-being of others. The material needs of my neighbor are my spiritual need. ~ R’ Yisrael Salanter zt”l

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Humble People

Posted on February 22, 2017 by Emuna Daily

The Humble person finds Serenity; One who seeks honor and recognition cultivates a life of inevitable frustration. ~ R’ Chaim Shmulevitz zt”l

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High Fees

Posted on February 21, 2017 by Emuna Daily

Experience is a good school, but the fees are high. ~ Heinrich Heine

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Despair

Posted on February 20, 2017 by Emuna Daily

Despair is the worst of ailments. No worries are justified except: “Why am I so worried?”  ~ R’ Yisrael Salanter zt”l

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More than any other Sin

Posted on February 19, 2017 by Emuna Daily

Hashem is more exacting with the sin of lashon hara than with any other sin.  As Rebbe Shimon bar Yochai taught in the Zohar: “Hashem is prepared to forgive anything except lashon hara.” ~ Chofetz Chaim

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Use a lot of Water

Posted on February 17, 2017 by Emuna Daily

The gemara in Shabbos 62b states that “One who belittles (degrades) the mitzvah of washing hands before eating bread will become poor.”  On a more positive note, the gemara continues with a statement from Rav Chisda who explains that he always poured a lot of water when washing before eating, and Hashem rewarded him by making him wealthy.

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Falling in Love

Posted on February 16, 2017 by Emuna Daily

Fall in love and you can fall out of love. Create love and it will last forever. ~ R’ Tzvi Freeman

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