Pleasing Others?

Posted on December 7, 2016 by Emuna Daily

Acting to please others can never be successful.  A person who wishes to impress others will have to constantly change, for every person will demand something different.  We must act according to Torah values, without being influenced by others’ views.  Only this can bring a person to true satisfaction and joy. ~ Chicken Soup to Warm the Neshama

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Bullet

Posted on December 6, 2016 by Emuna Daily

Every bullet has its address.  If a person’s address is on it, it will find him, no matter where he is. And it it doesn’t have the person’s address, then it will not hit him, no matter where he is. ~ R’ Meir Simcha HaCohen zt”l aurhor of the Ohr Sameach and Meshech Chochma

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When You Love Someone

Posted on December 5, 2016 by Emuna Daily
When you love someone very much, you can really see their soul.
How do you know if someone loves you?  In their presence, you become just a little bit more than you were before.
If I love someone because of some reason, I haven’t yet reached the level of real love.
When someone is in pain, and I feel their pain, that means I love that person.  ~ R’ Shlomo Carlebach zt”l
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A Healing for the Tongue

Posted on December 4, 2016 by Emuna Daily

Through Torah study, the damage caused by lashon hara can be repaired to some extent.  The Gemara states (Arachin 15b): “How can speakers of lashon hara correct their deeds? If they are scholars, let them toil in Torah, as the verse says, ‘A healing for the tongue is the Tree of Life.’ (Mishelei 15:5). ~ The Chofetz Chaim zt”l

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Truth and Humility go Together

Posted on December 3, 2016 by Emuna Daily

R’ Elimelech of Lizhensk said, “I am confident of being admitted to Gan Eden.  The Heavenly Court will ask me, ‘Melech, did you study Torah adequately? and I will say ‘No.’ They will say ‘Did you daven properly?’ and I will say, ‘No.’  They will say ‘Did you give adequate tzedakah?’ and I will say ‘No.’ They will say, ‘He is truthful. Let him into Gan Eden.'” ~ R’ Abraham Twerski

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An Honest Man

Posted on December 1, 2016 by Emuna Daily

Of all the superior character traits possessed by our ancestor Yaakov, the Torah chooses “an honest man” as the highest praise, to teach us that nothing is more worthy of our respect and admiration than a life lived with honesty and righteousness. ~ Shaloh HaKadosh

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The Right Track

Posted on November 30, 2016 by Emuna Daily

Even if you are on the right track, if you just sit there and do nothing, you’ll still get run over!

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Before me Always

Posted on November 29, 2016 by Emuna Daily

It is the duty of conscientious people to constantly reflect that God’s glory fills the whole world: we are ever in His presence and must fulfill His will.  This is the meaning of the verse “I set Hashem before me always” (Psalms 16:8). ~ The Chofetz Chaim zt”l

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God is good to me!

Posted on November 28, 2016 by Emuna Daily

“God is good to me!” ~ Sarah Dina bas Yehoshua Yosef

Those are the words my grandmother chanted with such fervor almost daily throughout her life.  That is despite the fact that she lived through the horrors of Auschwitz, lost her parents, grandparents, brothers, sisters, uncles, aunts, nieces and nephews in the Holocaust other than one sister, struggled with her hearing due to being beaten by a Nazi, and lost her husband, the love of her life, at such a young age.  She was an amazing woman who lived a life full of emuna, who truly felt and thanked God everyday for giving her such a good life.  She passed away peacefully in her sleep, early shabbos morning.  May her neshama have an aliyah and may we learn from her example.

 

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Hidden Light

Posted on November 27, 2016 by Emuna Daily

Our Sages tell us that even if a person restrains himself from forbidden speech for just a mere moment, he will merit the special hidden light reserved for those who guard their tongues – as we see from the words of the Midrash, quoted by the Vilna Gaon: “For every single moment that a person guards his mouth from speaking forbidden words, he merits to enjoy a hidden light that no angel could possibly fathom.” ~ R’ Asher Wasserman

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