Nods

Posted on November 6, 2016 by Emuna Daily

When a person hears lashon hara and nods in agreement or adds words of encouragement to impress the speaker, he also transgresses this prohibition.  Upon hearing lashon hara, one must be extremely careful not to make any sign of consent. If his rebuke might be accepted, he must rebuke the speaker for telling lashon hara. ~ Chofetz Chaim zt”l

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Little Shoes

Posted on November 5, 2016 by Emuna Daily

When I see a pile of little shoes in a store window, I am moved to tears of happiness picturing the feelings of intense joy a mother will have buying that first pair of shoes for her beloved child. ~ R’ Chaim Shmulevitz zt”l

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Quill of the Soul

Posted on November 4, 2016 by Emuna Daily

Speech is the quill of the heart, while melody is the quill of the soul.  ~ R’ Shneur Zalman of Liadi zt”l

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Trials and Tribulations

Posted on November 3, 2016 by Emuna Daily

Hashem doesn’t give a person trials and tribulations that he or she is incapable of withstanding. ~ R’ Lazer Brody

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Learning Something New

Posted on November 2, 2016 by Emuna Daily

I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it. ~ Torah Tavlin

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The First Teshuva Lesson

Posted on November 1, 2016 by Emuna Daily

After Cain’s dialogue with God, Cain met with Adam.

Said Adam to him: “What was the conclusion of your judgment?”

Said Cain: “I repented and was reconciled.”

Whereupon Adam slapped himself in the face, saying: Such is the power of teshuva, and I did not know it! It was then that Adam recited מִזְמוֹר שִׁיר, לְיוֹם הַשַּׁבָּת. (Tehillim 92) ~ Midrash Rabbah

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The Blueprint

Posted on October 31, 2016 by Emuna Daily

The Torah says: I was the tool of God’s artistry.

An architect who builds a palace does not do so on his own.  He has scrolls and notebooks which he consults as to how to place the rooms, where to set the doors.  So, too, God looked into the Torah and created the world.

God looked into the Torah and created the world.  Man looks into the Torah and maintains the world. ~ Midrash Rabbah; Zohar

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A Blockage

Posted on October 30, 2016 by Emuna Daily

Another reason lashon hara is so destructive is that when a person sullies his mouth with forbidden speech, it prevents his holy words of Torah and prayer from ascending to Heaven.

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Shalom Bayis comes First

Posted on October 29, 2016 by Emuna Daily

One summer night in a Tel Aviv hotel before the evening prayer, Rabbi Noson Tzvi Finkel gave a long lecture on ethics to a number of his former students.  Before he finished, his wife interrupted him with a whisper, “They have wives.” In the midst of a most enlightening talk, he stopped and said, “We must start maariv already.”

One of those present said, “But our wives won’t mind.”

“First of all,” replied Rabbi Finkel, “I’m not sure that is so, and you have no right to cause your wives to wait.  Secondly, my wife is surely hungry and I don’t have permission to make her wait.”

He refused to finish the lecture.  Moreover, upon completion of the evening prayers, he made certain that everyone went home as soon as possible.  ~ Tnuas Hamussar as quoted by R’ Zelig Pliskin

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Prayers

Posted on October 28, 2016 by Emuna Daily

Ultimately, even if you did not receive what you asked for, Hashem cherishes your prayers and answers them with good. ~ Praying with Fire

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