Pride

Posted on July 12, 2016 by Emuna Daily

Should you unwittingly sin, you can be sure that you possess pride.  This is to show you that you are not yet a Tzaddik.  ~ R’ Nachman of Breslov

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Steal Time

Posted on July 11, 2016 by Emuna Daily

A person has to steal time from his other activities to study Torah. ~ R’ Nachman of Breslov

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Relating a Failure to do a Mitzvah

Posted on July 10, 2016 by Emuna Daily

You are forbidden to tell others that a person failed to fulfill mitzvos.  ~ Guard Your Tongue

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More Tzaddik than Gaon?

Posted on July 9, 2016 by Emuna Daily

When the Chofetz Chaim’s classic halacha masterpiece, Mishna Berurah, was published, Rabbi Chaim Soloveitchik of Brisk said of its author, “His greatness as a tzaddik obscures his even greater stature as a Torah genius.” ~ The Torah Personality

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The Desire

Posted on July 8, 2016 by Emuna Daily

How is it possible that a portion of the Torah is named after a sinner as great as Korach? The Torah wants to emphasize that we can learn something constructive even from Korach’s bitter controversy. Just as Korach wanted to be a High Priest, every Jew should similarly desire to draw near to G-d. ~ Lubavitcher Rebbe

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The Heart

Posted on July 7, 2016 by Emuna Daily

Instead of instructing the stomach, it is preferable to instruct the heart. ~ The Kotzker Rebbe

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One People

Posted on July 6, 2016 by Emuna Daily

We are one people.  When a Jew gossips in Kovno, a Jew in Paris desecrates the Shabbos. ~ R’ Yisrael of Salant zt”l

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The Essence of Emuna

Posted on July 5, 2016 by Emuna Daily

The essence of trust is the tranquility of the soul enjoyed by the one who trusts. ~ R’ Bachya Ibn Paquda zt”l

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GW’s Letter to the Jews – 1790

Posted on July 4, 2016 by Emuna Daily

George Washington’s Letter to the Jewish Congregations of Newport, Rhode Island is small in size, but its impact on American life is immense.  The Letter reassures those who had fled religious tyranny that life in their new nation would be different, that religious “toleration” would give way to religious liberty, and that the government would not interfere with individuals in matters of conscience and belief:

“For happily the Government of the United States gives to bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance, requires only that they who live under its protection should demean themselves as good citizens…May the Children of the Stock of Abraham, who dwell in this land, continue to merit and enjoy the good will of the other Inhabitants, while every one shall sit in safety under his own vine and fig tree, and there shall be none to make him afraid.” ~ George Washington (August 18, 1790).

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George Washington’s Letter to the Jews

Posted on July 4, 2016 by Emuna Daily

George Washington’s Letter to the Jewish Congregations of Newport, Rhode Island is small in size, but its impact on American life is immense.  The Letter reassures those who had fled religious tyranny that life in their new nation would be different, that religious “toleration” would give way to religious liberty, and that the government would not interfere with individuals in matters of conscience and belief:

“For happily the Government of the United States gives to bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance, requires only that they who live under its protection should demean themselves as good citizens…May the Children of the Stock of Abraham, who dwell in this land, continue to merit and enjoy the good will of the other Inhabitants, while every one shall sit in safety under his own vine and fig tree, and there shall be none to make him afraid.” ~ George Washington (August 18, 1790).

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