“Practice what you Preach”

Posted on March 8, 2016 by Emuna Daily

We must see to it that what we preach is practicable and what we practice preachable.  ~ R’ Shraga Silverstein zt”l

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What a Gift!

Posted on March 7, 2016 by Emuna Daily

Because God has commanded us to regret our actions and admit our sins, by doing teshuvah, we are not merely dwelling on the past, but fulfilling a positive commandment in the present.  Even more remarkable is the fact that teshuvah actually repairs the past. ~ R’ Yaakov Meir Shechter

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Really Let This Sink In

Posted on March 6, 2016 by Emuna Daily

Speaking loshon hora causes the speaker’s merits to be transferred to the Heavenly account of the person against whom he spoke.  ~ The Chofetz Chaim

Imagine, God forbid, all of your Torah and mitzvos that you have accumulated over the years, could be transferred away in an instant to the person you are speaking negatively about.  Think about this!  Hold back!  It is never ever worth it!

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Criticism

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Emuna Daily

A respectable and distinguished woman was horrified by her next-door neighbor’s lifestyle. The neighbor seemed to be a horrendously poor housekeeper; she lived in a filthy house and raised messy, dirty children. The situation was disgraceful.

The woman decided to share her feelings of frustration with a visiting friend. “Just look at those clothes she has out on the line,” she began, pointing to her neighbor’s backyard. “See the black streaks spattered up and down those sheets and pillowcases?”

“It appears to be, my dear,” answered the visitor, “that the clothes are perfectly clean. The streaks that you see are on your own window.” ~ Chicken Soup to Warm the Neshama

 

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When Everything Stops

Posted on March 4, 2016 by Emuna Daily

How do you know how much you love a person?  Are you aware of the world when you are talking to them?  If there is still a world, sure you are close, but real true closeness is when suddenly the world stops. ~ R’ Shlomo Carlebach zt”l

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Amen

Posted on March 3, 2016 by Emuna Daily

“The one who answers ‘amen’ is greater than the one who makes the blessing.” (Talmud Nazir 66b).  Why?  Because this indicates willingness to accept the obligation of the words. ~ The Alter of Kelm

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Better than a Bracha

Posted on March 2, 2016 by Emuna Daily

A father once asked me to give his son a blessing.  Instead, I taught him an important lesson: Teach him to smile! ~ R’ Shlomo Zalman Aurbach zt”l

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The Thought that Counts?

Posted on March 1, 2016 by Emuna Daily

It’s not enough for one’s heart to be in the right place; his hands must be there too. ~ R’ Shraga Silverstein zt”l

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Ahallela – great song

Posted on February 29, 2016 by Emuna Daily

“אהללה אלוקי ואשמחה בו ואשימה תקותי בו אהודנו בסוד עם קרובו אלוקי צורי אחסה בו”

“I shall laud my God and be glad with Him, and place my hope in Him.  I shall praise Him in the counsel of His intimate people.” ~ Piyutim following Torah Reading on Simchas Torah night.

I heard this song at a wedding recently which made a huge impression.  I then found Shea Berko & the Yedidim Choir singing it as part of this youtube video and became obsessed with it.  Listen to 2 minutes of this and it will bring you to new heights – Click here

(Warning:  If you listen to it more than 3 times, you won’t want to stop)

And here is the full version by the original singer Arele Samet which is also great – Click here

 

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Purity of Speech

Posted on February 28, 2016 by Emuna Daily

The awesome sanctity of Torah is an unchanging fact; the greater the purity of one’s speech, the more he is bound up with the light of the Torah he learns. ~ The Chofetz Chaim

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