No Day Off

Posted on December 1, 2015 by Emuna Daily

If one forsakes Torah for a day, the Torah forsakes him for two.  ~ Yerushalmi – Berachos 9:5

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Routine

Posted on November 30, 2015 by Emuna Daily

Nothing is as dangerous for man as routine. ~ The Kotzker Rebbe zt”l

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“Only Joking” – No Excuse

Posted on November 29, 2015 by Emuna Daily

You are forbidden to speak loshon hora even in jest.  The Torah prohibits derogatory statements, even if they are said without hatred and without the intention of degrading the person being spoken about.  ~ Guard Your Tongue

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The Leshem zt”l

Posted on November 28, 2015 by Emuna Daily
Rav Yosef Shalom Elyashiv’s grandfather was R’ Shlomo Elyashiv, better known as the Leshem.  The Leshem’s sefer is based on writing from the Arizal and Vilna Gaon, and is very difficult to understand.  His sefarim are so precious that when the Leshem sent a copy to one of the great Kabalist, the Ben Ish Chai, the latter put on his Shabbos clothing, lit candles and recited the shehecheyanu blessing upon receiving it.
The Chofetz Chaim told a rav “When you pass through Shavel, make it a point to go see the Leshem.  In this world we are still able to see him, but in the next world who knows if we’ll be able to approach him altogether.”  On another occasion, the Chofetz Chaim said the following of the Leshem, “Everyone has the ability to build [spiritual structures] in this world, but the Leshem is unique because he can build in the upper world while living in this world.”  That was just an introduction to the following story:
The Leshem’s daughter, Chayah Musha and her husband, Rav Avrohom, remained childless for 17 years after their marriage.  After visiting with a doctor who had studied all the tests, she was informed by telegram that there was no way she will ever have children.  The doctor told her, “The day I grow hair on the palm of my hand – that’s the day you will have a child.”
Chayah Musha did just what any other Jewish wife would be expected to do: she sought comfort in her Tehillim.  She went down to the cellar with it in order not to disturb her father’s learning and started crying to Hashem, “Please grant us a child!”
Her father, the Leshem, stepped out of his room for a moment and suddenly heard a woman crying from afar.  He listened carefully for a moment and then exclaimed, “That’s my daughter Chayah Musha!”  He went down to the cellar and found his daughter with a Tehillim in her hands, crying her heart out.  The Leshem felt helpless; he could only stand and watch.  He called out, “Chayah Musha!  Why are you crying?”  In between sobs, she explained how she just received a telegram from the doctor informing her that she would never be able to bear children. “So what are you doing in the cellar with your Tehillim?” he asked her.
“I didn’t want to interrupt Tatte’s learning,” she said.
Upon hearing that, the Leshem said, “Until now, there was no natural way or means for you to bear children, but since you sacrificed your feelings to such a degree and refused to distract me from my learning, I bless you that within the year you will have a child, one who will grant you much nachas.”  Chayah Musha whispered Amen through her tears.
Around 9 months later, HaRav Yosef Shalom Elyashiv, who would one day become the gadol hador, was born.
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Starting Shabbos Early

Posted on November 27, 2015 by Emuna Daily

If a person adds from the weekday to the holy day, Hashem will repay him in kind by adding years to his life.  In addition, He will grant him wealth and honor. ~ Chavos Ya’ir as quoted by R’ Dovid Meisels

Have a wonderful shabbos and sorry for the typos yesterday!

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The Last Way Station

Posted on November 26, 2015 by Emuna Daily

The last stanza (way station) to which Torah will be exiled before the advent of Mashiach is America. ~ R’ Chaim of Volozhin zt”l (1720-1797)

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A Must Watch Video!!!!

Posted on November 25, 2015 by Emuna Daily

By now, many of you have heard about the 15 year old boy named Natan, who recently (on the first night of Sukkos) had a near death experience, went up to Heaven and remembers everything he saw there. Not only is his personal experience incredible to hear about, but what he was told about the battle of Gog and Magog and the coming of Moshiach, which he states will occur within the next few weeks or months, is mind boggling.

I was going to write an entire summary, but I think you will get so much more out of it by watching the video. There are 2 options. One video of him telling his story is 38 minutes and includes English subtitles. If you are interested in seeing the rest of his story, there is another video which includes the first 38 minutes but then continues and is a total of 1 hour and 48 minutes. On this video, the subtitles are in French but could be converted to English in a few easy steps.

Just below is a link to the full video (or you can just watch on this website).  You have to sign in to Youtube to watch this. Then on the bottom right of the video, click on CC, then settings, then “auto-translate” and then English.

https://youtu.be/PSUGlfJP0cg?t=1s


Here is a link to the original 38 minute video where none of the steps above are necessary or just watch on this website:

https://youtu.be/-H0MDGIXZ0o

I gained a lot from this video, but one thing that I think needs to be stressed is that when he watched the movie of his life, he noticed that he was not asked and was not even shown sins he committed that he did teshuvah for. Hashem gives us such a gift – the opportunity to do teshuvah. You simply need to ask Hashem for forgiveness, regret your sin and commit never to do it again.  Every day we should do teshuvah. It will make a world of a difference one day.

Now trust me…watch the video, if not now, at some point over the next few days. You won’t regret it.

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Thinking about Others

Posted on November 25, 2015 by Emuna Daily

One should not even think about others and their affairs unless it is for the purpose of benefiting them, whether for their bodies or their souls.  Besides this, one should not think about them at all – ever. ~ R’ Yisroel Salanter zt”l

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Partners

Posted on November 24, 2015 by Emuna Daily

Know that calmness and humility are partners, just as their opposites, anger and pride, are partners.

Generally, what stirs anger is inward pride, while what causes calmness is inward humility. ~ R’ Avraham Ben HaRambam

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It All Adds Up

Posted on November 23, 2015 by Emuna Daily

“One who gathers a handful at a time will eventually have much” (Proverbs 13:11), but one who says, “Tomorrow I will study” ends up with nothing. ~ Yalkut Shimoni

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