You Gotta Smile

Posted on June 27, 2015 by Emuna Daily

A talmid of a mussar yeshivah came to R’ Nosson Zvi Finkel zt”l in Hebron to announce his engagement.  R’ Nosson Zvi felt that the boy was too serious, and reprimanded him for not having a pleasant countenance – especially when he had a fiance to consider. ~ Sparks of Mussar

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Men are from Mars…

Posted on June 26, 2015 by Emuna Daily

Men are from Mars and woman from Venus.

The challenge is to make it work on Earth.  ~ Chicken Soup to Warm the Neshama

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Well Done

Posted on June 25, 2015 by Emuna Daily

Well done is better than well said.  ~ Benjamin Franklin

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Act Upon it

Posted on June 24, 2015 by Emuna Daily

The Kuzari was told in a dream, “Your intentions are desirable, but your deeds are not.” R’ Yosef Yozel Hurwitz zt”l posed a question: We, too, seek the truth.  Why do we not have dreams in which God reveals to us whether our deeds are desirable?

The answer is that the Kuzari was searching for truth in order to act upon it.  We, however, seek truth merely for the sake of seeking.  We fail to act even on the truth that we are aware of.  So Divine clarification would be wasted on us.  ~ Sparks of Mussar

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Inviting in Guests

Posted on June 23, 2015 by Emuna Daily

“Inviting in guests, people who are God’s creations and children, is an even greater sign of our love of God than actually receiving the Divine Presence itself.” (Talmud Shabbos 127a).  If we love God so much, we are always ready to open up our homes to God’s children.  This is why inviting in guests is greater than receiving the Divine Presence.  ~ R’ Shalom Noach Berezovskt zt”l

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What Should be Done

Posted on June 22, 2015 by Emuna Daily

I can answer the question, what should not be done.

But what should be done – this, each person must ask himself.  ~ The Kotzker Rebbe

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He is Lax in Fulfilling a Mitzvah

Posted on June 21, 2015 by Emuna Daily

There are some mitzvos which are, unfortunately, so neglected that failure to observe them is not generally condemned.  Nevertheless, it is considered loshon hora to relate that a person is remiss in fulfilling that mitzvah. ~ Guard Your Tongue

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A Candle

Posted on June 20, 2015 by Emuna Daily

“A Jew is like a candle,” the Lubavitcher Rebbe once explained to a chassid, “and his task is to light up other Jews.”

The chassid asked, “Rebbe, did you light my candle yet?”

The Rebbe replied, “No, but I have given you the match.  You must now strike it and ignite it yourself.” ~ Chicken Soup to Warm the Neshama

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What are you using it for?

Posted on June 19, 2015 by Emuna Daily

A person who uses his mental ability solely for worldly pursuits instead of for understanding the true Heavenly light is like a villager who finds a magnificent sculpture and uses it as a scarecrow.  ~The Alter of Novhardok

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Triple

Posted on June 18, 2015 by Emuna Daily

One who speaks loshon hora destroys three people: the subject of his evil words, his listener and himself. ~ Sefer Chofetz Chaim

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