Before You Are Permitted to Speak

Posted on April 25, 2015 by Emuna Daily

Rabbi Isser Zalman Meltzer related that on numerous occasions Rabbi Yisroel Salanter would abruptly stop speaking and consult the Chofetz Chayim’s book on loshon hora to see whether it was permissible for him to continue. ~ Aitzah Vesoshiya as quoted by R’ Zelig Pliskin

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Look Within

Posted on April 24, 2015 by Emuna Daily

People are accustomed to look at the heavens and to wonder what happens there.  It would be better if they would look within themselves, to see what happens there. ~ The Kotzker Rebbe

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Hashem Chooses Us

Posted on April 23, 2015 by Emuna Daily

Hashem renews His choice of us as His beloved nation every single day, as we say in davening –

“Ha-Bocher – He chooses – not Buchar – He chose –

His nation of Israel with love.” ~ Sfas Emes

(as quoted in “Think Hashem Daily”)

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Are you able to recognize the Creator?

Posted on April 22, 2015 by Emuna Daily

As you pass a tree, know that it has a certain spiritual quality; it represents what we are looking for. If we could stop and think about that tree for weeks and months, we would come so close to Hashem that we would be on the verge of prophecy.

There’s so much greatness in one natural object that it’s able to bring forth from our souls this capability of recognizing the Creator. ~ R’ Avigdor Miller zt”l

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Your Picture on His Fridge

Posted on April 21, 2015 by Emuna Daily

If God had a refrigerator, your picture would be on it. If He had a wallet, your photo would be in it.

He sends you flowers every spring. He sends you a sunrise every morning.  Face it, friend – He is crazy about you!

God didn’t promise days without pain, laughter without sorrow, sun without rain, but He did promise strength for the day, comfort for the tears, and light for the way.

Read this line very slowly and let it sink in…

If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it.

~ From an email I received from a friend

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Ask Yourself

Posted on April 20, 2015 by Emuna Daily

Another stellar question you should ask yourself: In what way has my presence in the world contributed to the advancement of the Jewish nation?  ~ Rabbi Nachman Kahana

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They will never find out…

Posted on April 19, 2015 by Emuna Daily

If you say something derogatory about another person, you are guilty of speaking loshon hora even if that person does not find out about it or suffer any consequent loss or damage. ~ Guard Your Tongue

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A Berachah from the Gadol Hador

Posted on April 18, 2015 by Emuna Daily

The following is an excerpt from the book, The Gadol Hador, by R’ Binyomin Kirshner, which I highly recommend:

My chavrusa told me that a few months after his sister got married, his parents and their mechutanim were reminiscing about the wedding of their beloved children.  The chassan’s father mentioned that he had been by R’ Elyashiv for a berachah for his son just a few months before they met.  The kallah’s father said, “Amazing! So was I!” The father of the chassan was so excited that he took out his camera which had a video of him getting the berachah and showed it to his mechutan.  When he got to the end of the video, his eyes almost popped out, as did the eyes of his mechutan.  Surprisingly enough, standing next in line to receive a berachah for his daughter was none other than the father of the kallah!  The two mechutanim hadn’t even known each other at that point, but in Heaven the match had already been decreed.

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Craving Attention

Posted on April 17, 2015 by Emuna Daily

One who craves attention from others has not yet found himself.  He is unaware of his true worth. Lacking self-esteem, he relies on the opinion of others.  He hungers for their praise, because without hearing their appreciation he feels worthless.  When people do not applaud him, he feels helpless and, consequently, hostile and angry.  ~ R’ Shlomo Wolbe zt”l

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A Survivor

Posted on April 16, 2015 by Emuna Daily

If you enter a shul and find someone with a number tattooed on his arm and he still prays – he is someone who can bestow brachos. ~ The Satmar Rav, R’ Yoel Teitelbaum zt”l

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