The Complete Picture

Posted on July 10, 2015 by Emuna Daily

Difficulties cannot be assessed on a day-to-day basis – but only as part of a “complete picture.” ~ halachafortoday@gmail.com

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Eat

Posted on July 9, 2015 by Emuna Daily

It’s better to eat in order to pray than to pray in order to eat. ~ The Lubavitcher Rebbe

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A Prescription for Disaster

Posted on July 8, 2015 by Emuna Daily

Satan destroys a person by infusing him with anger. The great Ramban wrote in his classic letter to his son that when one angers, all Gehennom explodes within him. The time will come when medicine will learn that anger causes imbalance in the organic structure which then expresses itself in the worst of our diseases. ~ R’ Nachman Kahana

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Praying with Joy

Posted on July 7, 2015 by Emuna Daily

When you pray with tears, you unlock the Heavenly gates; when you pray with joy, there are no gates. ~ R’ Lazer Brody

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Our Greatest Blessing

Posted on July 6, 2015 by Emuna Daily

Our greatest blessings were uttered not by Moses, not by David, not even by G‑d Himself. They were uttered by a wicked sorcerer, hired to curse. The most brilliant diamonds hide in the deepest bowels of the earth; the most intense blessings in the darkest caverns of life. ~ R’ Tzvi Freeman

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Perhaps he did Tshuvah

Posted on July 5, 2015 by Emuna Daily

If it is clearly impossible to judge someone’s action favorably, you are nonetheless forbidden to tell others about the sin if it is a first offense…Since he has sinned only once, it is possible that he will regret his misdeed and do tshuvah…If you embarrass him in public and he has done tshuvah, you are liable to lose your share in olam haboh.  ~ Guard Your Tongue

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One Hour

Posted on July 4, 2015 by Emuna Daily

The head of a large company turned to R’ Yisroel Salanter zt”l with the following question.  He had only one free hour a day to learn.  What should he learn during that time? “Spend the hour learning Mussar,” answered R’ Yisroel.  “If you do so, you will discover many more free hours in the day.” ~ Sparks of Mussar

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“Teach us the ways of life”

Posted on July 3, 2015 by Emuna Daily

When Rabbi Eliezer became ill, his disciples came to visit him.  They said, “Rabbi, teach us the ways of life, so we will be worthy of life in the World to Come.”  He said, “Respect the honor of your friends…and when you pray, know before whom you stand.”  ~ Talmud Berachos 28b

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Observe Yourself

Posted on July 2, 2015 by Emuna Daily

A person should observe all his actions and watch over all his ways so as not to leave himself with a bad habit or a bad trait, let alone a sin or a crime. ~ R’ Chaim Luzzatto zt”l

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Love

Posted on July 1, 2015 by Emuna Daily

That which a person gives to another person is never lost.  It is an extension of his own being.  He can see a part of himself in the one to whom he has given. This is the attachment between one person and another to which we give the name “love.”  ~ R’ Eliyahu Dessler zt”l

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