Trouble

Posted on February 13, 2015 by Emuna Daily

The purpose of prayer is not to get us out of trouble.  The purpose of trouble is to get us into prayer. ~ R’ Yitzchok Hutner zt”l

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A Prayer before Prayer

Posted on February 12, 2015 by Emuna Daily

Before prayers, I pray that when I pray, it should be a proper prayer! ~ R’ Chaim Halberstam of Sanz zt”l (The Divrei Chaim)

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Charity first

Posted on February 11, 2015 by Emuna Daily

Rabbi Eleazar would give a coin to the poor, and would then worship.  He said: It is written “I will greet You with charity” (Psalms 17:15).  ~ Talmud Baba Basra 10a

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Measure for Measure

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Emuna Daily

The Chofetz Chaim teaches that Middah k’neged Middah (measure for measure) is the rule of Heaven in all instances.

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The World was Created for Me

Posted on February 9, 2015 by Emuna Daily

A person is obligated to say, “The world was created for me” (Talmud Sanhedrin 37a).  We are obligated to be aware of our own greatness.  Feel proud that you are created in the image of God.  Pride in the awareness of the greatness and elevation of your soul is not only proper, but it is actually an obligation.  It is a binding duty to recognize your virtues and to live with this awareness.  ~ R’ Avraham Grodzinski zt”l

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But I Would Tell Him This to His Face

Posted on February 8, 2015 by Emuna Daily

If you feel that you would relate the loshon hora even if the subject were present, it is still forbidden.  Even if you have criticized the subject to his face, you are still forbidden to repeat the derogatory information to others. ~ Guard Your Tongue

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Like his own

Posted on February 7, 2015 by Emuna Daily

Rabbi Yisroel Yaakov Lubchanski once tried to influence a certain student for many months.  Although he spent much time with the boy, his efforts were of no avail.  The boy just would not yield.  As Rav Yisroel Yaakov put it, “It came to the point where I discovered an indifference within me toward that boy.  I simply rejected him.”

Then one day a thought dawned upon him: “G-d did not bless me with any children.  But suppose that boy were mine.  I would not ignore him.  Then why do I reject him now? Because he belongs to someone else?”

As Rabbi Lubchanski later related the incident, he became overwhelmed with a love for the boy at that moment.  His previous indifference turned to love.  He began to work with him anew, and eventually the boy grew up to be an outstanding leader. ~ R’ Zelig Pliskin

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Lessons from Technology

Posted on February 6, 2015 by Emuna Daily

Technology teaches us important lessons:

From the trains we learn that every minute in life is important – A person may miss the train if he arrives even one minute late.

The telegraph teaches us that our every word is accounted for and carries a cost.

And the telephone teaches us that everything that is said here is heard there. ~ R’ Avraham Yaakov Friedman of Sadigora zt”l

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Your Bank Account

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Emuna Daily

Imagine there is a bank that credits your account each morning with $86,400. It carries over no balance from day to day. Every evening it deletes whatever part of the balance you failed to use during the day.   What would you do? Draw out every cent, of course.      

 

Each of us has such a bank. Its name is TIME. Every morning, it credits you with 86,400 seconds. Every night it writes off, as lost, whatever of this you have failed to invest to good purpose. It carries over no balance. It allows no overdraft. Each day it opens a new account for you. Each night it burns the remains of the day. If you fail to use the day’s deposits, the loss is yours. There is no going back. There is no drawing against the “Tomorrow”. You must live in the present on today’s deposits. Invest it so as to get from it the utmost in health, happiness and success! The clock is running. Make the most of today!

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Take A Hint

Posted on February 4, 2015 by Emuna Daily

Hashem wants us to get the most out of misfortunes. He wants us to understand why they come. Therefore He gives a clue to understand them. The way the misfortune comes, that’s a clue, a hint why it comes. ~ R’ Avigdor Miller zt”l

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