GPS

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Emuna Daily

When you get lost, the GPS doesn’t tell you  to go back to your starting point, rather it recalculates and fixes your route via  satellite from above…so too in life, when you get lost, trust the Torah map from above to get right back on track! ~ R’ Cheshin

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His Own Wrongdoings

Posted on January 18, 2015 by Emuna Daily

If someone tells you about his wrongdoings, you are forbidden to repeat them to others. ~ Guard Your Tongue

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oooh ahhh

Posted on January 17, 2015 by Emuna Daily

A brutal Russian winter raged, and a chassid wished to teach his son the importance of immersion in the mikva. Father and son approached a frozen lake on the outskirts of the city. The chassid undressed his shivering son and broke a hole in the ice. “When you immerse, you will feel chilled,” the father explained gently, “but afterward I will wrap you in a warm blanket.”

The chassid dipped his child in the icy lake. As soon as the child’s body touched the freezing lake, the child shrieked, “ooooh!” Immediately the father lifted his child out of the lake and wrapped him in a warm blanket. The child emitted a sigh of contentment, “ahhh.”

“Throughout life,” the chassid explained, “think which reaction comes first – the ‘oooh’ or the ‘ahhh’? When ‘oooh’ comes first and ‘ahhh’ follows, you have done the right thing. But if the ‘ahhh’ precedes the ‘oooh,’ you have probably made the wrong decision.” ~ Heard from Rabbi Yisroel Gordon as quoted in Chicken Soup to Warm the Neshama

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A Taste of Shabbos

Posted on January 16, 2015 by Emuna Daily

Master of the World, You gave me fish for Shabbos; You gave me meat for Shabbos; Please give me Shabbos for Shabbos! ~ R’ Shlomo Karliner zt’l

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Only Human?

Posted on January 15, 2015 by Emuna Daily

Every human being is due honor and respect just by virtue of being human, which means embodying a divine soul, made in the image and likeness of God.  Because we are only human, we are scarred and marred, but those are superficial blemishes.  Look deeper, and you will perceive the glowing radiance of a holy soul. Develop eyes to see the soul, and bow down in honor.

So great is the honor of created beings that concern for honor overrides even a negative prohibition promulgated by the rabbis. ~ Talmud, Berachos 19B

~ Alan Morinis

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The way to know if HaShem loves you

Posted on January 14, 2015 by Emuna Daily

HaShem expresses His love for an individual Jew not by material gain, for there exists the concept of “rasha vetov lo’ – an evildoer who enjoys a good life. But rather by presenting to a person the opportunity to perform infrequent and unconventional mitzvot. ~ R’ Nachman Kahana

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You First Have to Wake Up

Posted on January 13, 2015 by Emuna Daily

If one does not awaken himself, how will he be helped by mussar. ~ Rebbeinu Yonah zt”l

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Mi Shemaamin – מי שמאמין – He Who Believes

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Emuna Daily

I haven’t posted a song in a while and want to start the week on a high.  I can’t think of anything greater than watching our holy soldiers in Israel sing and dance like they did before entering battle in Gaza this past summer  in this inspiring video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3pEw3vjEkA

This next video has the complete song played above.  See below for the lyrics and translation which are as powerful as the music itself.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uu54gJnv4jw

בכל מקום, כל הזמן
יש לכולנו מגדול ועד קטן
ימים יפים, וגם פחות
ובניהם תשובה לכל השאלות

יש אלוהים אחד גדול
הוא בעולם הזה נותן לנו הכל
בין אפלה לקרן אור
את הנתיב אנחנו רק צריכים לבחור

וזה ידוע החיים הם מתנה
הכל צפוי והרשות נתונה

מי שמאמין לא מפחד
את האמונה לאבד
ולנו יש את מלך העולם
והוא שומר אותנו מכולם

העם הזה הוא משפחה
אחד ועוד אחד זה סוד ההצלחה
עם ישראל לא יוותר
תמיד על המפה אנחנו נשאר

וזה ידוע חיים הם מתנה
הכל צפוי והרשות נתונה

מי שמאמין לא מפחד…

מצוה גדולה להיות בשמחה
להיות בשמחה תמיד

מי שמאמין לא מפחד…

 

In every place, all the time
Everyone, old and young alike, has
Nice days and bad days
And in between them is the answer to all questions

There is one great G-d
In this world, he gives us everything
From darkness to light
The path that we just have to choose

And it is know that life is a gift
Everything is foreseen and given

He who believes is never afraid
Of losing hope
And we have the King of the Universe
And he protects us from everyone

This nation is a family
Time and time again that is the secret to success
The nation of Israel will not give up
We will always remain on the map

And it is know that life is a gift
Everything is foreseen and given

He who believes is never afraid…

It is a great deed to be happy
To always be happy

He who believes is never afraid…

 

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He didn’t say “It’s a secret”

Posted on January 11, 2015 by Emuna Daily

If someone tells you private information about his business or any personal matter, you are forbidden to disclose it to others. Your doing so could cause the person who confided in you financial loss, embarrassment, or other damage. Even if the speaker did not request that the matter remain secret, you are not allowed to repeat it. It is self-evident that the speaker does not want such information to be divulged.

However, if that person related information concerning himself in the presence of three or more people and did not request secrecy, they are permitted to relate it to others. Since the speaker related it to a group of three or more people, we can assume that he does not mind if the information will be known. ~ Guard Your Tongue

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The Mother of Rabbi Simcha Zissel Ziv zt”l

Posted on January 10, 2015 by Emuna Daily

The mother of Rabbi Simcha Zissel Ziv had a custom to collect money for the poor at funerals.  At the funeral of her only daughter, she also collected charity.  When asked how she was able to compose herself in the summit of her grief, she replied, “Just because I am suffering does not mean that the poor have to suffer also.” ~ R’ Zelig Pliskin

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