Worrying

Posted on June 18, 2014 by Emuna Daily

Worrying does not take away tomorrow’s troubles, it takes away today’s peace.

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Justifying

Posted on June 17, 2014 by Emuna Daily

We must never be so committed to justifying our past that we thereby threaten to destroy our future.  It is not an easy task. On the contrary, it is one of the greatest trials of all, for it means sacrificing our very egos, our reputations, even our identities. But we can and must do it.  – R’ Dr. Norman Lamm

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Small Victories

Posted on June 16, 2014 by Emuna Daily

“You cannot blame yourself, never mind persecute yourself for how you feel. But you can rejoice in the battle of controlling and sublimating those feelings. Every small victory within yourself is a major triumph over the darkness of this world. Indeed, this is why this darkness was placed within you, in order that you may transform it into great light.” ~ R’ Tzvi Freeman

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Like a Veil

Posted on June 15, 2014 by Emuna Daily

A mameh iz a dektuch (zifardekt di chesroines fun di kinder)

A mother is like a veil (she hides the faults of her children).

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R’ Salanter’s Last Moments

Posted on June 14, 2014 by Emuna Daily

When Rabbi Yisroel Salanter was on his deathbed there was only a single individual in the room. Rav Yisroel realized that most people feel very uneasy about being alone in the same room with a corpse.  To allay his companion’s fears, Rabbi Salanter spent this last moments in this world convincing him that it is needless to be afraid of a corpse and that he should not be nervous ~ Tnuas Hamussar as quoted by R’ Zelig Pliskin

 

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Hashem’s Hand

Posted on June 13, 2014 by Emuna Daily

Those who leave everything in Hashem’s Hand will eventually see Hashem’s Hand in everything.

Sorry for the delay.  Have a wonderful Shabbos!

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A Triple Murder

Posted on June 12, 2014 by Emuna Daily

Loshon Hora kills three people: the speaker, the listener, and the subject. ~ Erchin 15b

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How to Increase your Love of Hashem

Posted on June 11, 2014 by Emuna Daily

The more you know about Hashem, the more you are able to love Him…

You can recognize Hashem in the world when you see things that show such wonderful arrangement and purposefulness. It’s as if Hashem was here and you just missed him; He just turned around the corner. With that knowledge it’s easier to think about loving Hashem because He means something to you. ~ R’ Avigdor Miller zt”l

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The Prayer of Alenu

Posted on June 10, 2014 by Emuna Daily

I found a manuscript relating a tradition that one should recite Alenu with awe and reverence…. All the hosts of heaven hear it, and the Blessed Holy One and His heavenly family rise and respond, “Happy is the one who has all this…” ~ R’ Moshe Mat as quoted by R’ Aryeh Kaplan

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The Here and Now

Posted on June 9, 2014 by Emuna Daily

What will be in the next moment is not in this one now.
It does not yet exist.
It has yet to be created.
When its time comes, then it will be created by the Creator of all things,
out of nowhere, emerging from the void.

There is only one thing that exists at this moment: That in which you are engaged right now. ~ R’ Tzvi Freeman

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