Bechirah in a Nutshell

Posted on July 10, 2014 by Emuna Daily

Bechirah: “We may choose which way to go, but it is Hashem who chooses what we find when we get there.”

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Our Sacred Task

Posted on July 9, 2014 by Emuna Daily

“There is not the vaguest shadow of doubt that, wherever our feet tread, it is all in order to cleanse and purify the world with words of Torah and Tefilla (prayer). We, all of Israel, are emissaries of G-d, each of us as Divine Providence has decreed for us. None of us is free from this sacred task placed on our shoulders.” ~ Lubavitcher Rebbe

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A Higher Standard

Posted on July 8, 2014 by Emuna Daily

Israel never failed to be superior to the best of the peoples, yet of them, Hashem expects very much more: “For the Holy One, blessed is He insists, with those close to Him, on details as fine as a hairbreadth” (Bava Kama 50A).  This is an important general principle, that from His people, He expects much more; and all the criticisms [of Israel] must be viewed in this light as being viewed through a magnifying-glass. ~ R’ Avigdor Miller zt”l

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Supernatural Life

Posted on July 7, 2014 by Emuna Daily

“Lead a supernatural life and G-d will provide the miracles.” ~ Tzvi Freeman

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Nothing

Posted on July 6, 2014 by Emuna Daily

Besser gornisht tsu machen aider tsu machen gornisht.

Better to do nothing than to make something into nothing.

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The Chozeh of Lublin

Posted on July 5, 2014 by Emuna Daily

Rabbi Yaakov Yitzchok, the Chozeh of Lublin, once asked his wife to prepare his meal early, so that he would have more time for the performance of a certain mitzvah.  Unfortunately, the meal was ready even later than usual.  “It would be natural for me to become angry at my wife,” Rabbi Yaakov Yitzchak said.  “But I wished to eat early in order to gain time to do the Almighty’s will.  Shall I now go against His will by becoming angry?” Niflaos Hachozeh Mailublin as quoted by R’ Zelig Pliskin

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Always Joyful

Posted on July 4, 2014 by Emuna Daily

If one is always joyful, his face will shine, his countenance will be radiant, his body will be healthy, and old age will not leap upon him, as it is written “A happy heart is healing as medicine (Proverbs 17:12)” ~ Orchot Tzaddikim

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One

Posted on July 3, 2014 by Emuna Daily

It states in the Zohar “The Holy One, Blessed Be He, the Torah and Yisrael are one.” The same way one cannot pick Hashem or His Torah apart by saying “This particular pasuk (verse) doesn’t appeal to me,” so too, should we approach our fellow Jew, treating him with respect and acknowledging his importance to the Jewish People as a whole. ~ R’ Yitzchak of Vorka zt”l

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Build a Relationship

Posted on July 2, 2014 by Emuna Daily

Hashem knows what we need even before we do, and prepares the solutions to our problems even before we become aware of them.  However, because He loves us so much, He does not provide the solutions until we ask.  Building a relationship with G-d is even more important than obtaining what we want, and Hashem therefore waits for us to cry out to Him and ask Him for help so we can draw closer to Him and build our relationship ~ Divrei Chizzuk

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Strength!

Posted on July 1, 2014 by Emuna Daily

“Strength!” he would cry out to his students.  “Only with strength can one pass through this world.  A person who crosses a swamp in a nonchalant manner drowns.  Someone who runs with all of his strength, and doesn’t stop, succeeds.” ~ R’ Nosson Meir Wachtfogel zt”l

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