Stay Connected

Posted on January 31, 2014 by Emuna Daily

 “When one is connected Above, one does not fall down below.” ~ R’ Meir of Premishlan  zt”l

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Patience

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Emuna Daily

“A person accomplishes much more through patience, than with all the anger in the world.” ~ R’Chaim of Volzhin zt”l

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The Shame of Recognition

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Emuna Daily

R’ Tzadok HaKohen of Lublin explains that the purgatory one experiences for his sins in the afterworld is the scalding embarrassment of having to face the truth of his mistakes in life.  Much like being forced to watch a film of everything he has done wrong, he will have no choice but to hang his head in shame.  For this reason, the Talmud teaches: “He who commits a sin and is embarrassed by it is forgiven” (Berachos 12b).  The profound sense of shame is in itself a form of the “pains of Gehinnom” that an unrepentant person will eventually suffer for his misdeeds. ~ The Pierkei Avos Treasury

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What defines a house?

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Emuna Daily

A container is defined by its contents: A pitcher of water is water. A crate of apples is apples. A house, too, is defined by what it contains.

Fill your house with books of Torah, and your house becomes a Torah.  Affix charity boxes to its walls, and your house becomes a wellspring of charity. Bring those who need a warm home to your table, and your house becomes a lamp in the darkness. ~ R’ Tzvi Freeman

 

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Fear Yourself

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Emuna Daily

“If there is something to fear, it is not what will happen in the material world.  Don’t fear disease.  Don’t fear financial woes.  Those are challenges that can help you grow.  Fear spiritual disaster.  Fear the fact that if you want to make a mess of your life, no one will stop you.  Fear what you can do to yourself if you don’t take part in Hashem’s system.  Fear yourself.”  ~ From the book, The 6 Constant Mitzvos

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Do As You Can

Posted on January 26, 2014 by Emuna Daily

If you can’t do as you wish, do as you can.

Az me ken nit vi me vil, tut men vi me ken.  

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R’ Yaakov Kamenetsky at Age 6

Posted on January 25, 2014 by Emuna Daily

At age six, Yaakov was sitting in shul one day when some men who were studying needed to know a certain verse in the Song of Devorah (Shoftim ch. 5) but they could not find a Sefer Shoftim or a Chumash containing that Haftorah.  The men were amazed when the young boy proceeded to recite the entire Song by heart!  He explained matter-of-factly that his class in cheder (elementary school) had already studied the entire Sefer Shoftim.  

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Live Forever

Posted on January 24, 2014 by Emuna Daily

“We exist temporarily through what we take, but we live forever through what we give.” ~ Chicken Soup for the Neshama

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The Highest Mystery

Posted on January 23, 2014 by Emuna Daily

“Human Prayer is the service of the spirit.  Although people do not realize it, it involved the highest mysteries.  For prayers split through the atmosphere, through all firmaments, open all doors, and ascend on high.” ~ Zohar as quoted by R’ Aryeh Kaplan zt”l

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The Greatest of Miracles

Posted on January 22, 2014 by Emuna Daily

Matter was created out of nothing, which is the greatest of all miracles.  It follows that every stone or clod of earth is, by its mere existence, the greatest miracle.  In addition, it possesses extreme holiness, for it is naught but G-d’s will.  It is a concretization of the Creator’s word which materialized and became apparent to our senses.  ~ R’ Avigdor Miller zt”l

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