Some Hear but Don’t Listen

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Emuna Daily

“What Yisro heard, others heard as well.  But there are those who hear but do not listen, as the words do not penetrate their ears, hearts and minds.  Yisro’s attribute was that he heard and he knew what he heard.” R’ Menachem Mendel of Kotzk zt”l from Torah Tavlin

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42 Journeys

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Emuna Daily

“The Baal Shem Tov taught that each of our lives is comprised of 42 journeys, corresponding to the 42 journeys of the Children of Israel in the wilderness.
Some of those journeys have pleasant names. Others don’t sound so nice. But none are inherently bad. It is only that you may have to dig deeper and deeper to find the purpose and the good within them.” ~ Bringing Heaven Down to Earth by R’ Tzvi Freeman

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The Moment at Hand

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Emuna Daily

“We have nothing but the moment at hand – the past is gone and the future is not here yet.  Therefore, when we squander the moment at hand, we squander life itself.  Any time we use anything for other than our purpose in life is wasted.” ~ The Garden of Wisdom by R’ Shalom Arush

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Not a Luxury

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Emuna Daily

“The natural tendency is to treat matters of the spirit as luxury items—sort of an appendage to life. Eating, sleeping, making money—these things are given priority, and the time dedicated to them is sacrosanct. But prayer, meditation and study fit in only when you feel like it, and are pushed aside on the slightest whim.

You’ve got to make your priorities faithful to your inner self. You’ve got to ask yourself if this is what your life is all about.

Set a schedule for spiritually enriching activities. Be as tough with that schedule as a workaholic would be with his business.” ~ R’ Tzvi Freeman

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Genuine Humility

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Emuna Daily

“When your actions display genuine humility – when you stand meekly before man, and fearfully before G-d; when you stand wary of sin – then the spirit of G-d’s Presence will rest upon you, as will the splendor of His Glory; you will live the life of the World to Come.” ~ Iggeres HaRamban

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Jump

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Emuna Daily

“Rebbe Nachman says, when you want to jump over a rope, you don’t stand in front of the rope and jump over.  You have to go back a little.  Then you jump.  This is one of the classic Torah teachings of Rebbe Nachman.  If you find yourself far away, oy, gevalt, is G-d preparing you to jump!  G-d is preparing you for the highest jump ever. ~ R’ Shlomo Carlebach z”tl

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Beyond What the Eye Can See

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Emuna Daily

“True faith is greater than an actual observation of miracles, for with the power of faith one can see what the eyes do not!” ~ The Chiddushei Hari”m zt”l from Torah Tavlin

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Slaves of Stuff

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Emuna Daily

“There was a time when people did not have careers. People did not live to acquire material wealth.

People worked to earn enough for their families to eat that day, with a little extra saved for a special occasion. Today we are slaves of the houses, the cars and the gadgets we must acquire.” ~ R’ Tzvi Freeman

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Our Desires

Posted on January 22, 2013 by Emuna Daily

“Hashem loves our desires more than our successes. He does not need success, he needs those who don’t succeed, who stumble, who are humiliated and down and yet not broken – they start anew. We must remember that everything that happens to us is designed to cure, correct, cleanse, purify, purge and benefit us – to bring us to the ultimate purpose.” ~ Rav Menachem Azolai as translated by Dov Elias

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Hashem’s Assitance

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Emuna Daily

“One’s evil inclination overwhelms a person daily, were it not for Hashem’s assistance, he could not prevail.”  ~ Talmud Sukka 52b

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