Be Careful How You Ask for Financial Assistance

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Emuna Daily

During Benching, we say “shelo naivosh vi-lo Nekaleim liolam va-ed” which means “That we not feel shame or disgrace forever.”

“We…ask Hashem that the sustenance He gives us should not subtract from our standing in the Afterlife.  The Gemora in Taanis (25a) relates that upon the cajoling of his Rebbetzin, Rav Chanina ben Dosa prayed that Hashem give them some financial relief.  Hashem sent them down from Heaven a golden leg from a table that would have made them wealthy beyond imagination.  However, they were shown a vision: In the Next World, the righteous would eat from a table of three legs, while they would eat from a table of only two legs for all eternity.  Thus, they prayed that the leg be returned to Heaven.  We ask Hashem that the support He gives us should not embarrass us in the Next World.”  ~ R’ Moshe Meir Weiss Shlita

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The Typist

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Emuna Daily

To a mother who asked advice on becoming a typist to supplement the family income, the Lubavitcher Rebbe wrote:

Don’t become a typist. You are a mother. Type, if you feel you need to in order to support your family. But don’t become a typist. ~ R’ Tzvi Freeman

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Important Advice for when saying Sh’mona Esrei

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Emuna Daily

“When adding personal requests to the berachos of Sh’mona Esrei one must be especially careful to have kavanna by the other berachos, so that in Shomayim it is not said that he thinks he only needs help with this one particular matter.” ~ Sefer Hachasidim 158

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Keep in mind that Whoever learns Halachos each day is assured of a place in the World to Come… Megillah 28b

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How Can We Not Take Full Advantage of This?!

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Emuna Daily

This past week, those holy Jews who are learning Daf Yomi, reached the famous Gemora on Shabbos 119b which states “Whoever says ‘Amen Yehei Shmei Rabba…’ with all his might will cause evil decrees against him to be torn up.”

It is explained that “when a Jew’s soul becomes filled with one yearning – that the Name of Hashem be sanctified everywhere – then evil decrees against him will be torn up.  For at that moment, Heaven does not judge him in accordance with his personal deeds, but in accordance with his goal in life.  Therefore, even if on a personal level he is deserving of punishment, the judgment against him will be entirely different when his declaration of ‘Yehei Shmei Rabba…’ is taken into account.” ~ Shiurei Daas [L’Maharil Bloch], part II)

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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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