Jerusalem

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Emuna Daily

“People want to run away from where they are, to go to find their Jerusalem. Wherever you are, whatever you are doing there, make that a Jerusalem.” ~ Bringing Heaven Down to Earth by Tzvi Freeman

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How Near is God

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Emuna Daily

“God appears far, but no one is closer than Him.  He is high above His universe, but a person can enter the synagogue, stand near the pulpit, and pray in a whisper – and God hears his prayer.” ~ Talmud Yerushalmi, Berachos 9:1

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Advice For Those Who Plan On Learning All Night on Shavuos

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Emuna Daily

On one occasion, the Chofetz Chaim admonished his son not to go in the way of youths who disrupt their Torah learning to engage in idle conversation. Young Aryeh Leib replied, “But it is not proper to ignore a friend or acquaintance who approaches me in the beis midrash!” The Chofetz Chaim replied:

 “Have you ever noticed how on market day every merchant is totally preoccupied with selling his wares to the throngs who crowd around his stand? Now, what if at that time the merchant would be approached by a relative whom he has not seen for a very long time? Do you think that he will engage him in lengthy conversation as the customers stand waiting? Certainly not! He will greet his relative and then beg forgiveness for being unable to converse at that time, and he will ask the relative to return after dark when the market is closed for the day. Then he will greet him warmly and spend more time with him.”

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Visualize the Words

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Emuna Daily

“On Har Sinai, the Jews were able to actually visualize the words of Hashem.  So, too, a parent must make sure that his child can observe and truly visualize every word he is taught.  Sometimes, actions speak louder than words.” ~ R’ S.A. Rubin zt”l (Torah tavlin)

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“Making a Living”

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Emuna Daily

“The common conception of how it works is faulty.  Some see a career as making a living.  A career doesn’t make anything.  What you receive is generated above, in a spiritual realm.  Your “business” is to set up a channel to allow all that to flow into the material world.” ~ Bringing Heaven Down to Earth by Tzvi Freeman

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Eat In Order to Pray

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Emuna Daily

“It is better to eat in order to pray than to pray in order to eat!” ~ R’ Shalom Ber of Lubavatich zt”l (Torah Tavlin)

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Avoda

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Emuna Daily

“Our teacher the Baal Shem Tov said: Every single thing one sees or hears is an instruction for his conduct in the service of G-d. This is the idea of Avoda, service, to comprehend and discern in all things a way in which to serve G-d.” ~ The Lubavitcher Rebbe

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Photographs

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Emuna Daily

“I keep many pictures of my children and grandchildren on the walls of my home.  I want to be able to constantly look at them and remember the great kindness which the Almighty has bestowed upon me!” ~ R’ Moshe Schwab zt”l from Torah Tavlin

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No Bother

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Emuna Daily

“Rabbi Zeira said: When a person has a friend, the more he asks him for things and borrows from him, the more the latter detests him and repulses him.  But this is not true of God.  The more a person seeks His needs and petitions Him, the more He loves him.  It is thus written: ‘Call me, and I will answer you’ (Jeremiah 33:3)” ~ Midrash Tehillim 4:3

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Not Impossible

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Emuna Daily

“If it were impossible to keep the laws of loshon hora, Hashem would never have written them in His Torah.” ~ Chofetz Chaim

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