Instructions

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Emuna Daily

“They translate it as ‘The Bible’, or ‘The Law’, but that’s not what the word means. Torah means ‘instructions’. Whatever piece of Torah you learn, you must find the instructions it is giving you.” – Bringing Heaven Down to Earth by Tzvi Freeman

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Reb Zusha

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Emuna Daily

Reb Zusha used to say:  “When I die and come before the heavenly court, if they ask me, ‘Zusha, why were you not Abraham?’  I’ll say that I didn’t have Abraham’s intellectual abilities.  If they say, ‘Why were you not Moses?’  I’ll say I didn’t have Moses’ leadership abilities.  For every such question, I’ll have an answer.  But if they say, ‘Zusha, why were you not Zusha?’ for that, I’ll have no answer.”

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Judging Ourselves

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Emuna Daily

“Chazal tell us that we must always judge others favorably.  We must also judge ourselves favorably.”  ~ R’ Nachman of Breslov  (Torah Tavlin)

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Ancestors

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Emuna Daily

In response to an antisemitic political taunt made by Daniel O’Connell in the British parliament, Benjamin Disraeli replied with this statement:

“Yes, I am a Jew, and when the ancestors of the Right Honourable Gentleman were brutal savages in an unknown island, mine were priests in the Temple of Solomon.”

 

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A Jewish Proverb

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Emuna Daily

“What you don’t see with your eyes, don’t invent with your mouth.”

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The Next Level

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Emuna Daily

“Once emuna precedes intellect, then we’re ready to utilize our brainpower in order to understand what Hashem wants from us.” ~ The Garden of Emuna

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Where is God?

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Emuna Daily

“Where is God to be found? In the place where He is given entry” ~ Kotzker Rebbe

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Two Messengers

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Emuna Daily

“Just as in Egypt, where Hashem appointed two messengers to lead the Jews out of slavery, Moshe and Aharon, so too, will we have two emissaries by the final redemption, Mashiach Ben Yosef and Mashiach Ben Dovid.  Why?  One to take the Jews out of galus and one to take the galus out of the Jews!” ~ R’ Shmuel Mohilever zt”l (Torah Tavlin)

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First, look in the mirror

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Emuna Daily

Our Sages tell us (Kiddushin 70a) that one who degrades another person often does so regarding the very fault which he himself possesses. Sometimes, we notice faults in others because we have them within ourselves. The Torah, in the laws of loshon hora, recognizes this principle and tells us that before we speak against others, we must first correct ourselves. ~ From the teachings of the Chofetz Chaim

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Knocked Down

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Emuna Daily

“The Great Rabbis tell us that ‘Sheva Yipol Tzaddik Vakam‘ – A Righteous Man is Knocked Down Seven Times, and stands up again. Some people explain this to mean that it’s ‘through’ that cleansing process that he becomes great. It’s through standing up again, trying again, trusting again, loving again, connecting again when it would seem to make sense to give up, when we’re tired and have given up trying, that we become great. So, whatever your challenge is today, don’t give up. Try again. Trust again. Love again. Hope again. And if you feel weak, ask G-d to help you do for yourself, what you cannot do.”  ~ Bringing Heaven Down to Earth by Tzvi Freeman

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