The Owner’s Manual

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Emuna Daily

“A life of Torah is like a smooth ride in a new car when the owner fulfills all the manufacturer’s instructions as listed in the owner’s manual.  The Torah – the Creator’s manual for our bodily and spiritual welfare – shows us how to be happy, how to respect our fellow man, and how to raise our children.” ~ The Garden of Emuna

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Love of Your Fellow Man

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Emuna Daily
“They asked the Alter Rebbe: ‘Which is greater: Love of G-d, or love of your fellow man?’ He answered, ‘Love of your fellow man, for then you are loving that which your Beloved loves.’  ~ Bringing Heaven Down to Earth by Tzvi Freeman
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I am Who I am

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Emuna Daily

“I am who I am because of me.  You are who you are because of you.  But if I am who I am because of you and you are who you are because of me – then I am not me and you are not you!”  ~ R’ Menachem Mendel of Kotzk zt”l (Kotzker Rebbe)

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The Value of Time

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Emuna Daily
The Chofetz Chaim teaches us that when a person speaks loshon hora, he is wasting one of the most precious commodities this world has to offer — time.
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The Instructions

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Emuna Daily

“Hashem gave mankind, and the Jewish people in particular, clear instructions as to one’s purpose in life.  Not only do we have our holy Torah and its commandments; we have the great tzaddikim – the righteous sages and spiritual leaders of every generation that lead us on the path of truth.  The path of truth leads to genuine emuna.” ~ The Garden of Emuna

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Facades

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Emuna Daily

“In the facades we put on for others we demonstrate our potential; through our children we reveal our reality.”  ~ Lawrence Kelemen (To Kindle A Soul)

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Truly Wealthy

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Emuna Daily
“One who has one hundred wants two hundred” (Koheles Rabbah 1:34). Someone who covets money never has enough, while one who has an inner sense of contentment is truly wealthy.
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“Go in Peace”

Posted on November 25, 2011 by Emuna Daily

“When one says ‘Lech b’shalom – go in peace’ like Avimelech did to Yitzchak, one gives his friend the illusion that the road before him will be easy, that he is already in a state of peace.  This is not the case, as life is full of spiritual and material stumbling blocks.  A person who believes that the road of life is easy will be unprepared for its pitfalls and will come to harm.  Rather, one should say ‘Lech l’shalom – go to peace.’  Peace can be attained eventually, but one must go to it and work to attain it.  It is not an easy road.”

~ R’ Avraham Yitzchak Hakohen Kook zt”l from Torah Tavlin

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The Yield

Posted on November 24, 2011 by Emuna Daily

“In business, a person’s profit may exceed the effort invested, or it may be less.  In spiritual matters, the yield is exactly equal to the amount of effort expended.”

~ R’ Itzele of Petersburg zt”l from Torah Tavlin

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Here Today and Gone Tomorrow

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Emuna Daily

“King Solomon, the wisest of all men advised (Ecclesiates 7:2):

‘It is better to frequent the house of mourning than the house of feasting, for it signifies the end of all men – and the living should take it to heart!’

…All of us must remember that we’re mere mortals, here today and gone tomorrow; if we forget, we’re liable to fall into spiritual slumber.  The fear and awe of our final day on earth and subsequent day of reckoning helps us monitor our thoughts, speech, and deeds.  When establishing our list of priorities, we should remember that fame and fortune are worthless in the grave; this world’s amenities are worthless in the next world.  Our ultimate objective is the world to come, and emuna will get us there.” ~ The Garden of Emuna

 

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