Never Despair

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Emuna Daily

“In recalling the Exodus, a Jew should remind himself never to despair from spiritual striving, no matter how dismal his situation.” ~ R’ Tzadok Hakohen ofLublinzt”l from Torah Tavlin

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One Good Deed

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Emuna Daily

“The Baal Shem Tov says: If once in your lifetime you gave one thirsty man a glass of water, that is enough reason to dance for seventy years.  Did you do something good one time in your life?  You did? Unbelievable!  Did you ever blow your mind over this one good thing that you did? ~ R’ Shlomo Carlebach zt”l

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Conduct

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Emuna Daily

“Circumstances are beyond the control of man but his conduct is in his own power.” ~ Benjamin Disraeli

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Who is Cursed?

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Emuna Daily

“Cursed is the man who trusts in man and makes flesh his strength, while his heart turns away from G-d” ~ Yirmeyahu 17:5

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Just 5 Minutes Late

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Emuna Daily

“One who comes only five minutes late to davening every day, loses the possibility to answer ‘Boruch Hu Uvoruch Shimoh’ and ‘Amen’ five thousand times over the course of the entire year!” ~ R’ Aizik Ausband Shlit”a from Torah Tavlin

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Don’t Despair

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Emuna Daily

“One should forever arouse his good inclination to subdue his evil inclination.” ~Berachos 5a

“One should not grow frustrated if, after he resolved to avoid forbidden speech, his evil inclination got the better of him and he spoke loshon hora. Even if this happens time and again, nevertheless, he should not despair. Rather, he should forever strengthen himself to avoid improper speech, and persevere. This is how one should conduct himself his entire life… Life is an ongoing struggle with one’s evil inclination. One must forever be poised for battle and never be discouraged by failure. With knowledge of what the Torah requires of us and proper resolve, our efforts will ultimately succeed.” ~ Teachings of the Chofetz Chaim

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Two People

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Emuna Daily

“Two people talking at once make noise, but two people singing at once make harmony” ~ R’ Nachman of Breslov

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Appearance

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Emuna Daily

“Man looks at the external appearance, but God looks at the heart.” ~ Samuel I, 16:7

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Our Ancestor’s Faith

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Emuna Daily

“Our job is not to have faith. We have faith already, whether we want it or not. It comes in our blood from our ancestors who gave their lives for it.  Our job is to transport that higher vision that gave them their faith down into our minds, into our personalities, into our words, into our actions in daily life. To make it part of our selves and our world.” ~ Bringing Heaven Down to Earth by Tzvi Freeman

Yesterday, the world lost a gadol.  Rabbi Chaim Pinchas Scheinberg, the Rosh Yeshiva of Mattersdorf prominent Yeshiva Torah Ore, one of Kiryat Mattersdorf’s most highly regarded Rabbonim, and a member of Moetzes Gedolei Hatorah, who was renowned for wearing dozens of pairs of tzitzis passed away.  Here is a video someone sent me and thought I should share:

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Any Deficiency

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Emuna Daily

“A person must believe that any sorrow or deficiency in life is the sole product of Hashem’s will!” ~ The Garden of Emuna

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