Bitachon as if there is no Hishtadlus

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Emuna Daily

R’ Aaron Rakeffet quoted R’ Yisrael Salanter as saying that one needs Bitachon as if there is no Hishtadlus, and at the same time needs to do Hishtadlut as if there is no Bitachon.

Thank you Yoni for providing this amazing quote.

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You are Sad?

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Emuna Daily

“Rabbi Nachman says:  You are sad?  You are 100% right.  But have you even been happy about the things you do have?  Why are you sad?  Because there is something missing in your life.  But you are alive.  Let’s start from there.  Why don’t you dance for one week just because you are alive.” ~ R’ Shlomo Carlebach zt”l

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A Fast Day is an Opportune Day

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Emuna Daily

“[In T.Yerushalmi Yoma 1:1] Our sages explain: ‘Every generation for which the Temple isn’t rebuilt, is as though the Temple was destroyed for that generation.’ If so, a fast day isn’t really a sad day, but an opportune day. It’s a day when we’re empowered to fix the cause of that first destruction, so that our long exile will be ended and we will find ourselves living in messianic times—may that be very soon. – Chabad.org

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I don’t know

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Emuna Daily

“Teach your tongue to say ‘I don’t know’ rather than invent something.” ~ Talmud

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Trust

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Emuna Daily

“…whoever trusts in what is other than G-d, G-d removes His providence from him and leaves him in the hands of whatever he trusted in.” ~ Chovos Halevovos (Duties of the Heart

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Nothing is Greater than Peace

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Emuna Daily
“Nothing is greater than peace. Even when you are 100% right, and you know your spouse is 100% wrong, you can still give in for the sake of peace. Better a difficult peace than an easy quarrel.”  ~ Bringing Heaven Down to Earth by Tzvi Freeman
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I am Yosef

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Emuna Daily

“The entire sequence of incomprehensible events that led to the brothers standing before Yosef in Egypt, became instantly rationalized the moment he said ‘I am Yosef.’  Similarly, in the future, when the nations of the world will hear the immortal words ‘I am Hashem, your G-d,’ all the seemingly inexplicable occurrences that shape the world on a day-to-day basis, will become clear.”  ~ Chafetz Chaim

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Loshon Hora Kills 3

Posted on December 29, 2011 by Emuna Daily
“Loshon hora kills three: the speaker, the listener, and the person being discussed” ~Yerushalmi Pe’ah 1:1
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Fear Hashem as you Fear Man

Posted on December 28, 2011 by Emuna Daily
The Talmud relates that on his death bed, R’ Yochanan ben Zakkai told his disciples: “May it be the will [of God] that the fear of Heaven be upon you like the fear of flesh and blood.” His students responded, “Thus far [and no more]?” It seemed incomprehensible to them that their fear of Hashem should not have to exceed their fear of mortal man. To this, R’ Yochanan replied, “If only [your fear of Heaven were this much]! Know that when a person commits a sin in private, he says [to himself], ‘O that a person not see me!’”  ~ Talmud – Berachos 28b
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Accusations

Posted on December 27, 2011 by Emuna Daily

“G-d detests a man who rushes to accuse a neighbor.” ~ Talmud

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