Making Decisions

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Emuna Daily

“People often avoid making decisions out of fear of making a mistake.  Actually, the failure to make decisions is one of life’s biggest mistakes.” ~ R’ Noah Weinberg

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Tell G-d Your Story

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Emuna Daily

“Rebbe Nachman says, G-d created man because He loves stories.  The whole world is G-d telling a story.  G-d is telling us stories, creating the world, creating people, telling long stories.  There is such a thing as prayer, which is very deep, but, Rebbe Nachman says, prayer is not the deepest depths of closeness to G-d.  The deepest depths of closeness to G-d is when you can tell G-d your story.” ~ R’ Shlomo Carlebach zt”l

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Beginnings are Difficult

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Emuna Daily

“If one finds it difficult to become a talmid chacham, do not give up and quit.  All beginnings are difficult, but nothing stands in the way of one with a strong will to accomplish.  The esssential thing is to be sincerely resolved to be successful.” ~ The Chazon Ish

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Escape Gehinnom

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Emuna Daily
Midrash Tanchuma (Tehillim 52:2) states: “The Holy One, Blessed is He, said: ‘If you seek to escape [the punishments of] Gehinnom, distance yourselves from loshon hora. Through this, you will be deemed meritorious in this world and the next.’ ”
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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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