Don’t be Fooled by the Evil Inclination

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Emuna Daily
“What good is a football victory of 100-0 if there wasn’t an opponent on the field? Why does God send our souls down to this lowly material world? Hey, it’s all a test! Can I really find God and discover emuna despite the heavy opposition? Boom! I realized that the heavy spiritual opposition of the doubts and social convention are exactly what makes finding emuna so worthwhile! The tougher the opponent, the more glorious the victory! Once we destroy “the serpent” in our heads that tries its utmost to keep us away from God, we’re free to walk in the Garden of Emuna right there with God alongside. That’s paradise.” ~ R’Shalom Arush
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Hashem Believes in Us

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Emuna Daily

“Everybody believes in G-d, hopefully.  But do you know how much G-d believes in us?  The world still exists.  That means G-d believes in us; believes that we can fix everything.” ~ R’ Shlomo Carlebach zt’l

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Earthquake

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Emuna Daily

“Just as an earthquake can be felt in any part of the world, by a sufficiently sensitive instrument, so too, the actions that one does, in some way, affects everyone else in the world.” ~ R” Yerucham Levovitz zt”l from Torah Tavlin

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Preview the Reward

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Emuna Daily

“Were every Jew able to preview the reward that comes to those who restrain their tongues, the resolve to refrain from speaking loshon hora would be unshakable.”  ~ From the teachings of the Chofetz Chaim

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Faith

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Emuna Daily

“Faith is not about everything turning out OK;  Faith is about being OK no matter how things turn out.”

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Emuna Shlema

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Emuna Daily

“Some believe in a faraway Creator, or a Creator that has some undefined, removed, and minor influence on their lives.  Few fully connect the tiny and mundane details of their daily lives to emuna and to Divine Providence.    Emuna shlema, or complete emuna, means that one relates every single happening in life to Divine providence.” ~ The Garden of Emuna

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Parshas Shoftim

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Emuna Daily

“The Torah demands of the Jewish People: ‘Judges you shall appoint upon yourself.‘  The Torah is telling every person who is in a position of power, whether he is a judge, an officer, etc. that the same criteria and set of rules that you use to judge others you should apply to yourself as well.  Demand of yourself the same yiras shomayim – fear of G-d, that you demand from those you are judging.” ~ R” Yaakov of Polnoa zt”l (Toldos Yaakov Yosef) – Torah Tavlin

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Emuna means…

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Emuna Daily

“Emuna means that we accept everything that happens to us as Hashem’s will.  And, when we need help, a solution to a problem, our daily needs, or whatever we desire, we speak to Hashem.” ~ The Garden of Emuna

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Vilna Gaon on Shmiras Haloshon

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Emuna Daily

“For every moment one guards one’s tongue, he earns reward that is beyond the comprehension of angels.”  Vilna Gaon citing Midrash

…The principle way of meriting the World to Come is through guarding one’s mouth, which is greater than Torah learning and mitzvos because the mouth is the Holy of Holies…” (Excerpts from a letter by the Vilna Gaon)

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A favorite of mine

Posted on August 30, 2011 by Emuna Daily

“The Midrash explains (Yalkut Shimoni, 31) that when Hashem decreed that Moses wouldn’t be allowed to enter the Land of Israel, Moses prayed 515 prayers, until Hashem commanded him to stop praying!  Why?  With one more prayer, Hashem would have been obligated to rescind the decree.

We learn from the above Midrash that when we meet the required prayer quota for a given request, the request is filled!  As long as Hashem doesn’t command us to stop praying, we can – and must – continue to pray until our prayer is answered.” ~ The Garden of Emuna

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