Emuna Daily

Emuna is the heart of the spiritual body, pumping life into all other mitzvos.

~ The Maharsha (1555-1631)

Hashem gave each of us a soul, which is a candle that He gives us to illuminate our surroundings with His light. 

We must not only illuminate the inside of our homes, but also the outside, and the world at large.

~ The Lubavitcher Rebbe zt”l (1902-1994)

Anyone who has the potential to fall very low, necessarily has the potential to rise very high!

~ R’ Shmuel Weinberg zt”l (1923-1999)

When the B’nei Yisroel were at the seashore, they served Hashem with mesirus nefesh, beyond their nature, making them worthy of kriyas Yam Suf.

When one serves Hashem according to his nature, Hashem leads him according to the rules of nature. But when one goes beyond his nature, Hashem reciprocates and performs miracles for him beyond the limitations of nature. 

~ R’ Michel of Zlotchev zt’l  (1726-1786)

Every human life is a song.

In a beautiful song, there are high moments and low moments, moments that are moving and moments that are exhilarating. 

Just as in a symphony that captures your imagination there are thrilling crescendos and sudden drops, human life is never just one continuous note.  

That would be a very boring song.

~ R’ YY Jacobson

We praise Hashem for redeeming us from Egypt not only broadly, but even for the minutest of details, such as the fact that He freed us during the delightful Springtime season.

~ The Alter of Slabodka (1849-1927)

The song of salvation at the sea hearkens back to the Jewish people’s slavery and suffering in Egypt.

If not for the pain they endured, there would be no miraculous deliverance.

~ The Beis HaLevi (1820-1892)

We humans race across the world to discover things…

Yet, one place we neglect to search is our heart…

And it is there that we will find God.

~ R’ Tzadok HaKohen of Lublin (1823-1900)

When you are traveling and cannot learn Torah and daven as usual, do not be distressed.

Hashem wants you to worship Him in different ways.

~ The Baal Shem Tov (1698-1760)

Do not say someone was late and missed the train.

He simply came early for the next train.

Everything is in the hands of Heaven.

~ R’ Yosef Yoizel Hurwitz zt”l (1847-1919)