Emuna Daily

Ruach Hakodesh rests upon a person who has bitachon. He attains a spirit of courage that assures him that Hashem will surely help him.

~ The Chazon Ish zt’l (Emunah u’Bitachon 2:7)

Ruach Hakodesh rests upon a person who has bitachon. He attains a spirit of courage that assures him that Hashem will surely help him.

~ The Chazon Ish zt’l (Emunah u’Bitachon 2:7)

When a Jew visits Jerusalem for the first time, it is not the first time; it is a homecoming.

~ Elie Wiesel (1928-2016)

The goal to strive for is to have a strong emotional pull and spiritual desire to fulfill the will of Hashem. 

However, if you do not yet experience this inner enthusiasm, it is good advice to act as if you were in fact experiencing it in order to generate natural enthusiasm.  

~ The Ramchal (1707-1746)

Anyone who helps a fellow Jew is considered as if he helped G-d Himself.

~ R’ Shimon Bar Yochai in Medresh Tanchuma

One should fear Hashem as a man who loves his wife and who is beloved by her, and who fears to do anything against her lest he lose her love.

The same with the love of Hashem.

One should fear transgressing His mitzvos lest he lose His love.

~ Orchotz Tzadikim

Fortunate is one who is insulted and stays quiet; he will be spared from 100 misfortunes.

~ Sanhedrin 7a

This world was not created in order to afford people the opportunity to serve God in tranquility and repose.

Rather, this world is a place where one is to serve God while overcoming obstacles and impediments in the face of adversity and enmity. 

Thus, “Better one [deed] accomplished in hardship than 100 [deeds] done with ease.” (Avos d R’Nosson 3:6)

~ R’ Chaim Shmulevitz zt”l in Sichos Mussar

Weigh your words on a scale; it should be easier for you to give out your money than to give out your words.

~ Rosh, Orchos Chaim 30

Emunah (faith, or belief) and Bitachon (trust, or reliance) are closely related ideas, but Emunah is conceptual, whereas Bitachon is practical.

A person with Emunah knows in his mind and believes in his heart that Hashem can provide for all his needs, but has not necessarily applied that faith in actual practice.

A person with Bitachon, however, leads his life in accordance with the knowledge and belief that Hashem provides for him.

~ Artscroll introduction to Shaar Habitachon