Emuna Daily

“הִנֵּ֣ה מַה־טּ֖וֹב וּמַה־נָּעִ֑ים שֶׁ֖בֶת אַחִ֣ים גַּם־יָֽחַד”

Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!

~ Tehillim 133

In business, a person’s profit may exceed the effort invested, or it may be less.  

However, in spiritual matters, the yield is exactly equal to the amount of effort expended.

~ R’ Itzele of Petersburg zt”l

R’ Shlomo of Karlin zt’l said, 

“One should never feel that the place where he is isn’t good.”

Hashem arranged for you to be in that exact place. 

It, therefore, must be for your good!

There is no power in the world that can stand against us when we feel a part of our history, part of our people, and part of this historic struggle.

~ Natan Sharansky

When you pray to Hashem on behalf of the Jewish people in times of distress, appeal to Hashem as our Father.  

Emphasize the fact that Hashem suffers when His children suffer and make this your main concern.  

This level of prayer brings salvation.

~ R’ Levi Yitzchok of Berditchev zt”l

The most challenging part of being a Jew is “Avinu.”  

He’s my Father.  

It’s beyond us, almost, why the King of the Universe, Creator of the Grand Canyon and the Alps, Guardian of Eretz Yisrael, Mastermind of so many details, so much precision, so much life… Why would He be busy with me? Why would it be important to Him to know every detail about me?

You have to understand, it’s a relationship.  He is with us. He is saying, “I can’t build a relationship with people who understand that I’m a King, but don’t understand that I’m a Parent too.  I need a nation that sticks with Me even when I hide, I need a people who don’t take off when the going gets rough, who believe that I’m not just their Power, but their Father. I need people who know it’s personal.”

“I know every one of their names…and I am with them, every day, and all day!”

Avinu!  Our Father!

~ Charlie Harary

Rabbeinu b’Chayei writes, “When one has bitachon, it is like Hashem promised him.” 

When he has bitachon, he can feel confident that Hashem will help him. He can view it as though Hashem told him everything will be good. 

And as the Divrei Yisrael reveals to us, he can be even more confident, because emunah and bitachon are the strongest guarantees that everything will be good.

~ R’ Elimelech Biderman

Every blatt Gemara is a missile.

Every Tosfos is a rocket. 

Every kapitel Tehillim is a bomb.

~ R’ Noach Isaac Oelbaum

One thing we learned over the past few weeks; the world doesn’t care about us as much as we thought, and we care about each other a lot more than we realized.

When you tell someone, “Don’t be afraid,” you are saying, “There is reason to be afraid, but be strong, and don’t let yourself fall into panic and fear.” 

But when you ask someone, “Why are you afraid?” you are saying there is nothing to fear.

Dovid HaMelech says (Tehillim 27:1) “Hashem is my light and my salvation, whom shall I fear? Hashem is my life’s strength; whom shall I dread?”

He said this as a question because there is absolutely no reason to be afraid. There is nothing to fear because we are in Hashem’s caring hands, and everything is from Him.

~ R’ Elimelech Biderman