Emuna Daily

Build a ladder and let Hashem figure out how you get to Heaven.  

~ Rabbi Joey Haber

A wealthy man once asked me, “Rabbi Wallerstein, should I tell you what the greatest moment of my life was?”

After years of success, public praise and respect, his mother was already very old. Before she passed away, she looked at him and said, “I’m so proud of you.”

Those were her last words.

He told me that he was honored at dinners and in ads and on plaques, but that sentence means more to him than anything else.

Tell your children you’re proud of them.

Love, real love, means telling those closest to you how you feel about them.

~ R’ Zecharia Wallerstein zt”l

You have no better friend in the world than the One Above.

~ The Ribnitzer Rebbe (1902-1995)

When you proclaim in Shema that God is King over the entire Heaven and Earth, don’t forget to accept God as King over yourself, too!

~ R’ Yisrael Salanter zt”l (1809-1883)

Your faith should be strong enough so that if you are the last remaining Jew in the world, you can walk out of Auschwitz and still remain committed. 

~ R’ Aharon Lichtenstein zt”l (1933-2015)

For every breath we take, we owe a complete Hallel to Hashem!

~ R’ Avraham Grodzensky zt”l (1884-1944)

When a person davens, his deeds are examined to see whether he deserves that his requests be granted. 

However, when one praises Hashem, his praises can’t be stopped. Hashem wants to listen to these praises. 

Therefore, the wise pray to Hashem by praising Him. These tefillos will undoubtedly go up to Heaven and will be answered.

~ The Bnei Yissaschar (1783-1841)

The more I discuss Emuna, the more I believe!

~ R’ Mordechai of Lechovitz zt”l (1742-1810)

Chazal say, “A maidservant at the sea saw more than Yechezkel ben Buzi,” meaning, everyone reached tremendous high levels of kedusha at Kriyas Yam Suf.  However, Matan Torah was different.

When Hashem gave the Torah, Klal Yisroel were divided according to their different levels. Moshe was closer than Aharon, Aharon was closer than the Kohanim, and the rest of Klal Yisroel weren’t permitted to leave their place to go up onto Har Sinai.

Why were they separated according to their level at Matan Torah, but there were no divisions at Kriyas Yam Suf?

The Rebbe of Tchortkov zt”l answers that the amount of Torah a person can acquire is dependent on his level.  Some people know more than others.  However, when it comes to emuna, everyone has the potential to reach the highest levels. With simple faith, even simple people can be great like the greatest tzaddikim.

~ R’ Elimelech Biderman

Trust in God should be so absolute that even when imprisoned, one should prepare himself to leave. 

~ The Sforno