Emuna Daily

Even if man lives thousands of years, he could not comprehend the extent of your powerful deeds.

~ R’ Yisrael of Najara zt”l (1555 – 1625 – Chief Rabbi of Gaza and author of Kah Ribon)

The existence of God is clear to the rational mind, but passions of the heart blind man from seeing that truth.

~ R’ Elchonon Wasserman zt”l (1874-1941)

One should be so confident in his bitachon, that he feels as if Hashem has actually promised him that He will take care of his particular need.

~ Rabbeinu Bachya in Kad HaKemach, Bitachon (1255 – 1340)

We need to put less faith in our efforts and more efforts in our faith.

~ R’ Matisyahu Salomon zt”l (1937-2024)

When a person is born, it is decreed how many words he will speak in his lifetime.

At the end of his life, the words are counted and assessed, to determine if they were spoken for mitzvah purposes, or, G-d forbid, for the opposite. 

~ Sefer Chassidim

A hedge of roses is a deterrent only to one whose love of roses would not permit him to trample on their beauty.

Similarly, a Jew will not violate Shabbos because of the sheer love he has for it.

~ R’ Mordechai Gifter zt”l (1915-2001)

Chazal (Taanis 8:) say that one can’t daven for two things at once. One should only daven for one thing at a time. 

The question is, we daven Shemonah Esrei, which includes so many requests. How do we daven for so many things at the same time?

The Chasam Sofer answers that our request is really just one: to serve Hashem. The rest are details. 

We ask for health, parnassah, wisdom, but they are all for the same purpose: To serve Hashem.

~ R’ Elimelech Biderman

There is no such thing in the world as despair!

~ R’ Nachman of Breslov zt”l (1772-1810)

Each word of kindness, each word of Torah or Tefillah, creates a heavenly advocate for the speaker.

Each hurtful word, each word of loshon hora or falsehood, creates a prosecuting angel.

~ R’ Avraham Azulai zt”l (1570-1643)

When one believes in Hashem, he knows that everything is for the good. 

Someone who doesn’t believe in Hashem doesn’t have that comforting thought. 

The believer also relies on Hashem to provide him with all his needs. 

The non-believer is full of worry, not having from where to draw hope.

~ R’ Elimelech Biderman