Emuna Daily

In the morning, Arise!  

An important guest has arrived who was never here before and will never return.

That guest: Today!

~ R’ Yissachar Ber of Radoshitz zt”l

If a person is able, he is mechuyav (obligated) to do as much as he can.

~R’ Shmuel Kamenetsky Shlita

I want to take this opportunity to encourage everyone to join www.partnersinprotection.org from Partners In Torah.  Commit to learning just 10 minutes a week for the next 4 weeks with a Torah Partner you will be paired with in the merit of a frontline soldier you will be matched with.

You can join as a student or as a mentor.  Due to the war and antisemitism, Jews from all backgrounds are looking to learn more about Judaism and Torah.  Now, more than ever, there is a need for Observant Jews to step up and take this incredible opportunity to do kiruv and help our fellow Jews. 

I have been doing this for the past 5 years and it is incredible to see the growth of my partner in Torah.  This is not just for Rabbis; this is for everyone, both men and women.  Please give it a try.  You won’t regret it.

Here is the link: www.partnersinprotection.org

The following is a fundamental lesson on the interrelationship between bitachon and hishtadlus:

A person should understand that as he lessens his business dealings and strengthens himself in his bitachon, so will his need for exertion be lessened….

[On the other hand], the more a person increases his hishtadlus and plunges into those efforts and makes them primary in his mind, correspondingly, Hashem provides his livelihood only after he exerts much effort!

~ The Beis HaLevi on Bitachon

“The candle of Hashem is the soul of the Jew…” – “…נֵ֣ר ה’ נִשְׁמַ֣ת אָדָ֑ם” (Mishlei 20:27)

The collective Jewish people are likened to a big jar of oil with G-d being the flame that lights them up.

Some precious drops of oil have been taken from the jar.

We pray to G-d that He brings them home. 

~ R’ Yirmi Ginsberg

“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