Emuna Daily

People think that all they need to do is wait for Moshiach, but they forget that in Mitzrayim, they needed tefillah, too, and only then they were saved.

~ The Rayatz of Lubavitch zt’l

Identify a line or section of tefillah that you connect with that is perhaps overlooked by others.

Please take a moment to share your answer: https://forms.gle/8wHvkHfr8J9K2bKv7

The answers will be shared towards the end of the week.

“No person can touch that which is destined for someone else.” ~ Talmud Yoma 38b

Remember, you are not missing anything when others have it good.  ~ R’ Zelig Pliskin

In the beginning of the week, we asked, “In just a few words, what is the key to maintaining shalom bayis in a marriage?”

The complete answers can be found here: shorturl.at/gmB46

There were so many good ones, but here are the top 10 I decided to share:

1. Make your relationship with your spouse your number one priority.
2. Focus on giving because the more you give someone, the more you will love that person.   
3. Don’t criticize. Accept your spouse for who they are, knowing we can only work on ourselves.
4. Be present with your spouse and try to understand them.
5. Choose to be happy over being right.
6. Sometimes it’s not what you say, but how you say it.
7. Each day, give your spouse quality time, appreciation, kind words, expressions of love and always be willing to compromise.
8. Respectful communication in conflict resolution – A successful relationship is not marked by the absence of conflict but rather by the successful resolution of conflict.
9. A wife should treat her husband like a king and a husband should treat his wife like a queen. They will then have a royal marriage. 
10. When dating, it’s all about making the right choice. When you’re married, it’s all about making the choice right. Marriage takes effort, but it’s so worth it. 

And of course, daven for shalom bayis!

“The days of forgetting the daf are over!”

~ R’ Avraham Goldhar

Please forward this incredibly inspiring video link to anyone you know doing daf yomi:

It will transform their learning. For more information, go to http://www.zichru.com

When you wish to become a Torah scholar and find it difficult to study, do not become discouraged and feel ready to quit. All beginnings are difficult, but there is nothing that stands in the way when you have a strong will to accomplish. The essential thing is to be sincerely resolved to be successful. ~ Chazon Ish

Today, we begin a new mesechta in Daf Yomi – Nazir.  If you are not already doing the daf, try it out!

There’s no time like the present. 

If you’re a Jew, you stick out.

You can’t eat what other people eat, can’t go where other people go. It’s not always comfortable.

But Judaism isn’t about comfort; it’s about pleasure.

When you stand tall, disciplined, and committed, living with morality and authenticity even if others laugh, if you are honest and decent and pure, even when others are not, there’s a deep pleasure within you.

You can look in the mirror and say “My life is meaningful, it’s Godly.” 

That’s the pleasure of making hard decisions and sticking with them.

~ R’ Yitzchok Breitowitz

“It was in the 40^th year, on the 11^th month, on the 1^st day of the month (Rosh Chodesh Shevat)…Moshe began explaining the Torah…”

This teaches that on Rosh Chodesh Shevat, new bounties of Torah come down, to help people understand Torah.

Today is therefore an ideal time to make a new commitment towards studying and growing in Torah

~ R’ Elimelech Biderman

In just a few words, what is the key to maintaining shalom bayis in a marriage?

Please take a moment to share your thoughts here: https://forms.gle/5HCYmNiQNKTPnuZ17

The responses will be shared towards the end of the week.

One satisfied with what he has is richer than everyone else in the world who has more but is not satisfied with their lot. 

Keep your focus on what you have and not on what someone else has.

~ Mivchar Peninim