Daily Dose of Emuna

WHAT’S NEW SHOP COURSES YOUTUBE PODCAST Don’t Challenge Me! BS’D Gemara Brachot (11b) instructs us to serve Hashem from joy even during times of difficulty; even by night praise Hashem as though it’s day. Living a life of emuna and bitachon demands inner strength and intense ratzon; a life committed to learning and absorbing an emuna attitude. Life is challenging and the time to work on one’s emuna is not when we are in the midst of a hardship. It is a demanding task and one of our greatest…

WHAT’S NEW SHOP COURSES YOUTUBE PODCAST Igniting Emuna Into Shabbat At least once a week, on this sacred Shabbat, let us settle our emotional accounts and take full responsibility for our actions. Let us pause the endless motions of our lives and contemplate the deeper meaning of our existence. Let us settle ‘old accounts,’ clearing the air within ourselves and with others, for this act of reconciliation invites the Shechinah, the Divine Presence, to reside within us. If we didn’t receive…

WHAT’S NEW SHOP COURSES YOUTUBE PODCAST Today’s Akeidat Yitzchak BS’D Rebbe Shimon Bar Yochai teaches that the internal struggle against negative influences within our homes is even harder than the war of Gog u’Magog. We’re fighting for our emuna within our families. Parenting in these times is like Akeidat Yitzchak – balancing kavod Shamayim with the love for our children. Win them back with love and understanding, recognizing their battles against worldly temptations. Emuna is our strongest…

WHAT’S NEW SHOP COURSES YOUTUBE PODCAST The Soul Seeks BS’D We are all on a lifelong quest for satisfaction. Yet, what are we trying to satisfy? Though the root of all our cravings is spiritual, we often erroneously seek to gratify them through physical means. However, the soul is not gratified when fed material pleasure because it requires spiritual sustenance. The Jewish soul seeks to connect with its original, G-dly source in the higher realms. Our souls plead to be attached to G-dly…

WHAT’S NEW SHOP COURSES YOUTUBE PODCAST Recognize Your True Worth BS’D Pirkei Avot (5:9) teaches, “Seven traits characterize an uncultivated person…” Pirkei Avot teaches us to avoid being a “golem” – an uncultivated person unaware of their true worth. Recognize your strengths and weaknesses, for they are gifts from Hashem. Cultivate yourself to serve Him fully and achieve your potential with humility. Don’t be an incomplete “golem”! Discover your talents, for they are Hashem’s resources…

WHAT’S NEW SHOP COURSES YOUTUBE PODCAST Igniting Emuna Into Shabbat The greatest gift we can give ourselves is to surrender our will to Hashem and embrace His constant, loving presence in our lives. The Divine vitality, the very life-force we so desperately seek, is overflowing and readily available – especially on Shabbat. But to receive it, we must prepare ourselves by making room within our hearts for Hashem to enter. This means cleaning out the ‘storage of thoughts’ that clutter our minds…

WHAT’S NEW SHOP COURSES YOUTUBE PODCAST 3 Fundamental Messages to Take into Shavuot BS’D In addition to receiving the Torah on Har Sinai, the Jewish people also received three fundamental messages which were implanted into Jewish consciousness: 1) We left slavery and entered a state of freedom, thereby travelling from darkness to light. Every Jew can traverse this road – leaving a place of helplessness and travelling to a state of hope. On an emotional level, helplessness occurs when we feel…

WHAT’S NEW SHOP COURSES YOUTUBE PODCAST Pirkei Avot ~ Our Human Limitations BS’D Pirkei Avot writes (4:19), “Rabbi Yanai says: It is not in our power to explain…” Human inventions are fascinating. Science technology has revealed amazing mysteries. Nevertheless, human beings cannot comprehend everything. Human logic cannot grasp Divine wisdom. Our minds are limited. We cannot rely on our understanding, our daat. There are questions such as ‘Why do bad things happen to good people’ that even…

WHAT’S NEW SHOP COURSES YOUTUBE PODCAST Pirkei Avot ~ To Be Created in Hashem’s Image BS’D According to Pirkei Avot (3:18), “… Beloved is the man, for he was created in Hashem’s image…” This lesson is of particular importance for our current generation who is plagued with a lack of self-esteem and self-worth. This Mishnah reinforces the idea that every Jew is precious because we are all created in Hashem’s image. It reminds us to attach ourselves to our G-dly image and our holy task. By…