Living With the King
On Rosh Hashanah, we crowned Hashem the King. We understood that Hashem runs the world. He is in charge of everything that takes place. We a...
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20 of 124 episodesThe Opportunity to Forgive
We are now in the Aseret Yemei Teshuvah. The Rambam writes that during these days, a person should view himself as a benoni whose judgment i...
What Does Hashem Want?
One of the reasons we blow the shofar on Rosh Hashanah is to, so to speak, remind Hashem of Akedat Yitzchak and the great mesirut nefesh of...
Never Underestimate What Remains
Today is Tzom Gedaliah, which comes right after Rosh Hashanah during the Aseret Yemei Teshuvah. We fast because Gedaliah ben Achikam, the le...
Wake Up Excited
When we wake up in the morning, we are supposed to say modeh ani lefanecha and thank Hashem for giving us another day of life. We are to rec...
The Gift of Rosh Hashanah
The Gemara in Masechet Rosh Hashanah, on the pasuk וּמִי גוֹי גָּדוֹל אֲשֶׁר לוֹ אֱלֹקִים קְרֹבִים אֵלָיו , describes how fortunate the Jewi...
I Need You for Everything
On Rosh Hashanah we begin saying, זָכְרֵנוּ לְחַיִּים מֶלֶךְ חָפֵץ בַּחַיִּים — "Remember us for life, O King Who desires life." It is told...
The Joy of Being in Hashem’s Kingdom
On Rosh Hashanah, one of our main jobs is to be mamlich Hashem, to crown Hashem as our King. Part of that avodah is to feel happy that we ar...
The purpose of creation
Chazal tell us that the world was created for the mitzvah of Bikkurim. This is an astonishing Midrash. We know that a person comes into this...
Nitzavim-Vayelech: Standing Together
The Ma'amar Mordechai writes at the beginning of Parashat Nitzavim that we always read Nitzavim before Rosh Hashanah to teach us that at thi...
The Strength to Live With Bitachon
The more a person learns about emunah and bitachon, the more strength and courage he will have to live life the way Hashem wants him to live...
Recognizing How Much We Need Hashem
After Kayin killed Hevel, Hashem gave him very severe punishments. The land would no longer produce for him as it did before, and he would b...
Always Being Cared For
Emunah gives a person the strength to go through life feeling that he is always being cared for. Whatever situation we find ourselves in, we...
A Heroic Act
A man related that a family member of his betrayed him in business, and he is completely devastated by it. The financial loss alone is hard...
Parashat Ki Tavo: Every Deed
https://www.artscroll.com/ Books/lemynh.html Living Emunah on Yamim Noraim Gaining faith from the Days of Awe This week's parasha Ki Tavo be...
First Fear, Then No Fear
Many communities have the minhag to blow the shofar every day in Elul. The purpose is to awaken us, to instill fear and trembling as the awe...
Show That We Want It
Click this link for the new Living Emunah from Artscroll on Tefillah https://www.artscroll.com/Books/lemtfh.html The month of Elul is a trem...
Nothing Without Hashem
Click this link for the new Living Emunah from Artscroll on Tefillah https://www.artscroll.com/ Books/lemtfh.html The pasuk says in Tehillim...
The Perfect Time
Click this link for the new Living Emunah from Artscroll on Tefillah https://www.artscroll.com/ Books/lemtfh.html The process of Shidduchim...
Parshat Ki Tezteh: Every Victory
Click this link for the new Living Emunah from Artscroll on Tefillah https://www.artscroll.com/ Books/lemtfh.html This week's parasha opens...