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Today’s daily dose of emuna is dedicated for the refuah shleimah of Dreisel Bas Sarah Bella – who just underwent for lung cancer surgery.  May Hashem send her a complete healing among all of Ahm Yisrael who are sick and suffering, b’karov, b’rachamim, Amen!

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We learned that our generation comprises of the last of the souls left to elevate the sparks of holiness in this lowly world back to its source on high. As unredeemed souls, we emanate from the bottom soles of Adam HaRishon feet.

Being so lowly, the souls of this generation are even more tempted by the hype of secular living. We are all battling fierce forces from the side of our yetzer hara. Yet, precisely because of this strong temptation, our victories are so much more potent and effective. In today’s world, every choice to do a mitzvah is tremendous. Each movement towards Hashem effectively wins a war. Every minute holy thought, speech or deed, from emuna statements such as “I believe there’s a G-d” to putting on Tefillin or increasing tzniut, removes darkness and corrects the balance. Each prayer for the lost souls, for ourselves and Klal Yisrael strengthens the fight and does not go in vain, ever!

Our eyes may not witness immediate effects of these minute yet holy acts, and our hearts may thus fail to stir with excitement at these successes. Yet, the Shechina HaKedosha, Who nourishes us and is rooting for us, is watching and recording our every deed. He knows the level of difficulty this generation faces to choose good over evil, holy over unholy, ruchniut over gashmiut. And thus, He receives great nachat from each seemingly small acts of holiness.

If we were to see a burning home, we would not think twice about what we could do to help save people inside. We would act immediately and do everything in our power. Analogously, we are saving lives with our prayers, Torah study and acts of kindness. We are giving strength to the Shechinah when we elevate ourselves, act with emuna and joyfully serve Him by fulfilling our holy mission.

Though we souls emanate from the lowliest places, the Shechinah has continuously sustained us, never giving up on us or believing in us, and constantly giving us second chances. Reciprocally, it is our constant and persistent and patient emuna, our never giving up and believing in the upcoming geula that will serve to unify and glorify His name throughout the world.

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Today’s daily dose of emuna is dedicated to the refuah shleimah of  לאה רחל בת בריינא מלכה , Leah Rochel bat Braina Malca, a young mother who will be going through chemo for the next year. May Hashem send her a complete healing among all of Klal Yisrael who are sick and suffering, b’karov, b’rachamim, Amen.

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For the past 5775 years, the Jewish people’s mission or tikkun could be simplistically summarized as rectifying Adam’s original sin. The souls that have been redeemed up until this point in history are those souls fallen from Adam HaRishon’s upper and middle section of his body. At this point in history, we now face redeeming those holy sparks representing the lower end of Adam’s body, the heels of his feet. What does this teach us about the geula process?

Many Rabbonim point out that our generation is lowly and weak, in comparison to previous generations. This teaching supports the fact that we are the holy sparks from the lower end of Adam’s body. Thus, elevating ourselves may be more difficult than the souls of previous generations because we face a greater pull towards the base or physical temptations. However, success is intrinsically important. And accomplishment will be more meritorious given these souls have further to travel and a greater challenge to accomplish.

Our souls are encapsulated by impure husks, enslaved by the whims of the evil inclination. Therefore, we experience intense temptation and a strong pull towards physical drives and needs. We are weighed down by materialism and temptations, yet our souls’ yearn to be freed, to be pulled up and out. It is hard work to pull ourselves and the connecting souls out from these difficult and dark places. Mashiach will not come until we are all taken out.

Yet, despite these intense challenges, we have survived all this time and our souls are sustained during the darkness, recalling  their G-dliness and destiny for greatness. Herein lays the secret to the amazing eternal connection between the Jewish People and the Shechinah HaKedosha.

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Today’s daily dose of emuna is dedicated to the refuah shleimah of Leah Rachel bat Golda Fagel. May Hashem send her a complete healing refuat hanefesh v’refuat haguf among all of Klal Yisrael who are sick and suffering b’karov, b’rachamim, Amen.

Though the Torah provides hints and insights, according to the Arizal, we cannot comprehend the [exact] way that the geula will unravel.

A Midrash on Perek 45 of Tehillim teaches that [as part of the geula process], Ahm Yisrael will come before HaKadosh Baruch Hu and ask “When will you redeem us”? Hashem will answer “when your soul is cast down to the dust, then I will assist you and redeem you.”

Why does the nation need to descend to such lowliness to merit redemption? The Arizal teaches that during Creation, all of the souls of Klal Yisrael were included in the soul of Adam Harishon. When he sinned, we sinned. When Adam was banished from Gan Eden, all Jewish souls were banished. Adam Harishon’s soul was dispersed among all the people of Ahm Yisrael. To correct and remedy Adam’s sin, the Jewish people’s task is to gather the sparks of holiness that were captured by the Satan (represented by the snake) at the time of the original sin.

In the past, Hashem has given Ahm Yisrael numerous opportunities to completely rectify this original sin. Two examples are at Har Sinai and the building of both Batei HaMikdash. However, Ahm Yisrael failed to stick with the G-dly plan, instead building the golden calf, sinning with immorality and senseless hatred.

Though we have now managed to partially redeem ourselves and thus the first soul’s sin the redemption process is not complete. When we have completely redeemed ourselves, we will witness the coming of Mashiach ben Dovid. More tomorrow.

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Today’s daily dose of emuna is dedicated to the refuah shleimah of Chaya Leah Bat Baila and Baila Rachel Bat Chaya Leah a mother and baby, both are experiencing serious complications after given birth a few days ago. May Hashem send them a complete healing among all of Klal Yisrael who are sick and suffering b’mheira, b’rachamim, Amen.

In Parshat Toldot (25:28) the Torah describes Eisav,“… Esav, for game was in his mouth.” The Torah teaches that one dominant character trait of Eisav’s was his deception. Though he shows one thing on the outside, he felt something else on the inside. The United Nations correspond to the modern day Eisav as they predominantly emanate from his lineage. Although the UN voted and passed a right for the Jewish People to establish the State of Israel, it nevertheless continues to side with the Palestinian right to establish a state on the same ground. By funding Israel’s enemies and painting Israel as evil wrongdoers, the UN are contradicting their original pledge and acting with deception.

The Divine master plan is unraveling, leading the world to the Final Redemption. B’H. The war of Gog and Magog is the final stage which will bring the Redemption to completion. There are five main reasons for the war:

1. All evil must be removed from the world in order for redemption to occur.
2. The entire world must openly come to know and serve Hashem and proclaim, Ata Hu HaMelech
3. Hashem must avenge the suffering and blood of the Jewish people.
4. The Jewish people must receive their riches back, just as they did in Yetziat Mitzraim.
5. The war will spiritually refine those souls who merit witnessing the Geulah.

According to Masechet Brachot, this war of Gog and Magog will be different from all previous wars. The wonders and miracles will be indescribable and incomparable to any of those in the past. But we need to act now. We need to prepare now. We need to wipe away the falsehood  now. And we need to daven for all the lost souls so that they too can merit experiencing the Geula.

Be proactive. Talk Geula. Think Geula. Prepare for Geula.

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Today’s daily dose of emuna is dedicated l’iluy nishmat Esther bat Jamilla a’h and Moshe ben Esther a’h. May their neshamas bask in the Divine radiance of the Shechinah HaKedosha together with all of the righteous souls who have departed from this world, Amen.

In every Jewish Neshama lies the knowledge that the Geula is coming.

Every moment of Galut prepares us for the Geula. The Tanya HaKadosh (chapter 37) teaches that every thought, deed and speech we utter in this lowly world essentially elevates and redeems another holy spark. By considering these times of Galut as a preparatory phase, it may become easier to confront the difficulties of the current exile.

The Ba’al Shem Tov HaKadosh teaches that every single Jew can swim over a river ‘with a handkerchief”, if he has sufficient emuna that this is all he needs. In this world, we are here on a mission that transcends nature. Emuna needs to be as real as our own existence, as tangible as our own bodies. Emuna is Hashem’s gift given to the Jewish people, forged as a result of being created and animated by a G-dly soul.

The Jewish people are a great nation on a G-dly mission. We are working towards the final redemption. Our final redemption is completely dependent on our emuna. Unlike the past, Hashem has promised that this redemption will be permanent, it will not be followed by another exile. This is it folks! Hold on to your emuna and keep your ears open for the final blasts of the Shofar heralding the Mashiach!

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Today’s daily dose of emuna is dedicated L’iluy nishmat Yaakov ben Mendel and Netanel ben Yaakov HY’D who were both brutally murdered this past Friday while driving to their daughter’s Auf-Ruf. May Hashem avenge their blood and may there be no more suffering in Klal Yisrael, b’karov, b’rachamim, Amen.
One day it’ll happen.  With the eternal hope that Klal Yisrael has… the redemption will arrive. One of the ways Chazal suggest that we prepare for it is by expanding our vessel!?  Become excited, talk about the geulah, plan, think and introduce the concept into your own lives. What impact does this have on your lives?  Let’s see.

Inject geula into our cleaning – sing as you imagine you will soon be sweeping the floors in the Beit HaMikdash, IY’H.

Inject geula into your relationships – put the stress you are experiencing into perspective as though Mashiach arrived right now; the evil inclination will soon be removed from our midst.

Inject geula into your bank account – money will be scattered as sand on a beach.

Hear your neighbors yelling out, “Wanna come to the shul down the street. Rashi is giving an amazing class on Sefer Bereshis” and “Who wants a ride to Yerushalayim?  I hear the Leviim are singing today.”  Jump out of the darkness and enter a space without limitation.  Never give up and see it unfold in front of you.