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Bo 5776Volume 12 · Issue 19
Unequivocal Faith
The Rambam (Hilchos Yesodei HaTorah 8:1-2) explains the reason as follows. “The faith of Israel in Moshe Rabbeinu was not based on the signs that he performed, because one whose faith is based on signs retains doubt in his heart, for it is possible to perform the sign through the hidden arts and sorcery
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Vaeira 5752Volume 15 · Issue 16
Faith of Israel
A rare day of snow in Israel is most opportune to discuss the topic of faith. There is sufficient allusion even to its requirement in the portions of the Exodus. Moshe Rabbeinu had his hand afflicted with tzaraas as white as snow because he had slandered Israel when he said that they would not have faith in him (Shemos 4:1-7; Rashi).
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Devarim 5752Volume 15 · Issue 40
Betrothed With Faith
World of Faith
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Yisro 5756Volume 17 · Issue 19
Wisdom of Faith
“Of this, it says there,” by the Standing at Sinai (Shemos 19:9), “And in you as well they will have eternal faith.” For when we transplant the matter into our children, they will know that the matter was undoubtedly true, as if all the generations had seen it.
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Beshalach 5765Volume 1 · Issue 2
Song of Faith
Anyone who has not recited Emes VeYatziv, True and Firm, in the morning, and Emes VeEmunah, True and Faithful, in the evening, has not fulfilled his obligation, as it says, “To relate Your kindness, in the morning, and Your faith, in the nights” (Tehillim 92:3).
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Vaeira 5760Volume 20 · Issue 18
On the Wings of Faith
Our masters teach us that the way this realm is perceived is though faith.
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Miketz Chanukah 5766Volume 2 · Issue 14
The Light of Faith
form of idolatry. To establish that the essence of true reality is what man in his smallness and wretchedness contrives by the trickle of intellect that the Creator bestowed upon him is the deepest and most complete denial of faith.
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Yisro 5767Volume 3 · Issue 22
Certainty of Faith
Yet the Creator had promised at the Event of Mount Sinai (Shemos 19:9), “So that the people will hear when I speak to you, and also in you they will have faith forever,” and possibly a very short while later, there were already deniers. What is the meaning of the promise?
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Lech Lecha 5767Volume 3 · Issue 8
Faith and Kindness
Additionally, Avraham Avinu was the Man of Faith. He was the one who brought faith to the world and revealed the Name of the Creator, as it says, “He proclaimed the Name of God.” Based on the verse (Shir HaShirim 4:8; Shemos Rabbah 23:5), “From
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Vayigash 5769Volume 5 · Issue 12
Deciding our Faith
R’ Yitzchak Isaac Chaver quotes these words of the Vilna Gaon, and adds an allusion to the concept of the scorpion striking at the essence of faith. The Hebrew word for scorpion, akrav, is spelled Ayin, Kuff, Reish, Bais. He explains that the numerical value of the letters Kuff and Bais equal that of emunah, faith, and the remaining two letters, Reish and Ayin, spell ra’, evil
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Miketz Chanukah 5770Volume 6 · Issue 12
Redemption of Faith
As long as there were prophets, denial of faith was impossible. Through His prophets who speak His words in His Name, the Creator exists in the world and speaks to us, and faith is undeniable.
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Chukas 5772Volume 8 · Issue 33
Creation of Faith
“God said to Moshe and to Aaron, “Since you did not have faith in Me to sanctify Me before the eyes of the Children of Israel, you shall therefore not bring this assembly to the Land that I have given to them.” Those are the Waters of Strife over which the Children of Israel strove with God and He was sanctified in their midst.”
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Vayeitzei 5772Volume 8 · Issue 9
Faith in the Nights
On this note, the Talmud states (Berachos 12a), “Anyone who did not say Emes VeYatziv, Truth and Firm, in the morning, and Emes Ve’Emunah, Truth and Faith, in the evening, did not fulfill his obligation, as it says (Tehillim 92:3), “To relate Your kindness in the morning and Your faith in the nights.”””
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בשלח תשס”גמהדורא י׳ · ענין י״ז
אמונה למעשה
אמונה למעשה ויהי ידיו אמונה בסוף הפרשה כתיב ויבא עמלק וילחם עם ישראל ברפידים וגו', והי' כאשר ירים משה ידו…
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בא תשע”ומהדורא י״ב · ענין י״ט
אמונה שאין בה דופי
סירוב השליחות למיאונו של משה רבינו בקבלת השליחות לכתחילה אינה ברורה, והרי הקב"ה שולח אותו…
