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Parashat Mishpatim: Equal Kedusha

Living Emunah By Rabbi David Ashear ·

2025/02/21

In this week's parasha , Mishpatim , the Torah teaches us how careful we must be not to cause harm to another person or his property. Right after Matan Torah , the first mitzvot that Bnei Yisrael were taught were the civil laws governing interpersonal relationships. We must take to heart that the same Hashem who commanded us to observe Shabbat , Kashrut , and Taharot HaMishpacha also commanded us to compensate others if we cause them damage. The same kedusha that we receive by fulfilling mitzvot

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The Greatest Segula

Living Emunah By Rabbi David Ashear ·

2025/02/20

When people hear of a great new segula, they're very eager to try it, in many cases, even if it would cost them a lot of money or entail traveling. We have the greatest segula of all available to us at any time, free of charge. When a person prays to Hashem with real belief in His power and control, and a true feeling that He could easily help despite the hurdles that need to be overcome, that can produce the greatest salvations. When person A approaches person B for help, it can easily be detected

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In the Blink of an Eye

Living Emunah By Rabbi David Ashear ·

2025/02/19

Living Emunah 2717 In the Blink of an Eye Believing in Hashem's ability to bring salvation in the blink of an eye is an invaluable avoda . It is also something that is expected of every Jew to fully internalize. This is not always easy—especially after years of hoping and waiting without seeing salvation. A year ago, I met a rabbi who told me that he was davening for his 34-year-old daughter, who was still waiting to find her zivug . Recently, I met this man again, and this time he told me, "Mazal

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The Golden Opportunity

Living Emunah By Rabbi David Ashear ·

2025/02/18

The Sefer Mishpat Tzedek , which has a haskama from Rabbi Akiva Eiger, brings down from Sefer Immanuel that many people enjoy the highest delights in Gan Eden . Yet, when they arrive, they see individuals who, in this world, may have appeared to be resha'im . It is a wonder to them—how could these people possibly be in the same elevated place in Gan Eden ? When they ask how they attained such a high level, the response is astonishing: "Whenever we faced difficulties or afflictions in life, we

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Overcome Your Challenges

Living Emunah By Rabbi David Ashear ·

2025/02/17

A man told me he believes Hashem runs the world, but sometimes he has a problem fully internalizing it. It's especially challenging when he sees what appears to his mind to be a direct contradiction to that belief. He then told me about an incident that he once experienced. He owns an apartment building and at one time he was having difficulty with some of the tenants paying rent. They refused to pay and they refused to leave. The legal proceedings for something like that would drag on while he

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Parashat Yitro: Nothing Goes Unnoticed

Living Emunah By Rabbi David Ashear ·

2025/02/14

In this week's parasha , Yitro exclaimed, " Now I see how great Hashem is, ' כי בדבר אשר זדו עליהם '" Rashi explains that Yitro recognized how Hashem made the Egyptians suffer in the very same way they had tormented the Jewish people. He knew that the Egyptians had drowned Jewish babies, and now, at the miracle of Kriyat Yam Suf , they perished through drowning as well. It had been 80 years since they threw those infants into the river. By this time, many had already forgotten that painful

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Until We Get There

Living Emunah By Rabbi David Ashear ·

2025/02/13

After theeighth makah , Pharaoh told Moshe that the Jewish People could go,but they had to leave back their animals. Moshe replied they were going to goand take everything with them, because לא נדע מה נעבוד את ה' עד בואנו שמה– hesaid we will not know what we need to serve Hashem until we get there. Someexplain this pasuk homiletically as saying, we don't know which serviceis more precious to Hashem עד בואנו שמה – until we will see with our owneyes in the Next World. Sometimespeople feel down about

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The Depth of Hashgacha

Living Emunah By Rabbi David Ashear ·

2025/02/12

Living Emunah 2712 The Depth of Hashgacha Everything that happens in this world is precisely calculated and orchestrated by Hashem. Even the simplest interactions in our daily lives—those that seem to follow the natural course of events—are, in reality, entirely governed by hashgachat Hashem . There is nothing "natural" about what happens in our lives. Everything is connected to our purpose in this world and to our deeds. If we are approved or denied for something, it is not because administrators

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A Tap on the Shoulder

Living Emunah By Rabbi David Ashear ·

2025/02/11

A man recently reached out to me for chizuk after receiving the devastating news that he had been diagnosed with a serious illness. That very same day, I had heard two incredible stories about people who had faced life-threatening illnesses and experienced miraculous recoveries. I immediately recalled yet another story that a rabbi had shared years ago. This rabbi had a student who had come to him seeking chizuk for two separate challenges—one regarding his struggling business and the other

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Hashem’s Will

Living Emunah By Rabbi David Ashear ·

2025/02/10

Learning emunah means learning about who Hashem is and how He interacts with us. If we truly want to understand Hashem, we must also learn what His will is. Often, we make assumptions about what Hashem wants, but in most cases, His will is not something we can determine on our own—it must be taught to us. For example, a person might think that giving large amounts of money to tzedakah justifies earning that money even at the expense of hurting others. However, this is entirely against Hashem's will

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Parashat B’shalach: Shabbat Shira

Living Emunah By Rabbi David Ashear ·

2025/02/07

In this week's parasha , B'shalach , we read about monumental events, including Kriyat Yam Suf and the battle against Amalek. Yet this Shabbat is called Shabbat Shira —the Shabbat of Song—named after the song of gratitude that Bnei Yisrael sang upon being saved from the Egyptians. This highlights the immense power of expressing sincere gratitude to Hashem. The Sefer Sas B'Imratecha points out that when the shira describes how the Egyptians sank like stones, the pasuk says, " ידמו כאבן " —rather than

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Give Yourself an Edge

Living Emunah By Rabbi David Ashear ·

2025/02/06

Trying to get into yeshiva or seminary can be very stressful. There are many applicants and only limited spots and, unfortunately, people have to get rejected. One of the ways in which a person can give himself an edge is by working on his bitachon in Hashem. The pasuk tells us, someone who is bote'ach b'Hashem is surrounded by Hashem's kindness. It is an enormous zechut which Hashem rewards in this world as well. A man told me, six years ago his son was applying to yeshiva high school and he sent

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No Matter How Distant

Living Emunah By Rabbi David Ashear ·

2025/02/05

Last week, we discussed how Hashem can provide a home for someone even if they lack the financial means to afford it. We shared a story about a man who accepted upon himself to completely remove business matters from his mind on Shabbat, and miraculously, he received all the money he needed from various sources. Since then, I was told an incredible story about how Hashem provided a home for a family that had no extra money beyond their basic necessities. They lived in a tiny apartment, struggling to

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A Precious Glimpse

Living Emunah By Rabbi David Ashear ·

2025/02/04

If we had the ability to see what every mitzva accomplishes, we would want to do nothing else but mitzvot . To preserve our free will, Hashem does not reveal the full impact of our mitzvot in this world. The true reward is reserved for the World to Come. However, there are times when Hashem allows us to see dividends of our mitzvot in this world as well, giving us chizuk and a glimpse of how precious our deeds truly are. Rabbi Snir Gueta from Israel shared an incredible story: He was invited to

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Awaken Hashem’s Mercy

Living Emunah By Rabbi David Ashear ·

2025/02/03

When we show compassion to others and go out of our way to help people, it awakens Hashem's mercy upon us. While our motivation for helping others should never be for the reward, like all mitzvot, Hashem rewards every effort we make in doing His will. Often, we don't realize how a small act of chesed can have a profound impact on someone's life. A 21-year-old woman shared her story: She struggled socially throughout high school. Being extremely shy, she had no close friends. Last year, she mustered

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Finding Favor

Living Emunah By Rabbi David Ashear ·

2025/01/31

In this week's parasha , the Torah, in two different places, mentions the fact that when the Jewish people were leaving Egypt, Hashem gave them חן in the eyes of the Mitzrim , and the Mitzrim gave them their gold and silver and clothing. In parashat Shemot as well, the Torah repeats the same thing. Why was this such an important fact that the Torah needed to tell us three different times? Rabbi Menashe Reisman quoted the Steipler who gave a wondrous explanation. As we know, Hashem could have taken

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No Effect

Living Emunah By Rabbi David Ashear ·

2025/01/30

The Chovot HaLevavot , in Sha'ar Cheshbon HaNefesh (Chapter 3), teaches that no one in this world can give us anything unless Hashem wills it. Even if a person was the only one in the world, he would not possess a single thing more than what Hashem decreed for him. And even if the world's population doubled, he would not have one possession less than what was meant for him. Rabbi Menashe Reizman gives a mashal : A father with 19 children had to make the simplest wedding for his youngest child,

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The Primary Hishtadlut

Living Emunah By Rabbi David Ashear ·

2025/01/29

People often say, "Baruch Hashem, we're able to get by with our daily expenses, but we don't have enough to afford moving into a house." Some people have lived in small apartments with large families for years, dreaming of the day they can move into a more spacious home. Hashem has countless ways to provide a person with a home. He can lead them to find something at a very low price. He can inspire others to pitch in and help raise the necessary funds. He can bless the family with increased income

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His Messengers

Living Emunah By Rabbi David Ashear ·

2025/01/28

One of the reasons we don't fully appreciate Hashem as much as we should is because, even when we receive clear blessings, we tend to attribute them to the people who gave them to us directly. We often fail to internalize that these people are merely Hashem's messengers. The Chovot HaLevavot , in Sha'ar HaBitachon , writes that Hashem has more love and mercy for us than anyone else in the world. Any compassion shown to a person ultimately stems from Hashem's compassion. When we receive something

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A Tax We Must Pay

Living Emunah By Rabbi David Ashear ·

2025/01/27

Those who understand that hishtadlut is merely a way of camouflaging Hashem's involvement—and that He alone brings results—make Hashem's will their top priority when deciding what hishtadlut to undertake. The Sefer Sas B'Imratecha shares the story of a man in desperate need of a $6,000 loan. He made an appointment at a gemach that was open only one hour a week, from 4 to 5 p.m. on Mondays. It was well known that if you were even one minute late, you would need to reschedule for the following week

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