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Never Rejected by Hashem

Living Emunah By Rabbi David Ashear ·

2026/03/25

Yesterday we spoke about the feeling of rejection when it comes to relationships between people. Unfortunately, there are those who feel rejected by Hashem as well. They have been praying and improving for years, yet they have not seen the results they were hoping for. They begin to wonder if Hashem truly appreciates their efforts, and some even entertain thoughts of stopping. There are those who have already stopped praying altogether, thinking that Hashem is not interested in their tefillot. If

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The Pain of Rejection

Living Emunah By Rabbi David Ashear ·

2026/03/24

As I was speaking to different people about the various issues they were going through, it struck me that all of them, deep down, were suffering from the same kind of pain. One person was struggling with shidduchim, another was having difficulty finding a job, another was dealing with family issues, and the list goes on. Yet beneath all these different situations, there was one common thread — the pain of feeling rejected or excluded. The hurt of feeling unwanted was just as painful as not being

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Salvations in an Instant

Living Emunah By Rabbi David Ashear ·

2026/03/23

The salvations of Hashem can always come in an instant. Our belief and hope in Hashem's ability to help us is a very important part of our service to Him. It never matters if it looks like we can or cannot be helped, and it never matters how long we have already waited. Hashem can always bring salvations in the simplest ways. A woman related that after twenty-one weeks of pregnancy, her doctor suddenly told her that she was at high risk of giving birth too early for the baby to survive. She reached

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Parashat Vayikra: Offer the Greatest Korban

Living Emunah By Rabbi David Ashear ·

2026/03/20

The pasuk says in this week's parasha Vayikra , אדם כי יקריב מכם קרבן לה' מן הבהמה מן הבקר ומן הצאן" תקריבו את קרבנכם– when a man brings a korban from amongst you to Hashem, it should come from animals, either cattle or flock." The mefarshim are bothered by the placement of the word מכם – from you. Seemingly, it should have said "אדם מכם כי יקריב קרבן – a person from amongst you who brings a korban ." One explanation given is that Hashem is telling us, when we give a korban, He doesn't just want an

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The Light of Nisan

Living Emunah By Rabbi David Ashear ·

2026/03/19

The Gemara says, " בניסן נגאלו ובניסן עתידין להיגאל ." In Nisan we were redeemed from Mitzrayim, and in Nisan we will be redeemed again. Just as the אורות הגאולה shone at the time of Yetziat Mitzrayim, so too every year those same lights return, making the month of Nisan an especially auspicious time for geulah. Chazal also teach us that the geulah will come בזכות האמונה . It is through our emunah that we will ultimately merit redemption. We are living in historic times. So much is happening in the

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Endless Stories of Hashgachah

Living Emunah By Rabbi David Ashear ·

2026/03/18

Somebody recently asked me how it's possible that there are so many stories of hashgachah peratit. I told him, there are millions of stories happening to people every single day. If all those people would relate their stories, there wouldn't be enough paper in the world to contain them. Just the other day, I was walking in a neighborhood that I normally do not frequent, and while there, two people approached me to tell me stories that had happened to them over the past couple of days. If I hadn't

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Every Effort Echoes Forever

Living Emunah By Rabbi David Ashear ·

2026/03/17

One of our responsibilities in this world is to care about our fellow Jew and to do whatever we can to help bring them closer to Hashem. Hashem yearns for a relationship with all of His children, and there are so many who do not even know who He is. At times, a person may feel disheartened. He may have tried again and again to influence others in a positive way and yet has not seen any results. The yetzer hara whispers that perhaps his efforts are accomplishing nothing. But the truth is exactly the

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The Eyes That Will Behold the King

Living Emunah By Rabbi David Ashear ·

2026/03/16

Chazal tell us that when Mashiach arrives there will be a magnificent seudah known as the Seudat HaLeviathan. At that great meal will be present all the righteous who ever lived—Avraham, Yitzchak and Yaakov, Moshe and Aharon, together with the great leaders and tzaddikim of all generations. At that seudah, David HaMelech will rise and lead Birkat HaMazon. Afterward, the Ramami Pano writes that Mashiach Tzidkeinu will come out and distribute dessert to everyone present. Those desserts will consist of

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Vayakhel-Pekudei: Second Love

Living Emunah By Rabbi David Ashear ·

2026/03/13

The pasuk says at the beginning of this week's parshiot , ויקהל משה את כל עדת בני ישראל – Moshe gathered the entire nation, men women and children, and repeated the commandments that Hashem gave him regarding the building of the mishkan . The Ramban explains, this gathering took place after they got the second set of luchot and Hashem made a new covenant with them that He would rest His presence amongst them and His love for them returned like it was before they did the sin of the egel . The sefer

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The One Who Arranges Every Meeting

Living Emunah By Rabbi David Ashear ·

2026/03/12

Very often we find ourselves in need of assistance from other people. Sometimes we need to get a meeting with someone. Sometimes we need to find favor in another person's eyes. And sometimes we need someone to help us even though we know that we do not find favor in his eyes. At those moments, we must remember that the main hishtadlut is always with Hashem. He is the only One who determines whether we will receive what we need. He can arrange a meeting. He can place favor in other people's eyes

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The Power of Calm Effort and Caring for Others

Living Emunah By Rabbi David Ashear ·

2026/03/11

In this week's Be'er Haparashah, there is a remarkable anecdote about a speaker who was delivering a shiur to a group of men. In the middle of his speech, a community leader approached him and handed him a small note. The note explained that a substantial sum of money had been given anonymously, to be distributed among everyone present. For the sake of order, the speaker instructed all the men to pair up, and each pair would arm wrestle. Every victory would earn five dollars. The men quickly paired

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The Power of Tefillah at an Et Ratzon

Living Emunah By Rabbi David Ashear ·

2026/03/10

The Zohar HaKadosh writes in Parashat Vayakhel that people do not realize how powerful tefillah really is. Tefillah has the ability to pierce through the heavens and open gates that previously could not be opened. Rabbeinu Bachya writes in Parashat Ekev that tefillah has the ability to change nature, to save a person from danger, and to nullify harsh decrees. The Maharsha writes in Masechet Shabbat ( דף קנ״א ע״ב ) that even though Chazal say a person's lifespan, number of children, and parnasah

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The Power of Tefillah in Everyday Life

Living Emunah By Rabbi David Ashear ·

2026/03/09

The Sefer HaChinuch writes in Mitzvah תלג , that goodness and blessing come upon a person according to his deeds and thoughts, and our Creator, who wants our good, has taught us about the precious mitzvot through which we can merit the greatest blessings. As well, He taught us a way in which we could have all of our wants for the good, and that is by asking Him, the One who has the wherewithal and ability to provide us with everything we could possibly need.He will answer anyone who calls out to Him

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Parnassah Comes From Hashem

Living Emunah By Rabbi David Ashear ·

2026/03/05

Parnassah comes only from Hashem, and therefore it does not have to operate according to normal human calculations. If somebody needed more money, it would seem illogical for him to give away what he already has. Yet Chazal tell us: עשר בשביל שתתעשר — give away ten percent so that you will become wealthy. The very actions that appear illogical according to our reasoning often become the very source of blessing that brings a person more parnassah. When we show that we truly believe our parnassah

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The Hidden Hand Behind Every Detail

Living Emunah By Rabbi David Ashear ·

2026/03/02

Hashem's Name is not mentioned even once in the Megillah, yet He is involved in every last detail of it. Hashem, who has the past, present, and future revealed before Him at all times, orchestrates events long before they are needed so that His plan can ultimately come to fruition. The fact that the palace of Achashverosh was relocated to a small city called Shushan Habirah was itself a tremendous hidden miracle. That is where Mordechai lived, and that is where the salvation of the Jewish people was

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Without The Feeling

Living Emunah By Rabbi David Ashear ·

2026/02/27

The pasuk says that Amalek attacked the Jewish People when they were in רפידים and Chazal tell us the reason Amalek was able to attack was because רפו ידיהם מן התורה – the Jewish People became weakened in Torah. Rabbi Menashe Reizman quoted from the Shem M'Shmuel who said in the name of his father the Avnei Nezer that Amelek attacked around the 29 th day of Iyar, just about a week before the Jewish People received the Torah on Har Sinai. At that time, they were counting Sefirat HaOmer , they knew

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Seeing the Hidden Miracle — The Lesson of Purim

Living Emunah By Rabbi David Ashear ·

2026/02/26

There is a fundamental difference between the miracle of Purim and the miracles of the other holidays. On the other holidays, the salvation came through open miracles. The rules of nature were overturned for all to see — the sea split, enemies fell, and the hand of Hashem was revealed in a way no one could deny. Purim, however, was very different. Everything unfolded through what appeared to be the natural course of events. Only someone who studies the entire chain of occurrences over those nine

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The Gift Hidden Inside the Opportunity

Living Emunah By Rabbi David Ashear ·

2026/02/25

The Zohar HaKadosh (Vayikra ק״ד ) teaches that because Hashem is so loving and merciful, when a harsh decree hangs over a person, Hashem sends him a precious gift that can help annul it. That gift often comes in the form of a mitzvah opportunity. The example the Zohar gives is when a poor person comes asking for charity. If the person seizes the opportunity and gives with generosity and a good heart, he draws upon himself a special protection that can ward off the decree. The Midrash in Vayikra

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Words That Give Strength

Living Emunah By Rabbi David Ashear ·

2026/02/24

There are times in life when a person's struggle is not only the difficulty he is facing, but the loneliness he feels while going through it. A person may believe in Hashem his entire life. He knows the teachings of emunah. He knows that Hashem runs the world — yet inside he is still shaking. Not because he stopped believing, but because the burden feels too heavy to carry alone. At such times, a few words of chizuk can give a person tremendous strength. A man once told me he had been going through

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Created for Eternal Delight

Living Emunah By Rabbi David Ashear ·

2026/02/23

Our rabbis teach that we were created to perform a mission in this world so that we may enjoy the eternal bliss of the next. The task we are given is to serve Hashem from the exact place and circumstances in which He puts us. Every person receives a different life and a different set of conditions. If he fulfills the role Hashem sent him here to perform within those conditions, he will merit the delights of the World to Come. The Gemara teaches that no human eye has ever seen what the World to Come

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