The bitachon Diaries
The bitachon Diaries
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וַיֵּרָ֤א אֵלָיו֙ יְהֹוָ֔ה בְּאֵלֹנֵ֖י מַמְרֵ֑א וְה֛וּא יֹשֵׁ֥ב פֶּֽתַח־הָאֹ֖הֶל כְּחֹ֥ם הַיּֽוֹם׃ וַיִּשָּׂ֤א עֵינָיו֙ וַיַּ֔רְא וְהִנֵּה֙ שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה אֲנָשִׁ֔ים נִצָּבִ֖ים עָלָ֑יו וַיַּ֗רְא וַיָּ֤רׇץ לִקְרָאתָם֙ מִפֶּ֣תַח הָאֹ֔הֶל וַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ אָֽרְצָה׃
We keep on with some Bitachon feelings from Rav Chaim Kanievsky’s commentary on Tehilim. In chapter 37, pasuk 21, David Hamelech says, לֹוֶ֣ה רָ֭שָׁע וְלֹ֣א יְשַׁלֵּ֑ם The wicked particular person borrows and would not pay back again . That does not suggest that if a person borrows cash and for many reason are not able to fork out it back, he’s wicked. Rav Yehezkiel Levenstein explains it signifies that the individual, at time of borrowing the personal loan, experienced no way to pay back it again. This doesn't suggest that he borrowed using a strategy, and it did not work out thanks to some unexpected cost for instance if a person got Unwell, or misplaced his work. This can be referring to some person who borrowed the money without having decide to repay it at time of borrowing. It’s a Halacha you can't borrow income if you do not know how you're going to shell out it again. Rav Kanievsky writes that somebody at the time requested the Chazon Ish, “ Are you able to borrow revenue with none program, relying on Bitachon- Counting on Hashem that I'll get the money when I need it?” There are numerous tales like that with fantastic rabbis, such as the Ponovezher Rav and others, who borrowed cash without any strategy and afterwards somehow, miraculously, any individual confirmed up and gave them cash, just in time. So have you been authorized to do this? The Chazon Ish gave an unbelievable reply. He states, “ Sure, but only for anyone who is prepared to lend anyone revenue within the thought of bitachon.” You can not use bitachon selectively, and say, “ I'll use bitachon to borrow income, but I will not likely use bitachon to lend dollars.” It must be genuine. We’ve claimed prior to that there's a idea known as Bitachon Mezuyaf/copyright Bitachon , which can be phony bitachon. You might be making use of it as a Device. It is not actual. You happen to be not likely counting on God. Occasionally you are just lazy and use bitachon as being a coverup. So how do We all know when bitachon is authentic? The Chazon Ish has a complete piece on this. You'll find people that, of course sing the bitachon track when almost everything's heading proper, but then all of a sudden, anyone opens a retail outlet throughout the street from theirs, and all their bitachon goes out the window. It was not real. The Chazon Ish is stating you already know if it’s real when a person knocks at your door and claims, “ I do not really Possess a system but please lend me dollars.” Are you presently now capable of invoke that Bitachon that that you're going to receive the a reimbursement immediately after this gentleman borrows the money from you?
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(יד) וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֣ם אַבְרָהָ֣ם ׀ בַּבֹּ֡קֶר וַיִּֽקַּֽח־לֶ֩חֶם֩ וְחֵ֨מַת מַ֜יִם וַיִּתֵּ֣ן אֶל־הָ֠גָ֠ר שָׂ֧ם עַל־שִׁכְמָ֛הּ וְאֶת־הַיֶּ֖לֶד וַֽיְשַׁלְּחֶ֑הָ וַתֵּ֣לֶךְ וַתֵּ֔תַע בְּמִדְבַּ֖ר בְּאֵ֥ר שָֽׁבַע׃ (טו) וַיִּכְל֥וּ הַמַּ֖יִם מִן־הַחֵ֑מֶת וַתַּשְׁלֵ֣ךְ אֶת־הַיֶּ֔לֶד תַּ֖חַת אַחַ֥ד הַשִּׂיחִֽם׃ (טז) וַתֵּ֩לֶךְ֩ וַתֵּ֨שֶׁב לָ֜הּ מִנֶּ֗גֶד הַרְחֵק֙ כִּמְטַחֲוֵ֣י קֶ֔שֶׁת כִּ֣י אָֽמְרָ֔ה אַל־אֶרְאֶ֖ה בְּמ֣וֹת הַיָּ֑לֶד וַתֵּ֣שֶׁב מִנֶּ֔גֶד וַתִּשָּׂ֥א אֶת־קֹלָ֖הּ וַתֵּֽבְךְּ׃ (יז) וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע אֱלֹהִים֮ אֶת־ק֣וֹל הַנַּ֒עַר֒ וַיִּקְרָא֩ מַלְאַ֨ךְ אֱלֹהִ֤ים ׀ אֶל־הָגָר֙ מִן־הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וַיֹּ֥אמֶר לָ֖הּ מַה־לָּ֣ךְ הָגָ֑ר אַל־תִּ֣ירְאִ֔י כִּֽי־שָׁמַ֧ע אֱלֹהִ֛ים אֶל־ק֥וֹל הַנַּ֖עַר בַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר הוּא־שָֽׁם׃ (יח) ק֚וּמִי שְׂאִ֣י אֶת־הַנַּ֔עַר וְהַחֲזִ֥יקִי אֶת־יָדֵ֖ךְ בּ֑וֹ כִּֽי־לְג֥וֹי גָּד֖וֹל אֲשִׂימֶֽנּוּ׃
The money that he owns is The cash that he sends ahead. On top of that, in Sedaka, there are distinctive levels of providing. The Rosh claims that during the Parasha that talks about what to present, it suggests gold, silver and brass (or copper). He suggests this refers to distinct levels of Sedaka. When someone is balanced and rich, and anything's going well and he offers Sedaka, not since he is afraid, or mainly because he desires something, then It can be gold . He’s supplying Sedaka to provide Sedaka. When somebody is sick or has some obstacle, It is also good, but it surely drops to silver. And when someone is admittedly in dire straits and he is dying, and he offers it absent, then it drops to copper. They're all very good, but there are actually unique degrees. Rav Yissachar Dov of Belz experienced an in depth university student, who was very rich, and said he was planning to depart all his funds for right after he dies. Much like the story of your will, he explained he’d give almost everything to every one of the Mosdot after this death, because, as he mentioned, “ As long as I am right here, I don't desire to generally be within the giver list.” The Rebbe replied with a mashal: There was a person who borrowed a substantial sum of cash, Permit’s say $100,000, from his Mate. He was imagined to give it back again at a specific time, but time passed, and he kept pushing it off. Then, one day the man that owed The cash was traveling with the male that he borrowed The cash from, and out of the blue a group of burglars surrounded them and held them up for the money. At that moment, the man that owed the money informed his Buddy , “I decided to shell out you back now.” Not surprisingly! Because you’re about to eliminate the money anyway, so I'd as well shell out you again now if the thieves are here declaring, ‘Your hard earned money, or your life.’ The Rebbe reported told him it had been a similar matter when a person waits right until he is almost dying to present away his funds. Properly, quite awesome. It can be your money, or your life. It's going to be separated from you anyway. Enough time to provide income is when the individual has no tension and just presents it to provide. That's the very best degree, that is the degree that's referred to as zahav/gold . We are now in the providing year, Purim is coming, with Matanot L’Evyonim , Mahasit HaShekel, Maot Hittim , and all the superb brings about which can be coming our way. Let's take advantage and provides inside the golden way, and let's realize that the money that we give is basically the money that we choose. Have a great day and a Shabbat Shalom.
Previously this 7 days, we reviewed the pasuk in Tehilim (34,19) that says, קרוב ה׳ למשברי לב God is near to the brokenhearted. I happened to check out a imagined In this particular week’s Parasha, Mishpatim , that also provides this out. The pasuk states, מְלֵאָתְךָ֥ וְדִמְעֲךָ֖ לֹ֣א תְאַחֵ֑ר Maletcha V’Dimacha Lo T’Acher Only, Because of this a single mustn't withhold tithes and terumot. However the Shelah HaKadosh clarifies within a technique for Remez/hint that Melatcha suggests comprehensive , So it can mean: Once your heart is full of sorrow and ache, V’Dimacha, along with your tears are there at the same time , once you pray, Lo T’Acher/ These prayers won't be held back again because the gates of prayer are certainly not closed. In Tehilim six,nine David Hamelech claims, ס֣וּרוּ מִ֭מֶּנִּי כׇּל־פֹּ֣עֲלֵי אָ֑וֶן כִּֽי־שָׁמַ֥ע יְ֝הֹוָ֗ה ק֣וֹל בִּכְיִֽי Get clear of me, all you wicked-doers For God has heard my cries. How does David Hamelech know this? Rav Chaim Kanievsky claims it’s since the Gemara in Berachot 32B suggests, “ The gates of tears aren’t shut.” David Hamelech know he was answered for the reason that he cried. And that is truly this pasuk is saying, “ Dimacha/When there are actually tears, the prayer will not be delayed.” We see some thing similar inside the Ramban in Mishpatim 22,20 in which it talks about not starting up with a widow or an orphan. The Ramban claims, “ Mainly because I begin to see the tears of your oppressed And that i conserve anyone from his oppressor.” Why? “As they Really don't rely on by themselves.” Widows and orphans Do not depend upon on their own. “ They count on Me, and thus after they cry to Me, I’m likely hear them. Due to the fact they know there is no a person else but Me to cry out to, I've to save them.” The Hovot Halevavot states this is probably the explanations why our Bitachon may well not function. He suggests, If you're relying on more than one human being, each thinks some other person will handle it. Cadre D’Bshutvi is an idea inside the Gemara which suggests a a pot which includes quite a few cooks. A lot of chefs spoil the broth. All people thinks someone else will look after it.
(ו) וַיִּקַּ֨ח אַבְרָהָ֜ם אֶת־עֲצֵ֣י הָעֹלָ֗ה וַיָּ֙שֶׂם֙ עַל־יִצְחָ֣ק בְּנ֔וֹ וַיִּקַּ֣ח בְּיָד֔וֹ אֶת־הָאֵ֖שׁ וְאֶת־הַֽמַּאֲכֶ֑לֶת וַיֵּלְכ֥וּ שְׁנֵיהֶ֖ם יַחְדָּֽו׃ (ז) וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יִצְחָ֜ק אֶל־אַבְרָהָ֤ם אָבִיו֙ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אָבִ֔י וַיֹּ֖אמֶר הִנֶּ֣נִּֽי בְנִ֑י וַיֹּ֗אמֶר הִנֵּ֤ה הָאֵשׁ֙ וְהָ֣עֵצִ֔ים וְאַיֵּ֥ה הַשֶּׂ֖ה לְעֹלָֽה׃ (ח) וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ אַבְרָהָ֔ם אֱלֹהִ֞ים יִרְאֶה־לּ֥וֹ הַשֶּׂ֛ה לְעֹלָ֖ה בְּנִ֑י וַיֵּלְכ֥וּ שְׁנֵיהֶ֖ם יַחְדָּֽו׃ (ט) וַיָּבֹ֗אוּ אֶֽל־הַמָּקוֹם֮ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אָֽמַר־ל֣וֹ הָאֱלֹהִים֒ וַיִּ֨בֶן שָׁ֤ם אַבְרָהָם֙ אֶת־הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ וַֽיַּעֲרֹ֖ךְ אֶת־הָעֵצִ֑ים וַֽיַּעֲקֹד֙ אֶת־יִצְחָ֣ק בְּנ֔וֹ וַיָּ֤שֶׂם אֹתוֹ֙ עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ מִמַּ֖עַל לָעֵצִֽים׃ (י) וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח אַבְרָהָם֙ אֶת־יָד֔וֹ וַיִּקַּ֖ח אֶת־הַֽמַּאֲכֶ֑לֶת לִשְׁחֹ֖ט אֶת־בְּנֽוֹ׃ (יא) וַיִּקְרָ֨א אֵלָ֜יו מַלְאַ֤ךְ יְהֹוָה֙ מִן־הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וַיֹּ֖אמֶר אַבְרָהָ֣ם ׀ אַבְרָהָ֑ם וַיֹּ֖אמֶר הִנֵּֽנִי׃
An increased, still extra enlightened emunah is that every thing at this moment is good—even though it superficially appears horrible. See When Poor Is nice for that stories of Rabbi Akiva and Nachum Ish Gamzu that illustrate how both of these attitudes can Enjoy out from the resultant bitachon.
They are really very likely to assert, “My very own hand saved me.” In this instance, only miraculous intervention will permit the folks to acknowledge God’s hand — specially when the Jewish country was youthful, miracles were necessary to deliver them to this recognition.
Rather then declaring, “Woe is me! Who will help me?” you say, “My help is from G‑d, who tends to make heaven and earth—and therefore can perform what ever He would like with them.”
A freshwater spring’s drinking water flows outside of its resource, whereas the water in a very cistern is gathered from somewhere else. It truly is divided from its source. Jeremiah relates Have confidence in to drinking water in A further well-known passage:
God dwelled on them simply because they expended the time to ponder and bring Him down. And we way too have to commit time considering, as we described yesterday, mainly because if just one will not shell out time just before praying, then, although he is praying, he's not really current. Hacham BenSion gave a mashal for this: Picture that you have an important company meeting, and the many important purchasers are sitting across the desk. Then you definately walk into the Assembly, put a picture of oneself down, say, “ Below’s my photograph,” and walk out. You are not present. When someone prays and they're not focused, it's like they set their picture down, but they're not actually there. The Rambam talks concerning this in Moreh Nevuchim , part 3, chapter 51, where he states, “It truly is bitachon possible that anyone can pray While using the movement of his lips, with his experience versus the wall, but he is pondering his possess personal wants and what he must do,” which is what most of the people do. When you close up your eyes, instantly your thoughts will become flooded with most of the things that you must do. And he suggests, on that particular person, we are saying an incredibly, potent or detrimental verse, קָר֤וֹב אַתָּה֙ בְּפִיהֶ֔ם וְרָח֖וֹק מִכִּלְיוֹתֵיהֶֽם You might be close to God together with your mouths therefore you’re much , (practically) out of your kidne ys (which refers to your internal ideas). Your inner ideas are not really connected to Hashem. This can be The problem of prayer. Prayer is called Avodah/ assistance. What is the service of God? I often believed the assistance of God is always that When you're praying, you're serving God. Even so the Avudarham, in his commentary on prayer, quotations Rav Abraham, the son of Rabi Yitzhak, the Av Wager Din , and among the list of Rishonim . He states that prayer is called services , along with the perform of that assistance is one-to remove the ideas from your mind which have been resulting in you to be preoccupied in worldly matters, and a couple of-to subjugate your ideas in your prayer. So the real position of prayer isn't automatically if you're praying, it's the pre-match exhibit that you've got To place your initiatives into. And when you place the appropriate attempts in beforehand, then your prayer goes effortlessly. To recap, we’ve discussed two explanations of Ashrei Yoshvei Betecha. one- As we talked over yesterday, it means Privileged are people who hold out in God's dwelling. 2- Privileged are people who turn into God's dwelling. AAnd They may be completed the identical way: by weighing, contemplating and considering prior to deciding to pray. Have a wonderful working day.
” God creates certain things to so to convey, legalize or come across loopholes, for His kindness. And so as well, when we'd like food stuff or parnasa. There's a Tale within the Gemara the place a certain rabbi preferred food in the time of famine. But he was not a individual that deserved the food stuff. So he informed the benefactor, “ Give me foods like Noah gave the raven, and like Noah gave the Pet dog.” The Doggy and the raven were being the sole animals that did not follow the rules with the Tevah. They did not different from their mates as all one other creatures did. But Though they broke The principles, Noah ongoing to feed them. Which was this person's assert. So whenever we study these pesukim about God preserving the snakes likely, and God keeping the scorpions likely, what we have been truly saying is, “ Hashem, as little as we go, we are not snakes and we're not scorpions. Give us existence. Have mercy on us. Decide us up.” And naturally, we must use this on other people also. This isn’t an Ahavat Yisrael class, but it surely's a crucial rule Even so- just how you act to Other people is how Hashem functions for you. This even applies to the animal kingdom, given that the well known story of Rabbenu HaKadosh teaches us. He was struggling yissurim , and it says The main reason was since there was a calf destined to be slaughtered and Rabbenu HaKadosh advised the calf, “ What exactly are you whimpering about? Exactly what are you crying about? Go! This is why you have been made! ” His suffering went on until finally he showed mercy on some cats which were born during the barn, and kept them going. Then, Hashem had mercy on him. Mainly because it suggests, V’Rachamav Al Kol Maasav/Have mercy on all creations. Once we examine these pesukim of סוֹמֵ֣ךְ ה׳ לְכׇל־הַנֹּפְלִ֑ים God usually takes treatment of the ones that tumble and טוב ה׳ לכל ורחמיו על כל מעשיו God is good and has mercy on all His development s, think of the snake, visualize the scorpion, Assume how God usually takes care of these, And exactly how God can take care of us, we are going to manage Other people as well. Have an exquisite working day.
Everyday in Ashrei, we say, פּוֹתֵ֥חַ אֶת־יָדֶ֑ךָ וּמַשְׂבִּ֖יעַ לְכׇל־חַ֣י רָצֽוֹן׃ God opens up His hands and satiates to Most people, what his wills are. Asks Rav Chaim Kanievsky, Exactly what does this necessarily mean? A lot of people want factors and don't get them. How can we say “Lchol Chai/ everybody, without having an exception?” He solutions according to the Gemara in Arachin , 16B that claims an example of yissurim is if you set your hand within your pocket to obtain a nickel and you take out a dime alternatively. He claims we see from this that everything that does not go Based on an individual's will is referred to as yissurim and delivers kapara , and so, he answers, Every person genuinely receives their Ratzon/will, nevertheless it’s collected in for your debts that they owe. What does that suggest? He compares it to your king who built an announcement to the working day of his occasion, that everyone would get 10 gold coins. Then somebody walked in the occasion, who took place to owe the king 10 gold cash. Therefore the king said, “ Just consider it off his financial debt .” Can we say he failed to get something? Certainly he bought a thing! It’s just that he bought it and right away compensated it off. Similarly below. To illustrate that every day a hundred pounds arrives down from the heavens for somebody. But one day, he states, “ I only received $ten!” “Yes, you only acquired $ten, due to the fact, due to your sins, required a kapara, so we took away $ninety, and utilised it towards Everything you owe.” In his Sefer Ahavat Hessed (part 2, chapter thirteen) the Chafetz Chaim provides this out beautifully from the popular Gemara in Bava Batra 10B, where it suggests, “ Much like somebody's mezonot/ the sum of money they will make is decided each year, so much too, the amount of cash they are going to eliminate is determined each yr.” And if you advantage, the money which you shed will go towards sedaka. The Tale on the nephews of Rav Yochanan Ben Zachai is explained to -He saw inside of a dream that they have been likely to eliminate seven-hundred coins that 12 months. So he saved on pushing them to offer charity, but was just a little short of seven hundred cash. Appropriate right before Yom Kippur, they ended up 17 cash short of the seven hundred. Then the King's officers arrived and took seventeen cash from them. They went to Rav Yochanan to him, and and he stated, “I knew it was likely to happen ,” and informed them with regards to the dream. They asked him why he didn’t inform them, and he stated that he wished them to give the Sedaka lishma . The Chafetz Chaim suggests that from this story, we see that, as the Gemara states, someone’s lackings are decided each and every year. But why should really I lack something? If I produced $90,000 past year, does that signify I was designed to come up with a $a hundred,000 And that i missing $10,000 or was I just supposed to make $ninety,000? What does it signify that my losses are determined? The Chafetz Chaim explains beautifully that It is determined not only that you're going to make $ninety,000, since Then you really get no kapara .