Bitachon Today- Madreigas HaAdam

A summary of everything we have learned. Dedicated to the Hostages still in captivity, the Refuah of all the soldiers, hostages and victims of the war. And as a Zchos for the Jewish People to see Shalom and Mashach speedily in our days.

Proof Hashem will always take care of his children

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The Alter explains that this was the whole reason for the מן

The beginning of the summary of the entire Maamar HaBitachon

The Alter talks about the importance of staying on the path because of the difficulty of returning

The wrong path can lead a person far away and he can quickly become “one who learned and left”

Any deed that’s a credit to the one who does and earns him esteem from other people. (Avos 2:1)

The Alter gives tips

Following Torah not “what you think”

I learned and I left

Tricking ourselves

The correct path

As an Acum or a Talmud Chachum

How the Yetzer Hara persuades us to give up the life of bitachon

How the Yetzer Hara confuses us in to thinking we need to learn less

R’ Yochanan became King and Ilfa was still Ilfa

The explanation of The Medresh Rabbah (Shenos Rabbah 52:2) story of R’ Shimon bar Yochai

The Alter explains the dangers of כחי ועצם ידי

Clarity on how every detail must be worked out by Hashem

An ox knows his owner, but do we?

What we learn from Shaul HaMelach deviation in Mitzvos

The need for bitachon on spiritual matters

The proper way to cultivate Bitachon

The Alters view on spiritual growth

The Story of R’ Wissotsky and the Alter

The Alter continues to consider different scenarios, to show just how far ones bitachon must extend

The rules of Bitachon when I don’t own it, or when I do own it but I don’t have access to it.

The Alter explains when we have the need already in our hands

How to catch the eye of Hashem

Continuing in the Rambam

The Alter brings proof for the Rambam

The Rambam’s approach to ‏ השתדלות

Chovos HaLevavos and the Ramban seem to agree

The Alter explains the difference approaches depending on each individuals roll in כלל ישראל

The Chovos Halevavos vs. Ramban

The relationship between righteousness and Bitachon. Dedicated in Memory of Amichai Yisrael Yehoshua Oster HY”D

Two possible answers to what Shmuel was concerned with when approaching Shaul to let him know that Dovid would now be King.

If you have Bitachon there’s no such thing as a dangerous place or worry about relying on a miracle because a person of true Bitachon can’t be removed from that even by a sin.

What caused Yaakov to be afraid of Eisav ?

When will we give up our illusions and reconnect with the reality

Aligning our expectations with reality

You can never be satiated with materialistic desires

Keeping up with the Goldberg’s.

The mistaken question we most often ask as proof against Bitachon

Everything will be received at the time it was decreed by Hashem. You can’t rush it or stop it.

An explanation of Elisha HaNavi’s prophecy to the Kings Captain. II Melachim 7:1-20

Conclusion of פרק ו׳ the application of Shemittah in our lives on a daily basis

The two choices of how we approach life

The inverse relationship between hishtadlus and Bitachon.