We continue our exploration of the opinion of the Chazon Ish in Bitachon, which stresses the importance of knowing that all that happens to a person - whether good or not so good - it is all a decree from heaven and ultimately must be embraced as such. This is a lofty level of Bitachon-Faith.
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Running time: 23:15
What is the fundamental spiritual mistake of someone who speaks Lashon Hara (gossip)? How is that hatred and Lashon Hara cause the Divine Presence to be repelled? What is the concept of the destruction of the ego in the beginning of the times of Moshiach? How does it relate to the Ruach Hakodesh (Holy Spirit) and Shechinah (Divine Presence) that will be present on mankind in those times? How can we taste these aspects even today?
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Running time: 30:08
We study together the teaching about Bitachon of the Gra, which is based on R' Chaim Vital's teaching on the topic in his sefer Shaarei Kedusha. In it we explore the concept that Bitachon is the fundamental middah (character trait) that impacts the human being in positive way, as opposed to Chemdah-desire which is never satisfied and leads a person far astray from spiritual values.
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Running time: 21:30
What is the deeper concept of peace? What is the depth of the teaching about the peace that comes when Hashem returns the souls of the idol worshippers for another day of life despite their denial of Him? Why did R' Meir allow the woman to 'spit in his face' to satisfy her husband who was not allowing her to come home? Why is Jerusalem associated with the concept of peace? Why is the ultimate redemption connected so intimately with peace? What is the approach to peace and forgiveness with others who have hurt us?
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Running time: 29:59
We discuss at length the opinion of the Chazon Ish, who seems to say that one can not have bitachon that good things will happen, as well as those who try to explain this to mean that this is referring to after the fact - that one can assume that even a seemingly negative event is Hashem's will for us, and will ultimately be good for us.
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Running time: 24:12
What is the concept of the blessings that come, and how do we access them? How do these blessings contrast with the verses from the end of the previous parsha that speak of victory over our enemies - when we love Hashem and keep the commandments? What is the spiritual power that we have against the 'mazikin'-demons, and how do we get the angels to protect us? What is the message of the story of Elisha and the battalions of Aram that he was able to defeat without a fight - only with the aid of angels? What is the elevated path that saves us from the depths of darkness that are represented by the nations of the world?
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We explore one of the fundamental underpinnings of the concept of Bitachon, which is that everything Hashem does is for our best.
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Running time: 20:59
