The Real Test of Bitachon: What Happens When Competition Arrives? | Rabbi Reuven Ibragimov

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The opening of this shiur, in Rabbi Ariel Mizrahi’s own words — taken from the captions, so names and Hebrew terms may be approximate.

for this one. The Chazonish. Okay, we are in the middle of the second perek of the third section of the second perek of the Chazonish Emunah u'Bitachon. And he's going to use the following practical scenario to illustrate how the lack of consistency between what a person says and how he behaves in relation to bitachon. Right? We spoke last week that he says bitachon on one level. You could speak about I have belief, I believe, I believe, I believe, or I trust, I trust, I trust. But then your actions are not aligned with that. Just to be clear, the Chazonish is very clear that if someone's sick, they should go to the doctor. He's not saying that you shouldn't just have bitachon and like ignore that God do everything. Just like what the Rambam was saying, you still have to do your hishtadlut. He would say exactly the same thing. So he says, "Masha Anurein b'chayim." He said, "What What What What explains what we see in life? Reuven Ish Mosri." Reuven, for instance, is a principled person of his of a of his bitachon. "Al davar shabbat tamid." And And And the song of bitachon is constantly on the door of his lips. "Meganeh et rov hishtadlut." Right? And he disparages investing uh excessive effort. "U'meta'ev et ha'redifah asher parnasani." He abhors excessive pursuits of livelihood. "V'amnam hu ish matzliach." Now, he's a success He's a successful person. "U'v'chen U'v'chen lo yichsar lo l'kucho." Then his store does not lack any any kind of customers. "V'einenu zakuk l'rov hishtadlut." Because he does not need to invest in any excessive effort. "V'amnam ohev et ha'bitachon." Indeed, he loves bitachon, right? Because it's so easy for him. Everything is working out so nicely. "Ki halo God bitachon mareh lo panim

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2. 0:30someone's sick, they should go to the doctor. He's not saying that you shouldn't just have…
3. 1:31shochakot." He doesn't Doesn't Does bitachon smile at him as well? "Hinei um nistayenu pit'om lir'ot."…
4. 2:01There's a famous story that is told in Bnei Brak. This is during the time of…
5. 3:02picking up the best possible produce. So people would come and they would pay a premium…
6. 4:05let's he be disgraced in the eyes of his acquaintances. So far he ultimately progresses to…
7. 4:37And the trait of shame dissipates and leaves his heart. He publicly performs shameful deeds and…
8. 5:37Claiming that everything that he is doing is to complete that this this this to compete…
9. 6:07in general. I'm team civil war and those who pursue quarrels and enjoy gossip will gather…
10. 7:09at. And all topics of the dispute come at the prevailing among those engaged in spiritual.…

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