Money, Drugs, and Trust in God — By Ben
Bitachon, best translated as trusting in God, is a Jewish philosophy that has changed my life. To keep focus on the attribute, I regularly return to the classical Jewish work […]
Category Archives: Bitachon
Bitachon in the Sukkah — By Ben
The Chovos HaLevavos starts out Shaar Habitchon’s introduction with the following idea, “If someone places trust in any entity other than Hashem, Hashem withdraws His Providence from upon him and […]
10 Levels of Bitachon — By Ben
It was New Years eve of 2019 that my brother gave me, as a belated Chanukah present, Chovos HaLevavos (in English – Duties of the Heart). I had asked him […]
Shoftim – The War for Happiness — By Ben
Chodesh Tov everyone! As of today, we start the big push towards the High Holidays. Can you believe it? Seems like only yesterday I was nervously wondering whether I should […]
Missing The Target and Beyond — By Ben
I love SodaStream. I discovered club soda/seltzer/carbonated water during my waiting tables days, running through the kitchen and banquet halls of a massive Asian restaurant. Over the years, I went […]
Bitachon – What Allows Us To Trust? — By Ben
Continuing along in my exploration of bitachon, or trust in God, I realized that many of us are probably plagued by trust issues. We have problems trusting significant others, the […]
Praise with Bitachon — By Ben
One of the opportunities the pandemic has afforded me is that though I can’t go to shul anymore, I can take my time when praying at home. This has been […]
Bitachon – Giving Charity In Hard Times — By Ben
It doesn’t take a Torah scholar to recognize that charity is a good thing. One could argue that mankind probably either came up with the idea before religion or would […]
Bitachon and Anger — By Ben
I’ve been feeling a little angry lately. There’s no apparent reason for it. Yes there is loud and persistent construction on the house behind me. And yes, my stimulus check […]
Bitachon in Chaos — By Ben
Whoever thought we’d be here? Almost overnight we’ve been forced into self quarantine with social distancing. Washing our hands until they are chapped. Reported cases are doubling every day (not […]
Six Degrees Of Kosher Bacon 