DaasTorah Index

8/3/2019 DaasTorah Index

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A

Agada

Defined, 53

Divinely given-was not, 57Halacha-not used for, 56

Hirsch - Letter on, 54

Inspires or should be ignored, 60

Major topic, 53

Poetic interpretations of verses, 61

Rambam-rejected nonrational, 63

Ramban, 54, 60

Rejection-only minority, 62

Rejection-Outside of Talmud, 62

Rejection-possible, 60

Shmuel HaNagid, 54

Talmudic study first, 128Theology is scattered through medrash,

49

Anger

Assailant-G-d caused suffering, 561

Bitachon-shows lack, 562

G-d's. See G-ds Anger

Moshe's anger-lack of faith, 522

Torah scholar-inflamed by Torah, 563

Unjustified-issues are trivial, 563

Yaakov was angered with Rachel, 564

Answers

Absolute are rare, 255Authority-false attribution, 270

Commonsense or Tradition-not logic,

262

Distortions-true for questioner, 267

Faith is ultimately required, 262

Faith of masses & scholars differ, 262

Foolish questions. See Questions

Issues-not everyone can answer all, 264

Major topic, 260

Questions. See Questions

Ascribe Suffering to Sin

Bad to punishment, 423

Belief in chance brings punishment, 425

Belief that everything is just, 600

Blaming suffering person-wrong, 425,

543

Don't assume but find reason, 425

Even if not so, 422

Failure is always punishment, 751

G-d causes everything, 422

See Suffering, 543

See Suffering-Sin, 547

Ascribing to Sin

Not the suffering of others, 543

Astrologer

Permited if no prophets - Netziv, 642

Astrology

Magic-not considered, 481

Permitted to use knowledge, 481

Prohibited, 483

Rambam rejects, 485

Atheist

Worse than idol worshipper, 82

Auerbach, Rav Shlomo Zalman

8 month baby - incubator, 390

Chazal's secular knowledge, 368

Auschwitz

Secular Jew who refused ham, 99

Authoritative Beliefs

change over time, 103Authority

False attribution to major authority, 270

Avodas HaShem

Must do your unique avoda, 15

Avraham

Believed-promises not fulfilled, 609

Sacrificing son, 609

Ten trials, 610

Tested because of philosophical faith,

609

Tested G-d, 609

Tests-major topic, 609

B

Baal Shem Tov

Comrade in Heaven, 99

Innovation - fish without heads, 190

Providence for all - chidush, 444

Revelations reduced need for theology,

159

Bad Things Happen

Even with bitachon-major topic, 586

Beer, Rabbi Gavriel

Aguda Convention & 6 Day War, 782

Belief. See Principles of Faith

Foundation Principes - chapter, 76

General principles critical-not details,

115

Kabbala & Philosophy are similar, 228

Knowledge is a consequence, 120

Knowledge is different, 124

Knowledge-belief is beyond, 122

Logic-be consistent with, 67, 150, 236

Non-rational-Rambam rejected, 237


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Obligatory in Judaism -chapter, 66

Obligatory-major topic, 82

Protection only from G-d, 652

Psychological or intuitive, 121

Tradition can not be proved, 125, 177

Tradition or authority is basis, 120, 214

Truth. See Truth

Belsky, Rav Yisroel

Age of Universe - heresy, 105

Bilam

Sinned for not trying to know, 25

Bitachon. See Faith

7 characteristics-Chovas HaLevavos, 662

Amount depends on spiritual level, 643

Awareness that G-d causes all, 632

Bad converted to good, 651

Bad things happen. See Bad ThingsHappen

Bad things still happen-major topic, 586

Balance between effort & faith, 725

Benefit from Heaven requires, 687

Bothering G-d, 737

Chance - nothing Chazon Ish, 589

Chance doesn't exist -Chazon Ish, 555

Chazon Ish-nothing is chance, 652

Chazon Ish-Rav Desslers critique, 656

Choice-Life of bitachon or effort, 688,

710, 714, 729

Clinging to G-d, 634Deviation from true level, 643

Effort increases bitachon, 722

Effort not needed for Tzadik, 692

Everything is good is mistake, 652

Faith increases bitachon, 635

Faith is foundation, 636

Faith-bitachon is the source, 635

Faith-higher than faith, 635

Faith-most important aspect, 636

Faith-related Chazon Ish, 635

Faith-single entity, 634

Fear of G-d leads to, 636

Fearing only G-d is basis, 639

Feeling that wishes were obtained, 703

Foundation of serving G-d, 641

Good deeds require bitachon, 695

Grace-undeserved good, 692

Happiness results, 663

Harm prevented, 651

Harm protection and wish fulfillment,

703

Harm-miraculous salvation, 656

Harm-protection only for highest level,

463

Hope required to benefit, 642

Hope results in G-d's kindness, 702

Insurance-contradiction?, 693

Interest on loans-reduces, 746

Lack. See Bitachon-Lack

Lack - See Fear of Harm, 673

Levels. See Bitachon-Levels

Levels-major topic, 643

Luxuries provided, 702

Martyrdom is aspect, 101, 648, 655

Martyrdom with equanimity, 664

Merit not needed, 655

Miracles-vinegar burn, 703

Nothing is by chance-Chazon Ish, 652

Optimism is not bitachon, 659Piety is consequence, 650

Prayer is part of, 650

Prayer-harmful to assume answered,

632

Protection-G-d fights be silent, 654

Protective state, 633

Protects from harm-major topic, 651

Providence more obvious with Bitachon,

410

Provides everything without cost, 701

Requests-all are done, 701

Righteous lack-major topic, 666Salvation reduces merit, 649

Security from trusting G-d - chapter, 632

Security-G-d cares more, 662

Serenity. See Serenity

Serenity & Happiness produced, 659

Serving G-d-not getting wealthy, 687

Shmittah teaches, 629

Sin reduces benefit, 699

Sinner with bitachon, 664

Sinner with bitachon-superior, 588

Sin-sinners helped by bitachon, 700

Spiritual level determines protection,

657

Strengthening, 665

Success without work - chapter, 686

Suffering-all that happened is good, 632

Suffering-compensation in WTCome,

588

Temimos-purity is essence, 642

Theft-spend more than have, 742

Torah-main reason for giving, 648

Trials implant, 618

War-serenity & protects from harm, 785


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War-serenity and protection, 657

Wishes always granted-major topic, 701

Bitachon-Lack. See Fear of Harm

Avraham, 666

Dovid, 669

Evil inclination causes, 637

Fear shows lack of bitachon, 639

Moshe, 673

Patriarchs, 674

Shlomo, 675

Shmuel, 676

Tzadikim don't want mercy, 676

Yaakov, 671

Bitachon-Levels

Act according to true, 643

Bitachon depends on spiritual level, 643

Chofetz Chaim-3 levels, 645Chovas HaLevavos-10 levels, 646

Individualized - Chazon Ish, 726

Major topic, 643

Rabbeinu Bachye-8 levels, 646

Rambam's son-4 levels, 645

Bitachon-Protects from Harm

War. See War

Blessing

Hidden miracle, 789

Breslover, Rav Nachman

Better a fool with faith, 110

Bitachon saves from all suffering, 66

C

Chanuka

Not for the war - Satmar Rebbe, 783

Chasam Sofer

Agada-Ramban correct, 59, 62

Female anatomy disparity, 393

Innovation prohibited, 197, 268

Medical books & halacha, 369, 393

Primitive Jews received Torah, 129

Principles of Faith-everything, 75

Prophecy of Sages, 169, 235

Torah exclusively not for Israel, 446

Upgrading mitzvos, 197, 268

Wisdom is based on prophesy, 223, 303

Chassidim

Baal Shem's Innovation, 190

Chazal. See Sages

Authority - acceptance of Jewish people,

380

Disagreeing with - Major topi, 376

Disagreements amongst Chazal, 385

Heresy to reject views, 376

Historical facts - rejecting views, 377

Moral lesson critical not history, 379

Permitted to give other interpretations?,

376

Rashi disagreeing, 382

Science conflict - chapter, 389

Chazon Ish

8 month baby - viable, 389

Authority from decline of generations,

297, 382, 386

Authority of Tanna & Talmud, 386

Bitachon - critique of Rav Dessler, 656

Bitachon & emuna related, 635

Bitachon nothing is chance, 589

Bitachon-everything good is mistake,

652Book of Cures - why hidden, 496

Chance doesn't exist, 555

Denier of Oral Law - status, 88

Disagreeing with - Rav Feinstein, 284

Empathy - how to develop, 581

Heretical books prohibited, 83

Heretic-not if accept Written Law, 88

Killing heretics - not today, 96

Levels of faith exist, 119

Majority is only for beis din, 104

Miracles in Egpyt - foundation, 78

Nebach apikorus, 94Perfection-not moderation, 12

Prophetic power-source of Sages, 88

Rishonim - rejecting, 355

Rishonim were fiery angels, 89

Shulchan Aruch is fall back view, 359

Sickness - medical cure?, 725

Simple faith is best, 130

Tinok shenishba, 96

Treifa - defined by Chazal, 389

Chidush

Prohibited - Chadas Assur, 196

Spiritual necessity, 190

Children Suffer

Atonement-vicarious. See Tzadik

Compensation in WTCome, 592

Father's sin-not responsible, 591

Parent's sins, 591

Parents' sins-major topic, 591

Reincarnation, 592

Sedom-children died, 591

Chilul HaShem

Chapter, 31

Chinuch. See Education


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Chofetz Chaim

Answers to everything in Torah, 282

Bitachon - 3 levels, 645

Bitachon - how to strengthen, 636

Bitachon needed to do good, 695

Bitachon works without merit, 700

Decree who hurts whom, 561

G-d deals with world from kindness, 437

G-d runs world in 3 ways, 435

G-d wants rich & poor people, 501

Letter supporting Beis Yaakov, 141

Mazel appointed to supervise, 472

Telescope - significance, 429

True belief goal of faith, 132

With faith there are no questions, 262

Yaakov didn't know all from G-d, 682

ChutzpahAmalek & Jews have, 112

Channa spoke with Chutzpah, 516

Choni demanded rain, 516

Eliyahu, 528

Essential to spirituality, 112

For sake of G-d only, 112

Levi became cripple, 522

Noach-because of suffering, 526

Useful against G-d, 113

Complaining to G-d

Abel's blood, 515

Adam blamed G-d for his sin, 515Avraham, 515

Avraham-belief in astrology, 515

Avraham-faith was intellectual, 516

Chavakuk, 528

Chutzpah. See Chutzpah

Destruction of Sedom, 515

Dovid, 520

Eliyahu, 528

G-d said-let us determine, 521

G-ds justice-Major topic, 515

Inherent trait of Jews, 517

Job-because he was confused, 522

Moshe, 522

Moshe claimed G-d caused rebellion,

523

Moshe complained about G-d's injustice,

523

Moshe punished, 524

Moshe-food in Wilderness, 524

Prophets-about Jewish suffering, 527

Prophets-major topic, 526

Prophets-punishment through wicked,

526

Providence is reason for complaint, 516

Shlomo, 520

Splitting of Sea preceded by, 530

Yaakov-about bad life, 531

Yeshaya, 529

Concepts

Needed to understand system, 7

Contentment

Absolute necessities, 401

Major topic, 401

Spending too much-theft, 402

Wealth is contentment, 401

Whatever G-d gives, 401

Converts

Greater spirituality - chapter, 34

Love of Torah greater than FFB, 34

Oral Torah is from converts, 34Principles of faith required, 66

Spirituality greater than FFB, 34

Torah-Majority associated with them, 34

Creation

Belief-foundation principle, 77

Crusades

Martyrdom. See Martyrdom

D

Daas

No mercy for one lacking, 25

Daas Torah

All issues known best by gadol, 282

Concept more important than details,

275

Context critical for inferences, 276

Gedolim-perceive essence, 275

Integrating diverse sources, 277

Knowledge. See Knowledge

Metarules. See Metarules

Metarules-rules of the system, 278

Politics- Gedolim not experts, 284

Rav Moshe Feinstein, 284

Understanding develops from questions,

276

Death

Negligence is usual cause, 533

Premature, 554

R' Akiva's-profanation of G-d's name,

525

War-from free will & accident, 532

Dessler,Rav Eliyahu

See Michtav M'Eliyahu, 656

Doubts


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Logic alone-causes doubts, 155

Tradition alone doesn't resolve, 135

Dwarves standing on Giants

Nature of authority Shut HaRid, 385

E

Education. See Teacher

High level without preparation, 129

Effort

Adam's sin-reason for effort, 724

Amount, 725

Amount-appears natural, 726

Amount-excessive, 725

Amount-natural, 726

Amount-none if have now, 691

Amount-token only, 725Appearance of natural causality-lottery,

726

Baal teshuva-relying on miracles, 727

Bitachon alone for Tzadik, 692

Bitachon-inverse relationship, 725

Blessing-Effort is precondition, 737

Bothering G-d-avoiding, 737

Cause of success-punished, 747

Choice-Life of bitachon or effort, 688,

710, 714, 729

Distracts from sin, 720

Divine intervention after effort, 736

Fear of sin requires, 737

Flaying carcass, 714

G-d benefits-tzorech Gevoha, 734

G-d feeds all creatures, 746

Greater than miracles, 718, 753

Harm avoided by effort, 745

Insurance policy, 693

Involvement with world required, 742

Israel requires-not outside, 747

Job is obligatory, 719

Job-before marriage, 490, 718

Miracle-Noach made Ark, 739

Miracles-not relying on, 731

Nature, Miracle & Beracha, 738

Required but not cause of success, 724

Required-obtain what G-d gives, 747

Spiritual & mundane require, 748

Success-G-d alone, 743

Three keys-G-d has, 742

Yaakov's labor saved his life, 742

Eilu v'eilu

Multiple truth. See Truth

Elisha ben Abuyah

Heretic from suffering of righteous, 520,

596

Suffering of righteous caused heresy,

596

Eliyahu

Threatened to become heretic, 528

F

Faith. See Bitachon

Attachment to G-d, 127, 154

Attachment to G-d-pure heart, 128

Attachment to G-d-Torah study, 128

Belief needed to not be heretic, 67, 91

Beliefs are intellectual & unnatural, 148

Bitachon increases faith, 635

Bitachon is the source, 635Bitachon-foundation of bitachon, 636

Bitachon-higher than faith, 635

Bitachon-most important aspect, 636

Bitachon-single entity, 634

Blind without theology, 138

Errors more than theology, 135

Grateful-Jews inherently ungrateful, 109

Gratitude is basis not reverse, 116

Heart-constantly implanted, 115

Idol worship-at Sinai, 41

Implanted only with many mitzvos, 117

Inherent in Jews, 118

Intellectual - best - chapter, 142

Intellectual - problems - chapter, 153

Knowledge - not identical, 120

Knowledge is lower than belief, 122

Levels-qualitative & quantitative, 119

Lusts can overcome faith, 41

Mature - See Mature Faith, 128

Most important commandment, 119

Natural is very rare, 138

Passionate vs. Philosophical, 227

Principles. See Principles of Faith

Psychological & intuitive, 121

Pure heart is goal of all faith, 132

Rational-recognition of Judaism, 150

Simple - See Simple Faith, 128

Simple- Problems -chapter, 135

Simple-threatened by:, 142

Sinning is spite of, 41

Trials implant, 618

Tzadik-faith in tzadik leads to G-d, 115

Understanding-not dependent upon,

164

Fear of Harm. See Bitachon-Lack


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Bitachon is to fear only G-d, 639

Bitachon lacking -evil inclination, 637

Danger avoided even by tzadik, 637

G-d should be feared as man, 639

Health protection for complete tzadik,

640

Indicates a sinful person, 638

Intelligent characteristic, 638

Law enforcement needed for crime, 640

Major topic, 637

Miracles not wanted by tzadik, 668

Moshe, 673

Natural but must be overcome, 638

Protection. See Protection from Harm

Shortens life, 639

Sinner-even tzadik should assume, 641,

678War-is sinful, 638

Feinstein, Rav Dovid

Daas Torah & Reb Moshe, 285

Feinstein, Rav Moshe

Bitachon for past-job, 632, 704

Chazal infallible not rishonim, 390

Chazon Ish - disagreeing with, 284

Daas Torah, 284

Eilu v'Eilu-both true, 208

Eilu v'Eilu-only one true, 188, 207, 288

Entebbe- miracle, 782

Gedolim - Disagreeing with, 284Gedolim not experts in politics, 284

Gra's authority against rishonim, 355

Halacha overrules-abortion, 555


Life insurance-bitachon, 693

Majority - community follows rav, 105

Marry wrong person-prayer, 489

Petzua Daka, 390

Racisim is prohibited, 400

Suicide for repentance?, 492

Summary of Igros-prohibited, 263

Teacher is critical, 20

Textbooks-author not religious, 83

Tinok shenishba - saw religious Jew, 27

Torah and financial security, 727

Translation-concerns, 14

Free will

Avner punished-intent to embarrass,

532

Egyptians hurt more than decreed, 533

Harming others - chapter, 532

Kings don't have, 534

Lavan could have killed Yaakov, 534

Lavan not killing Yaakov was miracle,

534

Mazel is not contradiction, 475, 536

Providence always agrees, 432

Providence is subordinate, 540

Sarah afraid of Pharaoh killing Avraham,

541

G

Gam zu l'tova

Bad is good-major topic, 509

Gavriel

Right to argue with G-d, 521

G-d

Actions should not be questioned, 517

Benefits from man's efforts, 734Communicates with man-rejecting, 417

Complaining. See Complaining to G-d

Omnipotent-principle of faith, 702

Only in Israel, 444

Tzorech Gevoha, 734

G-d Knows

Ein Sof only knows everything, 427

Everything, 427

Job questioned G-d awareness, 428

Man would sin-why create him, 429

Sages of all generations-from Creation,

429

G-d Suffers

Exile of Jews, 608

Prayer is for sake of G-d, 608

When man suffers, 608

G-ds Anger

G-d gets angry everyday, 605

Idan Rischa, 605

Pray for wicked to reduce anger, 605

Prayer should be avoided, 605

Punishment for positive

commandments, 605

Tzadik suffers also, 606

Gedolim

Daas Torah. See Daas Torah

Disagree with - chapter, 341

Disagreeing with is heresy, 89

Infalliblity - ruach hakodesh, 291

Know best in all areas, 282

Living Torah, 277

Gidon

Power from defending Jews, 522

Goal of Creation

Knowing and fearing G-d, 78


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Goals

Perfection-not moderation, 12

Goals of sourcebook

Primary texts, 8

Reference tool, 9

Survey of tradition, 9

Gra

Authority against Rishonim, 355

Dispute with Chassidim, 190

True-self - knowing, 15

Greatness

Proportional to desire for sin, 42

Greek Wisdom

What is it?, 233

H

Halacha

Agada-not used for, 56

Majority - can follow rav, 105

Heresy

Books prohibited, 83

Caused by contradictions-Acher, 82

Caused by doubts, 83

Caused by intellectual analysis, 84

Caused by limited intellect, 85

Caused by lust, 85

Caused by misunderstanding of

students, 86

Caused by secular studies, 86

Causes-major topic, 82

Doubts, 83

Fighting-prohibit or ridicule?, 246

Jewish status lost, 98

Learning from heretic-prohibited, 92

Learning-mature adult permitted?, 91

More errors in Faith than philosophy, 93,

227

Opposing views-labeling, 11

Punishable if Providence manifest, 97,

411

Questions-Acher became heretic, 245

Refutation from knowledge, 135, 142

Refute. See Questions Heretical

Reject Oral Law, 87

Reject Oral Law-if accept Written Law,

88

Repent for thoughts harder than deeds,

98

Repentance accepted?-Rambam, 98

Reward for mitzvos-none, 91

Suffering is accident, 91

Teachers-learning from-major topic, 91

World to Come is lost, 72

Heresy-Study to refute

Debate only non-Jewish heretics, 246

Obligation, 247

Protected against heretical thoughts,

247

Heretic

Debate only non-Jewish heretics, 246

Inadvertent (nebach apikorus), 93

Inadvertent is not a heretic, 94

Inadvertent-is still a heretic, 93

Know to refute own heresy, 245

Nebach. See Inadvertent

Person raised that way-not responsible,

96

Hirsch, Rav S. R.Age of universe, 373

Bible not science book, 373

Facts validated by tradition, 125, 177,

185

Intellect must be subordinated, 137

Intellectuals - Kuzari & Ramban, 137

Involvement with world required, 742

Letter on Agada, 54

Nature & science both revelation, 202

Problem of intellectual sterility, 137

Science conflict-must teach, 398

Torah not altered by wishes, 201History

4 stages of awareness - Ramchal, 411

Disagreeing with Chazal, 377

Divided into 3 epochs, 4

Maharal's criticism of Meor Ainayim,

378

Persian Years - 165 missing, 379

Rashi - Only one view is correct, 378

Shows ebb & flow to Jews' condition,

192

I

Idan Rischa

G-d's anger. See G-ds Anger

Igros Moshe. See Feinstein

Infalliblity

Ruach hakodesh - chapter, 291

Innovation

SEE Chidush, 190

Intellect

Judaism is inherently intellectual, 148

Theology. See Theology


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Interest on loans

Rejection of Providence, 418

Israel, 272, 494

JJewish Personality Traits. See Chutzpah

Chapter, 107

Stiff-necked, 114

Stiff-necked - Maharal, 38, 109

Torah given to tame aggression, 114

Jews

Primitive Jews received Torah, 129

Providence. See Providence-Jews

K

Kabbala

Dangers, 48

Theology-true source. See Theology

Kaminetsky, Rav Shmuel

Age of the universe - not heresy, 105

Kaminetsky, Rav Yaakov

6 Day War - not like Satmar, 782

Astronauts and Rambam, 392

Avraham saved Lot vs. Halacha, 36

Effort-Ramban vs.Chovas HaLevavos,

691, 733

Ramban regarding agada, 65

Truth-must be moral, 202

Karaites

Rejection of Oral Law-not heresy, 88

Kiddush HaShem

Chapter, 30

Klaussenberger Rebbe

Disagreeing with Gedolim, 89

Dispute of Gra with Chassidim, 190

Halacha fromTradition not Science, 397

Knowing

G-d-mitzva, 216Tranquility & joy required, 221

Knowledge

All based on ruach hakodesh, 234

Basis of all knowledge-Torah, 223

Belief based on convincing proofs, 125,

178, 221

Faith is not knowledge, 120

Levels-parable of palace, 150, 214

Limits, 215

Major topic, 214

Originated with the Jews, 239

Originated with Torah & prophets, 239

Proof or direct experience, 219

Prophesy is basis of all, 223

Purpose-know you don't know, 216

Torah contains all knowledge, 224

Torah is root of all, 224

L

Levin, Rav Itchie Meyer

Holocaust from G-d, 6 Day War Satan,

782

M

Magic

Providence can be overruled, 477, 535Maharal

Belief superior to knowledge, 120

Criticism of learning Tosfos first, 10

Criticism of Me'or Ainayim, 378

Eilu v'eilu-Shammai & Hillel, 206

Heresy - refute ones own, 245

Heretic - not if accept Written Law, 88

Jews repent only with suffering, 38, 109

Learn what interests him, 14

Master Torah before analysis, 10

Questions-not asking-heresy, 247

Questions-not silencing, 255

Sage is living Torah, 167

Secular knowledge - learning, 155

Secular knowledge - permitted?, 247

Stiff-necked & spirituality, 38, 109

Truth is that which is appropriate, 202

Maharetz Chajes

Agada teaches theology, 49

Amora doesn't argue with Tanna?, 380

Basis of authority of Talmud, 310

Chasam Sofer upgrading mitzva, 269

Concepts are important, 7, 57, 275Humility of RZechariah, 356

Importance of clear introduction, 275

Sinai source of theology, 50

Marriage

Broken engagement is good, 487

Dowery predetermined, 487

First is pre-ordained, 487

Foreknowledge of righteousness, 489

Intermarriage, 488

Job before, 490, 718

Predestined-Major topic, 487


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Reward & punishment, 438

Reward & punishment for deeds, 490

Wrong person, 489, 536

Martyrdom

Bitachon-aspect, 648

Chapter, 99

Comrade in Heaven of Baal Shem Tov,

99

Crusades, 99

Equanimity with bitachon, 664

Halacha, 100

Required to defend beliefs, 99

Secular Jew in Auschwitz, 99

Sinners, 101

Mature Faith. See Faith


Intellect-only if causes fear of G-d, 157Intellectual-Judaism is inherently, 148

Teacher-wise needed, 20, 152

Mazel

Altered by merit, 474

Astrology. See Astrology

Blades of grass controlled, 473

Change is harder than nature, 474

Determines morality, 478

Free will, 475, 536

Influences individuals only-not people,

475

Jews can overcome, 450, 476Judge influenced by mazel of litigant,

477

Judges influenced in lititgants mazel, 757

Major topic, 472

Non-Jews-controlls, 475

Overcome by work and prayer, 480, 733,

761

Success & failured caused by, 479, 748

Yaakov's success from G-d, 480

Medicine

Book of Cures concealed, 496

G-d cures-take medicine, 746, 763

Treatment - even for tzadik?, 725

Treatment-not for righteous, 654

Treatment-Rambam & Ramban agree,

770

Treatment-righteous also need, 768

Treatment-righteous don't need, 696,

770

Medrash. See Agada

Meiri

Educate children-simple faith, 128

Faith must be based on tradition, 130

Leader needs to communicate, 271

Live in Israel-even with non-Jews, 445

Non-Jew who keeps 7 mitzvos, 37

Torah knowledge requires role-model,

22

Torah should be enjoyable, 10

Ultimate goal-Serving G-d, 119

Mesora

SEE Tradition, 174

Messianic age

2000 years, 409

Desire for good only, 607

Filled with knowledge of G-d, 215

Need to know variety of viewpoints, 9

No bad, 607

No beracha on evil, 607

Principle of faith, 70Metarules

Be holy, 278

Do good in G-d's eyes, 278

Rules of the system, 278

Unconscious typically, 278

Michah

Threatened to become heretic, 529

Michtav M'Eliyahu

Critique of Chazon Ish-Bitachon, 656

Kiruv only reason to differ with Sages,

376

MiraclesAvoiding, 693

Beracha, 738

Bitachon alone produces success, 690,

732

Blessings are hidden miracles, 789

Built into Nature, 790

Easier than livelihood, 693

Localized, 790

Minimize-Noach's Ark, 739

Nature-Major topic, 789

Not to expect, 693

Righteous rely on miracles, 698

Righteous-crops harvested by others,

697

Sun moved while stationary, 790

Transcend nature, 791

Work is greater, 718, 753

Mishna

Authority - Chazon Ish, 386

Mishna Berura

Can't escape doing G-d's will, 15

Moshe

Book of Job-wrote, 526


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Complained about suffering, 522

Complaining to G-d was only curiosity,

524

Suffering concerned him deeply, 526

Threatened to become heretic-Korach,

525

Moshiach

G-d - will be called, 171

Moshiach's suffering

Protects us, 593

N

Natural Law

Chapter, 36

Nature

Exists, 545Nebach Apikorus

Major topic, 93

Netziv

All knowledge in Torah, 224

Astrologer & magic - using?, 642

Bilam sinned for not trying to know, 25

Free will overcomes Providence, 540

G-d asked why are you praying, 758

Implanting faith requires alot of mitzvos,

117

Moshe afraid of snake, 673

Neder - observe good practice, 684

Orthodox Jew - Left or Right?, 227

Providence is only for sake of Jews, 409

Ruach hakodesh texts - mulidimensional,

55

Seeing more real than hearing, 669

Talmud before study of agada, 128

Temple destroyed - intolerance, 11

Theology error more than philosophy,

93

Theology need in spiritual darkness, 51

Torah study requires no worries, 704

Yaakov & Dovid lacked bitachon, 671

Yaakov was afraid, 682

Yosef punished -lacked bitachon, 684

Noach

Absolute or relative Tzadik, 612

Doubted Flood would happen, 613

Favored since G-d regretted Man, 692

Lacked faith, 612

Non-Jews

Beliefs naturally stronger, 37

Creation not improved by, 450

Decency found in all men, 36

Repent readily-Jews don't, 38

Spiritual, 37

O

Occupation

Best-Businessman, 716

Change-failure not reason to, 745

Change-from family occupation, 715

Completing world-work needed, 720


Marriage-job before, 490, 718

Success-symbolic or cause, 752

Tests person-keeps from sin, 721

Torah thoughts while working, 707

Worrying about-not appropriate, 641

Worst-farming, 716Ohr HaChaim

Don't reveal Yehoshua wrote verses, 266

Free will - Lavan to kill Yaakov, 534

Noach was favored - G-d's regrets, 692

Perfect faith - no harm happens, 642

Trial in Desert to cause prayer, 617

Yaakov afraid he might kill Esav, 624

Yaakov punished - wanted tranquility,

589

Oral Law

Rejection is heresy?, 87

P

Patriarchs

Not like other people, 157

Perfection

Rather than moderation, 12

Persian Years

Missing - Rav Schwab, 379

Philosophy

Errors in emuna are more common, 93,

227Originated with the Jews, 239

Rambam believed it?, 271

Piety

True-not among narrow scholars, 140,

163

True-not among the ignorant, 140, 163

Pikuach Nefesh

Even if not life threatening?, 381

Pilpul

Maharal's criticism, 10

Restoring halacha by using, 223, 303


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Poverty

Lack of effort causes, 538, 726

Provides wealthy chance for merit, 500

Prayer

Answered-after Divine decree?, 757

Answered-harmful belief, 654

Answered-harmful to assume, 632

Answered-if whole hearted?, 755

Answered-Iyun Tefila, 756

Answered-not always for righteous, 754

Answered-not main purpose, 761

Avoid at time of G-d's anger, 605

Bitachon - Relationship -chapter, 754

Bitachon eliminates need, 695

Bitachon-Iyun Tefilah, 756

Bitachon-part of, 650

Danger-rescue from, 756Effort - Relationship - chapter, 754

For wicked-to reduce Divine anger, 605

G-d's promises require prayer, 756

Judges influenced by prayer, 757

Marry wrong person-accepted, 757

Natural events-not miracles, 758

Needs-don't since all is good, 759

Needs-don't since debases G-d, 759

Needs-major principle, 79

Needs-only G-ds, 758

Needs-required, 760

Nullifies bad decree, 756Personal needs, 758

Praise of G-d-answer is secondary, 761

Principle of faith, 760

Sinner prays for success, 41

Temporal life requires, 761

Trial in Desert to cause prayer, 617

Tzadik relies on-not merit, 757

Principles of Faith

Belief in G-d, 76

Bitachon, 76

Converts must accept, 66

Creation, 77

Everything is fundamental, 75

Four-Rabbeinu Bachye, 74

Free will, 78

G-d can do everything, 702

Intellect alone determines, 45

Logical proof not irrefutable, 68

Miraculous redemption from Egypt, 78

Mishna Torah, 70

Moshiach, 79

Prayer, 760

Prayer for personal needs, 79

Providence, 80

Providence according to spiritual level,

454, 469

Rambam's 13, 69

Rambam's are universally accepted, 71

Shabbos, 80

Sinai is source, 50

Six constant commandments-Chinuch,

74

Teaching-reasons, 71

Three-Sefer HaIkkarim, 74

Torah is same as Moshe's, 80

World to Come is dependent on

accepting, 71

Prophesy

Basis of all knowledge, 223

Image not physical seeing, 223Prophets

Complained about G-ds justice, 526

Diviner permitted if no prophets, 642

Replacement for diviners, 484

Sages are type of prophet, 169

Protection from Harm

Bitachon. See Bitachon

Bitachon-major topic, 651

Bitachon-only highest level, 653

Bitachon-only unexpected harm, 658

Bitachon-saves from enemies, 654

Fear. See Fear of HarmG-d alone has power, 432, 652

Mitzva done perfectly, 656

Providence, 436

Rain,birth and resurrection in G-d's

hand, 437

Righteous protected against sin, 438

Torah fulfillment, 658

War. See War

Wind to winnow crops is from G-d, 434

Providence

Amalek rejects, 419

Angels sometimes involved, 430

Avraham started in year 2000, 409

Awareness-four historic stages, 411

Awareness-major topic, 410

Awareness-pious always aware, 411

Chance doesn't exist -Chazon Ish, 555

Concealed-hestair ponim, 431

Creation shows Providence, 412

Egyptian redemption, 431

Free will always agrees, 432

G-d determines all-except fear of Him,

433


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G-d intervenes for all creatures, 434

G-d's goodness is sole reason, 437

Harm is lack of Divine protection, 503

Harm is message to repent, 500

Interest on loans-rejection, 418

Israel. See Providence-Israel

Jews. See Providence-Jews

Leaf falling from tree-is not, 457

Magic can overrule, 477, 535

Major topic, 430

Man only-individual providence, 416,

450

Manifest only with Divine Presence, 410

Mazel can overrule, 479

Mazel not relevant for Jews, 449

Mezuza protects, 434Nature, Beracha and Miracle, 435

Obvious to those with Bitachon, 410

Philosophers-deny communication, 417

Prayer shows validity, 775

Proportional to thinking about G-d, 415

Protection only from G-d, 652

Rejecting causes extra suffering, 420

Sources from Biblical verses, 411

Suffering caused by sin-only if believe,

543

Sukkos manifestation of providence, 439

Thief punished-doesn't believe, 420Tzadik. See Tzadik

Tzadik only-constant Providence, 452

Views-5 presented by Rambam, 413

War is natural - Satmar Rebbe, 783

Providence-Animals

Birds caught if G-d decrees, 443

Fed by G-d, 443

Fish have Providence, 443

G-d intervenes for safe birth, 442

Harm only sinners, 442

Providence only with link to man, 443

Punished in Flood, 443

Providence-Different Views

Everything is chance, 413

Everything is Providence, 413

Heavens but not for earth, 413

Justice is only in Next World, 414

Rambam- thinking about G-d, 415

World is totally just, 414

Providence-Israel

Israel is directly supervised by G-d, 444

Live outside-have no G-d, 444

Source for other lands, 446

Providence-Jews

Blessing & punishment-from Jews, 449

Exiled-still punished severely, 449

G-d directly supervises, 446

In Egypt-no individual Providence, 448

Mazel-can overcome, 450, 476

Only for sake of Jews, 409

Protected not to be obliterated, 448

Punished more severely than non-Jews,

448

Sin-still G-d's children, 449

Special Providence, 446

Special-started in Egypt, 447

Works against Jews as test, 448

Providence-Protects from Harm

Harm is always lack of Providence, 503

Travelers,sick and prisoners, 439

Q

Questions

Absolute refutations are rare, 260

Answers. See Answers

Answers must exist to ask, 261

Concealing problematic material, 266

Concealling by oversimplifying, 267

Familarity with material first, 10

Fear-causes lack of understanding, 243

Foolish should be answered, 244

G-d's justice-only if answers, 529

Heresy. See Heresy

Heresy result of not asking, 247

Heresy-Acher could answer, 245

Heretical-Influenced if no answer, 245

Heretical-need to be refuted, 245

Humility required, 248

Humilty & respect required, 11

Observing Teacher, 264

Perfection depends on questioning, 12

Pure heart is more important, 255

Required for understanding-Major topic,

243

Silencing is wrong, 255

Sin causes-mitzvos provide answers, 256

Understanding-lacking if afraid to ask,

243

Warfare-metaphor for questioning, 243

Who? vs. What?, 259


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R

Rabbinic Authority

chapter, 310

Rabbis have status of Sanhedrin, 354

Sanehdrin - accept interpretations, 312

Sanhedrin obeyed even if wrong, 289

Sanhedrin only, 354

Rabbinic laws

Exaggerating prohibition-problematic,

268

Racism

Prohibited - Rav M. Feinstein, 400

Rambam

Letter on Astrology, 8

Non-rational rejected even in Talmud,

63, 237Palace parable, 150

Philosophy-believed it?, 271

Providence-5 views, 414

Repentance-contradiction, 98

Suffering of Love-rejects, 576

Ramban

Absolute refutations are rare, 255

Accept fact only if clear, 220

Agada can be rejected - sermon, 54

Creation of world - why in Torah, 77

Disagreed with Ravad - ruach hakodesh,

291Eye for an Eye - meaning, 180

Fear & know G-d - reason for creation,

78

Flood - punishment for natural law, 36

G-d called Yaakov God, 172

G-d knows smallest details, 83

Intellectual effort in Judaism- Hirsh, 137

Kabbala errors worse than philosophy,

48

Learning about faith is Torah, 182

Metarules such as being holy, 278

Prophecy BB 12a, 170

Providence - required belief, 80

Providence & miracles, 181

Rainbow is like Greeks - not Chazal, 200

Reincarnation, 566

Sanehdrin - accept interpretations, 312

Sanhedrin obeyed even if wrong, 289

Secular studies - Jewish sources, 44

Seeing less real than hearing or belief,

125

Sinai - mesora, 182

View on Agada - didn't believe, 65

Wisdom given in at all times, 209

Ramchal

General principles important, 7

Piety is not innate - must be developed,

117

Rav Chaim Volozhner

Segula for protection-Only G-d, 652

Rav Hai Gaon

Avoid polemics, 8

Rav Yochanon ben Zakai

Crying - fear didn't do his avoda, 15

Reincarnation

Suffering. See Suffering

Suffering for previous existence, 566

Rema

Kabbala errors worse than philosophy,

48Kabbala studied by the ignorant, 48

Secular studies permitted, 48

Revenge

Prohibited-all suffering from G-d, 565

Prohibition for money only, 565

Reward and Punishment

Complicated chains sometimes involved,

430

G-d is not lax in punishing, 433

Harm is message to repent, 500

Just-always, 434

Marriage is determined, 438, 490Mitzva-natural connection, 437

Rishonim

Disagreeing with, 355

Rosh HaShanna

Decree modified-not nullified, 779

Determines success-why work?, 781

Effort required to get portion, 748, 780

Irrevocable decree for year?, 779

Judgement daily or Rosh HaShanna, 779

Ruach hakodesh

All knowledge based on it, 234

Texts are multidimensional, 55

S

Sages. See Chazal

Foundation of Torah understanding, 12,

363

G -d - aspect & dwelling place, 165

Prophetic power-source, 88

Prophet-type of, 169

Worked for living, 705

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No general rule how to serve G-d, 9

Satmar Rebbe

6 day war, 783

War is natural - not providence, 783

Schneerson, RavMenachem

Providence - Baal Shem's chidush, 444

Scholars

Blessing for Torah & secular, 223

Schwab, Rav Shimon

Missing Persian Years, 379

Science-Religion Conflict

8 month baby - incubator, 390

8 month baby- viable, 389

Age of universe-Hirsch, 373

Astronauts-Rambam vs.Ramban, 392

Bible not sceince book-Hirsch, 373

Chapter, 389Chasam Sofer-medical books, 369, 393

Chazal - infallible, 390

Commonsense contradicts both, 233

Hirsch-both are revelation, 202

Hirsch-must teach, 398

Major topic, 225

Petzua Daka, 390

Rambam rejects irrational, 237

Ramban-rainbow, 389

Rav Avraham ben HaRambam, 368

Sages vs.Science-Pesachim 94b, 288,

367, 371, 375Science not absolutely valid, 397

Torah validated from direct experience,

241

Treifa - Chazon Ish, 389

Seeing

Real - greater than belief or hearing, 211

Real - less than hearing or belief, 125

Self-actualization

See True-self, 15

Serenity

After effort, 660

Despite calamity, 659

Indifference is not Bitachon, 659

Judgment turned into mercy, 661

Occupation-not to worry, 641

Optimisim is not Bitachon, 659

Purity of thought to serve G-d, 664

Rosh HaShanna determines wealth, 660

Security, 661

Shach

Disagreeing with Geonim, 358

Shmuel HaNagid

Agada - nature, 54

Shmuelvitz, Rav Chaim

Must do your avodas HaShem, 15

Shulchan Aruch

Fall back view - Chazon Ish, 359

Ruach hakodesh, 299

Sickness

Nature mean cause, 768

Repent or doctor - chapter, 763

Silber, Rav Binyamin

Diverse views needed, 9

Simple Faith. See Faith

Best without analysis, 129

Blind faith if relying on Tradition, 138

Children should have, 128


Intellectual sterility-is dangerous, 137,

193Intuitive not intellectual, 131, 153

Major topic, 127

Mechanical observance-not true faith,

137

Pure heart better than analysis, 255

Spiritual environment precludes

theology, 159

Theology-should avoid, 140, 159

Wagon driver of Alshich, 699

Sinai

Hearts directed to idol worship, 41

Knowledge-not belief, 123, 183, 217Sinning

Ignorance not reason - Chapter, 25

Six Day War

Miracle or Nature?, 782

Satmar - Maaseh Satan, 782

Skepticism

Inherent Jewish characteristic, 110

Proof of Torah validity, 111

Questions. See Questions

Undesirable as accepting everything,

110

Society, 273

Soloveitchik, Rav Yosef Ber

Gedolim know best in all areas, 282

Hesped for Rav Chaim Ozer, 282

Not troubled by science-religion conflict,

399

Problem of evidence in religion, 262

Spirituality

Creativity is critical, 191

Crushed physically-more spiritual, 498

G -d requires specific achievemet, 15

Ignorant can be spiritual, 39


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Non Jew-beliefs naturally stronger, 37

Non Jews can be spiritual, 37

Not automatic result of religion, 39, 194

Sinning despite spirituality, 41

Suffering is required, 504

Spirituality & Decency

Torah & natural law - chapter, 36

Spirituality and Religion

Commonplace becomes mechanical, 191

Integrity-knowledge & deed, 193

Spirituality not automatic result, 39, 194

Success

Abilities matter-but G-d gave, 686

Abilities required, 749

Bitachon alone-profanes G-d's name,

729

Bitachon-advance reward for mitzvos,632

Bitachon-left to what one trusts, 738

Bitachon-not needed, 750

Bitachon-without effort-determines, 692

Everything has source of sustenance,

737

Father's must teach son trade, 716


G-d's kindness is reason, 700

Interest on loans-prohibited, 746

Mazel causes, 479, 748

Medicine-G-d cures, 746, 763Prayer-necessity, 761

Righteousness doesn't guarantee, 741

Sinning-praying for sucess, 41

Sources, 700

War-G-d determines outcome, 786

Wealth from effort-punished, 747

Wealth-G-d determines-not effort, 692

Work & prayer overcome mazel, 480,

733, 761

Suffering

40 days without-problematic, 496

Accepting what G-d wants, 507

Accidental-viewing gives mazel control,

480

Amount-able to handle, 629

Bitachon-all is good, 632

Bitachon-rewarded in WTCome, 588

Bruised finger from Heaven, 498

Chance - sometimes, 546

Chance vs.Providence, 543

Children. See Children Suffer

Children - reasons, 591

Criminals-from failure of police, 532

Death. See Death

Die so others don't sin, 498

Explanation-prophets offered none, 527

G-d suffers-major topic. See G-d Suffers

Harm is from lack of Providence, 503

Individual's-unable to understand, 570

Insignificant in this world-G-d ignores,

505

Love, 577, See Suffering of Love

Lust is weakened, 579

Messianic age-major topic, 607

Mitzvos don't cause, 559

Natural-from others or self neglect, 537,

543

Others - don't assume from sin, 543

Poverty-compensation in WTCome, 554

Poverty-rewarded in WTCome, 623Providence-rejecting causes extra, 420

Ramban's summary, 501

Reason determined not assumed, 502

Reason-deeds must be examined, 574

Reasons-bad luck-heresy, 548

Reasons-obvious if G-d manifest, 569

Repentance-required by Jews, 109, 503

Righteous-many reasons, 466

Righteous-punishment more severe, 468

See Ascribe Suffering to Sin, 543

Sickness punishment for sin, 774

Slavery only for sinners, 559Undeserved-reward in WTCome, 626

Unpleasant even for tzadik, 582

Wild animals harm sinners only, 560

Suffering of Love

G-d crushes those He loves, 575

Unbearable sometimes, 576

Suffering-Good

Broken engagement is good, 498

Crushed physically-more spiritual, 498

Education requires rebuke, 501

Gam zu l'tova, 509

Hishtavut-good & bad equal, 512

Martyrdom is aspect of bitachon, 101

Pray for chance to do good, 507

Precious BM 85a, 602

Righteous-dispute if good, 465

Sanctification of G-d by accepting, 30

Spiritual development requires suffering,

504

Surgery done by G-d, 507

Tzadikim also?, 602

Suffering-Sin

Always cause (Shabbos 55a), 547


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Cause-only if believe it, 543

Cause-unresolved dispute, 555

Justice-chain of events, 500

Mitzvos dont cause suffering, 559

Natural suffering is different, 545

Protection removed, 586

Reincarnation-previous existence, 566

Suicide

Murder through free will, 541

Prevent conversion, 492

Prevent sexual sins, 492

Repentance, 492

Repentance - Yaavetz, 492

T

Takfu KohenShulchan Aruch & ruach hakodesh, 299

Talmud

Authority - Chazon Ish, 386

Basis of authority, 310

Tannaim

Can Amoraim dispute?, 385

Teacher

Books are our teachers now, 19

Heretic, 91

Make yourself a teacher, 20

Nature - major topic, 19

Required to learn properly, 19

Righteousness is required, 21

Theological expertise is rare, 23

Temimos-purity

Essence of bitachon, 642

Temple-Destroyed

Bitachon didn't stop it, 589

Halacha is only place for G-d, 128

Intolerance and fanaticism, 193

Lacked military skills, 542

Letter of law caused, 624

Prophets ended with destruction, 169

Theology

Ancient books were lost, 44

Baal Shem's revelation reduce need for,

159

Blind faith without theology, 138

Faith is not theology, 127, 154

Faith of scholar & masses differs, 142

Heresy refuted by knowledge, 135, 142

Heresy-protection against, 144, 157

Kabbala is true source, 47

Medrash contains many issues, 49

Moshe taught G-d-sins of fathers, 525

Not restricted to prophet & philosopher,

45

Purpose-understand Torah & world, 149

Rashi wrote with Ruach HaKodesh, 302

Sages-differ from for confused people,

376

Sources. See Agada

Sources-major topic, 44

Sources-original not summaries, 8

Spiritual darkeness requires, 51, 139,

151

Study not relevant today, 158

Sytematic is recent development, 51

Traditional faith learned first, 160

Understanding today is superficial, 160

Why study - R Triebitz, 1

Women also need understanding, 141,152, 197

Theology is problematic

Danger of exceeding intellect, 153

Faith of scholar & masses differs, 142

Primitive state of Jews at Sinai, 132

Relatively unimportant, 159

Tradition must be learned first, 160

Tinok Shenishba

Chazon Ish, 96

Heresy-exempt, 96

Not if they saw religious Jews, 27

TorahDerivable also from reason, 238

Gadol is a living Torah, 277

Identical to Moshe's, 80

Knowledge is all in Torah, 224

Not in Heaven - chapter, 187

Truth-axiomatic like nature, 202

Truth-not alterable for wishes, 201

Torah Study

Attachment to G-d, 128

Enjoyment is important, 13

Faith is considered Torah, 117

Familiarity with material-first, 10

Maharal's view of Tosofos, 10

Torah Study & Working

Combining-Shulchan Aruch, 706

Early days-didn't have to work, 698

Earning living-major topic, 710

Financial security required, 704

Minority-full time study, 701

Miracles only for early generations, 713

Rambam's brother supported him, 710

Son doesn't need job training, 712

Stealing is result of no job, 721


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Torah thoughts while working, 707

Working interferes with study, 713

Working part time, 720

Tradition

Belief-basis, 120, 214

Blind faith without theology, 138

Faith-basis, 177

Miracles are not absolute proof, 180

Miracles-preserving memory, 181

Rabbis transmit & create, 174

Remembering miracles of Egypt & Sinai,

182

Sinai-knowledge not belief, 123, 183,

217

Transmitters must be reliable, 185

Unprovable, 125, 177

Validity-parents don't teach lies, 183Translations

Literal are false, 14

Tentative understanding only, 14

Trials and Tests

Acquiring faith & reward - chapter, 618

Avraham. See Avraham

Avraham-major topic, 609

Avraham-ten trials, 610

Challenge vs. Examination, 622

Eliyahu at Mt. Carrmel, 611

Everyone is tried, 622

Examples-major topic, 609Faith in self-don't have, 621

G-d tried 10 times in Wilderness, 616

Glorifies G-d, 630

Hinnei-accepting test, 611

Implant faith, 618

Job tested to defend Avraham, 611

Lack of fish in Wilderness, 611

Manna trained Bitachon, 611

Miracles, 622

Noach. See Noach

Noach-major topic, 612

Purim-70 year exile, 613

Purim-relation to Sinai, 615

Purpose-3 Netziv, 623

Requesting test leads to failure-Dovid,

624

Response not always obvious, 624

Reveals person to himself, 625

Reveals persons heart to G-d, 625

Satan has permission to test, 628

Sea split only after entering, 615

Sets examples for others, 628

Sinai-doubts, 615

Spiritual elevation is precededed by, 629

Wilderness taught need for prayer, 617

Wilderness-rebelled against mitzvos,

614

Yaakov-promised Israel, 617

Yitzchok-fighting for right to Israel, 617

Yosef with Potiphar's wife, 617

Triebitz, Rav Meir

Why study Theology, 1

True-self

Gra, 15

Mishna Berura, 15

Rav Wolbe, 16

Truth

Absolute-only G-d & Torah, 199

Conflicting views-major topic, 204

Eilu v'eilu. See MultipleEilu v'eilu-Shamai & Hillel only, 206

Faith is aspect, 126, 199

G-d's will-even if not factual, 202

Greater than Authority, 209

Meaning-major topic, 199

Multiple-attachments to Heaven, 206

Multiple-eilu veilu major topic, 204

Multiple-given at Sinai, 205

Multiple-only one true, 207

Mutiple-beyond understanding, 204

Objective-Independent of source, 199

Relative-man's limited understanding,201

Torah-axiomatic like nature, 202

Torah-not alterable for our wishes, 201

Tzadik

Always afraid-doesn't trust merit, 666

Bitachon alone works, 692

Changes G-d's decrees, 464

Danger-must avoid, 637

Faith in-leads to G-d, 115

Fear of judgment-for this or next world,

468

G -d - aspect & dwelling place, 165

G-d's name applied to him, 171

Miracles-wants justice not mercy, 668

Noach-absolute or relative tzadik, 612

Not like other people, 157

Poverty-can not be poor, 465

Poverty-doesn't want wealth, 467

Protection from all harm, 466

Protection from all harm-bitachon, 463

Protection from harm-major topic, 463

Providence is constant, 452

Sin-not protected, 463


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Sin-protected against, 438

Sin-protected from prohibited food, 461

Sin-Protected from sin, 460

Son-never lacks sustenance, 468

Suffering atones for others sins, 593

Suffering is precious, 602

Suffering protects us, 593

Suffering unpleasant, 582

Suffering-dispute if good, 465

Suffering-many reasons, 466

Suffers from G-ds anger also, 606

War conducted miraculously, 468, 788

Tzorech Gevoha. See G-d

G-d benefits from man-major topic, 734

W

War

Bitachon protects and gives serenity,

657

Death even with G-d's help, 788

Death result of free will & accident, 532

Figthing against wicked is required, 785

G-d determines outcome, 753

Major topic, 785

Miraculous. See Tzadik

Natural - SEE 6 Day War, 783

Natural way-even if miraculous, 786

Wolbe, Rav Shlomo

General concepts required, 7, 148, 276

True Self - knowing, 16

Work

Interesting job, 718

Obligation & purpose, 714

Torah - relationship- chapter, 704

Torah and derech eretz, 705

Torah study - community support, 708

World to Come

Accepting Rambam's 13 principles, 71

Children dying-compensation, 592

Heresy causes loss, 72

Non-Jews who are righteous, 37

Poverty rewarded, 623

Suffering despite Bitachon, 588

Trials and tests-compensated, 626

Undeserved suffering-compensation,

577

Y

Yaakov

Afraid, 586

Afraid he might kill Esav, 624

Anger at Rachel's complaint, 564

Bitachon-Yaakov lacked-major topic, 679

Complained - worthless comment, 435Complained about bad life-punished,

531

God - he was called, 171

god on Earth, 171

Hard life - wanted tranquility, 589

Image engraved on G-d throne, 171

Punished for wanting tranquility, 589

Risked life for small jar, 157

Upright - yashar, 11

Yesharim

Patriarchs - Netziv, 11

Yosef

Lacked bitachon in jail, 683

Yosef, Rav Ovadia

Rabbinical authority left or right, 339

Repentance by suicide?, 492

Z

Zakein Mamrei

Thinks Sanhedrin is wrong, 326

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