The Chassidic Approach To Joy

Approach A says that that bitachon is the confidence that Hashem will do for a person whatever he or she needs. Approach B say that bitachon has nothing to do with what an individual needs or desires, but is the calm acceptance of whatever Hashem does, no matter how uncomfortable it might be.

In summary, the son thought that he was working for himself. Therefore, his income was confined to the limitations of nature. The father saw himself as working for Hashem, and since Hashem defies and overrides nature, so did the farmer's field.

This chapter addresses the question of hishtadlus, the effort each person is required to invest in order to make a living.

There are those who, knowing little of Judaism, believe it is a tradition of suffering, guilt, and unrelieved remorse. But constant mourning is the sign of an ailing soul, one that needs healing. Joy is the natural condition of a human being relating to the Creator of the universe. Judaism is not a tradition of tragedy, and all the dire events of J