A chassid lived alone in the forest in order to chop wood for his livelihood. He came to his rebbe to complain that because of this, he could never pray with the minyan (community) in a synagogue. He cried to his rebbe about how much he really wanted to be able to pray with a minyan each day.
The rebbe said: How do you know that Hashem wants you to daaven with a minyan? Perhaps He derives more satisfaction from your longing to pray with a minyan?
“I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob…” (Exodus 6:3). This seems to be a very straightforward and unambiguous statement by God to Moses.
“You don’t learn by having faith. You learn by questioning, by challenging, by re-examining everything you’ve ever believed. And yet, all this is a matter
“You have enough. Circle the mountain and turn to the north” (Deuteronomy 2:3). Rabbi Shlomo Ephraim Luntschitz, in his commentary Kli Yakar, spins this verse
2 Responses
Hashem knows what is best for us. And always will. G-d will.
Trust in HaShem the creator of the Universe, HaShem knows us better than anyone else .We must align ourselves with HaShem’s will. Learning Torah and get closer to Hashem.