FRINGE BENEFITS

Sha’ar HaBitachon - Episode Five ~ ! Before providing the detailed strategy of how Trust can be achieved, the case for its development continues to be made by emphasizing that in addition to its Necessity, Bitachon is actually Beneficial. Further to what has already been presented regarding the fulfillment of multiple Mitzvot, we are informed that “Living Trustfully” provides many other Positive “Side-Effects” as well. We also further explore why might the author chose to make the case for Bitachon's importance by emphasizing its many benefits rather than its obligatory status in Judaism? Rabbi Mendel Kaplan