Ep 3Effort vs. Emunah, Working Women, Tuition & More (Feat. R' Moshe Hauer)
Bitachon has not put Hatzalah out of business
Bitachon has not put Hashem out of business.
Rabbi Moshe Hauer
Effort vs. Emunah, Working Women, Tuition & More (Feat. R' Moshe Hauer)
with Rabbi Moshe Hauer
For those who have been given blessing, they have every right to live with that blessing. But to be imprisoned by that blessing is where the problem is.
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Quotes
“Bitachon has not put Hashem out of business.”
“Even when you know a miracle will occur, you're supposed to make efforts.”
“Our job is to do, not to accomplish.”
“The onus is on everybody to live within their means.”
“Living within one's means is not sapping out the life from the party.”
“We're called Yehudim. Yehudim means we're professionally grateful.”
Takeaways
- 1 Hishtadlus vs. bitachon is a sliding scale. We go all out for medical care; ask whether you'd be as passive about parnassah if it were medical. Effort is ours, results are Hashem's.
- 2 Choose work that is "light" (doesn't swallow your life) and "clean" (no moral compromise). Bitachon matters most for what you won't do - if efforts are only the setup for Hashem's help, gray methods make no sense.
- 3 Balance can come over a life rather than every day - work hard in peak season and rest after.
- 4 Build bitachon on purpose: have a vision for it alongside your career goals, and keep Hashem in the workday.
- 5 Growing out-of-town communities (Cincinnati, Detroit) can mean less pressure, more life and bigger impact - weigh that against living near family.
- 6 Material blessing is fine; being a slave to it is the problem (Ramban: don't be a glutton "with Torah permission").
- 7 The wealthy aren't obligated to live below their means, but they have an opportunity to lead with simpler simchas. Everyone must live within their own means.
- 8 Rabban Gamliel's simple burial ended the costly-funeral race - which is why we use a pine box and linen shrouds.
- 9 Government benefits require complete honesty. Large frum families work hard and aren't freeloaders, but self-sufficiency builds character. Don't judge other communities without hearing them.
- 10 If others are covering your shortfall, ask before giving maaser from that money. Gratitude is a daily practice - we ask for help often and rarely say thank you.