Pesach 5768: What If Everything Going Wrong…Is Actually Going Right?

Dan L’Kaf Zechut: Seeing the Good in Others — and Yourself

Recorded on April 22, 2026 in Shaare Emunah.

Pesach 5768: What If Everything Going Wrong…Is Actually Going Right?

Recorded in Shaare Emunah on March 26, 2026.

Daily Emunah #25 - When Reality Lies: The Yetzer Hara’s Greatest Trick

Recorded on March 5, 2026 at Shaare Emunah.

Daily Emunah #24 - You Don’t Have to Live Pressured

Why do some people live with calm while others live with constant stress?Is calm a personality trait — or is it a result of Emunah?In this shiur we explore a powerful idea: when a person truly remembers Hashem is running everything, panic begins to fade. Emunah is not just inspiration; it is the foundation of Jewish life, beginning with Anochi Hashem Elokecha.When we forget, we tighten.When we remember, we breathe.We will discuss how allowing ourselves to live in worry can actually create more difficulty, and how strengthening our awareness of Hashem’s presence in every detail brings menuchat hanefesh, clarity, and stability.This is not about ignoring responsibility.It is about knowing Who ultimately carries it.

Bonus: Tu B’Shvat – The Day Our Souls Begin to Bloom Again

On Tu B’Shvat we celebrate far more than fruit and trees. This shiur reveals the deep spiritual meaning behind Rosh Hashanah La’Ilanot and why this day is a true Yom Simchah, a day when we do not say Tachanun. Drawing from Chazal, the Gemara, Shulchan Aruch, Ben Ish Chai, Bnei Yissaschar, and the teachings of Beit Hillel and Beit Shammai, the shiur explains: * Why Am Yisrael has the minhag to eat fruit on Tu B’Shvat * How trees represent the connection between the lower world and the upper world * Why ilan (tree) has the gematria of 91, connecting the Names of Hashem * The deeper meaning of answering Amen * How a person is compared to a tree: “Ki HaAdam Etz HaSadeh” * Why every soul is different—like different types of trees—and why that is not a flaw, but a mission * What the “rain” truly represents: spiritual inspiration, kedushah, and renewed connection to Hashem * How decisions made on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur unfold throughout the year * Why Tu B’Shvat is the moment when the inner sap begins to rise again This shiur explains that Tu B’Shvat is not a celebration of nature alone—it is a celebration of our own renewal, when Hashem sends the exact spiritual nourishment each soul needs, at the right time, in the right measure. A powerful message of emunah, bitachon, self-awareness, and growth, reminding us that no drop of spiritual rain is ever wasted. May we all merit an abundance of rain of kedushah, renewed excitement in Avodat Hashem, and blessings in both the spiritual and physical realms. Amen, ken yehi ratzon.