Chapter 18
Faith in G-d's Providence
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One must always recognize and believe that everything that happens in the world is controlled by G-d's providence. Therefore, both of the above camps - those who say that they themselves, without G-d, brought about the State of Israel and its miracles, and those who say that the "Zionists" took control and kept Hashem away - are committing a grave and large sin, worse than all the other sins in the Torah, and they have no share in the Torah of Moses, as the Ramban wrote: 73
One cannot have a share in the Torah of Moshe if he does not believe that everything that occurs to us is a miracle from G-d, and that there is no such thing as 'nature' or 'the way of the world,' neither for individuals nor for the public community.
And so wrote the pious Yaavetz in his work Ohr HaChaim:
"The foundation stone of our holy Torah, and the basis of its treasures, is the belief in the Divine supervision over all creatures, and especially the human race, and even more so regarding those who received the Torah on Mt. Sinai, for whom the world was created. For whatever happens to the Jew, for good or bad, happens only under Divine Providence. This is true not only for events that G-d appears to cause directly, but also regarding those events that appear to happen by cause and effect, whether because of external reasons, such as inadequate air or evil company, or for internal reasons, such as having eaten harmful food. Every single one of all the innumerable things that happen to a person - each one is registered by G-d, and everything is according to His judgment and decree, based on the person's sins and merits."
73. Shmot 13,12, end of Parashat Bo
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