What does it mean to trust HaShem when things are getting
worse, not better? In Parashat Va’era, Moshe is sent back to Pharaoh again and
again—only to see the burden on the Jewish people increase. This morning’s
breakfast class explores a deeper, more demanding definition of bitachon:
not blind optimism, but the courage to believe that even hidden, delayed, or
painful processes are purposeful and guided. Drawing on the Torah’s language of
sivlot (burdens), the letter tet of tov, and the teachings
of Chazal, we confront the tension between effort and trust, responsibility and
surrender. 

This morning’s class takes a hard look at how Jews are meant
to carry difficulty without losing HaShem. From the Ramban and Ohr HaChaim to
Hillel HaZaqen, Rabbi Akiva, and the weekly gift of Shabbat itself, the episode
reframes bitachon as a lived posture rather than a slogan. It is a conversation
about endurance, meaning, and how to work hard while resting the heart in the
hands of the One who truly runs the world.