Philosophy

The guidance and principles of Chovos HaLevavos, written nearly a thousand years ago, continue to resonate with our generation. Of all the vast scope of this work, Shaar HaBitachon (Reliance on Hashem) is perhaps the section that most eloquently addresses us today, living in a world where the ways of Hashem are hidden.

Rabbi Eliyahu Meir Klugman is a Rav, maggid shiur and author. He has taught Shaar HaBitachon to scholars and layman and — as a master teacher — he is able to convey its lessons clearly and succinctly.

As a work of one of the early Rishonim, Chovos HaLevavos quotes and alludes to the full range of Tanach and the Talmud. A reader can easily lose track of the author’s complex thought, and miss his point. In this work, Rabbi Klugman selects the guidance and principles of Shaar HaBitachon, using the author’s own words.

Rabbi Klugman also prepared a comprehensive topic and source index, which makes the wealth of life-changing issues unusually accessible.

The Concise Shaar HaBitachon addresses the countless perplexing challenges that confront every Jew in the contemporary world. For any Jew who wants to come closer to Hashem, The Concise Shaar HaBitachon is required reading. For the English-speaking reader it is perhaps the most understandable and helpful guide to emunah, bitachon, and many other issues in a confusing and challenging world.