Divine Providence Journal

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Hashgacha

Pratit

Journal

In memory of

Charlie Sultan " by his family



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ForewordThis project was inspired by Mr. Charlie Sultan

. After his passing, his son discovered overע"הtwenty notebooks of hashgacha pratit stories

spanning over two decades. He lived with

Hashem, guiding him through his life in all

situations.

It all started when a friend of his, Mr. Frankel,showed him a letter signed by the leaders of

the generation, Rabbi Yaacov Kaminetzky and

Rav Moshe Feinstein of blessed memory. It

was an open letter to the Jewish people to pay

attention to Hashem’s guiding hand and to

record such instances. Mr. Sultan placed the

letter at the beginning of one of his diaries with

the following words on the side, “Try it (writing

down these stories), a few words (at a time), as

not to make it a strain."

These few words give us a glimpse into hisrealistic approach to serving Hashem. We

too can change our lives by writing down our

experiences of Hashem’s divine hand directing

our lives. By noticing this we will have a closer

and more tangible relationship with Him.On the rst page we added a sample lled in

by one of Mr. Sultan's sons, describing how he

found the diaries. Interestingly, there was a total

of exactly 613 pages in Mr. Sultan's notebook,

corresponding to the 613 commandments thatare strengthened through focusing on Emunah.



Letter from the Gedolim

As any thoughtful person will understand, it

is very important in these times to implant

the belief in the heart of every person that

Hashem watches personally over the life of

each individual. This is especially critical when

educating our youngsters, because this is a pillar

which upholds our entire belief system.

A good strategy for reinforcing this faith is to

keep a notebook chronicling any situation in which a person sees and feels Hashem’s direct

supervision in matters of daily life.

One can easily discern that this approach will

uproot and negate the sense that things occur at

random, or that the forces of Nature dominateour lives, or that it is “my fortitude and the power

of my hand” that accomplish things in life.

By strengthening this mitzvah all the other

mitzvoth of the 613 will be fortied. Then we will

experience the words of the prophet Habbakuk:“The righteous man will be vitalized by his faith.”

Rabbi Yaacov Kaminetzky

Rabbi Moshe Feinstein



עמודי עולם

תשד"מ כ"ד

ל חינו ני ישר ל כל תר ו תר מ ין י ין כמה גדולה הנחיצות להשריש כל ל

כל חד זמנינו לה מונת השגחה הפרטית ל

יתד שהכל ו חד ו פרט ל ות צעירי הצ ן שהי

תלוי ה.

ע"י שירשמו פנקס לחזק ה מונה הו וד ר טו

מה שרו ים ומרגישים השגחה פרטית עניניהם היום יומיים.

ונקל לה ין שענין זה יעקור וי טל ההרגש שהכל

מקרה, ו מונה כוחות הט ע, ו "כוחי ועוצם ידי

עשה" וכו'.

וע"י התחזקות מצוה זו יתחזק ס"ד כל התרי"ג

"וצדיק מונתו יחיה". מצוות ויתקיים נו

נ ום משה פיינשטיין

קמנצקי יעק



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יתי ודממי נפי גמל עלי א מל עלי נפי: ּ ו א םא

) : (



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A person is obligated to say:“The entire world was created for me.”(Talmud Sanhedrin 37a)



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לומר בשבילי נברא העולם" "חייב אדם) (



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What does a good houseguest say? “[Look] how many errands

the host has performed on my behalf, how much meat he hasplaced before me, how many pastries he has placed before me!All of these efforts were done on my behalf.” (Talmud Berachot 58a)

h ld b d h ld d l ll



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בשבילי

הבית

בעל

טרח

טרחות

כמה

אומר

מהו

טוב

אורח

"

גלוסקאות כמה לפני הביא יין כמה לפני הביא בשר כמה "



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Fortunate is the person who never forgets You and

the individual who stays loyal to You, for those who seek You will never stumble and those in

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ירד י , ץאתי םדא ןב חי א יא ירא"" םיס ח ַ ה ל חצנל מלי או לי א םל ע ל

"



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Although the wine comes from the host, the thanks

go to the waiter. (Talmud Bava Kama 92b)

People thank those that benet them although the



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"חמרא למריה טיבותא לשקייה"מסכת בבא קמא דף צב



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As a result of the great public miracles a person acknowledges the

private miracles. These are the foundation of the entire Torah, becausea person can have no share in the Torah of Moshe Rabbenu unless hebelieves that all our matters and events are miraculous, there is no suchthing as Nature or automatic operation of the world This is true both for



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הנסתרים בנסים מודה אדם המפורסמים הגדולים הנסים "ומן

עד רבינו משה בתורת חלק לאדם שאין כלה, התורה יסוד שהם שנאמין בכל דברינו ומקרינו שכלם נסים אין בהם טבע ומנהגו של

"



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Rabbi Hanina said: “No person stubs his ngerin this world unless it has been previouslyannounced Above.” (Talmud Hullin 7b)



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"אמר ר' חנינא אין אדם נוקף אצבעו מלמטה אלא אם כן מכריזין עליו מלמעלה"



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The One Who said that oil should light can [just aseasily] say that vinegar should light.(Talmud Taanit 25a)



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"מי שאמר לשמן וידליק הוא יאמר לחומץ וידליק"מסכת תענית דף כה



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[You are instructed] To rely on Hashem with all your heart, and

to believe in His personal supervision. The way to accomplishin your heart a sense of Hashem’s complete unity is to believeof Him that His eyes traverse the entire Earth and He observesall the pathways of each person’s life; he checks the heart and



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"לבטוח בה' בכל לבבך ולהאמין בהשגחתו הפרטית. ובזה תקיים בלבבך היחוד השלם בהאמין בו כי עיניו משוטטות

"



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One who does not believe “that I took you out of the Land of Egypt”

does not really believe that “I am Hashem, your L-rd.” That [believingthe latter without the former] would not be a complete recognitionof Hashem’s unity. Indeed this is what makes the Jewish People

t t di th ti d thi i th f d ti f th



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באנכי אף מצרים" מארץ הוצאתיך "אשר מאמין שאינו מי הוא סגולת ה' אלקיך" אינו מאמין. ואין זה ייחוד שלם. כי זה



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[We praise You] For Your miracles which are with us each day… (Daily prayer)



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The verse says: “[Give praise] To He Who does great

wonders all by Himself…” He alone “by Himself”knows all the miracles and wonders He performs for



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ניסים יודע לבדו הוא לבדו. גדולות נפלאות "לעושה ונפלאות שעושה עמנו"



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Every single hair has a separate follicle which

Hashem created for it so that one should not takenourishment away from the other. (Midrash Rabba,

Vayikra 15:3) So too every individual has is own source



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הוא ברוך הקדוש לה ברא שלא ונימא נימא כל לך "אין גומא בפני עצמו כדי שלא תהא אחת מהן נהנית מחברתה"



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Ben Azai said: “They only give you what is yours;

they call you by your name and they sit you in yourplace. The Omnipresent does not forget (anything



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"אמר בן עזאי משלך יתנו לך ובשמך יקראוך ובמקומך יושיבוך ואין שכחה לפני המקום"



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No person gets to touch anything that has been

set aside for another person, nor can one kingdomtouch even a hair’s-breadth of what belongs to



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נוגעת מלכות ואין לחברו במוכן נוגע אדם "ואין בחברתה אפילו כמלא נימא"



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The verse says: “The wicked man has many pains but the

one who relies on Hashem is surrounded by kindness.”We derive from this that even the wicked man who relies

on Hashem will be surrounded by kindness (Midrash Yalkut



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יסובבנו. ..... חסד בה' ובוטח לרשע מכאובים "רבים אפילו רשע ובוטח בה' חסד יסובבנו"



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The main purpose of the bestowal of Torah uponthe Jewish People is so that they rely on Hashem.(Commentary of the Gaon of Vilna Mishlei 22:19)



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כדי הוא לישראל התורה נתינתו "ועיקר שישימו בטחונם בה'"

"



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The most important thing is complete relianceon Hashem and it is a general principle whichincorporates all the mitzvoth (ibid )



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השלם הבטחון הוא הכל שעיקר "לפי והוא כלל כל המצות"

"



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Baseless hatred (sinat hinam) comes from a lack ofreliance on Hashem, as do all forms of hatred andjealousy (Commentary of the Gaon of Vilna)



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שכל בטחון, מחוסר והוא חנם. "שנאת השנאה והקנאה ממנו"



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All violations and sins against the Torah involve covetous

behavior; indeed the nal commandment “You shouldnot covet” incorporates all the Commandments and the



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"כל העבירות והחטאים הכל החמדה כמ"ש כי לא חתמוד כולל כל הדברות וכל התורה"

"



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One should know that if Hashem does not want to give

him something, he cannot acquire it by his own strengthor plans or strategies. Therefore one should rely on hisCreator to sustain him and he should do what is good in His



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"כי ידע ש]דבר[ שה' לא רצה לתת לו. לא יוכל לקחתו בכחו ובמחשבותיו ובתחבולותיו. על כן

"



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Rav Yochanan would stand out of respect

for Gentile elders, he explained “ They livedthrough many difculties and they saw many

miracles and wonders”



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"רבי יוחנן הוה קאי מקמי סבי דארמאי אמר כמה הרפתקי - וראו נסים הרבה ומופתים" –רש"י עדו עלייהו דהני



- שער טחון חו ות ל ותShaar Habitachon 3:1-7

1.Hashem loves us.

No human being can love us like Hashem does.

2.Hashem keeps us in mind.

Hashem does not forget about us. Hashem is con-stantly aware of all our needs, desires, and struggles.

3.

Hashem carries out what He wants.Hashem can carry out anything that He wants.Nothing can stop Hashem from executing His

decree.

4.Hashem knows what is best for our benefit.

He does not lack any information.

5.Hashem has a track record.

That means even before we are born, Hashem hasalready done countless acts of great kindness to us.

And He is with us throughout our entire life continu-ing to do such acts.

6.Hashem is the Master of all our deeds, past and

present.He has total control. Only Hashem and no one else

[can help or harm us].

7.Hashem’s kindness over all things is unlimited.

The seven conditions of bitachon in Hashem:



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