Fear Is Idolatry?! Here’s What That Really Means | Land of Israel Network

In my journey, I've come to really believe what the sages say about fear, that fear is idolatry. And so, what Why is fear idolatry? Because if you're afraid something may happen what shouldn't happen. But if you know that everything that happens is from God and it's good, then there's no reason to ever fear. You could be walking through the valley of the shadow of death and you will fear no evil. The Baal Shem Tov gives a beautiful example. He says, "Let's say there's a plank of wood across this room. We all can walk across that very easily. You take the same plank between two tall buildings, there's a good chance you're going to fall. Because when you have a fear, you maximize the probability of that fear actually manifesting itself." >> [music]