R. Zamir Cohen - TorahAnytime.com — אמונה

Today there are many people who suffer from anxiety, stress, worries, and fears. There's a work idea tomorrow, we won't sleep all night. A boy has a test, a girl has exams, no pressure. How do you free yourself from all this pressure? How can one reach a state where a person has self-confidence, joy of life, and happiness? The answer lies in the word faith. If you define it correctly. The word faith is used a lot, but it is not always defined correctly. When a person says that he believes in the Creator, believes in G-d, they ask him what he means, do you believe in him? For most people, the answer is I believe it exists. In the Torah we see that the Holy One, blessed be He, exists. The Torah uses the word knowledge. She doesn't use the word faith. It is written in the Torah, "And you shall know today and I will restore your heart to you, that the Lord is God, that the Holy One, blessed be He, exists. We are supposed to know that He exists. Faith is the second level. After I know that there is a Creator of the world, I trust in Him and trust in Him. Thus with Abraham our father, he believed in the Lord that he would have children. He trusted in Him and believed in the Lord. And in Moses his servant, we trusted in something that can help because he is the messenger of the Lord. The word faith means to trust and rely.