Today we are studying a pasuk in Mishleh , 22,19 where Shlomo Hamelech tells us, לִֽהְי֣וֹת בַּ֭יהֹוָה מִבְטַחֶ֑ךָ הוֹדַעְתִּ֖יךָ הַיּ֣וֹם אַף־אָֽתָּה ׃ To be in Hashem your reliance, I told you today, you as well Rabbenu Yonah says that Shlomo Hamelech is telling us that his whole intention in teaching the mussar of Mishleh, which is full of his wisdom, is to reach bitachon, because all those good Middot are necessary to reach that level. In the ladder of Middot brought down by Rav Pinhas Ben Yair in Avoda Zara 20B, which is the basis for Mesilat Yesharim , it says that Purity brings to holiness and holiness brings to fear. And he says bitachon is the highest level of fear. So therefore, if the top of the ladder is fear, then the top of the ladder is bitachon , and that's the goal of the entire Mishleh. And what does, “ Af Atah/You also” mean? Rabbenu Yona says Shlomo Hamelech is saying, ‘ You can do it too. Just like I learned all that Mussar to get to bitachon, you can do that as well.’ The sefer Mei Shiloach , vol 2 on Parashat Tsav says, “You too,” means even if you sinned, even if you're a Baal Teshuva, don't despair, you can also reach the highest levels of bitachon.’ In the same sefer , in the commentary on Mishleh , it says, Af Atah/ You too, means , Whoever I'm talking to, whether the smallest of the small or the greatest, the great, you still need to work on your Middot Rashi has a different twist. He says it means, “ I'm telling you, rely on Hashem and be involved in Torah and don't say, ‘How can I possibly do anything? I'm too busy, I have to support my family.’ No. Use your bitachon and you'll be able to reach all the highest levels.” The Gaon of Vilna, in his commentary to Mishleh says something earth shattering. He says this pasuk is not just saying that Mishleh is there to teach you bitachon, but rather, “ The the main purpose in God giving the Torah to the Jewish people is that they'll put their reliance on Hashem and to tell your children these lessons as well.” God gave us the Torah to reach bitachon and share it with our children. Why ? He continues, “The most fundamental thing is the complete reliance on Hashem, and that is the all-inclusive rule of all the Mitzvot. He says this is also brought down in Tehilim 78 5, where it says, וַיָּ֤קֶם עֵד֨וּת ׀ בְּֽיַעֲקֹ֗ב וְתוֹרָה֮ שָׂ֤ם בְּיִשְׂרָ֫אֵ֥ל אֲשֶׁ֣ר צִ֭וָּה אֶת־אֲבוֹתֵ֑ינוּ לְ֝הוֹדִיעָ֗ם לִבְנֵיהֶֽם׃ Hashem established a testimony in Yaakov and sat down in Israel, that He commanded our fathers to let it be known to their sons. That means that the purpose of Torah is to share it with your children, לְמַ֤עַן יֵדְע֨וּ ׀ דּ֣וֹר אַ֭חֲ רוֹן / So the last generation may know that's us.. בָּנִ֣ים יִוָּלֵ֑דוּ יָ֝קֻ֗מוּ וִיסַפְּר֥וּ לִבְנֵיהֶֽם׃ Sons yet be born, they'll mature and tell their own sons. And what will that cause? וְיָשִׂ֥ימוּ בֵאלֹהִ֗ים כִּ֫סְלָ֥ם וְלֹ֣א יִ֭שְׁכְּחוּ מַ֥עַלְלֵי־אֵ֑ל וּמִצְוֺתָ֥יו יִנְצֹֽרוּ׃ They will place their trust in Hashem and not forget the works of Hashem. So clearly it says Hashem gave us the Torah, so we should tell our children. And the goal is that וְיָשִׂ֥ימוּ בֵאלֹהִ֗ים כִּ֫סְלָ֥ם /We should put our faith in Hashem. Another source for this concept is that Habakuk came and put the entire Torah on Sadik B’Emunato Tiheyeh/ The one pillar of the whole Torah is the Sadik lives with his Emunah. And the rabbis explain that in this context, Emunah and Bitachon are synonymous. So, this is a most powerful pasuk . The entire Torah is there for one goal and that is to get to bitachon. Of course, you have to perfect your Middot. And you have to work on it. Bitachon is not as easy as it sounds. There are lots of interferences and bad character traits interfere with your Bitachon. But the end goal is to perfect yourself and reach that level of bitachon.