[Avodah] proofs of G-d

[Zev Sero]

Marty Bluke wrote:

> Today, this idea (that the Chinuch explicitly rejects) of hashgacha
> pratis on everything has taken hold. There is no question that it is a
> very calming thought. You don't have to worry about chance occurrences
> affecting you, everything is directly from Hashem. However, this was
> not the view of the overwhelming majority of the Rishonim.

I have heard from a reliable source, in the name of Dayan Abramsky,
that "today, anyone who does not believe in the Baal Shem Tov's shita
in hashgacha pratis [i.e. the one that the Chinuch rejected] is an
apikores".

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