Avraham Avinu’s ten trials were not exams to measure him, but opportunities to build him. Drawing on the Ramban and Mesilas Yesharim, this piece reframes challenges as soul-builders — meant to deepen faith and elevate a person. Through a powerful real-life analogy of trees that survived Hurricane Sandy, it reveals how struggle forces roots to grow deeper, creating spiritual strength that withstands life’s fiercest storms.

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